23-8  Foreign-Related Notarial Documents by Type
Item	2003		2004
	Number of		Number of
	Notarial	Percentage	Notarial	Percentage
	Documents		Documents
	Issued		Issued
	(pieces)		(pieces)
Total	2463540	100.00	2592005	100.00
Child Adoption	14745	0.60	22285	0.86
Testaments	2493	0.10	3293	0.13
Births	339100	13.76	381714	14.73
Deaths	15278	0.62	11812	0.46
Survival and Residence	6683	0.27	9176	0.35
Schooling	263055	10.68	211498	8.16
Personal Histories	46746	1.90	43850	1.69
Nationality	36941	1.50	48358	1.87
Marital Status	217511	8.83	201330	7.77
Kinship Confirmation	276811	11.24	304515	11.75
Rights of Inheritance	2413	0.10	2989	0.12
Criminal Records	266089	10.80	276506	10.67
Announcement	39289	1.59	61615	2.38
Proxy	24740	1	34037	1.31
Shop Card	11011	0.45	15134	0.58
Corporation Constitutions	2497	0.1	2977	0.11
Other Legal Documents	34620	1.41	57046	2.20
Professional Certificates	12371	0.5	12690	0.49
Legal Person Identification	2625	0.11	2599	0.10
Trademark Registrations	109	0.00	335	0.01
Loans	7689	0.31	8643	0.33
Guarantees	3346	0.14	1413	0.05
Other Business Contracts	31025	1.26	22081	0.85
Confirmation of Copies and	299892	12.17	352779	13.61
Photo-offset Copies to Originals
Confirmation of Copies and	171969	6.98	161250	6.22
Photo-offset Copies to Originals
Other	334492	13.58	342080	13.20