Agreement between the Governments of the Cantons of Aargau and Zurich concerning civil status services for the municipality of Bergdietikon

The political municipality of Bergdietikon, together with the political municipalities of Aesch, Birmensdorf, Dietikon, Geroldswil, Oberengstringen, Oetwil a. d. L., Schlieren, Uitikon, Unterengstringen, Urdorf and Weiningen, forms the Dietikon Civil Registry District, with its seat in Dietikon.

Right

¹ In the civil status district of Dietikon, with regard to civil status matters, Zurich law applies subsidiarily to federal law. This applies in particular to legal protection against civil status orders.

² Applications by engaged couples for the wife's surname to be used (Art. 30 para. 2 Civil Code) are processed according to Zurich procedural law.

1. The political municipalities of the Dietikon civil registry district shall regulate the nature of their collaboration, the bearing of costs, and the organization of the Dietikon civil registry office, as well as the exercise of rights and duties incumbent upon the municipalities or municipal bodies according to law, in an inter-municipal agreement.

2. For validity, the agreement requires approval by the Government Council of the Canton of Zurich.

All tasks assigned by federal law to the cantonal supervisory authorities in civil status matters are performed by the supervisory authorities in civil status matters of the Canton of Zurich.

Liable within the meaning of Article 46 para. 2 SCC² is the Canton of Zurich to the extent of the tasks assumed.

Arbitral Tribunal

In disputes between the two contracting cantons, an arbitral tribunal shall decide. Each cantonal supervisory authority shall appoint one member. The presidency shall be held by the Head of the Federal Civil Status Office.

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231.13 Civil Status Service of the Municipality of Bergdietikon – Agreement

Termination

Entry into force

Transitional law

Publication

Notification to the Confederation

This Agreement may be terminated with observance of a 12-month

notice period, effective at the end of a calendar year.

This Agreement shall enter into force on September 1, 2004, subject to the approval of the Grand Council of the Canton of Aargau.

Cases pending before the Civil Registry Office Bergdietikon at the time this Agreement enters into force shall be transferred to the Civil Registry Office Dietikon.

This agreement shall be published in the law collections of both cantons.

brought to their attention. Notification is carried out by the supervisory authority for civil status matters of the Canton of Aargau.

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1 OS 59, 191.

2 SR 210.