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Article 1 of the Convention lists four kinds: documents from a court or a person connected with it, administrative documents, notarial acts, and certificates from an authority placed on private documents, such as a certificate that a signature was made in front of a notary. Documents made by diplomatic or consular agents, and administrative documents that deal directly with commercial or customs operations, are left out.
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