1. Conventions in force in Italy
A. Multilateral conventions
Convention for the Settlement of Certain Conflicts of Laws in connection with Cheques (Geneva, 19 March 1931)
Convention providing a Uniform Law for Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes (Geneva, 7 June 1930)
Protocol relating to the International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS) (Bern, 25 September 1950)*
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (Geneva, 28 July 1951)
Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (The Hague, 31 October 1951)
Additional Protocol to the Protocol of 25 September 1950 relating to the International Commission on Civil Status (Luxembourg, 25 September 1952)*
Convention on civil procedure (The Hague, 1 March 1954)
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (New York, 28 September 1954)
Convention on the law applicable to international sales of goods (The Hague, 15 June 1955)
European Convention on Establishment (Paris, 13 December 1955) [see in particular: articles 7-9; art. 25; art. 26, par. 1; art. 27; articles 29-30]
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (Geneva, 19 May 1956)
Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance (New York, 20 June 1956) [see in particular: articles 1-10; art. 12; art. 17]
Convention concerning the issue of certain extracts from civil status records to be sent abroad (Paris, 27 September 1956)*
Convention on the law applicable to maintenance obligations towards children (The Hague, 24 October 1956)
Convention for the free issue and exemption from legalization of civil status documents (Luxembourg, 26 September 1957)*
Convention concerning the recognition and enforcement of decisions relating to maintenance obligations towards children (The Hague, 15 April 1958)
Convention on the international exchange of information concerning civil status (Istanbul, 4 September 1958)
Convention concerning changes of surnames and given names (Istanbul, 4 September 1958)*
Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy (Paris, 29 July 1960)
Convention on Diplomatic Relations (Vienna, 18 April 1961) [see in particular: art. 22; art. 24; art. 27, paras. 2-6; articles 29-32; articles 37-39; art. 40, para. 1; art. 47]
Convention extending the competence of authorities empowered to receive declarations acknowledging natural children (Rome, 14 September 1961)*
Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (The Hague, 5 October 1961)
Convention concerning the powers of authorities and the law applicable in respect of the protection of infants (The Hague, 5 October 1961)
Convention on Consular Relations (Vienna, 24 April 1963) [see in particular: art. 31; art. 33; art. 35, paras. 2-6; art. 41, paras. 1-2; articles 43-45; art. 53; art. 54, para. 1; art. 58, paras. 2-3; art. 61; articles 70-73]
Convention on the exchange of information concerning acquisition of nationality (Paris, 10 September 1964)
Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (The Hague, 15 November 1965)
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (New York, 31 January 1967)
European Convention on the Adoption of Children (Strasbourg, 24 April 1967)
European Convention on Information on Foreign Law (London, 7 June 1968)
Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (Brussels, 27 September 1968)
Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (The Hague, 18 March 1970)
Convention on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations (The Hague, 1 June 1970)
Convention on legitimation by marriage (Rome, 10 September 1970)*
Convention on the recording of surnames and forenames in civil status registers (Berne, 13 September 1973)*
Convention on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (The Hague, 2 October 1973)
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations (The Hague, 2 October 1973)
Convention introducing an international family record book (Paris, 12 September 1974)*
Convention on the issue of multilingual extracts from civil status records (Vienna, 8 September 1976)*
Convention on the Exemption of Certain Documents from Legalization (Athens, 15 September 1977)*
Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Information on Foreign Law (Strasbourg, 15 March 1978)
Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome, 19 June 1980)
Convention on the issue of a certificate of legal capacity to marry (Munich, 5 September 1980)*
Convention on the law applicable to surnames and forenames (Munich, 5 September 1980)*
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (The Hague, 25 October 1980)
Convention on the issue of a certificate of differing surnames (The Hague, 8 September 1982)*
Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition (The Hague, 1 July 1985)
Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (Lugano, 16 September 1988)
Additional Protocol to the Convention on the International Exchange of Information concerning Civil Status (Patras, 6 September 1989)*
Convention on the recognition and updating of civil status books (Madrid, 5 September 1990)*
Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (The Hague, 29 May 1993)
Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (The Hague, 19 October 1996)
B. Bilateral conventions
Establishment and Consular Convention between Switzerland and Italy (Berne, 22 July 1868)**
Convention concerning judicial protection and mutual assistance of judicial authorities in civil and criminal matters and the enforcement of judgements (Rome, 10 August 1926)**
Consular Convention between Italy and Turkey (Rome, 9 September 1929)**
Convention on the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters between Italy and France (Rome, 3 June 1930)**
British-Italian Convention for Mutual Assistance in Civil and Commercial Matters (London, 17 December 1930)**
