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This article can also be found here. United States Central Authority Telephone (202) 736-7000 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday Party Countries and Effective Dates with U.S. AUSTRALIA - 1 July 1988 AUSTRIA - 1 October 1988 BAHAMAS - 1 January 1994 BELIZE - 1 November 1989 BOSNIA & HERZOGOVINA - 1 December 1991 BURKINO FASO - 1 November 1992 CANADA - 1 July 1988 CHILE - 1 July 1994 CHINA (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region only) - 1 September 1997 COLOMBIA - 1 June 1996 CROATIA - 1 December 1991 CZECH REPUBLIC - 1 March 1998 CYPRUS - 1 March 1995 DENMARK - 1 July 1991 ECUADOR - 1 April 1992 FINLAND - 1 August 1994 FRANCE - 1 July 1988 GERMANY - 1 December 1990 GREECE - 1 June 1993 HONDURAS - 1 June 1994 HUNGARY - 1 July 1988 ICELAND - 1 December 1996 IRELAND - 1 October 1991 ISRAEL - 1 December 1991 ITALY - 1 May 1995 LUXEMBOURG - 1 July 1988 FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA - 1 December 1991 MAURITIUS - 1 October 1993 MEXICO - 1 October 1991 MONACO - 1 June 1993 NETHERLANDS - 1 September 1990 NEW ZEALAND - 1 October 1991 NORWAY - 1 April 1989 PANAMA - 1 June 1994 POLAND - 1 November 1992 PORTUGAL - 1 July 1988 Macau - 1 March 1999 ROMANIA - 1 June 1993 SLOVENIA - 1 April 1995 SOUTH AFRICA - 1 November 1997 SPAIN - 1 July 1988 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS - 1 June 1995 SWEDEN - 1 June 1989 SWITZERLAND - 1 July 1988 UNITED KINGDOM - 1 July 1988 Bermuda - 1 March 1999 VENEZUELA - 1 January 1997 ZIMBABWE - 1 August 1995 NOTE: Convention does not apply to abductions occurring prior to the effective date. |