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Registro del Estado Civil y Capacidad de las Personas

English translation: Registry of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Personal Capacity

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Spanish term or phrase:Registro del Estado Civil y Capacidad de las Personas
English translation:Registry of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Personal Capacity
Entered by: KirstyMacC (X)

10:29 Jan 5, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Registro del Estado Civil y Capacidad de las Personas
As appears on a birth certificate issued in Argentina, refering to where records of such documents are kept.
Neil Rear
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
Registry of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Personal Capacity> already on Proz.Com
Explanation:
Many alts. for this Arg. term already asked and answered on ProZ.Com inc vital records for the capacity part.

Known as the Family Records Office in Clerkenwell, London.

Agree with Paul about the Office of Births etc. term.
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KirstyMacC (X)
Local time: 09:04
Grading comment
Thank you!

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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Civil Registrar's Office
Paul Lambert
4 +2Registry of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Personal Capacity> already on Proz.Com
KirstyMacC (X)
5Registry of Civil Status
María L. Pichel
5Department of Vital Records
Catherine Harrison
3Social Security Office
Alex Zelkind (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Social Security Office


Explanation:
I think that's an American equivalent

Alex Zelkind (X)
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 58
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Civil Registrar's Office


Explanation:
Think that's it

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Note added at 2004-01-05 11:25:54 (GMT)
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Also known as the Office of Birhts, Deaths and Marriages in some countries

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Note added at 2004-01-05 11:33:40 (GMT)
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*Births

Paul Lambert
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  buadog: may change from country to country but that's it- public office were they keep record of birth, matrimony, divorce, death, legally declared insanity, name changes. I practiced law in Arg for 5 years, went there often
22 mins
  -> hopefully not to be declared legally insane???? ;0) gracias!
agree  Todd Field
3 hrs
agree  Carlos Diaz de Leon
7 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Registry of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Personal Capacity> already on Proz.Com


Explanation:
Many alts. for this Arg. term already asked and answered on ProZ.Com inc vital records for the capacity part.

Known as the Family Records Office in Clerkenwell, London.

Agree with Paul about the Office of Births etc. term.

KirstyMacC (X)
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1193
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Torres
33 mins
agree  nothing
47 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Registry of Civil Status


Explanation:
REFERENCES:

Patricia O. Mazzucco - Alejandra Maranghello
Diccionario Bilingüe de Terminología Jurídica
Ed. Abeledo-Perrot
1998 - Buenos Aires, Argentina

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"...residential voting and the administrative reorganization of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal as well as the reforms to the Registry of Civil Status, Identity and..."
www.un.org/documents/ga/docs/50/plenary/a50-455.htm
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"This right is protected by the Law on
Registry of Civil Status and the Civil Code. These laws require..."
www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/0/ 9cb530988bdbacfa412561510039d4c2?
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"The Vital Statistics Council for Canada congratulates the Québec Registry of Civil Status for earning ISO-9002 certification, the first such designation for a..."
www.vscouncil.ca/public/pdf/VitalEng4-3.pdf
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Best regards,

María Luján



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María L. Pichel
Argentina
Local time: 05:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 19
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Department of Vital Records


Explanation:
In the US this is the Secretary of State's Office Department of Vital Records.

Catherine Harrison
Mexico
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 50
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