La relación de autoridades competentes para expedir la Apostilla de los Estados parte en el Convenio por el que se suprime la exigencia de la legalización de los documentos públicos extranjeros, hecho en La Haya el 5 de octubre de 1961, publicada en el <Boletín Oficial del Estado> número 229, de 25 de septiembre de 1978, se amplía con la siguiente:
BAHAMAS
<a. Permanent Secretary:
Ministry of External Affairs.
b. Under Secretary:
Ministry of External Affairs.
c. Deputy Permanent Secretary:
Ministry of External Affairs.>
CONDOMINIO FRANCO-BRITANICO DE NUEVAS HEBRIDAS
1. Documentos procedentes de autoridades nacionales británicas.
Le Commisaire-Résident de Sa Majesté Britannique (Her Britannic Majesty's Resident Commissioner).
2. Documentos procedentes de autoridades nacionales francesas.
Le Président du Tribunal national francais de Premiére Instance de Port-Vila (The President of the French National Court of First Instance Vila).
3. Documentos procedentes de autoridades conjuntas franco-británicas:
A. Documentos judiciales.
Le Greffier du Tribunal mixte (The Registrar of the Joint Court).
B. Los demas documentos.
Le Commissaire-Résident de la République Francaise et le Commissaire-Résident de Sa Majesté britannique, conjuntamente (Her Britannic Majesty's Resident Commissioner and the Resident Commissioner for the French Republic, conjuntamente).
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA
I. Authentification Officer and Acting Authentification Officer:
United States Department of State.
II. Todos los funcionarios y funcionarios adjuntos de:
Suprem court of the United States.
United States court of Claims.
United States court of customs and Patent Appeals.
United States court of International Trade.
Tribunales de apelación de los Estados Unidos de los siguientes circuitos:
District of Columbia circuit.
First circuit.
Second circuit.
Third circuit.
Fourth circuit.
Fifth circuit.
Sixth circuit.
Seventh circuit.
Eigtht circuit.
Ninth circuit.
Tenth circuit.
Eleventh circuit.
Tribunales de Distrito de los Estados Unidos de los siguientes Distritos:
Middle District of Alabama.
Northern District of Alabama.
Southern District of Alabama.
District of Alaska.
District of Arizona.
Eastern District of Arkansas.
Western District of Arkansas.
Central District of California.
Eastern District of California.
Northern District of California.
Southern District of California.
District of Colorado.
District of Connecticut.
District of Delaware.
District of Columbia.
Middle District of Florida.
Northern District of Florida.
Southern District of Florida.
Middle District of Georgia.
Northern District of Georgia.
Southern District of Georgia.
District of Hawaii.
District of Idaho.
Central District of Illinois.
Northern District of Illinois.
Southern District of Illinois.
Northern Distritict of Indiana.
Southern District of Indiana.
Northern District of Iowa.
Southern District of Iowa.
District of Kansas.
Eastern District of Kentucky.
Western District of Kentucky.
Eastern District of Louisiana.
Western District of Louisiana.
Middle District of Louisiana.
District of Maine.
District of Maryland.
District of Massachusetts.
Eastern District of Michigan.
Western District of Michigan.
District of Minnesota.
Northern District of Mississippi.
Southern District of Mississippi.
Eastern District of Missouri.
Eastern District of Washington.
Western District of Washington.
Northern District of West Virginia.
Southern Distric of West Virginia.
Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Westerm District of Wisconsin.
Western District of Missouri.
District of Montana.
District of Nebraska.
District of Nevada.
District of New Hampshire.
District of New Jersey.
District of New Mexico.
Eastern District of New York.
Northern District of New York.
Southern District of New York.
Eastern District of North Carolina.
Middle District of North Carolina.
Western District of North Carolina.
District of North Dakota.
Northern District of Ohio.
Southern District of Ohio.
Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Northern District of Oklahoma.
Western District of Oklahoma.
District of Oregon.
Eaestern District of Pennsylvania.
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Western District of Pennsylvania.
District of Puerto Rico.
District of Rhode Island.
District of South Carolina.
District of South Dakota.
Eastern District of Tennessee.
Middle District of Tennessee.
Western District of Tennessee.
Eastern District of Texas.
Northern District of Texas.
Southern District of Texas.
Western District of Texas.
District of Utah.
District of Vermont.
Eastern District of Virginia (E).
Western District of Virginia (W).
District of Wyoming.
Tribunales de Distrito de los siguientes territorios:
District Court for the District of the Canal Zone.
District Court of Guam.
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.
District Court the Virgin Islands.
