The International Commission on Civil Status, or ICCS (French: Commission Internationale de l'État Civil, or CIEC), is an European intergovernmental organization and the first organization created after World War II in order to work for European integration. Provisionally established in Amsterdam, Netherlands on September 29 and 30, 1948, it predates both the Council of Europe (planned since 1946 but officially founded only in 1949) and the European Union. Seated in Strasbourg, France, the organisation currently regroups 16 member States and 7 observer States. The official language of the Commission is French.
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