What are regulations on legal validity of electronic notarized documents in Vietnam from July 1, 2025?

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What are regulations on legal validity of electronic notarized documents in Vietnam from July 1, 2025?

According to the provisions of Article 64 of the Law on Notarization 2024, electronic notarized documents are as follows:

- An electronic notarized document is an electronic certificate created under the principles and scope stipulated in Article 62 of the Law on Notarization 2024, specifically:

+ Electronic notarization is the notarization performed by electronic means to create electronic notarized documents, complying with the principles specified in Article 5 of the Law on Notarization 2024 and the following principles:

++  Ensuring  security,  safety,  data  message  protection,  and  confidentiality  of  information  according  to  legal  regulations;  the  information  in  such  data  message  must  be  accessible  and  usable  for  reference  purposes;

++  Notaries  and  notarial  practice  organizations  are  allowed  to  provide  electronic  notarization  services  when  they  meet  the  conditions  stipulated  in  Article  63  of  the  Law  on  Notarization  2024.

+ Based on socio-economic conditions, demand, and the ability to provide electronic notarization services in each period, the Government of Vietnam stipulates the scope of transactions that can be electronically notarized.

- An electronic notarized document is effective from the time it is signed with the digital signature of the notary and the digital signature of the notarial practice organization.

- An electronic notarized document has legal value as stipulated in clauses 2 and 3 of Article 6 Law on Notarization 2024. To be specific:

+ A notarized document is enforceable against the parties involved and serves as a basis for the parties to request competent state agencies to carry out procedures related to the notarized transaction.

+ A notarized document serves as evidence; the facts and events in the notarized document do not need to be proven unless declared void by a court.

- The conversion of form between electronic notarized documents and paper notarized documents is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on electronic transactions.

A notarized document that has been converted maintains its original value if it meets the conditions stipulated by the law on electronic transactions, except in cases where the law prescribes that such document transfers ownership and is only allowed to exist in a single form.

Above is the content answering the question of what legal value electronic notarized documents hold from July 1, 2025.

Note: Notarization is a public service performed by a notary of a notarial practice organization to certify the authenticity and legality of a transaction that the law requires to be notarized, the law entrusts the Government of Vietnam to regulate must be notarized, or when individuals and organizations voluntarily request notarization.

Diplomatic missions, consular offices of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam abroad can notarize transactions as stipulated in Article 73 of the Law on Notarization 2024.

Regulations on language and script used in notarization in Vietnam from July 1, 2025?

The language and script used in notarization are specifically regulated in Article 7 of the Law on Notarization 2024 as follows: The language and script used in notarization is Vietnamese; if the person requesting notarization uses a language or script other than Vietnamese or the language of persons with disabilities, it must be translated into Vietnamese.

Refer to more details in the Law on Notarization 2024 effective from July 1, 2025.

The Law on Notarization 2014 ceases to be effective from the date the Law on Notarization 2024 comes into force, except as provided in clauses 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, and 14 of Article 76 of the Law on Notarization 2024.

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