Death registration and death certificate
Inscripción y certificado de defunción
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What it is
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Registering a death in the Civil Registry is compulsory. It is done with the official form and the medical death certificate; hospitals notify deaths electronically. The Civil Registry then issues the death certificate.
Official wording
La inscripción de la defunción se practicará en virtud de declaración documentada en el formulario oficial, acompañado del certificado médico de la defunción.Official sources
- Where it applies
- All of Spain
Official information
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