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.
<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></div>