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Period of consultation

• Opening date: 14 December 2010
• Closing date: 10 May 2011

Objective of the consultation

To obtain views from stakeholders and the public on ways to reduce red tape in administrative procedures related to documents for citizens living, working and travelling in other EU countries.

The Green Paper is the first stage in a process to make sure that public documents - such as a contract or deed to a property - circulate without the need for additional procedures, and that the effects of civil status documents - such as a birth certificate - are recognised wherever citizens are in the EU.

Reference documents and other, related consultations

• Less bureaucracy for citizens: promoting free movement of public documents and recognition of the effects of civil status records

Contact details

• Responsible service: Directorate-General Justice
  Unit A1 - Judicial co-operation in civil matters
• E-mail: JUST-CIVIL-COOP@ec.europa.eu
• Postal address:European Commission
  Directorate-General Justice
  Unit A1 - Judicial co-operation in civil matters
  B-1049 Brussels

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Citizens

Multiple replies(622 KB)

Austria(73 KB)  
Belgium(140 KB)  
Bulgaria(61 KB)  
Finland(72 KB)  
France(67 KB)  
Germany(227 KB)  
Hungary(72 KB)  
Ireland(52 KB)  
Italy(174 KB)  
Poland(391 KB)  
Romania(87 KB)  
Slovenia(50 KB)  
UK(235 KB)  

Public authorities

Austria
Geschäftsbereich Recht Verfassungsdienst und EU-Angelegenheiten(95 KB)   (Amt der Wiener Landesregierung, Land Wien)
Federal Ministry of Justice(33 KB)   (Bundesministerium für Justiz)
Bundesministerium für Europäische und Internationale Angelegenheiten(109 KB)  
Bundesministerium für Inneres(294 KB)   (BMI, Federal Ministry of the Interior)

Belgium
Service Public Fédéral Justice(152 KB)   (Ministry of Justice of Belgium)

Czech Republic
Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic(220 KB)  

Denmark
Ministry of Justice(535 KB)  

Estonia
Ministry of Justice(24 KB)  

Finland
Ministry of Justice(388 KB)  

France
Ministry of Justice(369 KB)  

Germany
Federal Ministry of Justice(130 KB)  
Bundesrat(730 KB)  

Hungary
Government(138 KB)  

Latvia
Government(2 MB)  

Lithuania
Ministry of Justice(116 KB)  

Netherland
Ministry of Justice(120 KB)  
Ministerie Van Onderwijs, Cultuur and Wetenschap(54 KB)   (Directie Onderwijsservice, afdeling Diploma-erkenning en Legalisatie) Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs

Portugal
Ministry of Justice(2 MB)  

Romania
Ministry of Administration and the Interior(99 KB)  

Slovenia
Ministry of Justice(204 KB)  

Sweden
Ministry of Justice(116 KB)  
Parliament(113 KB)  

Switzerland
Département fédéral de la justice et police(278 KB)  

UK
House of Lords(114 KB)  

Organisations

International:

Alliance Defense Fund(243 KB)   (ADF)
Alliance pour un Nouveau Féminisme européen(126 KB)   (ANFE)
CARE for Europe(78 KB)   (CARE)
Comité Protestant évangélique pour la Dignité Humaine(87 KB)   (CPDH)
Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community(106 KB)   (COMECE)
Commission Internationale de l’État Civil(101 KB)   (CIEC)
Councils of Bar and Law associations of Europe(227 KB)   (CCBE)
Council of the Notariats of the European Union(319 KB)   (CNUE)
European Association of Craft, Small and Medium sized Enterprises(244 KB)   (UEAPME)
European Association for Free Thought(32 KB)   (EAFT/ AEPL)
European Dignity Watch(810 KB)   (EDW)
European Humanist Federation(130 KB)   (EHF)
European Land Registry Association(240 KB)   (ELRA)
European Network of Communities(101 KB)   (ENC)
Europäischer Verband der Standesbeamtinnen und Standesbeamten e.V.(934 KB)   (EVS, European Association of Registrars)
Family Watch- Instituto Internacional de Estudios sobre la Familia(343 KB)  
Fédération des associations familiales catholiques en Europe(219 KB)   (FAFCE)
Fédération Pro Europa Christiana(469 KB)   (FPEC)
Hague Conference on Private international Law(98 KB)   (HCCH)
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association of Europe(8 MB)   (ILGA)
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth and Student Organization(91 KB)   (IGLYO)
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners(286 KB)   (STEP)
World Youth Alliance(99 KB)   (WYA)

National:

Austria
Katholischer Laienrat Österreichs(329 KB)   (KLRÖ)
Österreichischer Rechtsanwaltskammertag(45 KB)   (ORAK)
Paneuropabewegung Österreich(54 KB)  
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich(3 MB)   (WKO)

Germany
German Federal Bar(95 KB)   (BRAK)
Deutscher Anwalt Verein(189 KB)   (DAV)
Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland(24 KB)   (LSVD)
Kommissariat der deutschen Bischöfe - Katholisches Büro in Berlin(392 KB)   (KDB)
Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund(111 KB)   (DRV)
Deutscher Rat für Internationales Privatrecht(2 MB)   (RAT)
Deutscher Notarverein(750 KB)   (DNotV)
Bundesverband der deutschen Standesbeamtinnen und Standesbeamten e.V.(4 MB)   (BDS, Association of German Registrars)

Spain
Llabrés & García Abogados(116 KB)  
Colegio de Registradores de la Propiedad y Mercantiles de España(154 KB)   (CORPME)
Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla(207 KB)   (UPO)
Universidad de Valencia(2 MB)  

Finland
Magistraten i Vasa(165 KB)  

France
Conseil Supérieur du Notariat(138 KB)   (CSN)
Groupe Monassier(105 KB)  
Association Avenir de la Culture(199 KB)  
Prof. Lagarde, ancien Secrétaire général de la Commission internationale de l'état civil(112 KB)  
Institut Maçonnique Européen de la Grande Loge Féminine de France(688 KB)   (IME GLFF)

Italy
Ambrosio & Commodo Studio Legale Associato(67 KB)  
Associazione Radicale Certi Diritti(131 KB)   (RCD)
Unione Giuristi Cattolici Italiani(131 KB)  
Rete Lenford - Avvocatura per i Diritti LGBT(88 KB)  
Associazione nazionale ufficiali di stato civile e d'anagrafe(3 MB)   (ANUSCA)

Lithuania
National Families' and Parents' Association(88 KB)   (NFPA)

Netherlands
Nederlandse Vereniging voor Burgerzaken(119 KB)   (NVVB, Dutch Association for Citizens' Affairs)

Poland
Campaign against Homophobia(51 KB)  

Portugal
Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado(54 KB)   (IRN)

Romania
Alliance of Romania's Families(382 KB)   (AFR)

UK
Law Society of Scotland(104 KB)   (LSS)
Notaries Society of England and Wales(185 KB)   (TNS)
Family Education Trust(87 KB)   (FET)
Registers of Scotland(112 KB)   (RoS)