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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 Lithuania10 10 2004
Albania01 10 2007 Luxembourg01 09 1990
Argentina01 06 1991 Macau (China)01 03 1999
Australia01 09 1990 Macedonia01 12 1991
Austria01 09 1990 Malta01 04 2002
Bahamas01 02 1994 Mauritius01 08 1993
Belarus01 05 1998 Mexico01 10 1991
Belgium01 05 1999 Moldova01 04 2002
Belize01 09 1990 Monaco01 03 1993
Bosnia and Herzegovina01 12 1991 Montenegro01 12 1991
Brazil01 04 2002 Morocco01 06 2010
Bulgaria01 02 2004 New Zealand01 09 1991
Burkina Faso01 09 1992 Norway01 09 1990
Canada01 09 1990 Panama01 06 1994
Chile01 07 1994 Paraguay01 04 2002
Colombia01 09 1998 Peru01 05 2002
Costa Rica01 04 2002 Poland01 11 1992
Croatia01 12 1991 Portugal01 09 1990
Cyprus01 03 1995 Romania01 03 1993
Czech Republic01 03 1998 Saint Kitts and Nevis01 10 1994
Denmark01 07 1991 Serbia01 12 1991
Dominican Republic01 01 2005 Slovakia01 02 2001
Ecuador01 05 1992 Slovenia01 07 1994
El Salvador01 04 2002 South Africa01 11 1997
Estonia01 04 2002 Spain01 09 1990
Fiji01 04 2003 Sri Lanka01 04 2002
Finland01 08 1994 Sweden01 09 1990
France01 09 1990 Switzerland01 09 1990
Gabon01 04 2011 Thailand01 12 2002
Georgia01 11 1997 Trinidad and Tobago01 06 2002
Germany01 12 1990 Turkey01 07 2000
Greece01 06 1993 Turkmenistan01 05 1998
Guatemala01 05 2002 Ukraine01 02 2007
Honduras01 06 1994 United Kingdom01 09 1990
Hong Kong (China)01 09 1997 United States01 09 1990
Hungary01 09 1990 Uruguay01 01 2002
Iceland01 12 1996 Uzbekistan01 04 2002
Ireland01 10 1991 Venezuela01 01 1997
Israel01 12 1991 Zimbabwe01 11 1995
Italy01 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.


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