Template:Civil union
Revision as of 11:19, 13 March 2005 by 80.53.83.194 (talk)
| Civil union |
| Recognised nationwide in: |
| Canada (federal)1 (2000) |
| Denmark (1989) |
| Greenland (1996) |
| France (1999) |
| Germany (2001) |
| Finland (2002) |
| Iceland (1996) |
| Netherlands (1998) |
| New Zealand2 (2005) |
| Norway (1993) |
| Portugal (2001) |
| Sweden (1995) |
| Lichtenstein (2002) |
| Croatia (2003) |
| Hungary (1996) |
| Austria (2003) |
| Israel (2004) |
| Switzerland (federal) (2004) |
| Luxembourg (2004) |
| United Kingdom (2005) |
| Recognised in some regions in: |
| Argentina (Buenos Aires, Rio Negro) (2003) |
| Australia (Tasmania) (2004) |
| Italy (Toscania, Umbria,Emilia Romagna) (since 2004) |
| Bazil (Rio Grande de Sul) (2004) |
| United States: VT (2000), NJ (2004), CA (1999), ME (2004), DC (2002), HI (1997) |
| Other countries: |
| Ireland |
| Poland |
| Greece |
| Hungary |
| Slovenia |
| Czech Republic |
| Notes: |
| 1 - Explicitly referred to as "civil unions" in Quebec and Nova Scotia, common-law marriage extended to same-sex partners nationwide. |
| 2 - Law passed December 9, 2004 Does not come into effect until April 26, 2005 |
| See also |
| Same-sex marriage |
| Domestic partnership |
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