HAGUE SERVICE CENTRAL AUTHORITIES
The Hague Conference on Private International Law Handbook on the Operation of the Hague Service Convention provides the following addresses of foreign central authorities:
ANDORRA:
1. El Ministre d''Afers Exteriors
2. El Ministre de Justícia i Interior
All legalization requests are centralized through the following address:
Ministeri d''Afers Exteriors
Prat de la Creu
Edifici del Govern
Andorra la Vella
Principat d''Andorra
Tel.: 376-875-700
Fax: 376-869-559
E-mail: exteriors.gov@andorra.ad
ANGUILLA:
The Registrar of the Supreme Court
Anguilla
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA:
(1) The Governor General
Antigua and Barbuda;
(2) Registrar of the High Court
High Street
St. John''s, Antigua, West Indies
tel: 809-462-3147
ARGENTINA:
Acceded to the Convention: February 2, 2001
Enters into Force: December 1, 2001
Central Authority: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship
Treaty Bureau
Esmeralda 1212 - 15th. Fl.
1007 Buenos Aires
Tel: (5411) 4819-7000
4819-8015
Argentina made the following declarations:
1 - To Article 5, third paragraph: "The ARGENTINE REPUBLIC shall not accept documents to be served or transmitted unless they are accompanied by a translation into the Spanish language."
2 - To Article 21, first paragraph, a): "The Argentine Government designates the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship as the Central Authority."
3 - To Article 21, second paragraph, a): "The ARGENTINE REPUBLIC opposes to the use of methods of transmission pursuant to Article 10."
4 - To Article 21, second paragraph, b): "The Argentine Government accepts declarations pursuant to second paragraph of Article 15 and third paragraph of Article 16."
5 - The ARGENTINE REPUBLIC rejects the claimed extension of application of the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, adopted at The Hague on November 14, 1965, to the Malvinas, South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands as notified on May 20, 1970 by the UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND to the KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS as Depositary of the Convention under the "Falkland Islands and dependencies" inaccurate denomination. Therefore, the ARGENTINE REPUBLIC similarly rejects the designation of the "Registrar of the Supreme Court" in the Malvinas Islands as application authority of this Convention which was made on that same opportunity, as well as any other act derived or that may be derived from this claimed territorial extension.
The General Assembly of the United Nations has recognized the existence of a dispute on the Malvinas, South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands sovereignty and has urged the ARGENTINE REPUBLIC and the UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND to hold negotiations in order to find, as soon as possible, a peaceful and definite solution to such dispute, with United Nations Secretary General''s good offices mediation, who shall inform the General Assembly about the progress made (Resolutions 2065 (XX), 3160 (XXVIII), 31/49, 37/9, 38/12, 39/6, 40/21, 41/40, 42/19 and 43/25). The Special Committee on Decolonization having equally declared, has annually adopted a resolution which proclaims that to put an end to this colonial situation the negotiations must be resumed in order to peacefully and definitely solve this sovereignty dispute. The last of these resolutions was adopted on July 1, 1999.
The ARGENTINE REPUBLIC reaffirms its sovereignty on the Malvinas, South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands and its maritime surrounding areas which are an integral part of its national territory."
ARUBA:
The Kingdom of the Netherlands declared that the application of the Convention shall extend to Aruba on 28 May 1986. Entry into Force for Aruba: 27 July 1986 . Effective November 1, 2000, the Central Authority is:
Procurator General
L.G. Smith Boulevard 42-44
Oranjestad, Aruba
Tel: (279) 834-387 / 829-132
Fax: (279) 838-891
BAHAMAS:
Entered into Force: February 1, 1998. Designated Central Authority: "The Honorable Attorney General."
