The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: The Convention on the abolition of legalization of documents of the European Community Member States in article 1. Convention on the abolition of legalization of documents of the Member States of the European Communities (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) with this law is accepted and approved. 2. article. In accordance with article 5 of the Convention, the main body of the Ministry of Justice. 3. article. In accordance with article 5 of the Convention, the Ministry of Justice accepts requests for information in English, French or Latvian. 4. article. With the law put the Convention in English and its translation into Latvian language. The entry into force of the law will be determined by a special law. 5. article. The Convention shall enter into force on its article 7 within the prescribed time and manner, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall inform the newspaper "journal". The Parliament adopted the law of 2002 on 19 September. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga 2002 9 October Convention Abolishing the Legalization of documents Between the Member States of the European Communities in the Member States of the European communities, Convinced of the desirability of ensuring the free movement of documents between their States, (menu Rngton Line4) for this purpose their adop a uniform rules concerning the abolition of all forms of legalization of documents , Have agreed as follows: article 1 1. This Convention shall apply to public documents which are drawn up in the territory of a contracting State and which have to be produced in the territory of another contracting State or shown to the diplomatic or consular agents of another contracting State even if those agents are acting in the territory of a State which is not a party to this Convention. 2. The following shall be deemed to be public documents: (a) the documents emanating from an authority) or an official connected with the courts or the tribunal of the State, including those emanating from a public prosecutor, a clerk of the Court or a process server (' huissier de Justice '); b) administrative documents; c) Notarial acts; (d) certificates which are) Official placed on documents signed by persons in their private capacity, such as official certificates recording the registration of a document or the fact that it was on a certain data in existenc, and official and notarial authentication of signatures. 3. This Convention shall also apply to documents drawn up in their official capacity by the diplomatic or consular agents of a contracting State acting in the territory of any State, where such documents have to be produced in the territory of another contracting State or shown to the diplomatic or consular agents of another contracting State acting in the territory of a State which is not a party to this Convention. Article 2 Each contracting State shall be the main documents to which this Convention relate all forms of legalization of the from or of equivalent or similar formality. Article 3 For the purpose of this Convention means only the formal legalization procedure for certifying the authenticity of a signature, the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted and, where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which it bears. Article 4 1. If the authorities of the State in whose territory the document is produced have serious doubt, with good reason, as to the authenticity of the signature, the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted or the identity of the seal or stamp, they may request information directly from the relevant central authority, designated in accordanc with article 5 of the State from which the Act or documents emanated. Requests for information may be made only in exceptional cases and shall set out the grounds on which they are based. 2. Whenever possible, the requests for information shall be accompanied by the original or a photocopy thereof by the document. Such a request and the reply shall not be made of theret subject to any tax, duty or charge. Article 5 3. Each contracting State shall, at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance or approval of this Convention, the central authority will designat for receiving and forwarding the requests for information referred to in article 4 It shall indicates the language (s) in which the authority will accept requests for information. Article 6 1 shall be. this Convention open for signature by the Member States. It shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. The instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Foreign Ministry of Belgium. 2. This Convention shall enter into force 90 days after the deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval by all the States which are members of the European communities at the date on which this Convention become open for signature. 3. Each State may, when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, or at any later date until the entry into force of this Convention, declare that the Convention will apply to it, in its relations with other States that have made the same declaration 90 days after the date of deposit. Article 7 1. This Convention shall be open for accession by any State which become a Member of the European communities. The instrument of accession shall be deposited with the Foreign Ministry of Belgium. 2. This Convention shall enter into force for any State acceding theret 90 days after the deposit of its instrument of accession. Article 8 1. Each Member State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention shall apply. 2. Each Member State may, when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval or at any later date, by declaration addressed to the Foreign Ministry of Belgium extend this Convention to any other territory specified in the declaration and for whose international relations it is responsible or on whose behalf it is authorized to give undertaking. 3. Any declaration made in pursuanc of paragraph 2 may, as regards any territory specified in the declaration, be withdrawn by a means of a declaration addressed to the Foreign Ministry of Belgium. The withdrawals shall have effect immediately or at such later date as may be specified in the declaration. Article 9 the Foreign Ministry of Belgium shall notify all the Member States of any signature, the deposit of an instrument, declaration or notification. Article 10 this Convention between the contracting States replace the provision of other treats, convention or agreements on the abolition of legalization of simplification or documents except when these treats, convention or agreements concern documents: (a)) which are not covered by this Convention; (b)) which have been drawn up in the territories to which this Convention does not apply. Done at Brussels, this twenty-fifth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and eighty-seven in all official languages of the European communities, each text being equally authentic, in a single original which shall be deposited in the archives of the Foreign Ministry of Belgium. The Foreign Ministry of Belgium shall transmit certified cop to the Government of each Member State.

