The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 came into force for Russia on 1 October 2011 and as at 30 September 2014 is operative between the Russian Federation and the following countries[i]:

  • Andorra
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Lithuania
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Paraguay
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Slovakia
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

[i] You can check the current status of operation of the Convention by following this link

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 25 October 1980. Full Text