Bahamian Central Authority for the Hague Service
Rhonda Bain
The Attorney General''s Office
PO Box N3007
East Hill Street
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: (242)-502-0400
BARBADOS:
The Registrar of the Supreme Court of Barbados
Law Courts, Bridgetown, Barbados
tel: 809-42-75537
BELARUS:
Ministry of Justice
Division of Execution of International Treaties
Department of Legal Provision of Foreign Relations
Kollektornaya St. 10
220048 Minsk
Belarus
Contact: Ms. Marina Zhandarova
Telephone: 375-17-211-0185
BELGIUM:
Le Ministere de la Justice
Administration de la Legislation
Place Poelaert 4
1000 Bruxelles
tel: 511-42-00
telex: 62.440 Min Jus
BELIZE:
Now Independent. No formal confirmation to depositary government that Convention applies. Government of Belize authorities have advised the U.S. Embassy that the Convention does apply and that requests for service should be sent to the following central authority:
The General Registry
Supreme Court Building
P.O. Box 87
Belize City, Belize
BERMUDA:
The Registrar of the Supreme Court
Sessions House
21 Parliament St.
Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda
tel: 809-292-1350
BOTSWANA:
The Minister of State in the Office of the President of the Republic of Botswana
Lobatse, Botswana
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS:
The Registrar of the Supreme Court
British Virgin Islands
BULGARIA:
The Republic of Bulgaria designates the Minstry of Justice and European Legal Integration as Central Authority. The same authority is competent to receive the documents forwarded under Article 9, paragraph 1.
CANADA:
To save time, requests should be forwarded directly to the Central Authority of the province or territory concerned. They may, however, also be forwarded to the Federal Central Authority which will transmit them to the relevant Central Authority in the province or territory.
Federal Central Authority:
Director, Legal Advisory Division
Department of External Affairs
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0G2
(613) 995-0119
For Alberta:
Attorney-General for Alberta
Attn: Executive Director - Court Services
9833-109th Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5K 2E8
tel: (403) 427-4992
For British Columbia:
Ministry of the Attorney-General
for British Columbia
Office of the Deputy Minister
Fifth Floor, 910 Government Street
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V8V 1X4
tel: (604) 387-5211
For Manitoba:
Attorney-General for Manitoba
c/o Director - Civil Legal Services
Woodsworth Building
6th Floor
405 Broadway
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada, R3C 0V8
tel: (204) 945-2847
For New Brunswick:
Attorney-General for New Brunswick
P.O.Box 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Canada, E3B 5H1
tel: (506) 453-2208
For Newfoundland:
Department of Justice
Confederation Building
St. John''s, Newfoundland
Canada A1C 5T7
tel: (709) 576-2869
For Nova Scotia:
Attorney General of Nova Scotia
Legal Services Division
P.O. Box 7
Halifax, Nova Scotia
tel: (902) 424-4024
For Ontario:
Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario Reciprocity Office: Civil Law Division
18 King St. East
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5C 1C5
tel: (416) 965-2570
For Prince Edward Island:
Attorney General of Prince Edward Island
Office of the Deputy Minister
P.O. Box 2000
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Canada C1A 7N8
tel: (902) 368-4570
For Quebec:
Ministre de la Justice du Quebec
a/s Le service juridique
1200 route de l''Eglise
5eme etage
Ste-Foy, Quebec
Canada G1V 4M1
(418) 643-1436
For Saskatchewan:
Minister of Justice for Saskatchewan Att. of Director of Sheriff Services
1874 Scarth St., 10th Floor
Regina, Saskatchewan
Canada S4P 3V7
(306) 787-5488
For Yukon:
Director of Court Services
Department of Justice
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
(403) 667-5942
For Northwest Territories:
Deputy Minister of Justice
Government of the Northwest Territories
Box 1320
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Canada X1A 2L9
tel: (613) 995-0119
CAYMAN ISLANDS:
Clerk of the Courts
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
CHINA:
Bureau of International Judicial Assistance
Ministry of Justice of the People''s Republic of China
10 Chaoyangmen Nandajie
Chaoyang District
BEIJING, 100020
China
CYPRUS:
Ministry of Justice & Public Order
Office of Permanent Secretary
125 Athalassa Avenue
2024 Nicosia,Cyprus
Tel: 357-22-805955
Fax: 357-22-518356
CZECH REPUBLIC:
Ministerstvo Spravedlnosti Ceske Republiky/ Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic
128 10 Praha 2, Vysehradska 16
Prague, Czech Republic
DENMARK:
Ministry of Justice
Justitsministeriet
Slotsholmsgade 10
1216 Kobenhavn K.
Copenhagen, Denmark
tel: 120906
telex: 15530
DJIBOUTI:
Unknown. Now Independent. Formerly French territory of Afars and Issas. No formal confirmation to depositary government that Convention applies.
