Decree No. 162/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government provides guidelines for implementation of the Law on Religion and Folk Belief, according to which the procedures for issuance of certificate of registration of non-commercial juridical person to religious affiliates are as follows:
The religious organization applying for issuance of the certificate of registration of non-commercial juridical person to its religious affiliate shall submit an application to the competent authority.
1. An application includes:
- An application form, which specifies the name, base and representative of the religious organization; the name, base, area of operation, quantity of followers, dignitaries, sub-dignitaries and monastics at the time of application; full name of the representative of the religious affiliate to which the certificate of registration applied for is issued;
- A written summary of the religious affiliate’s religious activities since the establishment, full division, partial division, merger or consolidation;
- The list, resumes, judicial records and summaries of religious activities of the representative and leaders of the religious affiliate;
- Written declaration of and documentary evidences for the religious affiliate's legitimate assets;
- Charter, regulations or equivalent documents of the religious affiliate.
2. The power to issue certificate of registration of non-commercial juridical person:
- The People’s Committee of the province shall, within 60 days from the receipt of the satisfactory application, issue the certificate of registration of non-commercial juridical person to the religious affiliate operating within a province. In the case of rejection of the application, written explanation shall be provided;
- The central government’s religion and folk belief authority shall, within 60 days from the receipt of the satisfactory application, issue the certificate of registration of non-commercial juridical person to the religious affiliate operating within multiple provinces. In the case of rejection of the application, written explanation shall be provided.
Decree No. 162/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government takes effect from January 01, 2018.
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