Chapter VII

NOTARIZATION CHARGES AND REMUNERATION AND OTHER EXPENSES

Article 66. Notarization charges

1. Notarization charges include the charge for notarizing contracts, transactions or translations, the charge for preserving testaments and the charge for granting copies of notarized documents.

Requesters for notarization of contracts, transactions or translations, custody of testaments or grant of copies of notarized documents shall pay notarization charges.

2. The rates, collection, payment, use and management of notarization charges must comply with law.

Article 67. Notarization remuneration

1. Notarization requesters shall pay remuneration when requesting notarial practice organizations to draft contracts or transactions, typewrite or make copies, translate papers or documents, or perform other notarial jobs.

2. Provincial-level People’s Committees shall promulgate ceiling rates of notarization remuneration to be applied to notarial practice organizations in localities. Notarial practice organizations shall determine remuneration rates for each job which must not exceed the ceiling rate of notarization remuneration promulgated by the provincial-level People’s Committee, and shall publicly post up remuneration rates at their head offices. Notarial practice organizations that collect notarization remuneration at rates higher than the ceiling rates and the posted rates shall be handled in accordance with law.

3. Notarial practice organizations shall clearly explain notarization remuneration to notarization requesters.

Article 68. Other expenses

1. A notarization requester who asks for verification or assessment or notarization to be conducted outside the head office of a notarial practice organization shall pay expenses therefor.

Expense levels shall be agreed upon by notarization requesters and notarial practice organizations. Notarial practice organizations may not collect expenses at levels higher than the agreed ones.

2. Notarial practice organizations shall post up principles of calculating other expenses and clearly explain these expenses to notarization requesters.