THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 07/2001/TT-BTP
Hanoi, December 10, 2001
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF PROVISIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT’S DECREE NO. 77/2001/ND-CP OF OCTOBER 22, 2001 DETAILING THE MARRIAGE REGISTRATION ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY’S RESOLUTION NO. 35/2000/QH10
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 38/CP of June 4, 1993 on the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Justice;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 77/2001/ND-CP of October 22, 2001 detailing the marriage registration according to the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 35/2000/QH10 on the implementation of the Marriage and Family Law;
The Ministry of Justice hereby guides the implementation of a number of provisions of the Government’s Decree No. 77/2001/ND-CP of October 22, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 77/2001/ND-CP) as follows:
I. COMPILATION OF THE MARRIAGE REGISTRATION DECLARATION
When applying for marriage registration, the two parties shall make the marriage registration declaration according to current form (form TP/HT-1999-B.1), and at the same, additionally inscribe on the bottom line of the first page of the marriage registration declaration form the following contents:
"We have established the conjugal relationship from day.month year till now" (for cases where the conjugal relationship had been established before January 3, 1987) or "We have been living together as husband and wife from day.. month’ year till now" (for cases where men and women living together as husbands and wives from after January 3, 1987 to before January 1, 2001).
If both parties are unable to determine the day or the day and month when they established their conjugal relationship or started living together as husband and wife, such date shall be inscribed according to the method of time counting prescribed in Clause 2, Article 5 of Decree No. 77/2001/ND-CP.
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