Article 6: Competence of the bodies of state registration of civil status acts 1. The offices of state registration of civil status acts carry out the state registration of the birth of an individual and his/her origin, marriage, dissolution of marriage, change of name, or death; make changes in the records of civil status acts and annul them; from the State Registry of Civil Status Acts, administer it, save its archives, and carry out other duties prescribed by law. 2. Executive bodies of villages and cities (except cities with regional status) carry out state registration of the birth of an individual and his/her origin, marriage and death. […] 4. The bodies of state registration of civil status acts issue certificates of state registration of civil status acts. Article 7: Obtaining documents and information required for the state registration of civil status acts by the bodies of state registration of civil status acts 1. The bodies of state registration of civil status acts are authorized to obtain, free of charge, through the procedures established by law, the necessary documents and information concerning the state registration of civil status acts from state organs, enterprises, institutions and organizations. Article 8: Activities of the bodies for registration of civil status acts with the state 1. The activities of the bodies of state registration of civil status acts with the state are founded on the principles of legality and of the protection of the rights and legal interests of citizens and the state […]. Chapter III THE PROCEDURE OF STATE REGISTRATION OF CIVIL STATUS ACTS Article 9: State registration of civil status acts 1. The state registration of civil status acts is performed in order to secure realization of the rights of a person, official recognition, and certification by the State of the fact of the birth of an individual and his or her origin, marriage, dissolution of marriage, change of name and death. 2. State registration of civil status acts is performed by writing records of civil status acts. 3. A record of a civil status act is a document from a body of state registration of civil status acts that contains personal data about a person and certifies the fact of state registration of a civil status act. A record of a civil status act is created in two copies. A record of a civil status act is an indisputable evidence of facts unless otherwise established by a court. 4. To perform the state registration of a civil status act, an applicant provides a passport as a citizen of Ukraine or as a foreign national, supplemented by documents that certify the facts subjected to registration. 5. The rules of performing the state registration of civil status acts, their modification, renewal and annulment are approved by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. Article 13: State registration of the birth of a person and his or her origin 1. The state registration of the birth of a person is performed at the same time as the establishment of his or her origin and the assignation of person’s family name, first name and 45