EGYPT:
Ministry of Justice
Office of International Judicial Cooperation
New Annex Building 7th Floor
Nobar Street
Abdin, Cairo, Egypt
tel. 011-20-2-795-6059
ESTONIA:
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Estonia
FALKLAND ISLANDS:
The Registrar of the Supreme Court
Stanley, Falkland Islands
FIJI:
Chief Registrar of the High Court of Fiji
Government Buildings
Suva, Fiji
Fiji became an independent State October 10, 1970. Prior to that time, Fiji was a dependency of the United Kingdom which extended its accession to the Convention to Fiji. Fiji has never confirmed to the Hague Conference on Private International Law or the Government of the Netherlands whether it considers the Hague Service Convention to apply to Fiji. However, Fijian authorities have provided the U.S. Embassy with the name and address of the Central Authority noted above to whom requests for service under the Hague Convention may be transmitted.
FINLAND:
Ministry of Justice
10 Etelaesplanadi
Helsinki 13, Finland
tel: 358-0-1601
FRANCE:
Ministere de la Justice
Bureau de l''Entraide Judiciaire Internationale D4
13 Place Vendome
75042 Paris (1er), Cedex 01, France
tel: 261-80-22
telex: 211-802F
GERMANY:
For Baden-Wurttemberg:
Justizministerium Baden-Wurttemberg
Schillerplatz 4
70173 Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany
For Bavaria
Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Justiz
Justizpalast
Prielmeyerstrasse 7
80335 Muenchen
Munich, Germany
(this is the street address)
(For correspondence the following address should be used):
Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Justiz
80097 Muenchen
Munich, Germany
For Berlin:
Senator fur Justiz
Salzburger Strasse 21-25
10825 Berlin, Germany
For Brandenburg:
Das Ministerium der Justiz
des Landes Brandenburg
Heinrich-Mann-Alee 107
14460 Potsdam, Germany
For Bremen:
Prasident des Landgerichts Bremen
Domsheide 16
28195 Bremen, Germany
For Hamburg:
Prasident des Amtsgerichtes Hamburg
Sievekingplatz 1
20335 Hamburg
For Hesse:
Hessischer Minister der Justiz
Luisenstrasse 13
65185 Wiesbaden, Germany
For Lower Saxony:
Niedersachsisher Minister der Justiz
Am Waterlooplatz 1
30169 Hannover, Germany
For Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania:
Der Minister fur Justiz
Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten
des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Demmlerplatz 14
19053 Schwerin, Germany
For Northrhine-Westphalia:
Justizminister des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Cecilienallee 3
40474 Dusseldorf, Germany
For Rhineland-Palatinate:
Ministerium der Justiz
Ernst-Ludwig-Strasse 3
55116 Mainz, Germany
For Saarland:
Minister der Justiz des Saarlandes
Zahringerstrasse 12
66119 Saarbrucken, Germany
For Saxony:
Sachsisches Staatsministerium der Justiz
Archivstrasse 1
01097 Dresden, Germany
For Saxony-Anhalt:
Ministerium der Justiz
des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
Wilhelm-Hopfner-Ring 6
39116 Magdeburg, Germany
For Schleswig-Holstein:
Der Justizminister
des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
Lorentzendamm 35
24103 Kiel, Germany
For Thuringia:
Thuringer Justizministerium
Alfred-Hess Strasse 8
99094 Erfurt, Germany
GIBRALTAR:
The Registrar of the Supreme Court
Gibraltar
GREECE:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Department of Administrative and Judicial Affairs
D-3 Section, Department 2
Zalakosta 1, Athens, Greece
GUERNSEY:
The Bailiff
Bailiff''s Office
Royal Court House
Guernsey
Channel Islands
HONG KONG SAR (CHINA) / CHINA (HONG KONG SAR):
The Chief Secretary of Hong Kong
Central Government Offices
Lower Albert Road
Hong Kong, tel: 011-852-8102954
ISLE OF MAN:
