29In that regard, it must be noted that, although EU law does not detract from the competence of the Member States in matters of civil status and legal recognition of the change of a person’s gender, Member States must, when exercising that competence, comply with EU law and, in particular, with the provisions relating to the principle of non-discrimination (see, to that effect, inter alia, judgments of 27 April 2006, Richards, C‑423/04, EU:C:2006:256, paragraphs 21 to 24; of 1 April 2008, Maruko, C‑267/06, EU:C:2008:179, paragraph 59; and of 5 June 2018, Coman and Others, C‑673/16, EU:C:2018:385, paragraphs 37 and 38 and the case-law cited).
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