Convention concerning decisions with regard to the rectification of civil registration documents

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
Belgium	Yes	No
France	Yes	No
Germany	Yes	No
Luxembourg	Yes	No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the	Yes	No
Switzerland	Yes	No
Türkiye	Yes	No

Belgium

10-09-1964

The authority empowered to send or receive documents and notifications (article 5 of the Convention) is the Ministry of Justice.
The authorities designated in article 4 are the judicial authorities.

France

19-07-1983

The authority empowered to send or receive documents and notifications (article 5 of the Convention) is the Ministry of Justice or the public prosecutor’s office at the place where the rectified record or the record to be rectified was drawn up.
The authority designated in article 4 is the president of the court, at the place where the record to be rectified was drawn up, deciding under the conditions laid down by article 99 of the Civil Code.

Germany

25-06-1969

The authority empowered to send or receive documents and notifications (article 5 of the Convention) is the Standesamt I Berlin-Dahlem.
The authorities designated in article 4 are ‘Amtsgerichte’ at the place where a ‘Landgericht’ has its seat.

Luxembourg

20-10-1965

The authority empowered to send or receive documents and notifications (article 5 of the Convention) is the Ministry of Justice.
The authority designated in article 4 is the district court.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

21-04-1972

The authority empowered to send or receive documents and notifications (article 5 of the Convention) is the Ministry of Justice.
The authority designated in article 4 is the district court.
As regards the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in view of the equality that exists from the public-law perspective between the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles, the terms ‘metropolitan territory’ and ‘extra-metropolitan territories’, used in the text of the convention, will be considered as signifying ‘European territories’ and ‘non-European territories’.

Switzerland

07-03-1966

The authority empowered to send or receive documents and notifications (article 5 of the Convention) is the Federal Civil Status Department – Bern 3.
The authorities designated in article 4 are the cantonal supervisory authorities for civil status matters.

Türkiye

25-07-1967

The authority empowered to send or receive documents and notifications (article 5 of the Convention) is the Ministry of Justice.
The authority designated in article 4 is the court.