Template:Civil union

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Civil union
Recognised nationwide in:
Denmark (1989)
Norway (1993)
Sweden (1995)
Greenland (1996)
Hungary (1996)
Iceland (1996)
Netherlands (1998)
France (1999)
South Africa (1999)
Belgium (2000)
Canada (federal)1 (2000)
Germany (2001)
Portugal (2001)
Finland (2002)
Liechtenstein (2002)
Austria (2003)
Croatia (2003)
Israel (2004)
Switzerland (federal) (2004)
Luxembourg (2004)
New Zealand2 (2005)
United Kingdom (2005)
Andorra (2005)
Recognised in some regions in:
Argentina (Buenos Aires, Rio Negro) (2003)
Australia (Tasmania) (2004)
Spain (Catalonia and 10 other regions) (1998)
Italy (Toscania, Umbria, Emilia Romagna) (2004)
Brazil (Rio Grande de Sul)(2004)
United States: CA (1999), CT (2005), DC (2002),

HI (1997), ME (2004), NJ (2004), VT (2000),MD (2005)

Other countries:
Ireland
Poland
Greece
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Taiwan
United States (Connecticut)
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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