Maintenance allowances for children

Recommendation 179 (1958)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

(a) Subject introduced on 26th October 1957 by the tabling of a motion for a Recommendation, Doc. 752, by M. Azara and others. (b) 29th October 1957, reference to the Legal Committee (Reference No. 187). (c) 10th April 1958, tabling of the Report of the Legal Committee, Doc. 799. (d) 16th October 1958, debate in the Assembly (see 20th Sitting of the 10th Session). The Recommendation was adopted unanimously.

The Assembly,

Whereas The Hague Conference on International Private Law, during its Eighth Session, drafted a Convention on the law applicable to maintenance allowances for children ;

Whereas the Convention has, since 24th October 1956, remained open to signature by the States represented at this Eighth Session, these including all Member States of the Council of Europe with the exception of Iceland and Ireland ;

Whereas the purpose of this Convention is to reduce as far as possible the number of cases where a conflict arises concerning the law applicable to maintenance allowances for children,

Recommends that the Committee of Ministers :

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2 should invite Governments of Member States which were represented at the Eighth Session of The Hague Conference to sign and ratify the Convention on the law applicable to maintenance allowances for children ;

3 should invite Governments of Member States which were not represented at the Eighth Session of the Conference to adhere thereto ;

4 should invite The Hague Conference on Private International Law, having regard to the Agreement concluded between the Conference and the Council of Europe, to arrange that any conventions which it may prepare in the future should provide for the possibility of accession by any Member State of the Council of Europe which may so desire by the simple deposit of an instrument of accession and without further formality ;

5 should inform the Assembly in due course of the steps taken as the result of this Recommendation.