Consistency of Numbering Between Electronic Documents and Paper Documents: Is it Mandatory?

At Clause 1, Article 15 of Decree 30/2020/ND-CP on clerical work, it is stipulated:

The number and issuance date of the document are taken according to the order and sequence of issuance of documents by the agency or organization within the year (starting consecutively from number 01 on January 1 and ending on December 31 annually), the number and symbols of documents of the agency or organization are unique within a year, consistent between paper documents and electronic documents.

- The numbering of normative legal documents: Each type of normative legal document is assigned a separate numbering system.

- The numbering of industry-specific documents is regulated by the head of the industry or field management agency.

- The numbering of administrative documents is regulated by the head of the agency or organization.

=> Thus, according to the above regulations, the numbers assigned to the same electronic document and paper document must be consistent with each other.

The editorial board responds with this information.