It may, however, be drawn up in the official language of the authority which issues it. The certificate shall state that the document has been served and shall include the. An apostille is a seal applied to a certified document to signify its legal authenticity for international use under the terms of the 1961 hague convention abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents. As years have gone by, attendance here has become almost a rite of passage for any. Words of welcome welcome to the peace palace, the seat of the hague academy of international law, an institution that is well known for the summer courses that it has given since 1923 to several thousand young international lawyers. The high contracting parties, wishing to conclude a fresh convention. Apostille certificates are restricted in their use to those countries which are signatories to the hague convention. Convention on the law applicable to international sales of goods. The apostille itself is a stamp or printed form consisting of ten numbered standard fields. We specialise in obtaining apostille certificates for all original australian public, company, commercial and educational documents. Australia is a member of the hague convention, having ratified it on 9th august, 1994. Convention on certain questions relating to the conflict of. Apostille section 8 question 3 what do i do if either the country where my public document was issued or the country where i need to use my public document is not a party to the apostille convention.
Any question as to whether a person possesses the nationality of a particular state shall be determined in accordance with the law of that state. Article 5 the certificate shall be issued at the request of the person who has signed the document or of any bearer. Convention of 5 october 1961 abolishing the requirement. The standard terms appearing therein may be in a second language also. This title must be written in french for the apostille to be valid article 4 of the convention. Arbitrage international armes et armements armes chimiques et biologiques armes et armements armes chimiques et biologiques europeen droit nations unies armes chimiques et biologiques arbitrage droit guerre international prive droit union europeenne communaute europeenne.
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