Template:Civil union

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Civil union
Recognised nationwide in:
Denmark (1989)
Norway (1993)
Israel2 (1994)
Sweden (1995)
Greenland (1996)
Hungary (1996)
Iceland (1996)
France (1999)
South Africa (1999)
Germany (2001)
Portugal (2001)
Finland (2002)
Croatia (2003)
Luxembourg (2004)
New Zealand (2005)
United Kingdom (2005)
Andorra (2005)
Czech Republic (2006)
Slovenia (2006)
Switzerland
(starting 2007)
Was recognised before
legalisation of same-sex marriage in:
Netherlands (nationwide) (1998)
Spain (12 autonomous communities)1 (1998)
Belgium (nationwide) (2000)
Canada (QC and NS)1 (2000)
Recognised in some regions in:
Argentina (Buenos Aires, Rio Negro) (2003)
Australia (Tasmania, ACT) (2004)
Italy (10 regions) (2004)
Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) (2004)
United States: CU: VT (2000) , CT (2005); DP: HI (1997), CA (1999), DC (2002), ME (2004), NJ (2004)
Recognition debated in:
Liechtenstein
Austria
Greece
Ireland
Poland
Honduras
Notes:
1 - Explicitly referred to as "civil unions" in Quebec (2002), Nova Scotia (2001), and Manitoba (2002), common-law marriage extended to same-sex partners nationwide (2000).
2 - In form of common-law marriage.
See also
Same-sex marriage
Registered partnership
Domestic partnership
Common-law marriage
Marriage, unions and partnerships by country
Homosexuality laws of the world
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