《海牙取消认证公约》附加证明书制度及其在我国的适用探析

Analysis on the Apostille of the Apostille Convention and Its Application in China

《海牙取消认证公约》作为海牙国际私法会议主持下最成功的国际条约之一,其核心为附加证明书制度。该制度是代替领事认证且具有证明职能的独立机制,在全球公文书认证的简化方面卓有成效。目前,我国已加入《海牙取消认证公约》,为了切实推进附加证明书制度的落地,我国面临如何将其与我国法律衔接,如何补充其规则,以及如何使其与相关条约兼容等一系列问题。结合附加证明书制度的相关规则与现实国情,我国应将《领事认证办法》改名为《文书证明办法》,并加入附加证明书专章,以衔接国内法律和补充其规则,并适用条约解释和《海牙取消认证公约》第3条实现与相关条约的兼容。

The Apostille Convention,one of the most successful international treaties under the auspices of the Hague Conference on Private International Law,has greatly simplified the process of authenticating public documents worldwide.The core mechanism of the Convention being the Apostille,which is a mechanism innovation that replaces consular authentication and has proof of validity.At present,China has acceded to the Apostille Convention,in order to effectively promote the implementation of the Apostille,China is faced with a series of problems,how to supplement its rules,how to interface with our legal system and how to be compatible with other relevant treaties.Based on the content of the Convention and China's conditions,China should change the name of the Consular Authentication Measures to the Measures for the Certification of Documents,and add a special chapter on Apostille to interface with domestic laws and supplement the Apostille,and achieve compatibility with relevant treaties in China through interpretation of treaties and Article 3 of the Convention.