The First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls
Roll''s Office
Douglas, Isle of Man
IRELAND:
Master of the High Court
Dublin, Ireland
or
- a practising Solicitor; or
- a Country Registrar; or
- a District County Clerk
ISRAEL:
Director of Courts
Directorate of Courts
Russian Compound
Jerusalem
tel: 246919
ITALY:
The Registry of the Court of Appeal
Rome, Italy
L''Ufficio unico degli ufficiali
giudiziari presso la corte d''appello la corte
d''appello di Roma
Rome, Italy
JAPAN:
The Minister of Foreign Affairs
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100, Japan
tel: 81-3-3581-4015
JERSEY:
The Attorney General
Jersey, Channel Islands
KIRIBATI:
Unknown. Now Independent. No formal confirmation to depositary government that Convention applies. Former Central Authority: Registrar of the High Court
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH KOREA):
Ministry of Court Administration, Attn.: Director of International Affairs, 967, Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, SEOUL 137-750, Republic of Korea
LATVIA:
Ministry of Justice
Brivibas Boulevard 34
LV - 1536 Riga
LITHUANIA:
Signatory: August 2, 2000
Accession: May 15, 2001
Entry into Force: June 1, 2001
Central Authority: Ministry of Justice
Dept. of International Law
Gedimino 30
Vilnius, Lithuania.
An alternative central authority is the District Attorney, Procuracy General, Smetonos 4, Vilnius, Lithuania.
The instrument of accession of Lithuania contains the following declarations:
And whereas it is provided in Article 2 of the said Convention, the Republic of Lithuania designates the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania as a Central Authority to receive requests for service coming from other Contracting States;
And whereas it is provided in Article 8 of the said Convention, the Republic of Lithuania declares that it opposes to the ways of service of documents provided in this Article, unless the documents are to be served upon a national of the State in which the documents originate;
And whereas it is provided in Article 10 of the said Convention, the Republic of Lithuania declares that it is opposed to the ways of service of documents provided in this Article;
And whereas it is provided in paragraph 2 of Article 15 of the said Convention, the Republic of Lithuania declares that the judge of the Republic of Lithuania may give judgment even if no certificate of service or delivery has been received, if all conditions of paragraph 2 of Article 15 are fulfilled;
And whereas it is provided in paragraph 2 of Article 16 of the said Convention, the Republic of Lithuania declares that an application for relief will not be entertained if it is filed after the expiration of one year following the date of the final judgment;...".
LUXEMBOURG:
Parquet general pres la Cour superieure de Justice
12 Cote d''Eich
Luxembourg-Ville
tel: 475981 or 26765 or 41464
MACAU SAR (CHINA) / CHINA (MACAU SAR):
Portugal extended its accession to Macau. Requests for service of process in Macau may be transmitted to the Portuguese Central Authority for forwarding to the Competent Authority in Macau to effect service. See Portugal.
MALAWI:
The Registrar of the High Court of Malawi
P.O. Box 30244
Chichiri
Blantyre 3
Malawi
MEXICO:
Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores
Direccion General de Asuntos Juridicos
Av. Ricardo Flores Magon No. 1 - Anexo 2
Planta Alta
Colonia Tlatelolco
06995 Mexico, D.F.
tel: 011-52-55-5782-4144
By a Note dated 7 May 2001, the Embassy of Mexico at The Hague informed the depositary of the following: besides English and French, request forms addressed to the Mexican Central Authority should be filled in Spanish, according to Article 7 of the Convention.
