Where to get an apostille in Spain: 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.

Spain is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 25 September 1978 (ratification). HCCH lists as competent authority, among others: Governance Secretaries of the High Courts of Justice; Deans of the Notarial Colleges.

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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

Ratification (R)

Signature (S), as printed

21-X-1976

Ratification, accession or succession, as printed

27-VII-1978

Entry into force (EIF), as printed

25-IX-1978 (25 September 1978)

Competent authority (Art. 6), extract from the HCCH page

Governance Secretaries of the High Courts of Justice; Deans of the Notarial Colleges

HCCH competent authority page

Spain - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

Region (UN M49)

Europe, Southern Europe

Sources

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