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Key Facts: CFJJ Conservador e Notário Superior Exam

60 places

Places in the 2022 competition for the VIII Conservador e Notário Superior course

CFJJ Edital n.º 01/CFJJ/2022

5.000,00 MT

Registration fee in the 2022 edital

CFJJ Edital n.º 01/CFJJ/2022

10/20

Minimum average across the technical-legal tests, with a positive grade in each

CFJJ Regulamento dos Concursos de Ingresso (2022), Article 59

1/5

Maximum share of places for experienced legal professionals exempt from the written tests

CFJJ Regulamento dos Concursos de Ingresso (2022), Article 58

2–4 h

Duration of each written paper, which combines multiple-choice questions and a practical case

CFJJ Regulamento dos Concursos de Ingresso (2022), Article 31

The CFJJ registrar and notary competition is a Portuguese-language concurso. It has written technical tests on civil, land, motor-vehicle and commercial registration and on notarial law, plus general knowledge, each mixing multiple-choice questions with a practical case, followed by an interview and a psychotechnical exam. Candidates need at least 10/20 on average with a positive grade in every technical test. This independent English practice bank drills the current codes those tests rely on.

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1Under Article 118 of the Código do Registo Civil, as revised by Lei n.º 12/2018, within what period must a birth occurring in Mozambique be declared?
A.Within 30 days
B.Within 120 days
C.Within 60 days
D.Within 1 year
Explanation: Article 118 of the Código do Registo Civil (Lei n.º 12/2004, as revised by Lei n.º 12/2018) requires a birth occurring in Mozambique to be declared verbally within the following 120 days. The declaration is made at the civil registry office (conservatória) or registry post (posto do registo civil) for the place of birth or the registrant's habitual residence. If the deadline passes, officials must report the omission so that the registration is drawn up at the cost of the person responsible (Article 120).
2Under Article 124 of the Código do Registo Civil, who may make a voluntary declaration of a birth that occurred more than one year earlier?
A.Any neighbour who witnessed the birth
B.Only the Ministério Público
C.Either parent, whoever has the registrant in their care, or the registrant personally if older than 14
D.Only the community leader of the place of birth
Explanation: Article 124(1) of the Código do Registo Civil allows a voluntary declaration of a birth that occurred more than one year earlier to be received only from either parent, whoever has the registrant in their care, or the registrant personally if older than 14. The parents may be heard in a formal record (auto) where necessary. The official receiving the declaration must check it against the documents presented (Article 124(3)).
3Under Article 233 of the Código do Registo Civil, within what period must a death be declared, and may that period be extended?
A.Within 48 hours; the registry official may extend it to 90 days if impossibility of compliance is justified
B.Within 30 days, with no extension
C.Within 7 days, extendable to 30 days by court order
D.Within 120 days, the same period as for births
Explanation: Article 233(1) of the Código do Registo Civil requires a death to be declared verbally within 48 hours at the registry office or post where it occurred or where the body is found. The period runs from the death, the finding of the body or the autopsy (Article 233(2)). Under Article 233(3), it rises to 90 days if the registry official considers impossibility of compliance justified.
4Under Article 234 of the Código do Registo Civil, on whom does the obligation to declare a death fall first?
A.The funeral company
B.The administrator or director of the establishment where the death occurred
C.The administrative or police authorities
D.The head of the family residing in the house where the death occurred, unless absent
Explanation: Article 234(1) of the Código do Registo Civil places the duty on the following persons in turn: the head of the family residing in the house where the death occurred, unless absent; the nearest capable relative present; other relatives present; the administrator or director of the establishment where the death occurred; the administrative or police authorities, if the body was abandoned; and the entity in charge of the funeral.
5Under Articles 235 and 236 of the Código do Registo Civil, what supports a death declaration, and what happens when no doctor can attend to verify the death?
A.A sworn statement by two relatives suffices in every case
B.A medical death certificate; if it is absolutely impossible for a doctor to attend, an administrative or police authority may draw up a formal record (auto) with two witnesses
C.No document is needed if the death occurred at home
D.Only an autopsy report from the Instituto de Medicina Legal
Explanation: Article 235(1) of the Código do Registo Civil requires the declaration to be corroborated by a death certificate issued by the doctor who verified the death. Without it, the registry official asks the local health authority to verify the death and issue the certificate (Article 235(2)). Where a doctor absolutely cannot attend, Article 236 lets an administrative or police authority, with two witnesses, draw up a record confirming the death and noting any signs of violent death or suspicion of crime.
6Under Article 251 of the Código do Registo Civil, may a body be buried before the death has been registered?
A.Yes, provided the family registers the death within 30 days after the burial
B.Yes, in rural areas, without any document
C.No; no body may be buried before the death entry (assento) or the record of the death declaration has been drawn up, and the corresponding registry slip (boletim) serves as the burial permit
D.No; burial requires a court order in every case
Explanation: Article 251(1) of the Código do Registo Civil forbids burial before the death entry or the record of the death declaration has been drawn up. Article 251(2) makes the registry slip or death-declaration slip serve, for all purposes, as the burial permit (guia de enterramento). The conservador must ensure that health and administrative rules on the place, timing and conditions of burial are respected (Article 253).
7Under Article 280 of the Código do Registo Civil, within what period are civil registry certificates normally issued?
A.Within 30 days in all cases
B.Immediately, at the counter, in all cases
C.Within 15 days, or 3 days if urgent
D.Within 3 days; those requested as urgent, and those whose records are in the electronic system, normally within 24 hours
Explanation: Article 280 of the Código do Registo Civil provides that certificates are normally issued within three days. Exceptions are certificates requested urgently and those whose records are already in the electronic system, which should also normally be issued within twenty-four hours. The Code also allows certificates to be requested by post or another official electronic means.
8Under Articles 17 and 18 of the Lei da Família (Lei n.º 22/2019), which forms of marriage are recognised, and when do religious and traditional marriages produce their legal effects?
A.Only civil marriage; religious and traditional ceremonies have no legal effect
B.Civil, religious and traditional marriage; monogamous religious and traditional marriages have the same value as civil marriage when the legal requirements for civil marriage are met, and they produce effects once duly transcribed by the civil registry
C.Civil and religious marriage only; traditional marriage is valid only before community courts
D.Civil, religious and traditional marriage, all producing effects from the ceremony without any registration
Explanation: Article 17(1) of Lei n.º 22/2019: marriage is civil, religious or traditional. Monogamous religious and traditional marriages have recognised value and effect equal to civil marriage when the requirements for civil marriage have been observed (Article 17(2)). Article 18(2) makes their legal effects depend on due transcription by the civil registry services, so transcription is central to the conservador's work.
9Under Article 32 of the Lei da Família (Lei n.º 22/2019), what is the legal status of being under 18 for the purpose of marriage?
A.It is an absolute diriment impediment, which prevents the person from marrying anyone
B.It is a mere impediente impediment, which can be dispensed with by parental consent
C.It is irrelevant if the marriage is traditional
D.It is a relative impediment, applying only to marriage with relatives
Explanation: Article 32 of Lei n.º 22/2019 lists the absolute diriment impediments, which bar the person concerned from marrying anyone: age under eighteen; notorious dementia, interdiction or inability for psychic anomaly; an earlier undissolved civil, religious or traditional marriage duly transcribed; and a duly certified união de facto. A promise of marriage is also null if either party is under eighteen (Article 21(2)).
10How does the Lei da Família (Lei n.º 22/2019) classify kinship in the direct line, compared with kinship in the fourth degree of the collateral line?
A.Both are absolute diriment impediments
B.Kinship in the direct line is a relative diriment impediment (Article 33), while fourth-degree collateral kinship is only an impediente impediment (Article 34)
C.Both are only impediente impediments, which the conservador may dispense with
D.Kinship in the direct line is irrelevant if the parties are adults
Explanation: Article 33 of Lei n.º 22/2019 lists the relative diriment impediments, which bar marriage between the persons concerned: kinship in the direct line, kinship up to the third degree of the collateral line, affinity in the direct line, and others. Article 34 lists the impediente impediments, which include the antenuptial period and kinship in the fourth degree of the collateral line. A marriage contracted despite a diriment impediment may be annulled (Article 71).

