Legal marginal note and 'legalisation'

The legal marginal note - available in Dutch, German, English, French and Spanish - can be obtained from the court in question, after submission of the sworn translation and payment of fees. The legal marginal note form is attached to the translation, signed and provided with a stamp by the bailiff.
The Netherlands have concluded a treaty concerning the legal marginal note with certain countries (see below). For all other countries, if the customer desires this, a so-called 'legalization' of the signature is required. This can be obtained in the Netherlands by submitting the sworn translation to three authorities in the following order:

1. District Court where the signature of the translator has been registered
2. Ministry of Justice
   Visitors' address: 100 Schedeldoekshaven, 2511 EX Den Haag
   Correspondence: P.O.Box 20301, 2500 EH Den Haag
   Tel. +31 (70) 3707911

3. Ministry of foreign affairs
   Visitors' address: 67 Bezuidenhoutseweg, 2594 AC Den Haag
   Correspondence: P.O.Box 20701, 2500 ES Den Haag
   Tel. +31 (70) 3486486

Countries with which the Netherlands have concluded a treaty concerning the legal marginal note:

(March 2000)