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The following 80 countries have ratified the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction 1980 with the Netherlands. Also you find from which date the Convention applies between the Netherlands and another country.
If you want to check if the Convention applies between your country and another country than the Netherlands, click here.
When you are in search of address data of the embassy or the Central authority in a certain country, click here.
| 01 12 1991 | Lithuania | 10 10 2004 | |
| Albania | 01 10 2007 | Luxembourg | 01 09 1990 |
| Argentina | 01 06 1991 | Macau (China) | 01 03 1999 |
| Australia | 01 09 1990 | Macedonia | 01 12 1991 |
| Austria | 01 09 1990 | Malta | 01 04 2002 |
| Bahamas | 01 02 1994 | Mauritius | 01 08 1993 |
| Belarus | 01 05 1998 | Mexico | 01 10 1991 |
| Belgium | 01 05 1999 | Moldova | 01 04 2002 |
| Belize | 01 09 1990 | Monaco | 01 03 1993 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01 12 1991 | Montenegro | 01 12 1991 |
| Brazil | 01 04 2002 | Morocco | 01 06 2010 |
| Bulgaria | 01 02 2004 | New Zealand | 01 09 1991 |
| Burkina Faso | 01 09 1992 | Norway | 01 09 1990 |
| Canada | 01 09 1990 | Panama | 01 06 1994 |
| Chile | 01 07 1994 | Paraguay | 01 04 2002 |
| Colombia | 01 09 1998 | Peru | 01 05 2002 |
| Costa Rica | 01 04 2002 | Poland | 01 11 1992 |
| Croatia | 01 12 1991 | Portugal | 01 09 1990 |
| Cyprus | 01 03 1995 | Romania | 01 03 1993 |
| Czech Republic | 01 03 1998 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 01 10 1994 |
| Denmark | 01 07 1991 | Serbia | 01 12 1991 |
| Dominican Republic | 01 01 2005 | Slovakia | 01 02 2001 |
| Ecuador | 01 05 1992 | Slovenia | 01 07 1994 |
| El Salvador | 01 04 2002 | South Africa | 01 11 1997 |
| Estonia | 01 04 2002 | Spain | 01 09 1990 |
| Fiji | 01 04 2003 | Sri Lanka | 01 04 2002 |
| Finland | 01 08 1994 | Sweden | 01 09 1990 |
| France | 01 09 1990 | Switzerland | 01 09 1990 |
| Gabon | 01 04 2011 | Thailand | 01 12 2002 |
| Georgia | 01 11 1997 | Trinidad and Tobago | 01 06 2002 |
| Germany | 01 12 1990 | Turkey | 01 07 2000 |
| Greece | 01 06 1993 | Turkmenistan | 01 05 1998 |
| Guatemala | 01 05 2002 | Ukraine | 01 02 2007 |
| Honduras | 01 06 1994 | United Kingdom | 01 09 1990 |
| Hong Kong (China) | 01 09 1997 | United States | 01 09 1990 |
| Hungary | 01 09 1990 | Uruguay | 01 01 2002 |
| Iceland | 01 12 1996 | Uzbekistan | 01 04 2002 |
| Ireland | 01 10 1991 | Venezuela | 01 01 1997 |
| Israel | 01 12 1991 | Zimbabwe | 01 11 1995 |
| Italy | 01 05 1995 |
- The Convention has become effective for the Netherlands at 1 September 1990
- China is not a party at the Convention, only Macau and Hong Kong.
- Nicaragua, San Marino and Armenia are parties at the Convention but the Convention does not apply between the Netherlands and these countries.