The Decree No. 99/2016/ND-CP on management and use of seals is issued by the Government on July 01, 2016, provides for the management and use of seal of state bodies, people’s armed forces and bodies of the organizational system of Communist Party of Vietnam, Vietnam Fatherland Front, social – political organizations, economic organizations, association organizations, social funds, charity funds, non-governmental organizations, religious organizations, foreign organizations operating in Vietnam and other organizations established and operating under the laws and state titles.
In accordance with the regulation in this Decree, the bodies, organizations or titles of the state are only permitted to use their seals upon regulations on the permission for use of seal in the legal normative documents or decision from the competent bodies; must register their seal sample before use. The use of seal with national Emblem must be stipulated in the laws, Ordinance, Decree or Decision of the Prime Minister stipulating the functions, duties, power and organizational structure of organizations and bodies or stipulated in the international agreements in which Vietnam is a member. The bodies, organizations or titles of the state having functions of issuing diplomas, certificates and papers with photo or sealing documents according to regulations of law are permitted to use the embossed seal, small-sized seal or wax seal. The bodies, organizations or titles of the state only use one seal under the sample stipulated by the competent state body. In necessary cases of additional use of seal like the issued one comply with the provisions such as the bodies, organizations or titles of the state must be permitted by the competent body if using additional wet seal; the bodies, organizations or titles of the state can decide by themselves the additional use of embossed seal, small-sized seal or wax seal; the economic organizations can decide by themselves the additional use of seal by themselves.
This Decree takes effect on July 01, 2016.
