Consular legalisation of Chinese public documents

HAGUE APOSTILLE IN CHINA

As of November 7, 2023, the Apostille Convention of the Hague Conference on Private International Law came into effect in the People’s Republic of China. Therefore, all Chinese public documents, to be used in Greece, must follow the legalization process that is stipulated in the Hague convention. The Consular Authorities of Greece in China will no longer legalize Chinese public documents.
The Convention continues to apply in Hong Kong and Macao. China designated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the Competent Authority to issue apostilles to documents originating from China.


Further Reading:
1.    《取消外国公文书认证要求的公约》将于2023年11月7日在中国生效实施：
https://www.mfa.gov.cn/web/wjbxw_new/202310/t20231023_11165858.shtml
2.    China Consular Services Website –Hague Convention (Apostille):
http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/fjzms/