Chương V Nghị định 30/2020/NĐ-CP về công tác văn thư: Quản lý, sử dụng con dấu và thiết bị lưu khóa bí mật trong công tác văn thư

Chapter V

MANAGEMENT AND USE OF SEALS AND SECURITY KEY STORAGE EQUIPMENT USED FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Article 32. Management of seals and security key storage equipment

1. The entity’s head shall be responsible for assigning the records department to manage and use seals and security key storage equipment in accordance with regulations.

2. The records department shall assume the following responsibilities

a) Ensure the safekeeping and use of seals and secret key storage equipment at the entity’s office.

b) Hand over seals or security key storage equipment to others only when written consent from the competent person is given. Handover of seals or security key storage equipment must be documented.

c) Directly stamp, digitally sign documents issued by the entity and copies thereof.

d) Add the entity’s seal and digital signature to documents only if these documents are already signed by the competent person and copies of these documents are directly made by the entity.

3. Individuals shall be solely responsible for safekeeping of security key storage equipment and security keys.

Article 33. Use of seals and security key storage equipment

1. Using seals

a) When embossing the seal imprint, the imprint must be clear, neat, in the right direction and in red ink according to the regulations in force.

b) When chopping a seal across a signature, the seal imprint must overlap about 1/3 of the signature to the left.

c) With respect to documents annexed to the main text or appendices, the seal imprint is embossed on the top page and overlap a part of the entity's name or the title of an appendix.

d) Chopping seals at the upper left corner, chopping seals spanning all pages and embossing raised seals on paper documents shall be subject to the decision of the entity’s head.

dd) A seal on adjoining edges of pages is chopped in the midst of the right edges of pages of a document or appendix, partially spanning pages; each seal of this kind is chopped on 05 pages at maximum.

2. Use of security key storage equipment

The entity’s security key storage equipment may be used for digitally signing electronic documents that the entity issues, and electronic copies made from paper documents.