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Konvention om internationell rättshjälp

Convention on International Access to Justice

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• ALANKOMAAT

  Sitoutumispäivä: 02.03.1992 R
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.06.1992
  Varauma:

  a. Documents sent to the Cenral Authority of the Kingdom in Europe may, apart from the languages referred to in the articles 7 and 17 of the Convention, also be drawn up in German or translated into German.
  
  b. The Government of the Netherlands has designated as Cenral Authority referred to in article 3 and article 16, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the legal aid bureau of the judicial area of the Court of Justice of The Hague (het bureau van consultatie in het arrondissement ´s-Gravenhage).
  
  c. The Government of the Netherlands has designated as authority, referred to in article 4 and article 16, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the legal aid bureau in the judicial area of each Court of Justice (de bureaus van consultatie in alle arrondissementen).

• ALBANIA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 15.10.2007 L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.01.2008
  Varauma:

  Central Authority (Art. 3, 4, 16): the Directorate in charge of international judicial co-operation at the Ministry of Justice.
  
  Articles: 1,7,13,28
  Under Article 28 of this Convention, the Republic of Albania submits the following reservations:
  a) In compliance with the first paragraph of Article 28 of this Convention, in the absence of applying reciprocity with the state, whose citizen the seeker of juridical assistance is, the Republic of Albania reserves the right to exclude the execution of Article 1 of the Convention for the persons, who are not citizens of a Contracting State, but who are however usual residents in a state that is Party to the Convention, different from the state making the reservation, or who used to be usual residents in the state making this reservation.
  b) In compliance with Articles 7 and 28, second paragraph, point "a" of this Convention, the Republic of Albania takes into consideration only the applications compiled in Albanian, or accompanied with a translation in the Albanian language.
  c) The second paragraph of the Article 13 of the Convention does not apply to the citizens of those states, which have shown reservations, in compliance with item "b" of Article 28 of the Convention and to the persons having a usual residence in these states.
  d) The provision in Chapter II of the Convention do not apply to the citizens of the states,which have submitted reservations, in compliance with item "c" of Article 28 of the Convention and to the persons having a usual residence in these states.

• BOSNIA-HERTSEGOVINA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 12.07.1988 VS
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.10.1988

• BRASILIA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 15.11.2011 L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.02.2012
  Varauma:

  Declarations
  Articles: 7,24,28,29
  
  [...] the Government of Federative Republic of Brazil declares that, in accordance with Articles 24 en 29 of the Convention, the Federal Republic of Brazil reserves the right to stipulate that forms and documents to be sent to Brazilian authorities must be accompanied by translations into Portuguese.
  
  [...] under the reservation referred to in item a of the second paragraph of Article 28, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 7 of the Convention.

• BULGARIA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 23.11.1999 L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.02.2000
  Varauma:

  Reservation on Article 28, paragraph 2, sub-paragraph a:
  
  The Republic of Bulgaria excludes the use of the English and French languages in the cases of Article 7, paragraph 2.
  
  Declaration on Articles 3, 4 and 16:
  
  The Republic of Bulgaria designates the Ministry of Justice and European Legal Integration as Central Authority to receive and transmit applications for legal aid/Article 29/.

• COSTA RICA

  Sitoutumispäivä: - L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.06.2016
  Varauma:

  RESERVATION
  Costa Rica, 16-03-2016
  
  The Government of the Republic of Costa Rica, in accordance with Article 28 of the
  Convention on International Access to Justice, excludes the application of Article 20.

• ESPANJA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 08.02.1988 R
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.05.1988
  Varauma:

  a) In connection with Articles 3, 4 and 16, Spain declares that the Central and transmitting Authority is the Technical Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice, Calle san Bernardo No 62, 28071 Madrid.
  b) In connection with Article 5, Spain declares that it will be possible to submit applications by consular way.

• KROATIA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 12.07.1988 VS
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.10.1988

• KYPROS

  Sitoutumispäivä: 27.07.2000 L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.10.2000
  Varauma:

  1. The Republic of Cyprus reserves the right to exclude the application of paragraph 2 of Article 13 as regards the grant of legal aid without examination of the circumstances of the person seeking endorsement or recognition of a judgement.
  