About the CFJJ Conservador e Notário Superior Exam

Independent CFJJ Conservador e Notário Superior practice by OpenExamPrep for the public competition for admission to the Curso de Formação Inicial of Mozambique's registrars and notaries. The CFJJ runs the competition under its 2022 Regulamento dos Concursos de Ingresso. Questions cover civil registration and the 2019 Lei da Família, the 2018 Código do Registo Predial, motor-vehicle title rules, the 2024 Regulamento do Registo de Entidades Legais and the 2022 Código Comercial, and the Código do Notariado, plus registry-related civil law. The official papers are written in Portuguese and combine multiple-choice questions with a practical case. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or a simulation of the practical case, interview or psychotechnical exam.

Exam sponsor: Centro de Formação Jurídica e Judiciária (CFJJ), Matola. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Concurso público under the CFJJ's 2022 Regulamento dos Concursos de Ingresso (Articles 57–62 for this career). Phases: (1) documentary assessment; (2) written technical-legal tests on civil registration, land registration, motor-vehicle registration, commercial registration and notarial law, plus general knowledge, each with a multiple-choice group and a practical case, graded 0–20; the 2022 competition used a single integrated paper; (3) professional interview covering ethics and deontology, Portuguese, and civil and commercial law; (4) psychotechnical and psychological exam; (5) medical exam for admitted candidates. Candidates in the experienced entry categories are exempt from the written tests. All phases are held in Portuguese.

Time Limit

Written papers last at least 2 and at most 4 hours each, and an integrated single paper may last longer; the psychotechnical exam lasts at least 1 hour.

Passing Score

Average of at least 10/20 across the technical-legal tests with a positive grade (not rounded) in each; average of at least 10/20 across the technical tests, general knowledge and interview; and a favourable psychotechnical and psychological result. Admission follows ranking within the available places.

