Any birth occurring on the French territory gives rise to a declaration to the registry of births. This declaration must be made within five days (eight days for some districts of Guyane) following the birth, and the day on which birth occurs is not included in this period. Additionally, if the last day of the period is a holiday, the period is extended until the first business day following the holiday. Since March 1993, the registrar records a birth certificate if the child has breathed. Otherwise, a stillborn birth is recorded.
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Any birth occurring on the French territory gives rise to a declaration to the registry of births. This declaration must be made within five days (eight days for some districts of Guyane) following the birth, and the day on which birth occurs is not included in this period. </p><p>Additionally, if the last day of the period is a holiday, the period is extended until the first business day following the holiday.<br/>Since March 1993, the registrar records a birth certificate if the child has breathed. Otherwise, a stillborn birth is recorded. </p></div>