  2. The Republic of Cyprus reserves the right to exclude the application of Chapter II as regards the non-requirement for security for costs for persons who are habitually resident in a Contracting State and who are plaintiffs or parties in proceedings in another Contracting State.
  
  Authority
  
  1. The Republic of Cyprus declares that the competent authority designated in accordance with the provisions of the Convention is:
  The Ministry of Justice and Public Order
  Postal Address: 125, Athalassa Avenue, Nicosia, Cyprus
  Tel. No. +357 2 805911
  Fax No. +357 2 518356
  E-mail: mkoletta@mjpo.gov.cy
  2. The Republic of Cyprus declares that the documents sent to its Central Authority may be drawn up or translated in Greek (Article 24).

• LATVIA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 20.12.1999 L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.03.2000
  Varauma:

  Declaration
  
  In accordance with paragraph 2 a) of Article 28 of the Convention on International Access to Justice of 1980, the Republic of Latvia reserves the right to exclude the use of the French language under paragraph 2 of Article 7.
  
  Declaration
  
  In accordance with Article 29 of the Convention on International Access to Justice of 1980, the Republic of Latvia declares that for the purposes of Articles 3, 4 and 16 of the Convention the transmitting authority and the central authority of the Republic of Latvia is:
  The Ministry of Justice
  Brivibas blvd 36,
  Riga, LV - 1536, Latvia
  Fax: 371-7-285575
  Phone: 371-7-280437
  371-7-282607.

• LIETTUA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 04.08.2000 L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.11.2000
  Varauma:

  ...and whereas it is provided in Articles 3, 4, and 16 of the Convention, the Republic of Lithuania designates the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania as a Central Authority to receive and to take appropriate steps on applications for legal aid submitted under this Convention;
  
  and whereas it is provided in Article 16 of the said Convention, the Republic of Lithuania will not accept applications made directly;
  
  and whereas it is provided in Articles 7 and 17 of the said Convention, the Republic of Lithuania declares that it will accept applications for legal aid submitted only in the Lithuanian, English, French or Russian languages, or, where the application is made in none of those languages, the application for legal aid and supporting documents shall be accompanied by a translation into Lithuanian, English, French or Russian languages... .

• LUXEMBURG

  Sitoutumispäivä: 06.02.2003 R
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.05.2003
  Varauma:

  a) The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg reserves the right to exclude the application of Article 1 to foreign nationals who are not nationals of a Contracting State and whose habitual residence is not in Luxembourg, if there are no reciprocal arrangements between Luxembourg and the State of which the applicant for legal aid is a national.
  
  The present reservation does not apply to foreign nationals whose access to legal aid is expressly recognised by law.
  
  b) The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg shall not apply the second paragraph of Article 13 to nationals of a State that has entered the reservation provided for in Article 28 (b) of the Convention and where necessary to persons whose habitual residence is in that State.
  
  c) The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg shall nor apply the provisions of Chapter II to nationals of a State that has entered the reservation provided for in Article 28 (c) of the Convention and where necessary to persons whose habitual residence is in that State.
  
  The Minister of Justice shall be charged with the duties of the Central Authority referred to in Article 3 of the Convention as well as the duties of the transmitting authorities referred to in Articles 4 and 16 of the Convention.
  
  The Procurator General shall be charged with the duties of the Central Authority referred to in the second paragraph of Article 16 of the Convention.
  
  Without prejudice to the Central Authority´s powers to enlist the services of a lawyer, the public prosecutor in the place of domicile or residence of the defendant shall be competent to institute and pursue any proceedings with the object of enforcing an order for payment of costs and expenses provided for in Article 15 of the Convention.
  
  The Procurator General shall have the same powers in the event of proceedings before the Court of Appeal or the Court of Cassation.

• MAKEDONIA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 12.07.1988 VS
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.10.1988

• MALTA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 24.02.2011 L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.05.2011
  Varauma:

  Articles [1]
  
  
  Pursuant to Article 28 of the Convention, the Government of Malta declares, that it excludes the application of Article 1 of the said Convention in the case of persons who are not nationals of a Contracting State but who have their habitual residence in a Contracting State other than Malta or formerly had their habitual residence in Malta, if there is no reciprocity of treatment between Malta and the State of which the applicants for legal aid are nationals.

