France, Vietnam cooperate in notary services
Vietnam and France on February 24 penned a cooperation agreement which will result in a complete revision of the Notary Law to be submitted to the National Assembly in May.
Under the agreement, signed in Paris, the French Notarial Superior Council (NSC) will assist Vietnam in setting up twinned relations between local notarial councils of both countries and the Vietnam national notary association, as well as in providing other technical support.
At the signing ceremony, NSC President Jean Tarrade congratulated Vietnam on its admission to the International Union of Notaries (IUN) last October and stated he is committed to fully support Vietnam within the framework of the organisation.
For his part, Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong spoke highly of the close and effective cooperation between the two countries over the past two decades.
“France has provided significant technical and logistical support for legal and judicial reform, helping Vietnam draft legal documents consistent with market economy institutions”, he said.
Cuong thanked the NSC for its assistance in helping Vietnam gain admission to the IUN.
On the same day, a Vietnamese delegation led by Minister Cuong held a joint working sessions with the NSC and the French Senate Law Commission.
Earlier on February 22, they worked with the Lyon Notarial Council on matters related to the organisational structure of France’s notarial system and other matters concerning notary training.
Minister Cuong also met with his counterpart Christiane Taubira and worked with Paris Court leaders.
