45 109(24) On September 3, 2001, the Central Electoral Board and the Secretariat of State for Education signed a collaboration agreement under which the Central Electoral Board would conduct a campaign in schools attached to the Secretariat of Education “in order to facilitate the procedure of late declaration of birth for all Dominican children under 13 years of age who are enrolled in schools without a birth certificate.” This agreement stipulated that the following five requirements must be complied with for the late registration of birth:63 1. The child must be a Dominican under 13 years of age. 2. Two current photographs of the child, size 2x2. 3. Certification of birth from the clinic or hospital where the child was born, or a certification from the Auxiliary Mayor, duly legalized by the city council of the place of birth. 4. Copies of the identity cards of the parents, or of the mother if the child is illegitimate. 5. Certification of whether or not the child has been baptized. 109(25) On June 5, 2003, in its brief with comments on Merits Report 30/03 issued by the Inter-American Commission during the processing of the case, the State indicated that the requirements for late registration of birth are:64 For children up to 12 years of age: 1. 2. 3. 4. Certification of birth, recording the sex of the child, the date of birth and the mother’s name. Identity of the mother, in the case of an illegitimate child, and of the father, if the latter makes the declaration and recognition in writing. Marriage certificate if the parents are marred. Certification from the school, if the child attends an educational establishment. In the case of declarations for children aged 13 years or more: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Certification of birth, recording the sex of the child, the date of birth and the mother’s name. Certification from the public or private school, stating the last school year attended by the person whose birth is to be declared and their situation, indicating that to date the birth certificate has not been presented. Identity of the mother, in the case of an illegitimate child, and of the father, if the latter makes the declaration and recognition in writing Marriage certificate if the parents are married. Baptism certificate issued by the parish of the place of birth; if the person is not a Catholic, the certificate should be issued by the church of the religion practiced; Certification of whether or not the person whose birth is to be declared has an identity card. Certification of the Civil Status Registry Office in the jurisdiction where the birth occurred, stating that the birth of the person whose birth is the object of the late declaration is not registered in that Office, when the late declaration is to be made in a different place to the one where the birth occurred. When there is more than one Registry Office in the place of birth, each of them must issue a certification. Sworn statement by three (3) witnesses, over 50 years of age, testifying to the birth. The OC-25 form should be used for this purpose; this form is for the exclusive and judicious use of the Civil Status Registrar. 63 Cf. collaboration agreement signed by the Central Electoral Board and the Secretariat of State for Education on September 3, 2001 (file of attachments to the application, attachment 14, tome IV, folios 2114 and 2115). 64 Cf. brief of June 5, 2003, with the State’s comments on Report No. 30/03 issued on March 6, 2003, by the Inter-American Commission (file of attachments to the application, attachment 14, tome 7, folios 2995 to 3014).