• MONTENEGRO

  Sitoutumispäivä: 01.03.2007 VS
  Voimaantulopäivä: 03.06.2006

• PUOLA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 10.08.1992 L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.11.1992

• RANSKA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 22.12.1982 R
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.05.1988
  Varauma:

  Pursuant to the provisions of Article 28, paragraph 1, France reserves the right to exclude the application of Article 1 in the case of persons who are not nationals of a Contracting State but who have their habitual residence in a Contracting State other than the reserving State or formerly had their habitual residence in the reserving State, if there is no reciprocity of treatment between the reserving State and the State of which the applicants for legal aid are nationals.
  
  In accordance with the provisions of Article 29 and pursuant to Article 3, the Ministry of Justice, represented by the International Legal Aid Section of the Department of Civil Affairs and the Seal, is designated as the Central Authority to receive, and take action on, applications for legal aid.
  
  In accordance with the provisions of Article 29 and pursuant to Article 4, the Ministry of Justice, represented by the International Legal Aid Section of the Department of Civil Affairs and the Seal, is designated as the transmitting authority for the purpose of forwarding applications for legal aid.
  
  In accordance with the provisions of Article 29 and pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 1, the Ministry of Justice, represented by the International Legal Aid Section of the Department of Civil Affairs and the Seal, is designated as the transmitting authority for the purpose of forwarding applications for rendering enforceable orders to which Article 15 applies.
  
  In accordance with the provisions of Article 29 and pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 2, the Ministry of Justice, represented by the International Legal Aid Section of the Department of Civil Affairs and the Seal, is designated as the Central Authority to receive the applications to which Article 15 applies.
  
  In accordance with the provisions of Artcle 28, paragraph 2a, and pursuant to Article 7, paragraph 2, the Government will consider only those applications which are drawn up in French, or are accompanied by a translation into that language.
  
  In accordance with the provisions of Article 33, the Government declares that the Convention shall extend to the whole of the territory of the French Republic.

• ROMANIA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 21.08.2003 L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.11.2003
  Varauma:

  In accordance with Article 28, paragraph 1, of the Convention, Romania reserves its right to exclude the application of Article 1 in the case of persons who are not nationals of a Contracting State but who have their habitual residence in a Contracting State or who formerly had their habitual residence in Romania, if there is no reciprocity of treatment with the State of which the applicants for legal aid are nationals.

• RUOTSI

  Sitoutumispäivä: 15.01.1987 R
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.05.1988
  Varauma:

  1. Legal aid referred to in Article 13, second paragraph, will not be available in Sweden (Article 28, second paragraph b).
  
  2. Documents sent to the Central Authority may be drawn up in or translated to the Danish or Norwegian language (Article 24).
  
  3. The Ministry of Justice is designated as Central Authority according to Artcle 3 and as transmitting authority according to Articles 4 and 16 (Article 29).
  
  Ministry of Justice
  Division for Criminal Cases and International Judicial Co-operation
  Central Authority
  S-103 33 Stockholm
  Sweden
  
  Telephone: +46 8 405 45 00 (Secretariat)
  Fax: +46 8 405 46 76
  E-mail: birs@justice.ministry.se

• SERBIA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 12.07.1988 VS
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.10.1988

• SLOVAKIA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 11.03.2003 R
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.06.2003
  Varauma:

  With the following declarations:
  The Slovak Republic in accordance with Article 28, first paragraph, reserves the right to exclude the application of Article 1 in the case of persons who are not nationals of a Contracting State but who have their habitual residence in a Contracting State or in the case of persons who formerly had their habitual residence in the Slovak Republic, if there is no reciprocity of treatment between the Slovak Republic and the State of which the applicant for legal aid is a national.
  
  The Slovak Republic designates as a Central Authority under Article 3 of the Convention to receive applications for legal aid the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic (Ministerstvo spravodlivosti Slovenskej republiky, ¿upné námestie 13, 813 11, Bratislava)
  
  The Slovak Republic designates as the transmitting authority under Article 4 of the Convention for the purpose of forwarding applications for legal aid the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic.
  
