6. New Hague convention on international child support starts 5 november 2007 (2)

APPROX. 100 STATES WILL GATHER IN THE HAGUE TO CONCLUDE A NEW CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT

Hague convention press release - for immediate release - The Hague, 1 November 2007

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WHAT
Diplomatic Session & Signing of the Final Act (text and Protocol) of the new Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and other Forms of Family Maintenance

MEDIA ADVISORY
“A new Convention…designed to respond to the needs of children and other dependents by providing international procedures which are simple, swift, cost-effective, accessible, and fair.”


YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE NEW CHILD SUPPORT CONVENTION ON 5 NOVEMBER 2007

DETAILED PROGRAMME
11:00am: Opening by the Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxime Verhagen in the presence of the Netherlands Minister of Justice, Ernst Hirsch Ballin

Speech by the Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxime Verhagen

11:15am: Remarks given by the President of the Diplomatic Session, Teun Struycken

11:30am: Remarks by the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, Hans van Loon

11:40am: Remarks by the Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, William Duncan

12:00pm: Opening Ceremony concludes


A reception will follow the Opening Ceremony. Please note the Diplomatic Session will then continue in closed session until 23 November, 2007.

The Diplomatic Session will conclude on Friday, 23 November 2007 at 11:00 a.m. with a Closing Ceremony and signing of the Final Act in the Academy Building of the Peace Palace in the presence of the Diplomatic Representatives of the Member States.

A Press Conference will follow the Closing Ceremony.

WHEN PRESS PRESENT
Opening Ceremony: 5 November, 2007, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Closing Ceremony: 23 November 2007, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Press Conference: immediately following the Closing Ceremony

WHERE
Academy Building of the Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2 (The Hague)

CONTACT
Frederike Stikkelbroeck, Attaché to the Secretary General
Permanent Bureau, Hague Conference on Private International Law
6, Scheveningseweg, 2517 KT The Hague, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (70) 363 33 03 or +31 (70) 302 99 68 (direct); Fax: +31 (70) 360 48 67
E-mail: secretariat@hcch.net ; website

MEDIA FACILITIES
Press kits will be available for the Opening Ceremony and for the Closing Ceremony (Signing). A Press Room will open at 10am on these dates. Please note that there are a limited number of workspaces available. Complimentary WIFI access, electric outlets, etc. can be provided. Photographs of the Diplomatic Session are available upon request.

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(*) The Hague Conference is the world organisation for cross-border co-operation in civil and commercial matters. It has 67 Members located on every continent. Furthermore, more than 125 States are Parties to one or more Hague Conventions.

In essence, the purpose of the Organisation is to build bridges between various legal systems, while respecting their diversity. In doing so it reinforces the legal security of private persons – an essential role in an age of globalisation in which rules and guidelines are needed.

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