Publicity of civil status records is ensured by the issue of full copies or extracts made by civil registrars.
The content and conditions for issuing full copies and extracts are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
The procedure for secure verification of personal data contained in civil status records may be implemented for the purpose of replacing the issue of full copies and extracts, under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. When the verification procedure can be implemented by dematerialised means, in particular by notaries, it replaces any other form of delivery of full copies or extracts mentioned in the previous articles.
The verification procedure by dematerialised means must be implemented by the municipalities on whose territory a maternity hospital is located or has been established.