Convention with attached Declaration between the Holy See and Italy on the notification of documents in civil and commercial matters (Rome, 6 September 1932)**
Italian-Swiss Convention relating to the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (Rome, 3 January 1933)**
Convention of Friendship and Good Neighbourliness between Italy and the Republic of San Marino (Roma, 31 March 1939)**
Convention between Italy and France concerning mutual judicial assistance and the issuance of civil status documents (Rome, 12 January 1955)**
Convention between Italy and Yugoslavia on mutual judicial assistance in civil and administrative matters (Rome, 3 December 1960)**
Convention between Italy and Tunisia relating to judicial assistance in civil, commercial and criminal matters, the recognition and enforcement of judgments and arbitration decisions and extradition (Rome, 15 November 1967)**
Convention between Italy and Lebanon on mutual legal assistance in civil, commercial and criminal matters, the enforcement of judgments and arbitration decisions and extradition (Beirut, 10 July 1970)**
Convention between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Italian Republic on the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters and Protocol amendment (Rome, respectively 7 February, 1964 and 14 July, 1970)**
Convention on mutual legal assistance, enforcement of judgements and extradition between Italy and Morocco (Rome, 12 February 1971)**
Convention between the Italian Republic and the Republic of Austria for the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters, court settlements and notarial deeds (Rome, 16 November 1971)**
Convention between the Italian Republic and the Socialist Republic of Romania concerning judicial assistance in civil and criminal matters (Bucharest, 11 November 1972)**
Convention between Italy and Spain concerning judicial assistance, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (Madrid, 22 May 1973)**
Convention between the Italian Republic and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the notifications of documents, international letters rogatory, judicial cooperation and legal studies in civil, commercial matters and status of persons (Rome, 2 April 1974)**
Italian-Austrian Convention additional to the Hague Convention on Civil Procedure of March 1, 1954 (Vienna, 30 June 1975)**
Convention on Mutual Assistance in Civil Matters between the Italian Republic and the Hungarian People’s Republic (Budapest, 26 May 1977)**
Convention between the Italian Republic and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil, commercial matters and status of persons (Cairo, 3 December 1977)**
Concordat between Italy and the Holy See (Rome, 18 February 1984) [see in particular: art. 8, para. 2]**
Convention between the Italian Republic and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic on Mutual Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters (Prague, 6 December 1985)**
Convention between the Italian Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on judicial assistance in civil matters (Rome, 25 January 1979)**
Additional Agreement to the Convention between Italy and Austria on the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters, court settlements and notarial deeds of November 16, 1971 (Rome, 7 April 1987)**
Convention relating to judicial assistance and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil matters between the Italian Republic and the Argentine Republic (Rome, 9 December 1987)**
Convention between Poland and Italy on Judicial Assistance and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil Matters (Warsaw, 28 April 1989)**
Treaty relating to judicial assistance and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil matters between the Italian Republic and the Federative Republic of Brazil (Rome, 17 October 1989)**
Agreement between the Italian Republic and the People’s Republic of Bulgaria on judicial assistance and on the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil matters (Rome, 18 May 1990)**
Treaty between the Italian Republic and the People’s Republic of China on Mutual Assistance in Civil Matters, with annexes (Beijing, 20 May 1991)**
Agreement on judicial cooperation, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil matters between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the State of Kuwait (Kuwait, 11 December 2002)**
Convention on civil and commercial judicial assistance between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Algerian Democratic and People’s Republic (Algiers, 22 July 2003)**
Agreement between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on judicial assistance and on the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil matters (Rome, 7 December 2006)**
2. Conventions in force in the European Union
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air (Montreal, 28 May 1999)
Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town, 16 November 2001)
Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Aircraft Equipment (Cape Town, 16 November 2001)
Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (The Hague, 30 June 2005)
Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Railway Rolling Stock (Luxembourg, 23 February 2007)
Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (Lugano, 30 October 2007)
Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (The Hague, 23 November 2007)
Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (The Hague, 23 November 2007)
Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (10 December 2008)
Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Space Assets (Berlin, 9 March 2012)
Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (2015)