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Convention (No.5) extending the competence of authorities empowered to receive declarations acknowledging natural children
signed at Rome on 14 September 1961
This new Convention was drawn up as part of the work to revise Convention No. 16 of 8 September 1976. The drafting of an additional protocol was initially intended, but the extent of the changes to be made finally led the States to reject this solution and to prefer the drafting of a new Convention, which also has the advantage of a more structured updating process.
Status Chart
Contracting Parties Signature Ratification
(Instrument deposited on)
Entry into force
GERMANY 14.09.1961 24.06.1965 24.07.1965
BELGIUM 14.09.1961 17.08.1967 16.09.1967
FRANCE 14.09.1961 20.06.1962 29.07.1963
GREECE 14.09.1961 22.06.1979 22.07.1979
ITALY 14.09.1961 06.07.1981 05.08.1981
NETHERLANDS 14.09.1961 29.06.1963 29.07.1963
SWITZERLAND 14.09.1961 29.04.1964 29.05.1964
TURKEY 14.09.1961 21.06.1965 21.07.1965
+ PORTUGAL 14.09.1961 04.06.1984 04.07.1984
+ SPAIN 14.09.1961 06.07.1987 05.08.1987
+ accession