Some civil contracts and transactions are required to have physical documents with notarization or authentication. So what is notarization? What is the legal validity of notarized documents in Vietnam?
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What is notarization? What is the legal validity of notarized documents in Vietnam? (Source: Internet)
1. What is notarization?
- Notarization means the written certification by a notary of a notarial practice organization of the:
+ Authenticity and lawfulness of a contract or another civil transaction (below referred to as contract or transaction);
+ The accuracy, lawfulness and conformity with social ethics of the Vietnamese or foreign-language translation of a paper or document (below referred to as translation) which is prescribed by law or voluntarily requested by an individual or organization to be notarized.
- Notarized document means a contract, transaction or translation which has been certified by a notary in accordance with the Law on Notary.
2. Legal validity of notarized documents in Vietnam
Legal validity of notarized documents in Vietnam:
- A notarized document is valid from the date a notary signs and appends the seal of his/her notarial practice organization to it.
- A notarized contract or transaction is binding on related parties; in case an obliged party fails to perform its/his/her obligations, the other party may request a court to settle the case in accordance with law, unless otherwise agreed upon by related parties.
- Notarized contracts and transactions may be used as evidence; details and circumstances of notarized contracts or transactions are not required to be proven, unless such contracts or transactions are declared to be invalid by courts.
- Notarized translations are valid for use as their translated papers or documents.
(Articles 2 and 5 of the Law on Notary 2014)
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