Where to get an apostille in Romania: competent authority and Apostille Convention status

Source: HCCH, Convention 12 status table and competent authority pageRetrieved 5 November 2026Independent information site: we are not the Hague Conference, nor an apostille authority, nor the source of the data.

Romania is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 16 March 2001 (accession). HCCH lists as competent authority: Tribunals; Chambers of Notaries Public; Offices of the Prefect.

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Convention

Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH Convention No. 12)

Status

Contracting Party in the HCCH status table

Type

Accession (A)

Ratification, accession or succession, as printed

7-VI-2000

Entry into force (EIF), as printed

16-III-2001 (16 March 2001)

Competent authority (Art. 6), as printed by HCCH

"(...) Tribunals are competent authorities for the official documents referred to in article 1 letters a) and d) of the Convention; Chambers of Notaries Public are competent authorities for the official documents referred to in article 1 letter c) of the Convention; Offices of the Prefect are competent authorities for the official documents referred to in article 1 letter b) of the Convention. The aforementioned changes were operated by Law no. 202/2010 for accelerating judicial proceedings (article V), published in the Official Journal no. 178/26 October 2010 (...)"

HCCH competent authority page

Romania - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 04 June 2026)

Region (UN M49)

Europe, Eastern Europe

Sources

HCCH status table, Convention 12, retrieved 5 November 2026; HCCH competent authorities of Romania, retrieved 5 November 2026; UN M49 regions