CRVS Laws

Mozambique

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Mozambique CRVS Laws

Primary Legislation

Title Docs Documents
Law No. 12/2004 of 8 December 2004 (Civil Registration Code)
Civil Registration Code (original legal framework for civil registration)
Law No. 7/2008 of 9 July 2008 (Child Rights and Protection Law)
Child rights/protection law (right to identity; immediate birth registration)
Law No. 12/2018 of 4 December 2018 (Revision of the Civil Registration Code)
Revision of the Civil Registration Code (e-SIRCEV; births, deaths, stillbirths, cause of death, data sharing)
English Portuguese
Law No. 10/2004 of 25 August 2004 (Family Law)
Family Law (child’s right to name/registration; filiation and parentage rules relevant to birth records)
Law No. 7/96 of 5 July 1996 (National Statistical System Law)
National Statistical System framework (INE mandate for official statistics, including vital statistics) – English assessment used as reference
Portuguese
Law No. 6/2022, of 20 June
Law on the National Criminal Investigation Service
Law No. 2/2017 of 9 January

Secondary Legislation

Title Docs Documents
Ministerial Diploma 19/2019
(Death Certificate Model)
Presidential Decree No. 9/96 of 28 August 1996 (Regulation of the National Statistical System)
Implements the National Statistical System framework; supports INE coordination over statistical operations – English assessment used as reference
English
Legal Regime of Civil Identification and the Identity Card
Decree No. 44/2010 of 2 November 2010 (NUIC – Unique Citizen Identification Number)
Establishes procedures for creation and use of the Unique Citizen Identification Number (NUIC) linked to civil registration/identity management
English
Ministerial Diploma No. 2/2016 of 6 January 2016 (Fees for registry and notary services)
Updates fee schedule for civil registration/notary acts; includes exemptions relevant to registrations
Ministerial Diploma No. 25/2016 of 29 April
Presidential Decree Nr 24/2020 of 24 August
Resolution no. 7/2021 of 18 February

Circulars, Guidance and Forms

Title Docs Documents
UNICEF Mozambique – Birth Registration companion (policy brief / guidance)
Programmatic guidance and context on birth registration; used to distinguish practice from law
UNECA / APAI-CRVS – Mozambique CRVS Snapshot
CRVS system snapshot used for contextual description (coverage, institutional roles, system status)
Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems – Mozambique technical brief/webinar
Implementation/practice notes on CRVS operations and strengthening (notification points, digitization)
Jembi Health Systems – Interoperability between CRVS and health information system (SiRCEV)
Implementation note on interoperability workstreams; referenced for practice context