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Summary of signatures, ratifications
and accessions as of 25th January 2023
Conventions
Convention (No. 35) on the issue of certificates of matrimonial capacity and capacity to enter into a registered partnership
signed at Strasbourg on 13 September 2024
Convention (No.34) on the issue of multilingual and coded certificates and extracts from civil-status records
signed at Strasbourg on 14 March 2014
Convention (No.33) on the use of the International Commission on Civil Status Platform for the international communication of civil-status data by electronic means
signed at Rome on 19 September 2012
Convention (No.32) on the recognition of registered partnerships
opened for signature at Munich on 5 September 2007
Convention (No.31) on the recognition of surnames
signed at Antalya on 16 September 2005
Convention (No.30) on the international communication by electronic means
signed at Athens on 17 September 2001
Convention (No.29) on the recognition of decisions recording a sex reassignment
signed at Vienna on 12 September 2000
Convention (No.28) on the issue of a certificate of nationality
signed at Lisbon on 14 September 1999
Convention (No.27) on the issue of a life certificate
signed at Paris on 10 September 1998
Convention (No.26) on the international exchange of information relating to civil status
signed at Neuchâtel on 12 September 1997
Convention (No.25) on the coding of entries appearing in civil-status documents
signed at Brussels on 6 September 1995
Convention (No.24) on the recognition and updating of civil-status books
signed at Madrid on 5 September 1990
Additional Protocol to the Convention on the international exchange of information relating on civil status
signed at Patras on 6 September 1989
Convention (No.22) on international cooperation in the matter of administrative assistance to refugees
signed at Basel on 3 September 1985
Convention (No.21) on the issue of a certificate of differing surnames
signed at The Hague on 8 September 1982
Convention (No.20) on the issue of a certificate of legal capacity to marry
signed at Munich on 5 September 1980
Convention (No.19) on the law applicable to surnames and forenames
signed at Munich on 5 September 1980
Convention (No.18) on the voluntary acknowledgment of children born out of wedlock
signed at Munich on 5 September 1980
Convention (No.17) on the exemption from legalization of certain records and documents
signed at Athens on 15 September 1977
Convention (No.16) on the issue of multilingual extracts from civil-status records
signed at Vienna on 8 September 1976
Convention (No.15) introducing an international family record book
signed at Paris on 12 September 1974
Convention (No.14) on the recording of surnames and forenames in civil status registers
signed at Berne on 13 September 1973
Convention (No.13) to reduce the number of cases of statelessness
signed at Berne on 13 September 1973
Convention (No.12) on legitimation by marriage
signed at Rome on 10 September 1970
Convention (No.11) on the recognition of decision relating to the matrimonial bond
signed at Luxembourg on 8 September 1967
Convention (No.10) relating to the establishment of death in certain cases
signed at Athens on 14 September 1966
Convention (No.9) on the decisions concerning rectification of civil-status records
signed at Paris on 10 September 1964
Convention (No.8) on the exchange of information relating to acquisition of nationality
signed at Paris on 10 September 1964
Convention (No.7) to facilitate the celebration of marriages abroad
signed at Paris on 10 September 1964
Convention (No.6) on the establishment of maternal descent of natural children
signed at Brussels on 12 September 1962
Convention (No.5) extending the competence of authorities empowered to receive declarations acknowledging natural children
signed at Rome on 14 September 1961
Convention (No.4) on changes of surnames and forenames
signed at Istanbul on 4 September 1958
Convention (No.3) on the international exchange of information relating to civil status
signed at Istanbul on 4 September 1958
Convention (No.2) on the issue free of charge and the exemption from legalisation of copies of official records of civil status
signed at Luxembourg on 26 September 1957
Convention (No.1) on the issue of certain extracts from civil-status records for use abroad
signed at Paris on 27 September 1956