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class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-9" id="maincontent">  <h2>33: Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption</h2> <p>Entry into force: 1-V-1995</p> <hr> <p class="pull-right"><a href="/en/instruments/conventions/authorities1/print1/?cid=69" class="btn btn-default"><i class="far fa-print"></i> Print contact details of all authorities</a></p> <div id="authlist"> <p><input class="search form-control input-sm" placeholder="Search" style="width: 30%;"></p> <ul class="list"> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=47" class="auth">Albania - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1020" class="auth">Albania - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=737" class="auth">Andorra - accredited bodies (Arts 10, 11 and 12) </a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=157" class="auth">Andorra - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=158" class="auth">Andorra - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1211" class="auth">Angola - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1212" class="auth">Angola - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=752" class="auth">Armenia - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1061" class="auth">Armenia - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=48" class="auth">Australia - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=49" class="auth">Australia - competent authorities (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=139" class="auth">Austria - accredited bodies (Arts 10, 11 and 12)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=137" class="auth">Austria - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=138" class="auth">Austria - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=630" class="auth">Azerbaijan - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=631" class="auth">Azerbaijan - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=233" class="auth">Belarus - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=234" class="auth">Belarus - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=851" class="auth">Belgium - accredited bodies (Arts 10, 11 and 12)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=670" class="auth">Belgium - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=671" class="auth">Belgium - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=726" class="auth">Belize - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1106" class="auth">Benin - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1107" class="auth">Benin - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=140" class="auth">Bolivia - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1183" class="auth">Botswana - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1184" class="auth">Botswana - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=141" class="auth">Brazil - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1021" class="auth">Brazil - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=142" class="auth">Brazil - foreign accredited bodies (Art. 12)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=652" class="auth">Bulgaria - accredited bodies (Arts 10 and 11)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=143" class="auth">Bulgaria - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=144" class="auth">Bulgaria - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=145" class="auth">Burkina Faso - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=146" class="auth">Burundi - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=840" class="auth">Cabo Verde - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=841" class="auth">Cabo Verde - Competent Authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=739" class="auth">Cambodia - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=149" class="auth">Canada - accredited bodies (Art. 13)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=148" class="auth">Canada - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=150" class="auth">Canada - competent authorities (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=683" class="auth">Chile - accredited bodies (Art. 13)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=151" class="auth">Chile - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1022" class="auth">Chile - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=682" class="auth">Chile - foreign accredited bodies (Art. 12)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=693" class="auth">China - accredited bodies (Arts 10 and 11)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=678" class="auth">China - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=679" class="auth">China - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1202" class="auth">Colombia - accredited bodies (Art. 13)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=154" class="auth">Colombia - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=155" class="auth">Colombia - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=684" class="auth">Colombia - foreign accredited bodies (Art. 12)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1134" class="auth">Congo - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1136" class="auth">Congo - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=159" class="auth">Costa Rica - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=647" class="auth">Costa Rica - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1036" class="auth">C么te D'Ivoire - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1037" class="auth">C么te D'Ivoire - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=966" class="auth">Croatia - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=971" class="auth">Croatia - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1108" class="auth">Croatia - foreign accredited bodies (Art. 12)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=735" class="auth">Cuba - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=736" class="auth">Cuba - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=152" class="auth">Cyprus - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=153" class="auth">Cyprus - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=160" class="auth">Czech Republic - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=161" class="auth">Czech Republic - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=163" class="auth">Denmark - accredited bodies (Arts 10, 11 and 12)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=162" class="auth">Denmark - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=164" class="auth">Denmark - competent authorities (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=721" class="auth">Dominican Republic - Central Authority </a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=725" class="auth">Dominican Republic - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1011" class="auth">Dominican Republic - foreign accredited bodies (Art. 12)</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=935" class="auth">Fiji - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=172" class="auth">Finland - accredited bodies (Arts 10, 11 and 12)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=171" class="auth">Finland - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=173" class="auth">Finland - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=175" class="auth">France - accredited bodies (Arts 10, 11 and 12)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=174" class="auth">France - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=176" class="auth">France - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=177" class="auth">Georgia - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1023" class="auth">Georgia - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=179" class="auth">Germany - accredited bodies (Arts 10, 11 and 12)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=178" class="auth">Germany - Central Authorities</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=817" class="auth">Germany - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1064" class="auth">Ghana - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=1065" class="auth">Ghana - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=921" class="auth">Greece - accredited bodies (Arts 10 and 11)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=834" class="auth">Greece - Central Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=835" class="auth">Greece - competent authority (Art. 23)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=180" 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