Chương 7: Nghị định 24/2013/NĐ-CP Điều khoản thi hành

Chapter 7.

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 43. Application of the Decree in special cases

This Decree is applied to register marriage, cognition of fathers, mothers, children between Vietnamese citizens who have foreign nationality with Vietnamese citizens or with foreigners.

Article 44. Paper required for stateless persons, persons with two or more foreign nationalities, Vietnamese citizens residing in other countries

1. In case this Decree fails to specify for papers issued by competent agencies of other countries, which are used in marriage registration, recognition of fathers, mothers, children of stateless persons, persons with two or more foreign nationalities, these papers shall be defined as follows:

a) For stateless persons, these are papers issued by competent agencies of countries where such person reside permanently;

b) For persons with two or more foreign nationalities, these are papers issued by competent agencies of countries where such person have nationality and reside permanently; If such persons do not permanently reside in any of the countries which they bear the nationalities of, they are papers issued by competent agencies of the countries which such persons carry the passports of;

2. For Vietnamese citizens permanently residing abroad, the papers for use in the registration of marriage, father, mother or child recognition as well as annotations in registers for marriage, father, mother or child recognition shall be those issued by competent agencies of the countries where such persons permanently reside or by the representative agencies in those countries.

Article 45. Effect

1. This Decree takes effect on May 15, 2013.

2. To annul the Government’s Decree No. 68/2002/ND-CP, of July 10, 2002 detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the marriage and family law regarding the marriage and family relations involving foreign elements (hereinafter referred to as the Decree No. 68/2002/ND-CP), the Government’s Decree No. 69/2006/ND-CP, of July 21, 2006, amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Decree No. 68/2002/ND-CP (hereinafter referred to as the Decree No. 69/2006/ND-CP).

3. The dossiers of application for marriage registration, recognition of fathers, mothers, children; annotations in registers for marriage, recognition of fathers, mothers, children, which have been carried out by foreign competent agencies in other countries and received by Vietnam’s competent agencies before this Decree takes effect shall continue to be settled according to the provisions of Decree No.68/2002/ND-CP and Decree No. 69/2006/ND-CP.

The dossiers of granting confirmation on marriage status for Vietnamese citizens residing in country used for marriage with foreigners at foreign competent agencies in orther countries, which have been received by Vietnam’s competent agencies before this Decree takes effect shall continue to be settled according to the provisions of Decree No. 158/2005/ND-CP, of December 27, 2005 on civil status registration and management and the Government’s Decree No. 06/2012/ND-CP, of February 02, 2012, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decrees on civil status, marriage and family as well as authentication.

4. The Minister of Justice shall organize implementation of this Decree.

5. The ministers, the heads of the ministerial-level agencies, the heads of the agencies attached to the Government, the presidents of the People’s Committees of all levels, as well as relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals shall implement this Decree.