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Birth Records

Date and place of birth
Name of child
Gender
Parents' names and ages
Parents" profession and residence
Where appropriate, those of the declarant or the witnesses

"If the day of birth cannot be specified by the declarant or the witnesses, a date of birth is fixed ex officio by the Civil Registrar or by the President of the People’s Court in the village-centre or district."^[1]

Marriage Certificate

Name of each spouse
Occupation of each spouse
Date and place of birth of each spouse
Residence of each spouse
For minors, consent or authorization must be given
Option of "monogamy or polygamy eventually subscribed by the spouses"
"Payment or not of a dowry under conditions of marriage"
Whether either spouse was divorced
Name, profession, and residence of the witnesses^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Congo, accessed 5 August 2019. "Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."

[Unicef_Congo-1] 1.0 ^1.1 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Congo, accessed 5 August 2019. "Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."

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