Exam / Certification Fees

5.000,00 MT in the 2022 edital; the amount is fixed annually by ministerial despacho and stated in each notice.

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Technical-legal test

Registo Civil (Civil Registration)

Births, deaths and burial permits, certificates, marriage forms and impediments, antenuptial agreements and property regimes, non-contested divorce at the registry, filiation and perfilhação.

Technical-legal tests

Registo Predial e Automóvel (Land and Motor-Vehicle Registration)

Registry principles under Decreto-Lei n.º 2/2018: publicity, presumption, priority, trato sucessivo, legality, compulsory registration, provisional registrations and refusal; reservation of ownership and securities over vehicles.

Technical-legal test

Registo Comercial / Registo de Entidades Legais (Commercial Registration)

Purposes and scope of the legal-entities registry, beneficial-owner declarations, effects and deadlines of registration, appeals, and company types and formation under the 2022 Código Comercial.

Technical-legal subject

Notariado (Notarial Law)

Notarial books and impediments, identity checks and witnesses, public deeds, qualification of heirs, powers of attorney, públicas-formas, voidable acts, appeals, closed wills, protests and the 2023 amendment on special notarial organs.

General knowledge counts 20% under the general rule

Direito Civil e Conhecimentos Gerais (Civil Law and General Knowledge)

Legal form, powers of attorney, co-ownership, forced heirs, usucapião, liability for false registrations, and the electronic civil-registry system (e-SIRCEV).

Preparing for the CFJJ Conservador e Notário Superior Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Average of at least 10/20 across the technical-legal tests with a positive grade (not rounded) in each; average of at least 10/20 across the technical tests, general knowledge and interview; and a favourable psychotechnical and psychological result. Admission follows ranking within the available places.
  • Assessment: Concurso público under the CFJJ's 2022 Regulamento dos Concursos de Ingresso (Articles 57–62 for this career). Phases: (1) documentary assessment; (2) written technical-legal tests on civil registration, land registration, motor-vehicle registration, commercial registration and notarial law, plus general knowledge, each with a multiple-choice group and a practical case, graded 0–20; the 2022 competition used a single integrated paper; (3) professional interview covering ethics and deontology, Portuguese, and civil and commercial law; (4) psychotechnical and psychological exam; (5) medical exam for admitted candidates. Candidates in the experienced entry categories are exempt from the written tests. All phases are held in Portuguese.
  • Time limit: Written papers last at least 2 and at most 4 hours each, and an integrated single paper may last longer; the psychotechnical exam lasts at least 1 hour.
  • Exam / certification fees: 5.000,00 MT in the 2022 edital; the amount is fixed annually by ministerial despacho and stated in each notice. Official sources

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CFJJ Conservador e Notário Superior: Suggested Study Strategy

1Use the current codes: Código do Registo Predial of 2018 (Decreto-Lei n.º 2/2018), Regulamento do Registo de Entidades Legais of 2024 (Decreto-Lei n.º 1/2024), Código Comercial of 2022 and the Código do Registo Civil as revised by Lei n.º 12/2018. Older summaries often cite repealed rules.
2Learn the deadlines that differ between registries: 120 days to declare a birth, 48 hours for a death, 90 days to complete a land registration and 30 days for a legal-entities registration.
3Practise qualifying a registration request as a conservador would: check legality, legitimacy and the chain of title (trato sucessivo), then decide between definitive registration, provisional registration by doubts and refusal.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the CFJJ Conservador e Notário Superior competition?

It is the public competition the Centro de Formação Jurídica e Judiciária runs to admit candidates to the Curso de Formação Inicial for the career of Conservador e Notário Superior, the officials who run Mozambique's civil, land, vehicle and legal-entities registries and notarial offices. The latest completed cycle found is the VIII course, opened by Edital n.º 01/CFJJ/2022 with 60 places, which graduated in February 2024.

Who may apply?

Holders of a law degree (Direito or Ciências Jurídicas) may apply. So may Técnicos Superiores N1 with five years in registries and notaries and a 'Bom' rating, and lawyers, public defenders, magistrates or secretários judiciais with five years of activity and a positive rating. The last two groups are exempt from the written tests but still take the interview and psychotechnical exam, and the legal-professional group may fill at most one fifth of the places. Mozambican citizenship and the general requirements for State employment also apply.

What does the official exam consist of?

After a documentary assessment, candidates sit written technical-legal tests on civil, land, motor-vehicle and commercial registration and notarial law, plus general knowledge; in 2022 these were combined in one integrated paper. Each paper mixes multiple-choice questions with a practical case and is graded 0–20. A professional interview, a psychotechnical and psychological exam and a medical exam for admitted candidates follow.

Is this practice bank an official translation of the CFJJ exam?

No. The official papers are in Portuguese, and the CFJJ assesses mastery of Portuguese. This bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation of the legal content. It does not simulate the practical case, the interview or the psychotechnical exam.