| THE GOVERNMENT ---- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ----------- |
| No: 58/2001/ND-CP | Hanoi, August 24, 2001 |
DECREE
ON THE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF SEALS
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of September 30, 1992;
At the proposals of the Minister-Head of the Government Commission for Organization and Personnel and the Minister of Public Security,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Seals are used in the State agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, socio-professional organizations, mass organizations, economic organizations, armed force units, foreign agencies and organizations operating in Vietnam (hereinafter called agencies and organizations for short) and by a number of State titles. Seals represent legal status of agencies, organizations and State titles and affirm the legal validity of their documents and papers. Seals shall be managed according to the provisions of this Decree.
Article 2.- The provisions on management and use of seals in this Decree shall apply to seals bearing the national emblem as well as those without it, which are used in forms of wet seal, embossed seal and wax seal.
Title seals, date seals, official dispatch receipt seals and signature certification seals shall not be subject to this Decree.
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