Mauritania

Citizens’ Reception Centres (CAC)

(article 13)

(article 33)

Regarding the mother of the child: Name, Date of birth or age, Place of birth, Occupation, Place of usual residence
Regarding the father of the child: Name, Date of birth or age, Place of birth, Occupation, Place of usual residence

(article 36)

Law No. 2001.052 (19 July 2001) on the Code of Persons

Citizens’ Reception Centres (CAC)

(article 13)

(Code of Persons, article 6)

The civil registrar ensures the consent of the parties, the amount of the dowry, the modalities of its payment, and the presence of:

– The ‘Wely’ guardian (as specified in articles 10, 11 and 12 of Law 2001.052 of 19 July 2001 on the Code of Persons);

– The two future spouses or their duly constituted representatives;

– Two witnesses (article 40).

To be considered valid, the marriage must be concluded by the civil registration officer (article 39). Marriage shall be concluded in accordance with the forms and conditions laid down by Law No. 2001.052.

The declaration of marriages that have not been concluded before the Head of the Citizens’ Reception Centre-Civil Registrar is deemed to be made out of time (article 40). The marriage that has not been entered into before the Head of the Citizens’ Reception Centre can only be proved by a judicial decision having acquired the force of res judicata (article 42).

– The denomination of the act;
– First and last name, date and place of birth, occupation and domicile of the spouses, as well as their national identification numbers;
– First name and surname, date and place of birth, nationality and domicile of the ‘Wely’ guardian and the guardian’s national identification number;
– First name and surname, date and place of birth, occupation and domicile of the duly constituted representatives of the spouses and their national identification numbers;
– First and last names, addresses, nationalities and national Identification numbers of witnesses;
– First and last names, domicile, nationalities of the father and mother of the spouses.

(article 43)

Citizens’ Reception Centres (CAC)

(article 13)

(article 51)

In the event of a declaration beyond the statutory deadlines, persons required under the law to declare civil status events are liable to imprisonment of 1 to 6 months and a fine, or either of these two penalties only (article 62).

– The extract from the register of deaths issued by the health facility where death occurred;

– The extract of the deceased’s birth certificate;

– The administrative authorization of burial;

– Two witnesses.

In the absence of the presentation of the extract from the register of deaths issued by the health facility, death can be proved only by a court decision having acquired the force of res judicata (article 50).

Regarding the death: Date of death, Place of occurrence of the death, Date of registration, Place of registration, Cause of death, Certifier, Place of burial

Regarding the declarant: Surname, Forename, Profession, Relationship to the deceased, Residence

Miscellaneous: Forenames and names of witnesses and their national identification numbers; Surnames, forenames, profession, residence and nationality of the father and mother of deceased; References to the extract from the register of deaths or judicial decision

(article 55)