  The Slovak Republic designates as transmitting authority under Article 16 of the Convention for the purpose of forwarding for rendering enforceable orders to which Article 15 of the Convention applies the following:
  a) the judicial Treasury by the Regional Court in Bratislava (Justicná pokladnica pri Krajskom súde v Bratislave) for applications in cases where the State is entitled to benefit from the other,
  b) in all other cases, the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic.

• SLOVENIA

  Sitoutumispäivä: 12.07.1988 VS
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.10.1988

• SVEITSI

  Sitoutumispäivä: 28.10.1994 R
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.01.1995
  Varauma:

  Ad articles 3 et 16
  
  1. Conformément a l´article 29, alinéa 1er, la Suisse désigne
  les autorités cantoles énumérées a l´annexe en tant
  qu´Autorités centrales au sens des articles 3 et 16 de la
  Convention. Les demandes émanant de l´étranger en matiere
  d´assistance judiciaire ou d´exequatur des condamnations
  aux frais et dépens peuvent également etre adressées
  au Département fédéral de justice et police a Berne, qui
  se chargera de les transmettre aux Autorités cenrales
  compétentes.
  Dans la mesure ou l´assistance judiciaire ou l´exequatur
  des condamnations aux frais et dépens concernent des
  procédures qui, en vertu des regles de compétence interne
  ou de la succession interne d´instances, doivent se
  dérouler devant les autorités fédérales, le Département
  fédéral de justice et police transmet les demandes y
  relatives aux autorités fédérales compétentes en la
  matiere. Si de telles demandes sont présentées a des
  Autorités centrales cantonales, celles-ci les transmettent
  d´office au Département fédéral de justice et police.
  
  Ad articles 4 et 16
  
  2. Conformément a l´article 29, alinéa 2, la Suisse déclare
  que les autorités désignées en vertu de l´article 3
  prennent également en charge les taches des autorités
  expéditrices au sens de l´article 4, alinéa 1er, et de
  l´article 16, alinéa 1er.
  
  Ad articles 5 et 9
  
  3. Conformément l´article 29, alinéa 2, la Suisse déclare,
  s´agissant des articles 5 et 9, que l´Autorité centrale
  réceptrice suisse accepte également les requetes qui lui
  sont transmises directement par la poste ou par une
  représentation diplomatique ou consulaire.
  
  Ad articles 7, alinéa 2, 24 et 25
  
  4. Conformément aux articles 28 et 29, la Suisse déclare,
  s´agissant des articles 7, 24 et 25, que la demande
  d´assistance judiciaire et ses annexes doivent etre
  rédigées dans la langue de l´autorité requise, c´est-a-dire
  en langue allemande, francaise ou italienne, ou
  accompagnées d´une traduction dans l´une de ces langues,
  en fonction de la région de Suisse dans laquelle la
  demande doit etre exécutée (cf. annexe). Les documents
  rédigés dans une autre langue que celle de l´autorité
  requise, ou accompagnés d´une traduction dans une autre
  langue, peuvent aussi etre refusés lorsqu´une traduction
  dans la langue de l´autorité requise n´est que difficilement
  réalisable dans l´Etat requérant.
  
  Ad articles 17, alinéa 1er, 24 et 25
  
  5. Conformément a l´article 29, la Suisse déclare que, s´agissant
  des articles 17, alinéa 1er, 24 et 25, la demande d´exequatur
  de la condamnation aux frais et dépens et ses annexes doivent
  etre rédigées dans la langue de l´autorité requise, c´est-a-dire
  en langue allemande, francaise ou italienne, ou accompagnées
  d´une traduction dans l´une de ces langues, en fonction de la
  région de Suisse dans laquelle la demande doit etres exécutées
  (cf. annexe).
  
  Autorités centrales cantonales:
  L´autorité centrale suisse compétente à raison du lieu à laquelle une requête peut adressée, peut être consultée en ligne à l´adresse suivante: http://www.elorge.admin.ch.
  
