Does authorization to follow enterprise registration procedures need to certificate signatures in Vietnam?
Does authorization to follow enterprise registration procedures need to certificate signatures in Vietnam? What does application for registration of a single-member limited liability company in Vietnam comprise?
I plan to establish a single-member limited liability company, I want to know if I authorize someone else to register my business, do I need to certify the signature in the authorization document?
Does authorization to follow enterprise registration procedures need to certificate signatures in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 12 of Decree No. 01/2021/ND-CP, The person competent to sign the application form for enterprise registration may authorize another entity to follow enterprise registration procedures according to the following provisions:
1. If an individual is authorized, the application for enterprise registration must include the letter of attorney and copies of legal documents of the authorized individual. The notarization or certification of the letter of attorney is not compulsory.
2. If an organization is authorized, the application for enterprise registration must include the copy of the service contract signed with the enterprise registration service provider, the letter of introduction and legal documents of the person introduced to directly follow enterprise registration procedures.
3. If a public postal service provider is authorized, the postal worker shall submit the copy of application receipt which is made according to the form stipulated by the public postal service provider and bears the signatures of the postal worker and the person competent to sign the application form for enterprise registration.
4. If a postal service provider that does not provide public postal services is authorized, such authorization shall follow Clause 2 of this Article.
Thus, according to the above provisions in Vietnam, you do not need to certificate the signature in the authorization document for another person to carry out the business establishment registration procedure.
What does application for registration of a single-member limited liability company in Vietnam comprise?
Pursuant to Article 24 of Decree No. 01/2021/ND-CP, application for registration of a single-member limited liability company includes:
1. Application form for enterprise registration.
2. The company’s charter.
3. Copies of the following documents:
a) Legal documents of the enterprise’s legal representative;
b) Legal documents of the company’s owner that is an individual; Legal documents of the company’s owner that is an organization (except for the State); Legal documents of the authorized representative and letter of appointment of authorized representative.
If the company’s owner is a foreign organization, copies of legal documents of that organization must be legalized;
c) Investment registration certificate if the enterprise is founded by a foreign investor or foreign-invested business entity in accordance with the Law on Investment and its guiding documents.
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