MONTSERRAT:
The Registrar of the High Court
Montserrat
NETHERLANDS:
The Public Prosecutor
District Court of the Hague
Juliana van Stoleberglaan 2-4
The Hague, the Netherlands
tel: 82-40-41
NEVIS:
Ministry of Legal Affairs
P.O. Box 186
Government Headquarters
St. Kitts-Nevis, West Indies
tel: 809-465-2521
NORWAY:
Ministry of Justice
Boks 8005
Oslo/Dep
Oslo 1, Norway
PAKISTAN:
Solicitor
Ministry of Law and Justice
Islamabad, Pakistan
Other Authorities in addition to Central Authority
Within Their Respective Territorial Jurisdictions:
Registrars of:
Lahore High Court, Lahore
Peshawar High Court, Peshawar
Baluchistan High Court, Quetta
High Court of Sind, Karachi
PITCAIRN:
The Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Pitcairn
British High Commission
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Building (9th Floor)
2 The Terrace (P.O. Box 1812)
Wellington 1
New Zealand
POLAND:
Ministry of Justice
Department of International Cooperation and European Law
Al. Ujazdowskia 11
00-950 Warsaw, Poland
tel: 48-22-628-4431 (ext. 247)
fax: 48-22-628-0949
PORTUGAL:
Director General of the Judicial Service of the Ministry of the
Ministry of Justice (Direccao-Geral dos Servicas Judiciarios,
Ministerio de Justica)
Av. Casal Ribeiro 48
1098 Lisboa Codex
Lisbon, Portugal
tel: 351-21-315-52 82
fax: 351-21-353-87 02
RUSSIAN FEDERATION:
Accession: May 1, 2001
Entry into Force: December 1, 2001
Central Authority: Unknown. Seeking clarification from the Russian Federation and the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
SLOVENIA:
Signatory: September 18, 2000
Accession: May 15, 2001
Entry into Force: June 1, 2001
Central Authority unknown
SRI LANKA:
Signatory: August 31, 200
Accession: May 15, 2001
Entry into Force: June 1, 2001
Central Authority: Secretary/Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. Seeking clarification regarding address and phone number from Sri Lanka and Hague Conference on Private International law.
The instrument of accession of Sri Lanka contains the following declarations:
In terms of Article 2, the Secretary/Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs is designated the Central Authority.
The authority competent to act upon a Letter of Request pursuant to Article 6 would be the Secretary, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs/Registrar of the Court of Appeal.
For purposes of Article 7, the documents should be in the English language.
For purposes of Article 10, Sri Lanka has no objection to the procedure set out in paragraph (b) thereof. However it does not agree to the procedure set out in paragraphs (a) and (c).
In terms of Article 15, Sri Lanka wishes to declare that the Judge may proceed to give judgement even if no certificate of service or delivery has been received, provided the conditions set out in Article 15 are fulfilled.
ST. CHRISTOPHER (St. Kitts):
Ministry of Legal Affairs
P.O. Box 186
Government Headquarters
St. Kitts-Nevis, West Indies
tel: 809-465-2521
Now Independent. No formal confirmation to depositary government that Convention applies, however local government has provided information to the U.S. Embassy regarding central authority competent to receive Hague Service Convention requests noted above.
ST. HELENA:
The Supreme Court
Saint Helena
ST. LUCIA:
Now Independent. No formal confirmation to depositary government that Convention applies, however local government has provided the following information to the U.S. Embassy regarding central authority competent to receive Hague Service Convention requests.
Registrar of the High Court
Attn: Miss Isabella Shillingford
Registry Department
Peynier Street
Castries, St. Lucia, W.I.
tel: 809-452-1257
There is no standard fee for service.
ST. VINCENT:
Now Independent. No formal confirmation to depositary government that Convention applies, however local government has provided the following information to the U.S. Embassy regarding central authority competent to receive Hague Service Convention requests.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
W.I.
tel: 809-456-1111
There is no fee. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwards the request for service to the Registrar''s Office which effects service.
SEYCHELLES:
The Registrar
Supreme Court
Victoria
Mahe, Republic des Seychelles
SLOVAK REPUBLIC:
Ministerstvo Spravodlivosti Slovenskej Republicky
Zupne namestie 13, 813 11 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Fax: (00427) 5316035
SLOVENIA:
Signatory: September 18, 2000
Accession: May 15, 2001
Entry into Force: June 1, 2001
the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Slovenia
Zupanciceva 3
1000 LJUBLJANA
tel.: +386 1 478 5244
fax: +386 1 426 1050
SOLOMON ISLANDS:
Unknown. Now Independent. No formal confirmation to depositary government that Convention applies. Former Central Authority: Registrar of the High Court, Honiara
SPAIN:
Secretaria General Tecnica
Subdireccion de Cooperacion Juridica Internacional
Ministerio de Justicia
San Bernardo, 45
28015 Madrid, Spain
tel: (34)(1) 390-2328
SWEDEN:
Ministry of Justice
Division for Criminal and International Judicial Cooperation
Central Authority
SE-103 33 Stockholm, Sweden
tel: (46)(8) 405-5057
fax: (46)(8) 405-4676
SWITZERLAND:
Switzerland designates the cantonal authorities listed below as Central Authorities as referred to in the respective conventions. Requests for the service of documents may also be addressed to:
The Federal Justice and Police Department
Federal Office for Police Matters
International Judicial and Extrajudicial Assistance
Bundesrain 20
3003 Bern
Switzerland
Tel. 011-41-31-322-4310
Fax 011-41-31-322-5380
That office will forward the requests for service to the Central Authority in the appropriate canton.
