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The apostille in Hawaii becomes multilingual

Apostille in Hawaii has become available in twelve languages besides English. This is reported by the official website of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Sylvia Luke.

Indonesia called on Malaysia to join the Apostille Convention

Indonesia’s Minister of Justice, Supatman Andi Agtas, has called on Malaysia to consider acceding to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents, also known as the Apostille Convention. This was reported by Indonesia’s news agency Antara

The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice officially confirmed the increase in fees for apostilization

The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice has officially confirmed the increase in the fee for certification of documents by apostille and justified this decision.

Andorra updates list of officials authorized to issue apostilles

The Andorran authorities have given the right to apostille documents to the General Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Director of International Legal Affairs and Human Resources. The corresponding changes are posted on the official portal of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.

Significant increase in apostille fees announced in Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities are raising the fee for apostille certification of documents by 12 times, Liga reports, citing Member of Parliament Ihor Fris.

Changes in the Technical Regulation TR CU 005/2011 On Safety of Packaging

Changes in the Technical Regulation TR CU 005/2011 On Safety of Packaging have come into force.

Packaging remains subject to EAC declaration. What is new is a clearer distinction between the types of packaging that are subject to declaration under schemes 3d, 4d, or 6d.
The obligation to declare used packaging has been abolished.