NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

FACULTY OF LAW

THE HAGUE CONVENTIONS IN GREECE

Greece has been a Member State to the Hague Conference on Private International Law since 26/08/1955 and has signed and/or been a party to the following Hague Conventions:

No.	Convention	Signed	Ratification Act	Entry Into Force	Reservations Declarations
1.	Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law	26/08/1955	Law 107/1975 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 169/1975)	26/08/1955
2.	Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions	05/10/1961	Law 1325/1983 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 16/1983). Ministerial Decision (Foreign Affairs) Φ.0546/3012/21/22-6-83 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 80/1983)	02/08/1983
3.	Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents	05/10/1961	Law 1497/1984 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 108/1984).	18/05/1985
4.	Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters	20/07/1983	Law 1334/1983 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 31/1983). Ministerial Decision (Foreign Affairs) 3/17-8-83 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 108/1983).	18/09/1983	Articles 8, 10, 15
5.	Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil and Commercial Matters	18/01/2005	Law 3287/2004 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 224/2004) Ministerial Decision (Foreign Affairs) Φ.0546/ΑΣ 96/Μ.5559 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 32/2005)	19/03/2005	Articles 4, 8, 15, 16, 17, 23, 35
6.	Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions relating to Maintenance Obligations	13/11/2003	Law 3171/2003 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 192/2003) Ministerial Decision (Foreign Affairs) Φ.0546/ΑΣ 709/Μ.5280 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 292/2003)	01/02/2004	Article 26
7.	Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations	25/06/2003	Law 3137/2003 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 90/2003). Ministerial Decision (Foreign Affairs) Φ.0544/ΑΣ 501/Μ.5281 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 252/2003)	01/09/2003	Article 14
8.	Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction	25/10/1980	Law 2102/1992 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 193/1992). Ministerial Decision (Foreign Affairs) Φ.0546/13/ΑΣ 276/28-5/14-6-93 (Government Gazette vol. A’ 91/1993).	01/06/1993	Articles 24, 26
9.	Convention of 15 April 1958 on the Law Governing Transfer of Title in International Sales of Goods	15/04/1958
10.	Convention of 15 April 1958 on the Jurisdiction of the Selected Forum in the Case of International Sales of Goods	15/04/1985
11.	Convention of 15 April 1958 Concerning the Recognition and Enforcement of Decision Relating to Maintenance Obligations Towards Children	15/04/1958
12.	Convention of 24 October 1956 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations Towards Children	24/10/1956
13.	Convention of 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice	25/10/1980
14.	Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for Protection of Children	01/04/2003			Articles 23, 26, 52

Additional Source: http://www.hcch.net

Status on: 27/10/2007

The purpose of this website is to provide up-to-date information regarding the status of the Hague Conventions in Greece, with particular emphasis to the published case-law of the Greek courts on matters relating to the Hague Conventions.

For additional information on Hague Conventions, you may also visit the official website of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (http://www.hcch.net).

This website has been prepared and is updated by Ms Ioanna Madarou (LLM) and Mr. Nikolaos Davrados (MJur) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Spyridon Vrellis.

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