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Pakistan joins the Apostille Convention
Development summary
HCCH on 2022-07-08 published the international instrument “Pakistan joins the Apostille Convention”.
Its original title is “Pakistan accedes to the Apostille Convention”. The international instrument is published under the identifier Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). The international instrument concerns Pakistan. The international instrument was published by HCCH.
Open original publication Pakistan accedes to the Apostille Convention
Research note
Why does it matter?
The accession places Pakistan within the Apostille Convention framework for the cross-border use of foreign public documents. Its concrete effective date for Pakistan is 9 March 2023.
Concepts
Record details
- Type
- Treaty accession
- Responsible person / body
- HCCH
- Date
- 08 July 2022
- Document ID
- Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention)
- Content language
- English
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