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email HAGUE CONVENTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1980 ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION
United States Central Authority
Office of Children's Issues
U.S. Department of State
SA-29
2201 C Street, NW
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520-2818
Telephone (202) 736-7000
Fax: (202) 736-9133
Internet: http://travel.state.gov
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday
Party Countries and Effective Dates with U.S.
| ARGENTINA | 1 June 1991 | |
| AUSTRALIA | 1 July 1988 | |
| AUSTRIA | 1 October 1988 | |
| BAHAMAS | 1 January 1994 | |
| BELGIUM | 1 May 1999 | |
| BELIZE | 1 November 1989 | |
| BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | 1 December 1991 | |
| BRAZIL | 1 December 2003 | |
| BULGARIA | 1 January 2005 | |
| BURKINO FASO | 1 November 1992 | |
| CANADA | 1 July 1988 | |
| CHILE | 1 July 1994 | |
| CHINA |
Hong Kong Special Admin. Region |
1 September 1997 |
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Macau |
1 March 1999 | |
| COLOMBIA | 1 June 1996 | |
| CROATIA | 1 December 1991 | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | 1 March 1998 | |
| CYPRUS | 1 March 1995 | |
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DENMARK |
1 July 1991 |
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ECUADOR |
1 April 1992 |
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FINLAND |
1 August 1994 |
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FRANCE |
1 July 1988 |
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GERMANY |
1 December 1990 |
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GREECE |
1 June 1993 |
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HONDURAS |
1 June 1994 |
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HUNGARY |
1 July 1988 |
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ICELAND |
1 December 1996 |
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IRELAND |
1 October 1991 |
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ISRAEL |
1 December 1991 |
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ITALY |
1 May 1995 |
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LUXEMBOURG |
1 July 1988 |
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FMR. YUGOSLAV REP. OF MACEDONIA |
1 December 1991 |
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| MALTA | 1 February 2003 | |
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MAURITIUS |
1 October 1993 |
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MEXICO |
1 October 1991 |
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MONACO |
1 June 1993 |
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NETHERLANDS |
1 September 1990 |
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NEW ZEALAND |
1 October 1991 |
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NORWAY |
1 April 1989 |
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PANAMA |
1 June 1994 |
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POLAND |
1 November 1992 |
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PORTUGAL |
1 July 1988 |
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ROMANIA |
1 June 1993 |
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| SERBIA | 1 December 1991 | |
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
1 February 2001 |
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SLOVENIA |
1 April 1995 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
1 November 1997 |
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SPAIN |
1 July 1988 |
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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS |
1 June 1995 |
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SWEDEN |
1 June 1989 |
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SWITZERLAND |
1 July 1988 |
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TURKEY |
1 August 2000 |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
1 July 1988 |
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Bermuda |
1 March 1999 |
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Cayman Islands |
1 August 1998 |
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Falkland Islands |
1 June 1998 |
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Isle of Man |
1 September 1991 |
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Montserrat |
1 March 1999 |
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URUGUAY |
1 September 2004 |
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VENEZUELA |
1 January 1997 |
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ZIMBABWE |
1 August 1995 |
NOTE: Convention does not apply to abductions occurring prior to the effective date.
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