Those who having been present at a delivery, do not make within the period of time prescribed by law, any declaration of birth which the law may require; those who, having found a new-born child, do not turn the latter over to the Civil Status Registrar or, if they wish to take charge of the said child, do not make a declaration to that effect to the Civil Status Registrar of their local council.
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In force from 12-07-2016
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Section 11 of the DECREE N° 2016/319 OF 12 JULY 2016 relating to the regulatory part of the Penal Code to define simple offence/akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/231-decree-n-2016-319-of-12-july-2016-relating-to-the-regulatory-part-of-the-penal-code-to-define-simple-offence
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