encountering any 29 Improve the registration of According to the Act on the Reporting a birth is obligated by law; in the case where children with a view to ensuring Registration, Etc. of Family a person responsible fails to file a report on the birth that the statelessness of children is Relationship, when the father or the within a specified period (1 month), he/she is subject to prevented (South Africa); Revise mother cannot register the birth of a an administrative fine (Article 121 and 122 of the Act on the single parent family support child, relatives living with the child or the Registration, etc.. of Family Relationship). law and introduce legislation to the doctor or midwife involved in ensure that all children are his/her delivery is required to do so, automatically and legally and a fine is imposed when the The (August Act on Special Cases Concerning Adoption registered immediately after birth, registration is delayed; as such, the 2012) and the (July 2013) have been revised to Civil Act regardless of parents’ legal status government is making efforts to introduce the permission of the adoption system where and origin (Norway); Facilitate guarantee accurate birth registration. the birth of a child must be registered before adoption. the implementation of a birth The birth registration of foreign registration system to allow children born in the Republic of Korea immediate registration at birth, can be made through their respective independently of the status or countries’ embassies in the Republic nationality of parents (France); of Korea. In cases where the parents Provide for a full system of of children born in the Republic of universal birth registration Korea cannot make registrations to including immediate registration their country due to reasons such as upon birth regardless of the refugee recognition, permission for parent’s nationality or status in stay including alien registration is the country (Ireland); Consider granted to the children if the the possibility to introduce a biological relationship with their system of automatic registration parents can be confirmed by birth of children born in the country, certificates issued by the hospital and
encountering any 29 Improve the registration of children with a view to ensuring that the statelessness of children is prevented (South Africa); Revise the single parent family support law and introduce legislation to ensure that all children are automatically and legally registered immediately after birth, regardless of parents’ legal status and origin (Norway); Facilitate the implementation of a birth registration system to allow immediate registration at birth, independently of the status or nationality of parents (France); Provide for a full system of universal birth registration including immediate registration upon birth regardless of the parent’s nationality or status in the country (Ireland); Consider the possibility to introduce a system of automatic registration of children born in the country, According to the Act on the Registration, Etc. of Family Relationship, when the father or the mother cannot register the birth of a child, relatives living with the child or the doctor or midwife involved in his/her delivery is required to do so, and a fine is imposed when the registration is delayed; as such, the government is making efforts to guarantee accurate birth registration. The birth registration of foreign children born in the Republic of Korea can be made through their respective countries’ embassies in the Republic of Korea. In cases where the parents of children born in the Republic of Korea cannot make registrations to their country due to reasons such as refugee recognition, permission for stay including alien registration is granted to the children if the biological relationship with their parents can be confirmed by birth certificates issued by the hospital and Reporting a birth is obligated by law; in the case where a person responsible fails to file a report on the birth within a specified period (1 month), he/she is subject to an administrative fine (Article 121 and 122 of the Act on the Registration, etc.. of Family Relationship). The Act on Special Cases Concerning Adoption (August 2012) and the Civil Act (July 2013) have been revised to introduce the permission of the adoption system where the birth of a child must be registered before adoption.
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