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List Two:

Convention of 5 October 1961, Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents

Convention du 5 octobre 1961 supprimant l'exigence de la légalisation des actes publics étrangers

This Convention (Hague Apostille Convention) facilitates the circulation of public documents executed in one State party to the Convention and to be produced in another State party to the Convention. It does so by replacing by often costly formalities of a full legalization process with the mere issuance of an Apostille (also called Apostille Certificate or Certificate).

The effect of an Apostille is to certify the authenticity of the signature, the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted, and where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which the document bears. The Apostille does not relate to the content of the underlying document itself (i.e., the apostillised document).

The Hague Apostille Convention only applies as between States parties. Apostilles may only be issued by a Competent Authority designated by the State from which the public document emanates.

The Hague Legalization Convention is in force in the following countries.

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