Requests for service under the Hague Convention may also be sent directly to the Central Authority for the appropriate Canton. The following list provides the canton, official language of the canton, address and telephone number.
Authorized Swiss Central Authorities for each Canton
Cantonal Central Authorities (list up to date as per 14 September 2001)
The competent cantonal Central Authority to whom a request may be addressed can be ascertained on-line at the following address: http://www.elorge.admin.ch/
Official Language(s) (G=German F=French I=Italian)
Canton
Language
Address
Phone/Fax
Aargau (AG)
G
Obergericht des Kantons Aargau Obere Vorstadt 40 5000 Aarau
tel.: +41.62-835.3850 fax: +41.62-835.3949
Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR)
G
Kantonsgericht Appenzell A.Rh. 9043 Trogen
tel.: +41.71-343.6399 fax: +41.71-343.6359
Appenzell Innerrhoden (AI)
G
Kantonsgericht Appenzell I.Rh. 9050 Appenzell
tel.: +41.71-788.9551 fax: +41.71-788.9554
Basel-Landschaft (BL)
G
Obergericht des Kantons Basel-Landschaft 4410 Liestal
tel.: +41.61-925.5111 fax: +41.61-925.6964
Basel-Stadt (BS)
G
Appellationsgericht Basel-Stadt 4051 Basel
tel.: +41.61-267.8181 fax: +41.61-267.6315
Bern (BE)
G/F
Justiz-, Gemeinde- und Kirchendirektion des Kantons Bern Münstergasse 2 3011 Bern
tel.: +41.31-633.7676 fax: +41.31-633.7626
Fribourg (FR)
F/G
Tribunal cantonal 1700 Fribourg
tel.: +41.26-305.3910 fax: +41.26-305.3919
Genève (GE)
F
Parquet du Procureur général 1211 Genève 3
tel.: +41.22-319.2797 fax: +41.22-781.4365
Glarus (GL)
G
Obergericht des Kantons Glarus 8750 Glarus
tel.: +41.55-645.2525 fax: +41.55-645.2500
Graubünden (GR)
G
Justiz-, Polizei- und Sanitätsdepartement Graubünden 7001 Chur
tel.: +41.81-257.2121 fax: +41.81-257.2166
Jura (JU)
F
Département de la Justice Service juridique 2800 Delémont
tel.: +41.32-421.5111 fax: +41.32-421.5555
Luzern (LU)
G
Obergericht des Kantons Luzern Hirschengraben 16 6003 Luzern
tel.: +41.41-228.6262 fax: +41.41-228.6264
Neuchâtel (NE)
F
Département de la justice, de la santé et de la sécurité Service de la justice Château 2001 Neuchâtel
tel.: +41.32-889.4110 fax: +41.32-889.6064
Nidwalden (NW)
G
Kantonsgericht Nidwalden 6370 Stans
tel.: +41.41-618.7950 fax: +41.41-618.7963
Obwalden (OW)
G
Kantonsgericht Obwalden Postfach 1260 6061 Sarnen
tel.: +41.41-666.6222 fax: +41.41-660.8286
St. Gallen (SG)
G
Kantonsgericht St. Gallen Klosterhof 1 9001 St. Gallen
tel.: +41.71-229.3898 fax: +41.71-229.3787
Schaffhausen (SH)
G
Obergericht des Kantons Schaffhausen Postfach 568 8201 Schaffhausen
tel.: +41.52-632.7422 fax: +41.52-636.7836
Schwyz (SZ)
G
Kantonsgericht Schwyz 6430 Schwyz
tel.: +41.41-819.1124
Solothurn (SO)
G
Obergericht des Kantons Solothurn 4500 Solothurn
tel.: +41.32-627.7311 fax: +41.32-627.2298
Tessin (TI)
I
Tribunale di appello 6901 Lugano
tel.: +41.91-815.5111 fax: +41.91-815.5478
Thurgau (TG)
G
Obergericht des Kantons Thurgau 8500 Frauenfeld
tel.: +41.52-722.3121 fax: +41.52-722.3125
Uri (UR)
G
Landgericht Uri Am Rathausplatz 2 6460 Altdorf
tel.: +41.41-875.2244 fax: +41.41-875.2277
Valais (VS)
F/G
Tribunal cantonal 1950 Sion
tel.: +41.27-322.9393 fax: +41.27-322.6351
Vaud (VD)
F
Tribunal cantonal 1014 Lausanne
tel.: +41.21-316.1511 fax: +41.21-316.1328
Zug (ZG)
G
Obergericht des Kantons Zug Rechtshilfe 6300 Zug
tel.: +41.41-728.3154 fax: +41.41-728.3144
Zürich (ZH)
G
Obergericht des Kantons Zürich, Rechtshilfe 8023 Zürich
tel.: +41.1-257.9191 fax: +41.1-261.1292
TURKEY:
General Service of Civil Affairs
Ministry of Justice
Ankara, Turkey
