What is notarization? What are the prohibited acts regarding notarization in Vietnam? – Viet Dung (Dong Nai, Vietnam)
What is notarization? Prohibited acts regarding notarization in Vietnam (Internet image)
According to Clause 1, Article 2 of the Law on Notarization 2014, 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) or of 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.
- Notaries and notarial practice organizations are prohibited from committing the following acts:
+ Disclosing information on the contents of notarized documents, unless notarization requesters so agree in writing or otherwise provided by law; using information on notarized contents to infringe upon lawful rights and interests of individuals and organizations;
+ Notarizing contracts, transactions or translations the purposes and contents of which violate law or are contrary to social ethics; inciting or creating conditions for parties to contracts or transactions to conduct sham transactions or commit other deceitful acts;
+ Notarizing contracts, transactions or translations which are related to properties or interests of their own or of their relatives being spouses; natural parents, adoptive parents; natural parents, adoptive parents of their spouses;
Natural children, adopted children or children-in-law; grandparents, siblings or siblings-in-law; and natural grandchildren, adopted grandchildren;
+ Refusing notarization requests without plausible reasons; harassing or causing difficulties to notarization requesters;
+ Receiving or demanding money or other benefits from notarization requesters in addition to notarization changes, notarization remuneration and other expenses already determined and agreed; receiving or demanding money or other benefits from a third party to settle or refuse to settle notarization requests, causing damage to notarization requesters or related organizations and individuals;
+ Forcing others to use their services; colluding with notarization requesters or related persons to falsify contents of notarized documents or notarization dossiers;
+ Exerting pressure, threatening or committing acts which are illegal or contrary to social ethics in order to gain advantage for themselves or their organizations in notarial practice;
+ Advertising themselves or their organizations in the mass media;
+ A notarial practice organization establishing branches, representative offices or transaction places other than its head office; conducting production, business and service activities outside its registered scope of operation;
+ A notary practicing his/her profession concurrently at two or more notarial practice organizations or performing other regular jobs;
+ A notary participating in the management of an enterprise other than his/her notarial practice organization; providing brokerage or agency services; receiving profits from a contract or transaction which he/she has notarized;
+ Committing violations of law or rules on notarial practice ethics.
- Organizations and individuals are prohibited from committing the following acts:
+ Pretending to be notarization requesters;
+ Notarization requesters providing false information and documents or using counterfeit or illegally erased or modified papers and documents to request notarization;
+ Witnesses or interpreters committing deceitful or dishonest acts;
+ Obstructing notarial activities.
(Article 7 of Vietnam Law on Notarization 2014)
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