B-46: ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON LETTERS ROGATORY
ADOPTED AT: MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
DATE: 05/08/79
CONF/ASSEM/MEETING: SECOND INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE
INTERNATIONAL LAW
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 06/14/80 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 9 OF THE PROTOCOL
DEPOSITORY: GENERAL SECRETARIAT, OAS (ORIGINAL INSTRUMENT AND RATIFICATIONS)
TEXT: OAS, TREATY SERIES, NO. 56
UN REGISTRATION: 03/20/89 No. 24386 Vol.
OBSERVATIONS: The Protocol shall remain open for signature and subject to ratification or accession by those Member States of the OAS that have signed, ratified, or acceded to the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory, signed in Panama on January 30, 1975.
GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE TREATY: B-46
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SIGNATORY COUNTRIES SIGNATURE REF RA/AC/AD REF DEPOSIT INST INFORMA REF
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Argentina ........... 05/19/86 06/15/87 07/17/87 RA / / ll
Bolivia ............. 08/02/83 08/14/15 08/31/15 RA / /
Brazil .............. 05/08/79 08/31/95 11/27/95 RA / / j
Chile ............... / / 11/20/89 D 01/11/90 AD 11/20/89 e
Colombia ............ 05/08/79 02/17/95 04/28/95 RA 04/15/99
Costa Rica .......... 05/08/79 / / / / / /
Dominican Republic .. 05/08/79 / / / / / /
Ecuador ............. 05/08/79 g 04/27/82 05/18/82 RA 04/23/84 a
El Salvador ......... 08/11/80 09/11/00 01/24/02 RA / /
Guatemala ........... 05/08/79 01/06/88 02/26/88 RA / /
Haiti ............... 05/08/79 / / / / / /
Honduras ............ 05/08/79 / / / / / /
Mexico .............. 08/03/82 1 01/21/83 03/09/83 RA 03/09/83 b
Panama .............. 05/08/79 06/27/91 08/28/91 RA 10/04/91 f
Paraguay ............ 05/08/79 07/05/85 08/16/85 RA / / k
Peru ................ 05/08/79 04/09/80 05/15/80 RA / / l
United States ....... 04/15/80 11/10/86 DR 07/28/88 RA 07/28/88 d
Uruguay ............. 05/08/79 D 2 02/12/80 D 05/15/80 RA 08/30/85 c
Venezuela ........... 05/08/79 08/27/91 10/16/91 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-46: ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON LETTERS ROGATORY
On August 5 , 2021, Mexico informed the depository on the designation of the
Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores – Dirección General de Asuntos Jurídicos as the central authority
for the following Conventions: the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory,
the Additional Protocol to the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory,
the Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law,
the Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
and the Additional Protocol to the Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad .
(Declaration made at the time of signature)
The scope of public order:
Uruguay wishes to state that it expressly ratifies the line of thought enunciated in Panama at CIDIP-I,
reaffirming its genuine Pan American spirit and its clear and positive decision to contribute
with its ideas and endorsement to the successful development of the legal community.
This line of thinking and conduct has been evidenced in uncountable form by the unreserved ratification
by Uruguay of all the Conventions of Panama, approved by law number 14,534 in 1976.
In line with the foregoing, Uruguay gives its affirmative vote to the formula regarding public order.
Nevertheless, Uruguay wishes to state expressly and clearly that, in accordance with the position
it maintained in Panama, its interpretation of the aforementioned exception refers
to international public order as an individual juridical institution, not necessarily identifiable with the
internal public order of each state.
Therefore, in the opinion of Uruguay, the approved formula conveys an exceptional authorization
to the various States Parties to declare in a nondiscretionary and well-founded manner that the
precepts of foreign law are inapplicable whenever these concretely and in a serious and open manner
offend the standards and principles essential to the international public order on which each individual
state bases its legal individuality.
On September 27, 2021, Uruguay informed the depository on the designation
of the Autoridad Central de Cooperación Jurídica Internacional as the central authority.
(Provided information in accordance with Article 2)
Appointed the Asesoría Técnico-Jurídica of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Ecuador as the Central Authority competent to
carry out the functions entrusted to it in the Protocol. ( April
23rd, 1984)
b. Mexico:
(Provided information in accordance with Article 2)
Appointed by the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico as the
Central Authority competent to receive and distribute letters
rogatory as provided for in the Protocol.
c. Uruguay:
(Declaration made at the time of ratification)
With the declaration made at the time of signature.
(Provided information in accordance with Articles 2, 6 and 7)
Appointed the Ministry of Education and Culture the "Central
Authority for International Legal Cooperation" as the central
authority competent to carry out the functions entrusted to it in
the Protocol. ( August 30th, 1985 )
Moreover, the Government of Uruguay informed that, "For the
purposes indicated in Articles six and seven of the above-cited
Protocol, I wish to state that the single fixed amount of the cost
of the services necessary for execution of the letter rogatory will
be twenty readjustable units or its equivalent in currency. Also
the schedule of the services that must be paid directly by the
interested party will be limited to the possibility of resorting to
the need for the services of appraisers, experts and other
assistants in the case affected."
d. United States:
(Declaration made at the time of accession)
In accordance with Article 6, the single fixed amount of the
cost referred to in this provision shall be of twenty-five U.S. dollars.
(Provided information in accordance with Article 2 of the Protocol)
On October 4, 1991, Panama designated the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs as the Central Authority competent pursuant to the functions
of article 2 of the Protocol .
On July 21, 2022, the Permanent Mission of Panama to the OAS,
informed the depositary of the designation of the Órgano Judicial de
la República de Panamá as the central authority for the purpose of the following instruments:
the Inter-American Convention Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory,
the Additional Protocol to the Inter-American Convention Inter-American Convention
on Letters Rogatory and the Inter-American Convention on the taking of evidence abroad.
On November 2, 2022, the Permanent Mission of Panama to the OAS,
informed the depositary of the designation of the Órgano Judicial de la República de Panamá
as the central authority for the purpose of the following instruments:
the Inter-American Convention Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory,
the Additional Protocol to the Inter-American Convention Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory
and the Inter-American Convention on the taking of evidence abroad.
g. Ecuador
The Government of Ecuador has designated the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Technical and Legal Advisory Office, General Directorate of
Legal Affairs as the central authority to receive and distribute
letters rogatory, for the purposes set forth in the Protocol.
The Government of Colombia has designated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Carrera 6 No.9-46 Santa Fe de Bogota, D.C. Colombia tel. 57-1-2 832800
fax 57-1-2 866055, 2 861813 as the Central Autority competent pursuant
to the functions of article 2 of the Protocol (April 28, 1999).
Appointed the Supreme Court of Justice as the Central Authority on
January 24, 2002.
Declaration made at the time of ratification:
"According to domestic law, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution
of the Republic, no charge shall be made for the execution of letters
requisitorial or rogatory in this country (January 24, 2002)."
Designation of Central Authority (January 26, 2007)
On January 26, 2007, Brazil appointed the Ministério da Justiça
as the central authority for the Additional Protocol to the Inter-American
Convention on Letters Rogatory:
Esplanada dos Ministérios,
bl. T, 4 andar, sl. 424,
70000-900, Brasilia, DF,
+ 55 (61) 3429-8900
On April 18, 2011, Brazil informed on the designation of the "Ministerio de Justicia"
as the Central Authority of the Additional Protocol to the Inter-American Convention
as the Central Authority of the Additional Protocol to the Inter-American Convention
Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory, the Additional Protocol to the
Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory, the Inter-American
Convention on Proof of and Information of Foreign Law, the Inter-American
Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad, and the Inter-American
Convention on Execution of Preventive Measures.
