The operation registration certificate of a law-practicing organization shall be withdrawn in the following cases in Vietnam

The operation registration certificate of a law-practicing organization shall be withdrawn in the following cases in Vietnam (Internet image)

According to Article 11 of Circular 17/2011/TT-BTP, the operation registration certificate of a law-practicing organization or its branches in Vietnam shall be withdrawn when:

1. The Certificate of Operation Registration of the law-practicing organization will be revoked in the following cases:

- Termination of activities as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 47 of the Law on Lawyers;

- The law-practicing organization suspends its activities for more than one year from the time recorded in the report on the suspension of activities of that organization without a report on the extension of the suspension of activities.

In case the law-practicing organization's Certificate of Operation Registration is revoked according to Point b, Clause 1 of this Article, the Department of Justice is responsible for carrying out the procedures for terminating the activities of the law-practicing organization as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 47 of the Law on Lawyers.

2. The Certificate of Operation Registration of the branch of a law-practicing organization will be revoked as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 48 of the Law on Lawyers.

3. When revoking the Certificate of Operation Registration of the law-practicing organization or its branch, the Department of Justice where the organization is registered will issue a decision to revoke the Certificate of Operation Registration of the law-practicing organization or its branch and send it to the Bar Association and the tax authority where the organization is registered.

More details can be found in Circular 17/2011/TT-BTP, which comes into effect in Vietnam from December 01, 2011.

Thuy Tram

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