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近年来在南非涉及中国企业或个人的案件频繁出现日益凸显了解南非国际民事司法协助的迫切性和重要性。南非在 1 995年 4月 30日加入了《关于取消外国公文认证要求的公约》后 ,只要外国相关文件符合该公约有关“公文”的规定 ,且文件签发国的相关文件已在该文件上附加了证明书 ,则该文件无需在经南非使馆认证 ,即可在南非境内使用。南非《民事送达程序互惠法》规定了来自指定国家的文书在南非的送达和在南非做成的文书在该指定国家内的送达。外国有关机构或人员要在南非直接取证 ,必须获得南非高等法院法官签发的命令后才能对证人进行询问。亦可通过外交途径在南非进行间接取证。《关于从国外调取民事或商事证据的海牙公约》自 1 997年 9月 6日对南非生效。此外 ,本文还介绍了南非法院对外国判决的承认和执行以及对外国仲裁裁决的承认和执行的相关规定
The frequent occurrence of cases involving Chinese enterprises or individuals in South Africa in recent years has increasingly highlighted the urgency and importance of assistance in international civil justice in South Africa. As soon as South Africa acceded to the Convention on the Abolition of the Requirements for the Certification of Foreign Official Documents on April 30, 1995, as long as the foreign documents comply with the “official documents” of the Convention and the relevant documents of the country where the documents were issued have been attached to the document The certificate, then the document without the embassy of South Africa certification, you can use in South Africa. South Africa’s Civil Service Procedure Reciprocal Law provides for the service of instruments from designated countries in South Africa and instruments made in South Africa in that designated country. Relevant agencies or personnel of foreign countries are required to obtain evidence directly from South Africa and they must be able to interrogate witnesses only after obtaining an order issued by a judge of South Africa High Court. Indirect evidence collection may also be conducted in South Africa through diplomatic channels. The Hague Convention on Evidence of Civil or Commercial Eviction from Foreign Countries entered into force for South Africa on September 6, 1997. In addition, this article also introduces the recognition and enforcement by South African courts of foreign judgments and the relevant provisions on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards