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 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
). 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 of March 2011, the convention is in force in 20 European countries although the convention is open for accession of other countries.
International Commission on Civil Status
The International Commission on Civil Status, or ICCS , is an European intergovernmental organization and the first organization created after World War II in order to work for European integration. Established in Amsterdam, Netherlands on September 29 and 30, 1948, it predates both the Council of...
which defines a uniform format for extracts on civil status (birth
Birth certificate
A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a child. The term "birth certificate" can refer to either the original document certifying the circumstances of the birth or to a certified copy of or representation of the ensuing registration of that birth...
, marriage
Marriage certificate
In some jurisdictions a marriage certificate is the official record that two people have undertaken a marriage ceremony. This does include jurisdictions where marriage licenses do not exist...
, death
Death certificate
The phrase death certificate can describe either a document issued by a medical practitioner certifying the deceased state of a person or popularly to a document issued by a person such as a registrar of vital statistics that declares the date, location and cause of a person's death as later...
). The convention was signed in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
8 September 1976 by 12 European states, and entered into force 30 July 1983 upon the ratification of the 5th state. As of March 2011, the convention is in force in 20 European countries although the convention is open for accession of other countries.