The seventh edition of the Medical Certificate of Birth issued by the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China will soon come into force and provide improved certificate management and services and better safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of citizens. The issuance of the sixth edition of the Medical Certificate of Birth will cease after March 31, 2023. The seventh edition of the certificate will be issued from April 1, 2023. The seventh edition maintains a certificate code consisting of a single letter and nine numbers on the lower right corners of the front page, subsidiary page and stub, but adds a bar code to the certificate code, with the background color changing from green to yellow.

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Appendix - Sample of the Seventh Edition of the Medical Certificate of Birth.doc

(Source: National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China)