In the netherlands there is something called '(beperkte) handlichting' - handlifting or emancipation would be a close translation of the dutch/french term. Most common cases are young people starting small shops or having to run, say, a farm at an early age. Which is a process in which a minor, with the permession of his parents, gets (usually limited) permission to enter into binding agreements. Part of this process is a publication to 'warn' the world of this minor running wild.