43 keeping with the ordinary procedure,” because the twelve following requirements had to be fulfilled in order to make a late registration of birth:59 […] 1. Birth certification (hospital, clinic, midwife). 2. Certification from the parish on whether the child was baptized or not. 3. Certification from the school concerning the education received by the applicant, and the level of schooling achieved. 4. Certification of the registry offices in the place where the applicant was born. 5. Copies of the parents’ identity cards. 6. If the parents are deceased, copies of the death certificates. 7. Sworn statement signed by three witnesses over 50 years of age, who have identity cards. 8. Copies of the witnesses’ identity cards. 9. Letter addressed to the President of the Central Electoral Board requesting late declaration of birth. 10. If the applicant is 20 years of age or over, certification of whether or not he/she has the old identity card. 11. Two photographs 12. Certification of identity, with seven witnesses[.] 109(21) In a communication of November 15, 2001, addressed to the InterAmerican Commission, the representatives attached a document with seven requirements for “late declarations and their ratification by a ruling,” required by the “Civil Status Registry office of the Second Circumscription [National District],” for children over 13 years of age, and indicated three requirements for children under 13 years of age, as follows:60 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Certification from the clinic or hospital where the child was born. Certification issued by the Central Electoral Board (CEB) on whether or not the applicant has an identity document (for applicants over 16 years of age). The parents’ identity cards (if the applicant is legitimate or recognized; to the contrary, only the mother’s identity card. If they do not have identity cards, they should obtain a CIE form from the CEB). If one of the parents is under 16 years of age, he/she should also present a birth certificate. Marriage certificate of the parents (if the child is legitimate). Certification of non-declaration issued by all the registry offices in the National District: 1st District: Calle José Gabriel García, corner of El Número, Ciudad Nueva 2nd: Calle Barahona, corner of Abreu 3rd: Pedro Livio Cedeño near Av. Duarte 4th: Calle 17 No. 3, Ens. Ozama 5th: Villa Mella, in front of the park 6th: Calle Ramón Cáceres, almost on the corner of Pedro Livio Cedeño 7th: La Victoria 8th: Guerra 9th: Boca Chica Baptism certificate. Certification from the school or copy of school report. Sworn statement signed by three witnesses, over 50 years of age on the DC-25 form, provided by the Registry Office. 59 Cf. resolution refusing the request for late declaration issued on July 20, 1998, by the Public Prosecutor for the Judicial District of Monte Plata, Julio César Castro Castro, in Monte Plata, the Dominican Republic (file of attachments to the application, attachment 14, tome I, folios 1030 and 1031, and file of attachments to the brief with requests and arguments, attachment 3, folios 26 and 27). 60 Cf. list of “requirements for late declarations and ratification by judgment” issued by the Civil Status Registry Office of the Second Circumscription, National District, the Dominican Republic, attached to the communication that the representatives addressed to the Inter-American Commission on November 15, 2001 (file of attachments to the application attachment 14, tome V, folio 2262, and file of attachments to the brief with requests and arguments, attachment 6, folio 47).