We inform you that, starting from 1 January 2012, in implementation of art. 28 of Legislative Decree 71/2011 and s. m. i., the consular offices located in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Latvia do not perform notarial functions.
This regulatory orientation is based, firstly, on the existence of bilateral or multilateral Conventions, which have eliminated, for documents originating from these countries, the need for legalization or Apostille and, secondly, on the fact that the Notaries present in these countries have joined the International Union of Notaries (U.I.N.L.), an element deemed suitable to guarantee the presence of adequate notarial services on site.
For any notarial deed it is therefore necessary to contact a notary in Belgium or Italy.
It is also possible to consult the website of the National Council of Notaries for Italy www.notariato.it and for Belgium www.notaire.be
The Head of the Consular Office continues to receive, at the request of Italian citizens, public, secret or international wills. Upon verification of an objective and documented impossibility of contacting a notary on site, when the delay could cause harm to the Italian citizen, he or she may receive documents which are of a necessity and urgency nature.