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Civil Registration System
Tunisia
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Tunisia
Civil Registration System
Local Civil Registrations
Local Civil Registrations
Powers and Responsibilities of Local Civil Registrars
Is the local civil registrar empowered by law to register vital events? If yes, do they have the power to issue certificates of registration?
Yes civil registrar empowered to register vital events and issue certificates
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Legislation should clearly state the duties and powers of local registrars (the civil registrar responsible for the primary registration area), which include recording and registering vital events in compliance with registration laws, and issuing certificates or copies of vital records upon request, without needing approval from the central level.
Does the registrar (local or other level) have the authority to correct minor errors (such as data entry errors and typographical errors)? If yes, are such changes free of charge?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Legislation should authorize the local civil registrar to make minor corrections such as typographical and data entry errors in civil registration records. Such corrections should be free of charge.
Does the registrar (local or other level) have the power to add omitted information (such as name of baby, in the case of late naming, and paternity information)?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Legislation should authorize the local civil registrar to add uncontested information such as uncontested paternity information, and add omitted information such as adding or amending the name of a child within a defined time period.
Does the law require the local civil registration office to transmit registration records to the national civil registration authority on a regular and timely basis?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
The legislation should set time frames for transfer of information from the local register to the centralized register. The time frames may vary based on policymakers' discretion, depending on whether the system is computerized or non-computerized.
Article 11 of the Law on Civil Status states that civil registers must be closed and approved by the Civil Status Officer at the end of each year. Registers are kept in duplicate copies. Within one month after the close of the year, one of the duplicates must be deposited at the registry of the Court of First Instance, and the other in the archive of the municipality, the governorate or the delegation. The law does not require that physical paper registers be submitted to the central (national) level government.
However, in practice, most registration offices are connected to MADANIA - the electronic civl registration database. When events are registered and entered into the database, the registration record is available (in real time) at national level.
Does the law provide the criteria or required qualifications for appointing, designating, or selecting local registrars?
To some extent
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
It is important that the law provide clear requirements governing fitness and qualifications of local civil registrars. To prevent corruption, the law should provide that registrars be full-time public service officials, with defined terms of employment and adequate salary level.
Under the Law on Civil Status, civil status offices are the presidents of councils of municipalities, governorate, and sectors. Under the Organic Law on Local Authorities, council members are elected. The President of the Council is elected by the other council members. Presidents of councils must be at least 35 years of age. Civil status officers are elected for five-year terms in accordance with electoral law.