  Cantons Langue Adresses No de telephone/téléfax
  
  Aargau (AG) a Obergericht des 41628353850/41628353949
  kantons Aargau
  Obere Vorstadt 40,
  5000 Aargau
  
  Appenzell a Kantonsgericht 41713436399/41713436401
  Ausserrhoden (AR) Appenzell A.Rh.
  9043 Trogen
  
  Appenzell a Kantonsgericht 41717889551/41717889554
  Innerrhoden (AI) Appenzell I,Rh.
  9050 Appenzell
  
  Basel-Landschaft (BL) a Obergericht des 41619255111/41619256964
  Kantons Basel-
  Landschaft,
  4410 Liestal
  
  Basel-Stadt (BS) a Appellationsgericht 41612678181/41612676315
  Basel-Stadt,
  4051 Basel
  
  Bern (BE) a/f Justiz-, Gemeinde- 41316337676/41316337626
  und Kirchendirektion
  des Kantons Bern
  Münstergasse 2,
  3011 Bern
  
  Fribourg (FR) f/a Tribunal cantonal 41263053910/41263053919
  1700 Fribourg
  
  Genève (GE) f Parquet du Procureur 41223192797/41227814365
  général
  1211 Genève 3
  
  Glarus (GL) a Obergericht des 41556452525/41556452500
  Kantons Glarus
  8750 Glarus
  
  Graubünden (GR) a Justiz-, Polizei- und 41812572121/41812572166
  Sanitätsdepartement
  Graubünden
  7001 Chur
  
  Jura (JU) f Département de la 41324215111/41324215555
  Justice, Service
  juridique
  2800 Delémont
  
  Luzern (LU) a Obergericht des 41412286262/41412286264
  Kantons Luzern
  Hirschengraben 16
  6003 Luzern
  
  Neuchâtel (NE) f Département de la 41328894110/41328896064
  justice, de la santé
  et de la sécurité;
  service de la justice,
  Château,
  2001 Neuchâtel
  
  Nidwalden (NW) a Kantonsgericht 41416187950/41416187963
  Nidwalden
  6370 Stans
  
  Obwalden (OW) a Kantonsgericht 41416666222/41416608286
  Obwalden,
  Postfach 1260
  6061 Sarnen
  
  Schaffhausen (SH) a Obergericht des 41526327422/41526367836
  Kantons Schaffhausen,
  Postfach 568
  8201 Schaffhausen
  
  Schwyz (SZ) a Kantonsgericht Schwyz 41418191124/-
  6430 Schwyz
  
  Solothurn (SO) a Obergericht des 41326277311/41326272298
  Kantons Solothurn,
  4500 Solothurn
  
  St. Gallen (SG) a Kantonsgericht St. 41712293898/41712293787
  Gallen, Klosterhof 1,
  9001 St. Gallen
  
  Thurgau (TG) a Obergericht des 41527223121/41527223125
  Kantons Thurgau,
  8500 Frauenfeld
  
  Ticino (TI) i Tribunale di appello, 41918155111/41918155478
  6901 Lugano
  
  Uri (UR) a Landgericht Uri, 41418752244/41418752277
  Am Rathausplatz 2
  6460 Altdorf
  
  Valais (VS) f/a Tribunal cantonal, 41273229393/41273226351
  1950 Sion
  
  Vaud (VD) f Tribunal cantonal, 41213161511/41213161328
  1014 Lausanne
  
  Zug (ZG) a Obergericht des 41417283154/41417283144
  Kantons Zug,
  Rechtshilfe,
  6300 Zug
  
  Zürich (ZH) a Obergericht des 4112579191/4112611292
  Kantons Zürich,
  Rechtshilfe,
  8023 Zürich

• TSHEKKI

  Sitoutumispäivä: 03.04.2001 R
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.07.2001

• VALKO-VENÄJÄ

  Sitoutumispäivä: 18.12.1997 L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.03.1998

• VIRO

  Sitoutumispäivä: 02.02.1996 L
  Voimaantulopäivä: 01.05.1996
  Varauma:

  ...that pursuant to Article 16 of the Convention the Estonian Republic will not accept applications submitted directly.