Convention on the Issue of Multilingual Extracts from Civil Status Records
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The Convention on the issue of multilingual extracts from civil status records (French: Convention du 8 septembre 1976 relative à la délivrance d'extraits plurilingues d'actes de l'état civil) is a multilateral convention, drafted by the International Commission on Civil Status which defines a uniform format for extracts on civil status (birth, marriage, death).[1] The convention was signed in Vienna 8 September 1976 by 12 European states, and entered into force 30 July 1983 upon the ratification of the 5th state. As 17 October 2015, the convention is in force in 23 European countries and Cape Verde; the convention is open for accession to any state.[2]
Signed | 8 September 1976 (1976-09-08) |
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Location | Vienna, Austria |
Effective | 30 July 1983 (1983-07-30) |
Condition | 5 ratifications |
Parties | 24: |
Depositary | Switzerland |
Language | French |
This convention was a replacement for the convention concerning the issue of certain extracts from civil status records to be sent abroad which had been signed at Paris on 27 September 1956 and had required the information to be provided in French, German, English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Turkish.[3]