On 8 March 2023, the Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands, Tan Jian, submitted China’s instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961, Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents Also known as the Apostille Convention, the convention simplifies the procedure for certifying documents between two countries, replacing the need for local certification or notarisation with a certification called an Apostille issued by a “competent authority” in… …
