Decree No. 04/2012/ND-CP dated January 20, 2012 of the Government amending and supplementing Article 5 of the Government’s Decree No. 79/2007/ND-CP dated May 18, 2007 on the issue of copies from master registers, authentication copies from originals, authentication of signatures

DECREE

AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE 5 OF THE GOVERNMENT’S DECREE No. 79/2007/ND-CP MAY 18, 2007 ON THE ISSUE OF COPIES FROM MASTER REGISTERS, AUTHENTICATION COPIES FROM ORIGINALS, AUTHENTICATION OF SIGNATURES

THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;

At the proposal of the Minister of Justice,

DECREES:

Article 1.Amending and supplementing to clause 1, article 5 of the Government’s Decree No. 79/2007/ND-CP, of May 18, 2007 on the issue of copies from master registers, authentication copies from originals and authentication of signatures regarding to competence and responsibility to authenticate copies from originals and signatures.

1. Point a and point b, clause 1, article 5 is amended as followed:

a) To authenticate copies from originals of documents and papers in foreign languages and bilingual papers and documents.

b) To authenticate signatures of translators in documents and papers which are translated from foreign languages into Vietnamese or vice versa; authenticate signatures in documents and papers in foreign languages and bilingual documents and papers.

2. To supplement point c to clause 1, article 5 as followed:

c) To authenticate affairs regulated in clause 2 article 5 of the Decree No. 79/2007/ND-CP.

Article 2.This decree takes effect on March 05, 2012.

Article 3.Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government- attached agencies and presidents of People s Committees of provinces and centrally run cities shall implement this Decree.