sentences:  On 15 November 2018, the San Marino Grand Council approved a bill to legalise civil unions in the microstate.The law, which came into effect on 5 December 2018, became fully operational on 11 February 2019, following a number of further legal and administrative changes.It allows same-sex and opposite-sex couples to enter into a union and receive certain legal rights with respect to residency, citizenship, pension rights, healthcare, succession rights, and stepchild adoption.