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Publication, Coordination, and Reporting of International Agreements: Amendments
The Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS) is the official treaty series of the United States and serves as evidence of the treaties, and international agreements other than treaties, in all courts of law and equity of the United States, and in public offices of the federal government and of the states, without any need of further...
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Intercountry Adoptions: Regulatory Changes to Accreditation and Approval Regulations in Intercountry Adoption
The Department of State (the Department) is proposing revisions to the Code of Federal Regulations to amend requirements for accreditation and authorization by the United States to provide adoption services in intercountry adoption cases. This proposed rule amends regulations to provide clarification, updating, or other adaptation of familiar...
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Publication, Coordination, and Reporting of International Agreements
The Department of State (``Department'') finalizes a proposed rule to add additional categories of international agreements to be exempted from the requirement to publish in the Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS). The TIAS is the official treaty series of the United States and serves as evidence of the treaties, and...
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Publication, Coordination, and Reporting of International Agreements: Amendments
The Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS) is the official treaty series of the United States and serves as evidence of the treaties, and international agreements other than treaties, in all courts of law and equity of the United States, and in public offices of the federal government and of the states, without any need of further...
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Procedures for Children Abducted to the United States; Final Rule
The Department of State is adopting as a final rule the regulations regarding incoming parental abduction cases pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Incoming cases will be processed by the United States Central Authority (USCA), the Office of Children's Issues in the Bureau of Consular Affairs...
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Procedures for Children Abducted to the United States; Interim Final Rule
This interim final rule amends regulations regarding incoming parental abduction cases pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Incoming cases will be processed by the United States Central Authority (USCA), the Office of Children's Issues in the Bureau of Consular Affairs within the U.S. Department...
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Intercountry Adoption-Reporting on Non-Convention and Convention Adoptions of Emigrating Children
The Department of State (the Department), with the joint review and approval of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is issuing a new rule to implement the requirement in the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA) to establish a Case Registry for, inter alia, emigrating children. This final rule imposes reporting requirements on...
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Intercountry Adoption-Department Issuance of Certifications in Hague Convention Adoption Cases
The Department of State (the Department) is issuing a final rule to implement the certification and declaration provisions of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA) with respect to adoption and custody...
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Intercountry Adoption-Reporting on Non-Convention and Convention Adoptions of Emigrating Children
The Department of State (the Department), with the joint review and approval of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is proposing a new rule to implement the requirement in the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA) to establish a Case Registry for, inter alia, emigrating children. This proposed rule would impose reporting...
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Intercountry Adoption-Issuance of Hague Convention Certificates and Declarations in Convention Adoption Cases
The Department of State (the Department) is proposing new regulations to implement the certification and declaration provisions of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA) with respect to adoption and custody...
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Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption; Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000; Accreditation of Agencies; Approval of Persons
The Department of State (the Department) is issuing a final rule on the accreditation and approval of agencies and persons in accordance with the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA), after review of public...
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Intercountry Adoption-Preservation of Convention Records
This rule finalizes the proposed rule published on September 15, 2003 to implement the records preservation requirements of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA). The IAA requires that the Department of State...
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Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption; Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000; Accreditation of Agencies; Approval of Persons; Preservation of Convention Records
The Department of State (the Department) is proposing regulations to implement the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA). The Convention and the IAA require that adoption service providers be accredited or approved...
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Intercountry Adoption-Preservation of Convention Records
The Department of State (the Department) is proposing new regulations to implement the records preservation requirements of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA). The IAA requires that the Department issue rules...
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Stolen Property Under Treaty With Mexico
This final rule removes regulations which describe the documents required when making a request for a stolen vehicle under the Convention of October 6, 1936, between the United States and Mexico for the Recovery and Return of Stolen or Embezzled Motor Vehicles, Trailers, Airplanes, or Component Parts of Any of Them. This treaty is no longer in...
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Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration Rules of Procedure
The Department of State has determined that the amended Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission (``IACAC'') should become effective in the United States pursuant to Chapter III of the Federal Arbitration Act. The amended Rules clarify and enhance the role of IACAC in the initiation and conduct of arbitration of...