23-8  Foreign-Related Notarial Documents by Type
Item	2009		2010
	Number of		Number of
	Notarial	Percentage	Notarial	Percentage
	Documents		Documents
	Issued		Issued
	(pieces)		(pieces)
Total	3082560	100.00	3099102	100.00
Child Adoption	12138	0.39	10195	0.33
Testaments	611	0.02	1793	0.06
Births	444828	14.43	436985	14.10
Deaths	10221	0.33	11377	0.37
Survival and Residence	19237	0.62	17444	0.56
Schooling	264292	8.57	256296	8.27
Personal Histories	25555	0.83	27138	0.88
Nationality	41935	1.36	32072	1.03
Marital Status	175394	5.69	172279	5.56
Kinship Confirmation	311480	10.10	336600	10.86
Rights of Inheritance	9757	0.32	5166	0.17
Criminal Records	345678	11.21	345164	11.14
Announcement	59395	1.93	69336	2.24
Proxy	28527	0.93	35304	1.14
Shop Card	16092	0.52	19471	0.63
Corporation Constitutions	3367	0.11	3198	0.10
Other Legal Documents	33908	1.10	43187	1.39
Professional Certificates	10379	0.34	8662	0.28
Legal Person Identification	3313	0.11	3657	0.12
Trademark Registrations	148		472	0.02
Loans	1030	0.03	826	0.03
Guarantees	1058	0.03	803	0.03
Other Business Contracts	4909	0.16	4427	0.14
Confirmation of Copies and	550533	17.86	544695	17.58
Photo-offset Copies to Originals
Confirmation of Signatures and Seals	213853	6.94	209498	6.76
Other	494922	16.06	503057	16.23