Four new countries: Dominican Republic, Colombia, Kazakhstan and Lebanon, have been admitted to the Hague Conference on Private International Law. This achievement will facilitate the commercial and political relationship with the member states of the above mentioned organization.
What is the Hague Conference?
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is the World Organization for Cross-border Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters. Its main aim is to contribute to the progressive unification of the rules of private international law through multilateral treaties, also called “Hague Conventions”.
How many countries are there now?
The list of members has been increased from 82 members (81 + the EU) to 86 members. The Kazakhstan admission has taken place on the 14th June 2017. Dominican Republic, Colombia and Lebanon have been admitted by affirmative vote of the members by majority, but they still need to accept the Statute to become a Member State.
The aforementioned countries will become official members of the organization. The accession will facilitate some procedures, including trading of the goods between members. While Kazakhstan, Colombia or Dominican Republic signed already numerous agreements, such as Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (also known as The Apostille Convention), the accession will facilitate Lebanon to enter the list member of this Convention.
Hague Convention and Free Sales Certificates
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