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Civil registry - In most countries, births, deaths, and marriages are recorded at a government controlled births, deaths and marriages registry office (eg. the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages in many Commonwealth countries).

Civil marriage in China - In 2003 the Taiwanese government led by the Presidential office proposed legislation granting marriages to same-sex couples under the Human Rights Basic Law; however it faced opposition among cabinet members and has been stalled since. Currently Taiwan does not have any form of same-sex unions.

Same-sex marriage in New Zealand - In 2004, New Zealand adopted a Civil Unions Law, which came into effect in 2005 granting couples, whether of the same or different sexes, essentially the same rights and responsibilities as those provided by marriage. Same sex couples are still denied the right to enter into civil marriages, which still exist as an option in parallel to civil unions for couples of differing sex.

General Register Office - The General Register Office (GRO) is that part of the government of England and Wales that deals with the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths. It was founded in 1836 and civil registration commenced in 1837.

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