Red tape for marrying abroad is reduced since a single certificate of capacity to enter into marriage is established with the sanction of the Commission's contract which provides for a bill of the Ministry of the Interior……..
Specifically, after the ratification of this contract, presented exclusively by dikaiologitika.gr, the newlyweds who wish to marry abroad or one member of the couple is a foreigner from an EU member country will issue a certificate of capacity to perform marriage which will be valid in all countries .
In more detail, in order to conclude a marriage abroad, so far it is necessary to issue a certificate regarding the personal capacity of the future bridegroom and in particular, certificate stating that the person concerned is not already married or that the marriage he was in had already ceased to exist.
For the purpose of facilitating circulation/control and ultimately safe use of these certificates, with this contract a single type of marriage certificate is established. Although other international treaty texts regulate the issue of applicable law in marriage (such as the Hague Convention of 1902 and his 1976), the relevant Conventions do not, however, regulate the matter for the specific certificate.
With the Convention under ratification, the uniform international type of the certificate of capacity to enter into marriage is determined, regardless of whether, in the domestic law of each contracting state, in order to enter into marriage in this State, the issuance of such a certificate is required as well as – mainly – regardless of the law applicable to the marriage being performed.
The purpose of this Convention is to facilitate the proof that the parties concerned meet the conditions required to enter into marriage. According to the above, the obligation of each state to issue a certificate of capacity to enter into marriage is established, if requested by a person who has the citizenship of the said state, who wishes to marry abroad.
The certificate is issued in accordance with the internal law of that state, the applicant meets the conditions for entering into marriage, as shown by the certificates submitted by the interested party or the Archives kept by the state. It's not out of the question, Nevertheless, the state in which the marriage takes place to request, in order to perform the marriage, and other additional items, except the certificate.
In practice of course, under the condition of reciprocity, it is very likely, the certificate issued by’ application of this Agreement, to be sufficient for the performance of the marriage.
An end is not out of the question, the certificate certifying the existence of the capacity to enter into marriage of both brides-to-be, as long as they have common citizenship and wish to marry abroad. This regulation provides that refugees and stateless persons who have their residence or residence in a state are equated, regarding the issuance of the certificate of this Agreement, to those who have the citizenship of this state, since their personal situation is governed by the law of the specific state. The validity period of the certificate (6 months from issue), λαμβανομένου υπόψη ότι δεν υπάρξει εγγύηση της αξίας του πιστοποιητικού παρά μόνον εάν αυτό είναι πρόσφατο.
Source : www.dikaiologitika.gr
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