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REGISTRAR CIVIL STATUS [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private Law
  • Occupation Names (General)
DEF

Officer of civil status [who] is responsible for drawing up and altering acts of civil status, for the keeping and custody of the register of civil status and for providing access to it.

OBS

registrar of civil status: Expression and definition reproduced from section 103 of the Civil Code of Québec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit privé
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
DEF

Officier de l'état civil [qui] est chargé de dresser les actes de l'état civil et de les modifier, de tenir le registre de l'état civil, de le garder et d'en assurer la publicité.

OBS

directeur de l'état civil : Expression et définition reproduites de l'article 103 du Code civil du Québec.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho privado
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
DEF

Oficial del estado civil [quien] está encargado de preparar las actas del estado civil y de modificarlas, de mantener el registro del estado civil, de cuidarlo y de velar por la publicidad.

OBS

director del estado civil: Expresión traducida del artículo 103 del Código Civil de Quebec. El C.C.Q. fue traducido según la versión de 1999-2000.

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Record 2 2007-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Status of Persons (Private Law)
OBS

Established on January 1, 1994, the Registrar of Civil Status is a public officer whose duties derive from the Civil Code of Québec. Its administrative organization, within the Québec public service, is the purview of the Ministère de la Justice. In Québec, the registrar of civil status is the sole officer of civil status authorized to draw up acts of birth, marriage, civil union and death, and issue genuine documents related to these events.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
OBS

Créé le 1er janvier 1994, le Directeur de l'état civil est un officier public dont le mandat émane du Code civil du Québec. Son organisation administrative au sein de la fonction publique du Québec relève du ministère de la Justice. Au Québec, le Directeur de l'état civil est le seul officier de l'état civil habileté à dresser les actes de naissance, de mariage, d'union civile et de décès et à délivrer des documents authentiques relativement à ces événements.

Spanish

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