Cap. 512 sub. leg. A

Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Convention) Order(Cap. 512, section 4)(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 1 of 2012) [16 January 1998](Format changes—E.R. 1 of 2012) 1. Parties to Convention (1) The countries specified in column 1 of the Schedule are the Contracting States to the Convention.(2) The territories specified in column 2 of the Schedule are the territories specified in declarations made by the corresponding Contracting States specified in column 1 of the Schedule under Article 39 or 40 of the Convention.(3) The date of the coming into force of the Convention as between Hong Kong and a Contracting State or a territory specified in the Schedule is the corresponding date specified in column 3 of the Schedule. (L.N. 108 of 1999) Schedule [s. 1] Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Contracting States to the Convention Territories specified in declarations under Article 39 or 40 of the Convention Date of coming into force of the Convention Albania, Republic of 1 April 2010 Andorra, Principality of 1 February 2014 Argentina, Republic of 1 September 1997 Armenia, Republic of 1 April 2010 Australia, Commonwealth of Australian States and Mainland Territories 1 September 1997 Austria, Republic of 1 September 1997 Bahamas, Commonwealth of the 1 September 1997 Belarus, Republic of 1 June 1999 Belgium, Kingdom of 1 May 1999 Belize 1 September 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of 1 September 1997 Brazil, Federative Republic of 1 October 2005 Bulgaria, Republic of 1 October 2005 Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of 1 September 1997 Canada Alberta 1 September 1997 British Columbia 1 September 1997 Manitoba 1 September 1997 New Brunswick 1 September 1997 Newfoundland 1 September 1997 Nova Scotia 1 September 1997 Ontario 1 September 1997 Prince Edward Island 1 September 1997 Quebec 1 September 1997 Saskatchewan 1 September 1997 Yukon Territory 1 September 1997 Northwest Territories 1 September 1997 Nunavut 1 January 2001 Chile, Republic of 1 September 1997 Colombia, Republic of 1 September 1997 Costa Rica, Republic of 1 September 2008 Croatia, Republic of 1 September 1997 Cyprus, Republic of 1 September 1997 Czech Republic 1 March 1998 Denmark, Kingdom of (except the Faroe Islands and Greenland) 1 September 1997 Ecuador, Republic of 1 September 1997 Estonia, Republic of 1 October 2005 Fiji Islands, Republic of the 1 October 2005 Finland, Republic of 1 September 1997 France, Republic of (for the whole of the territory of the Republic of France) 1 September 1997 Georgia, Republic of 1 December 1998 Germany, Federal Republic of 1 September 1997 Greece (Hellenic Republic) 1 September 1997 Honduras, Republic of 1 September 1997 Hungary, Republic of 1 September 1997 Iceland, Republic of 1 September 1997 Ireland, Republic of 1 September 1997 Israel, State of 1 September 1997 Italy, Republic of 1 September 1997 Japan 1 April 2014 Korea, Republic of 1 February 2014 Latvia, Republic of 1 October 2005 Lithuania, Republic of 1 October 2005 Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of 1 September 1997 Macedonia, Republic of 1 September 1997 Malta, Republic of 1 October 2005 Mauritius, Republic of 1 September 1997 Mexico, United States of 1 September 1997 Moldova, Republic of 1 June 1999 Monaco, Princípauté de 1 September 1997 Montenegro 1 September 1997 Morocco, Kingdom of 1 February 2014 Netherlands, Kingdom of the (for the Kingdom in Europe) 1 September 1997 New Zealand 1 September 1997 Norway, Kingdom of 1 September 1997 Panama, Republic of 1 September 1997 Peru, Republic of 1 October 2005 Poland (Polish Republic) 1 September 1997 Portugal, Republic of 1 September 1997 Romania 1 September 1997 Russian Federation 1 February 2014 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of 1 September 1997 San Marino, Republic of 1 April 2010 Serbia, Republic of 1 September 1997 Seychelles, Republic of 1 April 2010 Singapore, Republic of 1 June 2011 Slovak Republic 1 February 2001 Slovenia, Republic of 1 September 1997 South Africa, Republic of 1 December 1998 Spain, Kingdom of 1 September 1997 Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of 1 October 2005 Sweden, Kingdom of 1 September 1997 Switzerland (Confédération Suisse) 1 September 1997 Thailand, Kingdom of 1 October 2005 Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of 1 October 2005 Turkey, Republic of 1 August 2000 Turkmenistan, Republic of 1 December 1998 Ukraine 1 June 2008 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 September 1997 Bermuda 1 March 1999 Cayman Islands 1 August 1998 las Islas Malvinas (The Falkland Islands) 1 June 1998 Isle of Man 1 September 1997 Montserrat 1 March 1999 United States of America 1 September 1997 Uruguay, Oriental Republic of 1 October 2005 Uzbekistan, Republic of 1 October 2005 Venezuela, Republic of 1 September 1997 Zimbabwe, Republic of 1 September 1997 (Schedule replaced L.N. 302 of 1999. L.N. 302 of 1999; L.N. 103 of 2002; L.N. 150 of 2005; L.N. 110 of 2008; L.N. 216 of 2008; L.N. 85 of 2010; L.N. 151 of 2011; L.N. 80 of 2012; L.N. 121 of 2014; E.R. 1 of 2017)