Convention concerning the Delivery of Certificates in connection with Attribution of diverse Family Names

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
France	Yes	No
Italy	Yes	No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the	Yes	No
Spain	Yes	No

France

29-05-1984

The French Republic declares that, by way of application of articles 2 and 11 of this convention, the certificates created by Article 1 are issued on the national territory by the French civil registrars and, abroad, by the diplomatic and consular representatives of the French Republic.

Italy

25-07-1989

In accordance with articles 2 and article 11, paragraph 1 of this convention, the authority empowered to issue the certificate is either the civil registrar for the place of residence in Italy of the person concerned if there are records in that person’s name or, failing that, the civil registrar for that person’s place of birth. The authority empowered to issue the certificate for residents abroad is the consular authority responsible for the territory where there exist civil-status records in the name of the persons concerned.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

10-10-1989

The national authorities empowered to issue the certificate of differing surnames are the civil registrars (article 11, paragraph 1).

Spain

07-04-1988

The authority empowered under article 2 of this convention is the judge presiding over the ‘Registro Civil’ concerned.