(Adalet Bakanligi Hukuk Isleri Genel Mudurlugu, Ankara, Turkey)
TURKS & CAICOS:
The Registrar of the Supreme Court
Turks and Caicos Islands
TUVALU:
Now Independent. No formal confirmation to depositary government that Convention applies. Former Central Authority: Registrar of the High Court.
UKRAINE:
Accession: February 1, 2001; Entry into Force: December 1, 2001.
Central Authority: Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. Seeking clarification regarding address and phone number from Ukraine and the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
The instrument of accession of Ukraine contains the following declarations and reservations:
"1) on Article 2 of the Convention: the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine is the Central Authority of Ukraine;
2) on Article 6 of the Convention: the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and its territorial departments of justice are competent to complete the certificate of service;
3) on Article 8 of the Convention: service of judicial documents through diplomatic or consular agents of another State within the territory of Ukraine may be effected only upon nationals of the State in which the documents originate;
4) on Article 9 of the Convention: the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine is the authority competent to receive documents transmitted by consular channels or, if exceptional circumstances so require, by diplomatic channels;
5) on Article 10 of the Convention: Ukraine will not use methods of transmission of judicial documents provided for in Article 10 of the Convention;
6) on Article 15 of the Convention: if all the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article 15 of the Convention are fulfilled, the judge, notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 15 of the Convention, may give judgment even if no certificate of service or delivery has been received;
7) on Article 16 of the Convention: application for relief will not be entertained in Ukraine if it is filed after the expiration of one year following the date of the judgment."
UNITED KINGDOM:
Her Majesty''s Principal Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
London SW1A 2AL
For England and Wales:
The Senior Master of the Supreme Court of Judicature
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
For Scotland:
By a Note of 21 March 2000, the British Government notified that, with effect from 1 April 2000, the designated authority for Scotland will be:
The Scottish Executive Justice Department
Civil Justice and International Division
Hayweight House
23 Lauriston Street
Edinburgh, EH3 9DQ
Telephone: +44.131.221.6815
Fax: +44.131.221.6894
For Northern Ireland:
By a Note of 10 June 1980, the British Government notified that instead of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland, designated in 1967 as the additional authority for Northern Ireland in conformity with Article 18 of the Convention, the Master (Queen''s Bench and Appeals) is designated as the said additional authority. The address of the Master (Queen''s Bench and Appeals) is Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast 1.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Office of International Judicial Assistance
Civil Division
Department of Justice
1100 L Street, NW
Room 11006
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 307-0983
VENEZUELA:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Caracas, Venezuela
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