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legalisation of certain records and
documents, 17
European Convention of 7 June 1968
on the Abolition of Legalisation of
Documents executed by Diplomatic
Agents or Consular Officers, 17, 130
International Convention on the
Simplification and Harmonization of
Customs Procedures, 138
Protocol of Las Leñas of 27 June 1992
on Judicial Cooperation and
Assistance in Civil, Commercial,
Labour and Administrative Matters, 17
Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 of the
European Parliament and of the
Council of 6 July 2016 on promoting
the free movement of citizens by
simplifying the requirements for
presenting certain public documents
in the European Union and amending
Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012, 17
Vienna Convention of 18 April 1961 on
Diplomatic Relations, 163
Vienna Convention of 24 April 1963 on
Consular Relations, 129
Vienna Convention of 23 August 1978
on Succession of States in respect of
Treaties, 100
See also extradition
See also HCCH Conventions
International organisation documents,
168 et seq.
L
Language of an Apostille, 223 et seq.,
239, 304
See also translation
Legalisation process, 9 et seq., 16, 86 et
seq., 93 et seq.
Legalised public documents, 265
M
Medical documents, 171
Model certificate, 221 et seq.
Multiple documents / signatures, 172,
244, 255
See also bundled documents
N
Numbered standard informational items,
226, 238, 275, 290
O
Objection, 66, 78 et seq.
Offensive documents, 174-175
Old Apostilles, 305 et seq.
P
Passports, 178-179
Patents, 180-181
Permanent Bureau, 29 et seq.
Private documents, 105, 118 et seq., 182 et
seq.
Probative value, see admissibility
R
Refusal to issue, 209, 257 et seq.
Rejection, 106, 283 et seq.
Invalid grounds for rejection, 294 et
seq.
Requesting an Apostille, 45 et seq., 189 et
seq.
Religious documents, 111, 113, 185
S
Scanned documents, 146 et seq., 155, 217
Special Commission, 34 et seq.
Successor States, 98 et seq.
T
Time limits, 26, 28, 92, 278, 335
Expired documents, 157