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- June 9, 1984
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View full historyAct No. 84-11 of 09 June 1984 on the Family Code, amended and supplemented.
President of the Republic,
- Having regard to the constitution, in particular Articles 151-2 and 154 thereof;
- After adoption by the National People's Assembly;
Enacts the following act:
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article. 1st. - All relations between family members are governed by the provisions of this act.
Art . 2. - The family is the basic unit of society, composed of individuals united by marriage and kinship.
Art. 3. - The family's way of life is based on union, solidarity, good understanding, good education, good morality and the elimination of social ills.
Art. 3 bis.