Austria begins issuing e-Apostilles
On 1 June 2015, the Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs began issuing e-Apostilles as part of the e-APP under the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). As of this date, the new Category 3 e-Register of Apostilles issued by Austria also became operational....
Series of important developments relating to the Hague Conference and the Hague Conventions
Today, Thursday 11 June 2015, the experts and observers attending the fourth meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention, witnessed a series of important developments relating to the Hague Conference in general: I. Andorra becomes the 80th Member of the Hague Conference Mr Jeroni X....
22nd International Congress of Judicial Officers and round table: “Harmonising Legislation – The Need for Fair Principles for Enforcement: the Global Code of Enforcement”, Madrid (2-5 June 2015)
The Union internationale des huissiers de justice (UIHJ) organised the 22nd International Congress of Judicial Officers in Madrid from 2 to 5 June 2015. During the round table "Harmonising Legislation - The Need for Fair Principles for Enforcement: the Global Code of Enforcement" the relationship between the Hague Conference work on judgments and the UIHJ's Global Code of...
Available Now: The Hague Principles in Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish translations of the 12 articles of the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts ("the Hague Principles") are now available on the Hague Principles section of the Hague Conference website. These translations have been kindly provided by...
Save the date and call for proposals - Recovery of maintenance in Asia Pacific and worldwide: national and regional systems and the Hague 2007 Child Support Convention and Protocol
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), through its Asia Pacific Regional Office, will hold a global conference on the recovery of child support and family maintenance in Hong Kong from 9 to 11 November 2015. Please Save the Date. A conference program and further details will be circulated in due course. Note that the conference will begin at...
iSupport : Call for tender launched on 1 May 2015
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Call for Tender for the development and the maintenance of the iSupport case management and secure communication system was launched today. The Contract Notice for the procurement of the iSupport system has been sent for publication on the European Union online Official Journal. The iSupport case management will be...
Armenia accepts the Statute of the Hague Conference
The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that on Tuesday 28 April 2015, Armenia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference, and thus became the Conference's 79th Member. The Permanent Bureau was represented by the Secretary General, Mr Christophe Bernasconi, the Embassy of Armenia was represented by the Ambassador of Armenia, Her Excellency Ms Dziunik...
iSupport : New Deliverable document and Prior Information Notice are available - Invitation to economic operators to give a short presentation on 29 April 2015
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Prior Information Notice for the procurement of the iSupport case management and secure communication system has now been published on the European Union on-line Official Journal. The purpose of the Prior Information Notice is to inform economic operators worldwide of the Permanent Bureau's intention to sub-contract...
Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference - Conclusions & Recommendations
From 24 to 26 March 2015, Members of the Hague Conference gathered in The Hague for the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy. The Council was attended by a record 180 participants, representing 64 Members, one admitted State, two interested States and observers from 16 IGO / NGOs. The Council reviewed the work of the Organisation during the prior year and charted the course for...
Approval of the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts
On 19 March 2015, the Members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law formally approved the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts. The Principles, which also comprise a comprehensive Commentary, were developed by the Working Group on the Choice of Law in International Contracts (chaired by Professor Daniel Girsberger, Switzerland) and unanimously approved...