New Circular guiding notarial apprenticeship available in Vietnam

New Circular guiding notarial apprenticeship available in Vietnam

Circular 08/2023/TT-BTP lays down notarial apprenticeship and notarial apprenticeship management; notarial apprenticeship examination; actions against violations, resolution of complaints and whistleblowing reports on notarial apprenticeship and notarial apprenticeship examination.

Circular 08/2023/TT-BTP applies to notary apprentices; notarial apprenticeship examinees; notary mentors; notarial practice organizations that admit notary apprentices (hereinafter referred to as notarial apprenticeship organizations); socio-professional organizations of notaries; notarial authorities and relevant entities.

Skills and tasks required in notarial apprenticeship in Vietnam

Skills and tasks in notarial apprenticeship include:

- Skills in receiving and classifying notarization requests; skills in checking the authenticity and legality of documents included in the documentation seeking notarial service; skills in reviewing and identifying entities and active legal capacity of participants signing contracts and transactions;

- Skills in dealing with notarization petitioners, behaving according to the Code of Ethics for notary practice; skills in explaining to notarization petitioners their legal rights, obligations and interests, the meaning and legal consequences of notarization; skills in explaining reasons for refusing notarization requests;

- Skills in studying and proposing solutions to documentation seeking notarial service;

- Skills in drafting contracts and transactions at the request of a notarization petitioner; skills in checking the authenticity and legality of draft contracts and transactions prepared by a notarization petitioner; skills in verification;

- Skills in notarizing translations; skills in authenticating copies and authenticating signatures in documents;

- Skills in drafting testimonies;

- Checking, arranging, and classifying notarized and authenticated documents for record-keeping;

- Skills in utilizing and using notary databases and applying information technology in notary activities;

i-Skills in administrating notarial practice organizations;

- Other skills and tasks related to notarization as assigned by the notary mentor.

Circular 08/2023/TT-BTP takes effect from November 20, 2023 and replaces Circular 04/2015/TT-BTP dated April 15, 2015.

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