The Convention on the abolition of legalization of documents of the European Community Member States

The European Community Member States, convinced that it is desirable to ensure the free circulation of documents between these countries, therefore, desiring to adopt uniform rules on any document legalization, have agreed on the following. 1. Article 1 this Convention shall apply to public documents issued in a Contracting State and who is in the territory of any other Contracting State or in the territory of any other Contracting displayed the country's diplomatic or consular representatives, even if these agents operate in the territory of a State which is not a Contracting Party to this Convention. 2. For public documents: a) documents issued by the institution or the officer, associated with the national courts, including documents issued by the Prosecutor, the Registrar or tiesizpildītāj; (b) administrative documents); c notarial acts); (d)), which is the official assurances on documents signed by persons as individuals, for example, official assurances about the registration of the document or the document that has existed in a specific date, as well as official and notarial signature. 3. this Convention shall also apply to documents within its competence of the Contracting State diplomatic or consular agents operating in the territory of a State, if such documents need to be submitted of any other Contracting State in the territory or to the presentation of any other Contracting State, the diplomatic or consular representatives, acting in the territory of a State which is not a Contracting Party to this Convention. Article 2 all documents covered by this Convention, the Contracting States shall be exempt from any legalization or other identical or similar formality. Article 3 of this Convention, legalisation means only the formal procedures for the attestation of the authenticity of the signature, the capacity, and, where appropriate, to document the existing seal or stamp to certify. Article 4 1. If the authorities of the country in which the document is filed, there is reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the signature, the capacity of the person signing the document or stamp or seal on a document, that is, they can directly request the information or document issuing country of the Act to the central authority designated in accordance with article 5. Requests for information can be submitted only in exceptional cases, and must indicate the grounds. 2. where possible, requests for information, the original of the document, or a photocopy thereof. In connection with such requests and the responses to them does not impose any taxes, duties or fees. 5. Article 3. Signing, ratifying this Convention, accepting or approving it, each Contracting State specifies the main authority responsible for the fact that article 4 of the said requests for information are received and passed on. It indicates the language (s) (s) that the Office will accept requests for information. 6. Article 1 this Convention shall be open for signature by the Member States. To be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. The instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. 2. this Convention shall enter into force ninety days after the date of deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval is deposited in all countries that are Member States of the European communities on the day when this Convention is open for signature. 3. Until the date on which the Convention enters into force, any State may, when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval or may then declare that 90 days after the deposit of such declaration, the Convention is applicable to this country's relations with other countries that are declared the same. 7. Article 1 this Convention shall be open for accession by any State that becomes a Member State of the European communities. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. 2. the States which accede to this Convention, it shall enter into force 90 days after the deposit of the instrument of accession. 8. Article 1 each Member State shall, by signing this Convention or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, you can specify the territory or territories to which the Convention applies. 2. each Member State shall, when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of, or after, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium addressed the Declaration may extend this Convention to any other territory specified in the Declaration and for whose international relations it is responsible or on whose behalf it is authorized to enter into commitments. 3. in accordance with part 2 of this article of the Declaration of revocation is submitted for each of the Declaration, by submitting a declaration to the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The cancellation shall take effect immediately or at some later date, which you can specify in the Declaration. Article 9 of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall inform the Member States of any subscription, deposit, declaration or statement. Article 10 of the Convention between the Member States, supersede any other treaties, conventions or agreements, rules of document legalisation simplification or removal, except where such treaty, Convention or agreement relating to: (a)) are not covered by this Convention; b) issued to the territories to which this Convention applies. Convention signed in Brussels, one thousand nine hundred and eighty-seventh year of the twenty-fifth of may in one original in all the official languages of the community, which shall be deposited in the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium; all texts are completely authentic. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, the Governments of the Member States shall forward certified copies.