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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Some of life's greatest moments will soon be taken care of online in the Netherlands -- or at least some of the paperwork may be.
In a bid to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy, the Cabinet said Wednesday it would make allow citizens to register births, schedule civil weddings, and file death reports online.
The idea for online filing arose from complaints about city bureaucracy.
Like many Europeans, people in the Netherlands are required to register with municipal authorities whenever they arrive or leave a city, or change their address or marital status.
Under the plan, couples planning a marriage will be able to just fill in personal data from their own birth certificates and other documents on an online form on Amsterdam's Web site, rather than bringing original copies down to city offices as is currently required. E-mail to a friend 
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