Scope
The certificate must state clearly what it certifies — and what it does not certify.
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Verifiable certificates and extracts
Certificates represent facts or statuses maintained by competent registers. A copy does not silently replace the official source and must preserve version, origin and the possibility of verification.
In summary
The essentials
A certificate makes a record readable and presentable. Its value comes from its verifiable relationship to the competent source, the integrity of the representation and the applicable status at the time of consultation.
How it works
From the register to the certificate
01Official fact held by the competent authorityThe competent register maintains the fact, status or legal chain.
02IssuanceThe certificate identifies scope, authority, time, version and a verifiable reference.
03PresentationThe person uses the representation appropriate to the purpose.
04ValidationWhen necessary, authenticity, integrity and status are checked against the competent source.
Principles
What makes a document trustworthy
History
Rectifications and relevant versions must not disappear without a trace.
Integrity
Unauthorised material alteration must be detectable.
Purpose
Public access and content follow the legal basis of the register.
Minimisation
A certificate must not disclose personal data beyond what is necessary.
Currency
When a fact can change, the date and verification status matter.
Representation and source
The representation may change; the chain must continue
Format migration, reissuance or a new presentation must not destroy provenance, integrity, version or the relationship with the official register.
In practice
A certificate is not a screenshot
A screenshot, printout or PDF may help present information, but it must not be confused with the status confirmed by the competent source when a competent query or registry chain exists. For civil facts, the Civil Registry remains the corresponding institutional source; for property, the competent property register applies.
Limits
Protections and limits
GOV does not create or rectify civil or registry facts.
A copy without a verifiable link does not gain authority merely because it looks official.
Internal recognition of a foreign document does not mean diplomatic recognition or reciprocal external effect.
Constitutional basis
Read it in the full text
Consult the related provisions in the Proposed Constitution.
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