Two persons who do not wish to marry, or who are unable to marry under this Code, may enter into a registered partnership by filing a joint declaration with the Royal Chancellery.
The requirements of age, capacity, consent, and absence of impediment applicable to marriage under this Chapter apply, with any necessary modifications, to registered partnerships.
A registered partnership produces the same civil effects as a marriage with respect to:
Personal status and civil capacity.
Matrimonial property, by application of Chapter 2 of this Title.
Maintenance obligations.
Succession rights.
A registered partnership may be dissolved in the same manner and on the same grounds as a marriage.
Where this Code or any other law refers to a spouse, the reference includes a registered partner, unless the context requires otherwise.
The Royal Chancellery shall maintain a register of partnerships and record all declarations and dissolutions.