List of states with which Romania has concluded bilateral treaties or conventions of legal assistance in civil matters providing for the exemption from Consular legalization or Apostille.

Romania has concluded with China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Cuba, Republic of Moldova and People’s Republic of Mongolia treaties/agreements providing exemption from legalization or any other additional formality. These countries are not party to the Convention No 12 abolishing the requirements of Consular legalization or Apostille for foreign public documents, done at The Hague on 5 October 1961, with the exception of Moldova.

Also, Romania has concluded conventions/treaties providing for the exemption from Consular legalization or from any other formality with Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, the French Republic, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Republic of Hungary. Although these countries are party to the Hague Convention, according to art. 3, paragraph 2 of this multilateral convention, affixing an Apostille is not necessary, because when there is an agreement of such manner between two contracting States, the documents of one party are valid on the territory of the another party without fulfilling any additional formalities (nor Consular legalization neither Apostille).

NOTE:

Regarding China, in practice, this country requests Consular legalization of foreign documents, although there is a bilateral treaty providing exemption from any other formality.

LIST OF STATES WITH WHICH ROMANIA HAS SIGNED CONVENTIONS /TREATIES of legal assistance providing for the exemption from Consular legalization or Apostille – MAY 2007

1. Albania - Treaty between the People's Republic of Romania and the People's Republic of Albania on legal assistance in civil, family and criminal cases, ratified by Decree No. 463/1960, published in the Official Bulletin No. 4 / 18.01.1961 - art. 3 (Apostille not required);

2. Austria – Convention between Romania and the Republic of Austria on legal assistance in the field of civil and family law and on the validity and transmission of documents, and the Protocol attached to the Convention, signed at Vienna on 17 November 1965, ratified by the Decree No. 1179/1968, published in the Official Bulletin No 4/09.01.1961 - art. 26 (Apostille is not required);

3. Belgium – Convention between the Socialist Republic of Romania and the Kingdom of Belgium on legal assistance in civil and commercial matters, ratified by Decree No. 368/1976, published in the Official Bulletin No.93 / 11.04.1976 - art. 14 and 8 point 2 (in practice, Apostille is required);

4. Bosnia and Herzegovina (by declaration of succession) – Treaty between the People's Republic of Romania and the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia on legal assistance, ratified by the Decree No. 24/1961, published in the Official Bulletin No 6/02.06.1961 - art. 47 (Apostille is not required);

5. Bulgaria - Treaty between the Romanian People's Republic and the People's Republic of Bulgaria on legal assistance in cases of civil, family and criminal law, ratified by Decree No. 109/1959, published in the Official Bulletin No. 11 / 31.03.1960 - art. 13 (in practice Apostille is required)

6. Czech Republic – Treaty between Romania and the Czech Republic on legal assistance in civil matters, signed at Bucharest on 11 July 1994, ratified by Law No. 44/1995, published in Official Gazette No 106/31.05.1995 - art. 23 (Apostille is not required)

7. China – Treaty of legal assistance in civil and criminal matters between Romania and China signed in Beijing on 16 January 1991, ratified by Law No 12/1992, published in the Official Gazette No. 32/03.03.1992 - art. 34 (in practice Apostille is required)

8. North Korea – Agreement between the Socialist Republic of Romania and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on legal assistance in civil, family and criminal matters, ratified by Decree No 305/1972, published in the Official Bulletin No 87 / 07.08.1972 - art. 10 (Consular legalization is not required)

9. Croatia (by declaration of succession) – Treaty between the People's Republic of Romania and the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia on legal assistance, ratified by Decree No 24/1961, published in the Official Bulletin N0 6/ 06.02.1961 - art. 47 (Apostille is not required)

10. Cuba – the Convention between the Socialist Republic of Romania and the Republic of Cuba on legal assistance in civil, family and criminal matters, ratified by Decree No 67/1981, published in the Official Bulletin No 19 / 27.03.1981 - art. 5 (Consular legalization not required)

11. France – Convention between the Socialist Republic of Romania and the French Republic on legal assistance in Civil and Commercial matters, ratified by Decree No 77/1975, published in the Official Bulletin No 79 / 22.07.1975 - art. 10 (Apostille is not required);

12. Macedonia – Convention between Romania and the Republic of Macedonia on legal assistance in civil matters, signed at Bucharest on 12 November 2003, ratified by Law No 356/2004, published in the Official Gazette No839/13.09.2004 - art. 21 (Apostille is not required);

13. Moldova – Treaty between Romania and Moldova on legal assistance in civil and criminal matters, ratified by Law No 177/1997, published in Official Gazette No 310 / 13.11.1997 - art. 22 (Apostille is not required);

14. Mongolia – Treaty between People's Republic of Romania and People's Republic of Mongolia on legal assistance in civil, family and criminal matters, ratified by Decree No 415/1973, published in Official Bulletin No 116 / 31.07.1973 - art. 18 (Apostille is not required);

15. Poland – Treaty between Romania and the Republic of Poland on legal assistance and legal relations in civil cases, signed at Bucharest on 15 May 1999, ratified by Government Ordinance No 65/1999, published in the Official Gazette No 414 /30.08.1999, approved by Law No 33/2000, published in the Official Gazette No 158 /04.17.2000 - art. 13 (Apostille is not required);

16. Russia (by declaration of succession) – Treaty between the People's Republic of Romania and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on legal assistance in civil, family and criminal matters, ratified by Decree No 334/1958, published in the Official Bulletin No 30 / 04.08.1958 - art. 12 (Apostille is not required);

17. Serbia (by declaration of succession) – Treaty between the People's Republic of Romania and the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia on legal assistance, ratified by Decree No 24/1961, published in the Official Bulletin No 6 / 06.02.1961 - art. 47 (Apostille is not required);

18. Slovakia (by declaration of succession) - Law No 30/2000 on the Protocol between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Slovak Republic on the validity of treaties, agreements, conventions and other agreements concluded between Romania and Czechoslovakia (Apostille is not required);

19. Slovenia (by declaration of succession) – Treaty between the People's Republic of Romania and the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia on legal assistance, ratified by Decree No 24/1961, published in the Official Bulletin No 6 / 06.02.1961 - art. 47 (Apostille is not required);

20. Spain – Convention between Romania and Spain – complementary to the Convention on civil procedure, done at The Hague on 01 March 1954, signed in Bucharest on 17 November 1997, ratified by Law No 235/1998, published in the Official Gazette No 480 /14.12.1998 - art. 8 (in practice Apostille is required);

21. Hungary – Treaty between the People's Republic of Romania and People's Republic of Hungary on legal assistance in civil, family and criminal matters ratified by Decree No 505/1958, published in Official Bulletin No 2 /17.01.1959 - art. 13 (Apostille is not required);

22. Ukraine – Treaty between Romania and Ukraine on legal assistance and legal relations in civil matters, signed at Bucharest on 30 January 2002, ratified by Law No 3/2005 (published in Official Gazette No 183 of 3 March 2005), which entered into force on 30 October 2006 according to the Order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs No 1936 of 29 November 2006 on the entry into force of certain international treaties (Apostille is not required);

23. Montenegro (by declaration of succession) – Treaty between Romanian Socialist Republic and the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia on legal assistance ratified by Decree No 24/1961, published in the Official Bulletin No 6/1961 (Apostille is not required).