International Union of Notaries

The International Union of Notaries (UINL; Spanish: Union Internacional del Notariado Latino) is a non-governmental organisation. It aims to promote, co-ordinate and develop the function and activities of notaries throughout the world.


UINL
Union Internacional del Notariado Latino
Motto"Lex est quodcumque notamus"
Founded2 October 1948 (1948-10-02)
Founded atBuenos Aires, Argentina
TypeProfessional association
Legal statusUnion of notary
PurposePrivate law consensus
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Coordinates41°53′N 12°30′E
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
89 national notariat associations
Official languages
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian
Cristina Noemi Armella[1]
Main organ
Congress
Websitewww.uinl.org

Aims
  • Promote and apply the fundamental principles of the civil law notarial system and the principles of notarial deontology;
  • Represent the notariat at and co-operate with international organisations;
  • Collaborate with national bodies and institutional authorities in every country;
  • Study law in the field of notarial activities and co-operate to harmonise national legislations at international level;
  • Promote, organise and develop vocational training and support scientific works in the notarial field;
  • Study and systematically gather legislation on the civil law notarial institution;
  • Promote international congresses, conferences and meetings.

History and bodies

Formed by 19 countries at the time of its establishment in 1948, the organisation includes 87 countries as of August 2018, of which 22 out of the 28 member countries of the European Union and 15 out of the 19 countries of the G20, thus showing the expansion of the European legal system. Today it is in place in almost 120 countries, totalling 2/3 of the world population and accounting for over 60% of world gross domestic product.

Directed by a steering committee formed by 28 councillors, the decision-making body is the General Meeting of member notariats where each country has one vote regardless of its importance. It also includes a General Council formed by 172 members and continental and intercontinental commissions working from the scientific (vocational training and research), strategic (development), economic (networks and activities) and sociological (human rights and social protection) standpoints.

Presidency

The union elects a President of the union at General Assembly of member notariats, the institutional meeting of the International Union of Notaries, for three years term.[2] To be eligible for election, a candidate must be a notary from one of the active member notariats.

Membership
World Map by UINL Membership as of May 2020.
   active members
   non-members

Membership consists of notariats from civil law sovereign states or non-sovereign states. Quebec and London are members instead of Canada and United Kingdom because of the presence of notariats in these regions, something uncommon in common law states (no pun intended). In their line of work, they operation is similar to the continental European notaries. Lebanon and Belarus are the most recent members, joined in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Members include:

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See also

References
  1. "Argentinian notary elected as President of International Union of Notaries for 3 years term | Klaipėdos miesto Pirmasis Notarų Biuras *". notarurumai.lt. Notarius Lithuania. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. "Cristina Noemi Armella elected President of UINL - CNUE". www.notaries-of-europe.eu. Notaries of Europe. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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