Title 2
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This title partly implements the Convention on the Law Applicable to Surnames and Forenames, concluded at Munich on 5 September 1980 (Trb. 1981, 72).
The surname and the first names of a foreign national are determined by the law of the state of which he has the nationality. The law also includes…
The surname and the first names of a person who possesses Dutch nationality are, regardless of whether he also has another nationality, determined by…
A person who possesses the nationality of more than one State may request the Registrar of Civil Status to place a subsequent endorsement on his…
In the event of a change of nationality, the law of the state of the new nationality shall apply, including the rules of that law concerning the…
If the Registrar of Civil Status, when drawing up a certificate in which the surname and first names of a foreign national must be included, applies…
If the surname or the forenames of a person have been recorded outside the Netherlands on the occasion of the birth, or have been changed as a result…
With regard to the application of Article 5 of Book 1, the following applies:
The entry of the surnames and the first names in civil status records which were entered into the registers before 1 January 1990, shall be amended…