


4 of the Convention that adoptions of children habitually resident in its territory may only take place if the functions of the Central Authorities are performed in accordance with Article 22 para. Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Antarctic Territory Christmas Island Cocos Islands Coral Sea Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Norfolk Island Austria R true false The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with Article 22 para. Pursuant to Article 45, Australia declares that the Convention shall extend to all the territorial units of Australia.Īustralia further declares that, while Australia accepts the obligations imposed by the Convention in its application to refugee children and children who are internationally displaced as a result of disturbances occurring in their country of origin, Australia does not accept that it is bound by the recommendation in respect of refugee children made in October 1994 by the Special Commission on Implementation of the Hague Convention of on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption. Pursuant to Article 25 of the Convention, Australia declares that it will not be bound to recognise adoptions made in accordance with an agreement concluded in accordance with Article 39, paragraph 2. Australia R true false Pursuant to Article 22.4 of the Convention, Australia declares that children habitually resident in all territorial units of Australia may be adopted only by persons resident in the countries where the functions of the Central Authority are performed by public authorities or bodies accredited pursuant to Chapter III of the Convention.

Pursuant to Article 25 of the Convention, the Republic of Armenia declares that it will not be bound under this Convention to recognize adoptions made in accordance with an agreement concluded by application of Article 39, paragraph 2. Armenia T true false Pursuant to Article 22, paragraph 4 of the Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption, the Republic of Armenia declares that adoptions of children habitually resident in its territory may only take place if the functions of the Central Authorities are performed in accordance with Article 22, paragraph 1 of the Convention. In accordance with Article 34 of the Convention, the Principality of Andorra declares that any documents addressed for transmission to the Principality of Andorra for the purposes of the Convention which are not in Catalan, Spanish, French or English should be accompanied by an official translation in one of the said languages. Netherlands (in Europe) Netherlands (Bonaire) Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) Netherlands (Saba) Aruba Curaçao Sint Maarten Albania R false false Andorra T true false In accordance with Article 22.4, the Principality of Andorra declares that children habitually resident in the Principality may be adopted only by persons resident in States where the functions of the Central Authority are performed by public authorities or organisations accredited pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph 1 of the Convention.
