E Apostille and ERegister Implementation in Colombia

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E- Apostille and E-Register Implementation in
Colombia

• Legalization and Apostille Coordination
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• May29, 2008

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On October 2007 Colombia introduced the
E-Apostille
Name of the person signing the public document
stating his/her position and complete name of
the Competent Authority
Place, Date, Name of the Competent Authority in
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Apostille Number
and Digital Signature
Identifying names of the applying person or
entity on the public document
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Colombian Apostille in numbers
MONTHLY AVERAGE 61.000 Digital Apostilles Aprox.
DAILY AVERAGE 3.000 Digital Apostilles Aprox.
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PROS AND CONS
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CHALLENGES

• To continue positioning the Colombian E-Apostille
  among the contracting countries in consultation
  with the Permanent Bureau of The Hague
  Conference.
• To inform widely the particularities of the PDF
  file when verifying the E-Apostille in
  consultation with the Permanent Bureau of The
  Hague Conference.
• To continue with the second phase of the
  E-Apostille implementation, towards the issuing
  of e-apostilles for electronic public documents
• To work with the different entities inviting them
  to produce their e-documents to be e-apostilled
  (on demand)

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CONCLUSIONS

• Colombia will continue producing E-Apostilles.
• Colombia will enhance its technology to improve
  the operation of the Apostille Convention.
• Colombia hopes to clarify and assure the validity
  of the digital signature in consultation with the
  Permanent Bureau of The Hague Conference.

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QUESTIONS