Signatories
and Ratifications
B-38: INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON THE LEGAL REGIME OF POWERS
OF ATTORNEY TO BE USED ABROAD
ADOPTED AT: PANAMA, PANAMA
DATE: 01/30/75
CONF/ASSEM/MEETING: INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE
INTERNATIONAL LAW
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 01/16/76 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 16 OF THE CONVENTION
DEPOSITORY: GENERAL SECRETARIAT, OAS (ORIGINAL INSTRUMENT AND RATIFICATIONS)
TEXT: OAS, TREATY SERIES, NO. 45
UN REGISTRATION: 03/20/89 No. 24385 Vol.
OBSERVATIONS: This convention shall remain open for signature by the Member States of the OAS and for accession by any other state.
GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE TREATY: B-38
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SIGNATORY COUNTRIES SIGNATURE REF RA/AC/AD REF DEPOSIT INST INFORMA REF
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Argentina ........... 09/22/82 10/28/82 D a 12/07/82 RA / /
Bolivia ............. 08/02/83 04/20/88 01/17/89 RA / /
Brazil .............. 01/30/75 03/17/94 05/03/94 RA / /
Chile ............... 01/30/75 07/09/76 08/13/76 RA / /
Colombia ............ 01/30/75 / / / / / /
Costa Rica .......... 01/30/75 01/02/78 01/20/78 RA / /
Dominican Republic .. 11/17/76 10/06/77 10/06/77 RA / /
Ecuador ............. 01/30/75 06/24/75 08/06/75 RA / /
El Salvador ......... 01/30/75 06/27/80 08/11/80 RA / /
Guatemala ........... 01/30/75 11/16/79 01/10/80 RA / /
Honduras ............ 01/30/75 01/08/79 03/22/79 RA / /
Mexico .............. 12/02/86 1 02/11/87 D b 06/12/87 RA / /
Nicaragua ........... 01/30/75 / / / / / /
Panama .............. 01/30/75 11/11/75 12/17/75 RA / /
Paraguay ............ 08/26/75 1 12/02/76 12/15/76 RA / /
Peru ................ 01/30/75 07/05/77 08/25/77 RA / /
Uruguay ............. 01/30/75 03/29/77 04/25/77 RA / /
Venezuela ........... 01/30/75 11/06/85 12/18/85 RA / /
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REF = REFERENCE INST = TYPE OF INSTRUMENT
D = DECLARATION RA = RATIFICATION
R = RESERVATION AC = ACCEPTANCE
INFORMA = INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE TREATY AD = ACCESSION
*DECLARATIONS/RESERVATIONS/DENUNCIATIONS/WITHDRAWALS
B-38: INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON THE LEGAL REGIME OF POWERS
OF ATTORNEY TO BE USED ABROAD
1. Mexico, Paraguay:
Signed ad referendum.
a. Argentina:
(Interpretative declarations made at the time of ratification)
It is the interpretation of the Republic of Argentina that the intrinsic validity
of the power of attorney shall also be governed by the law of the State in which it is to be used.
With respect to Article 6, it is the interpretation of the Republic
of Argentina that the expression "the official responsible for legalizing them" refers
to the official in whose office the document is made or who validates it.
b. Mexico:
(Declaration made at the time of ratification)
Article 5
The United Mexican States interprets Article 5 of this Inter-American Convention
to mean that the mandate has been extended with the full scope provided
for by Article 4 of the Protocol, mentioned in Article 10 of the Inter-American
Convention on the Legal Regime of Powers of Attorney to be Used Abroad. |