Nota: Una descripción más corta de II, que lo abarca todo y que es más flexible sería:
<Funcionarios y funcionarios adjuntos: el Tribunal Supremo de los Estados Unidos, los Tribunales de Apelación de los Circuitos primero a undécimo, y del Circuito del Distrito de Columbia, los Tribunales de Distrito de los Estados Unidos, el Tribunal de Reclamaciones de los Estados Unidos, el Tribunal de Apelaciones de Aduanas y Patentes de los Estados Unidos, el Tribunal de Comercio Internacional de los Estados Unidos, el Tribunal de Distrito del Distrito de la Zona del Canal, el Tribunal de Distrito de Guam, el Tribunal de Distrito de las Islas Vírgenes y el Tribunal de Distrito de las Islas Marianas Septentrionales.>.
III. Funcionarios de los Estados individuales y otras subdivisiones siguientes:
Estados
Alabama: Secretary of State.
Alaska: Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General: and Clerk of the Appellate Courts.
Arizona: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
Arkansas: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State.
California: Secretary of State; any Assistant Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State.
Colorado: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Connecticut: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of the State.
Delaware: Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State.
Florida: Secretary of State.
Georgia: Secretary of State; Notary Public Division Director.
Hawaii: No authority designated.
Idaho: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State Deputy Secretary of State.
Illinois: Secretary of State; Asistant Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Indiana: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Iowa: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Kansas: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; any Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.
Kentucky: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
Louisiana: Secretary of State.
Maine: Secretary of State.
Maryland: Secretary of State.
Massachusetts: Deputy Secretary of State for Public Records.
Michigan: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Minnesota: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Mississippi: Secretary of State; any Assistant Secretary of State.
Missouri: Secretary of State.
Montana: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State; Government Affairs Bureau Chief.
Nebraska: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Nevada: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
New Hampshire: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
New Jersey: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
New Mexico: Secretary of State.
New York: Secretary of State; Executive Deputy Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State; any special Deputy Secretary of State.
North Carolina: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
North Dakota: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Ohio: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
Oklahoma: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Budget Officer of the Secretary of State.
Oregon: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
Pennsylvania: Secretary of the Commonwealth; Executive Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Rhode Island: Secretary of State; Fist Deputy Secretary of State; Second Deputy Secretary of State.
South Carolina: Secretary of State.
South Dakota: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Tennessee: Secretary of State.
Texas: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
Utah: Lieutenant Governor; Deputy Lieutenant Governor; Administrative Assistant.
Vermont: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Virginia: Secretary of the Commonwealth; Chief Clerk, Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Washington (State): Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
West Virginia: Secretary of State; Under Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State.
Wisconsin: Secretary of State; Assintant Secretary of State.
Wyoming: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Otras subdivisiones
American Samoa: Secretary of American Samoa; Attorney General of American Samoa.
District of Columbia (Washington, D. C.): Executive Secretary; Assistant Executive Secretary; Mayor's Special Assistant and Assintant to the Executive Secretary.
Inam (Territory of): Director, Department of Administration; Acting Director, Department of Administration; Deputy Director, Department of Administration; Acting Deputy Director, Departament of Administration.
Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the): Attorney General; Acting Attorney General; Clerk of the Court; Commonwealth Trial Court; Deputy Clerk, Commonwealth Trial Court.
Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of): Under Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State for External Affairs; Assistant Secretary of State; Chief, Certifications Office; Director, Office of Protocol.
Virgin Islands of the United States: Autoridad sin designar.
Israel
El Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Israel.
Italia
1) Para los documentos judiciales, de estado civil y notariales: El Fiscal de la República de los Tribunales, en la jurisdicción de la que emanen dichos documentos.
2 Para todos los demas documentos administrativos previstos en el Convenio: Los Prefectos territorialmente competentes; para el valle de Aosta, el Presidente de la Región, y para las provincias de Trente y Bolzano, el Comisario del Gobierno.
Japón
The Ministry of foreing Affairs in Tokyo.
Luxemburgo
El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores.
Noruega
El Ministerio Real Moruego de Asuntos Exteriores.
Seychelles
The Registrar, supreme court, victoria, Mahé.
Surinam
El Secretario del Tribunal de Justicia de Surinam.
Swazilandia
a) The Deputy Prime Minister.
b) The Attorney-General.
c) The Registrar of the High Court.
d) Las cabezas de Departamento no especificados en los párrafos b) y e).
e) A District Commisioner.
f) A Magistrate y
g) Cualquier otro funcionario que pudiere especificar el Primer Ministro Adjunto en aviso publicado en <The Gazette> (Boletín Oficial).
Lo que se hace público para conocimiento general.
Madrid, 12 de septiembre de 1984.- El Secretario general técnico, Fernando Perpiñá-Robert Peyra.
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