Resolution No. 351/2017/UBTVQH14 on the format and technical presentation of legal normative documents of the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, and the President.

RESOLUTION

On the format and technical presentation of regulatory legal documents

of the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, and the State President

THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

On the basis of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

Pursuant to the Law on the Organization of the National Assembly No. 57/2014/QH13;

Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 8 of the Law on Enacting Regulatory Legal Documents No. 80/2015/QH13;

RESOLUTION:

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Decision stipulates the format and technical presentation of regulatory legal documents of the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the State President, and joint regulatory legal documents in which the Standing Committee of the National Assembly is a promulgating subject (hereinafter referred to as the document).

This Decision does not stipulate the format and technical presentation of the Constitution and documents amending the Constitution.

Article 2. Interpretation of Terms

In this Decision, the following terms shall be understood as follows:

1. Format of the document is the method of presenting the parts of the document including the opening section, the content section, and the closing section.

2. Technical presentation of the document includes the technical presentation of the document's content and the technical presentation of the document's form.

3. Technical presentation of the document's content includes the technical presentation of the document's structure and the technical presentation of the elements constituting the document's content, using language, numbers, units of measurement, symbols, formulas, deadlines, and time points in the document, and the technical presentation of citing documents.

4. Technical presentation of the document's form includes the position of presenting the components of the document's format, font, font size, font style, paper size, margin settings, and page numbering of the document.

Chapter II
FORMAT OF THE DOCUMENT

Section 1
OPENING SECTION OF THE DOCUMENT

Article 3. The opening section of the document

1. The opening section of the Code, Law (hereinafter collectively referred to as Law) consists of the State Emblem; Motto; name of the issuing authority; number and code of the document; title of the document and basis for issuing the document.

The opening section of the Resolution of the National Assembly consists of the State Emblem; Motto; name of the issuing authority; number and code of the document; title of the document; name of the issuing authority and basis for issuing the document.

2. The opening section of the Ordinance of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly consists of the State Emblem; Motto; name of the issuing authority; number and code of the document; place name, date, month, year of issuance of the document; title of the document and basis for issuing the document.

The opening section of the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly consists of the State Emblem; Motto; name of the issuing authority; number and code of the document; place name, date, month, year of issuance of the document; title of the document; name of the issuing authority and basis for issuing the document.

3. The opening section of the joint Resolution in which the Standing Committee of the National Assembly is a promulgating subject (hereinafter referred to as the joint Resolution) consists of the State Emblem; Motto; names of the authorities jointly issuing the document; number and code of the document; place name, date, month, year of issuance of the document; title of the document and basis for issuing the document.

4. The opening section of the Decree, Decision of the State President consists of the State Emblem; Motto; National Emblem; name of the issuing authority; number and code of the document; place name, date, month, year of issuance of the document; title of the document; name of the issuing authority and basis for issuing the document.

5. The opening section of the document issued together with another document (regulation, provision) consists of the State Emblem; Motto; name of the issuing authority; title of the document and explanatory note on the issuance of the accompanying document.

Article 4. State Emblem and Motto

1. The State Emblem is: "SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM".

2. The Motto is: "INDEPENDENCE - FREEDOM - HAPPINESS".

Article 5. Name of the Issuing Authority

The name of the issuing authority is the full and official name of the agency or the state position of the person authorized to issue the document according to the Law on Enactment of Legal Normative Documents.

Article 6. Number and Symbol of the Document

1. The number and symbol of laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances, and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall include the type of document, the serial number of the document, the year of issuance, the abbreviated name of the issuing authority, and the session number of the National Assembly.

2. The number and symbol of joint resolutions shall include the serial number of the document, the year of issuance, the abbreviated name of the type of document, and the abbreviated name of the issuing authorities.

Joint resolutions shall be numbered according to the system of management of legal normative documents of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.

3. The number and symbol of decrees and decisions of the President shall include the serial number of the document, the year of issuance, the abbreviated name of the type of document, and the abbreviated title of the state position of the person authorized to issue the document.

Article 7. Place Name, Date of Issuance of the Document

1. The place name recorded on the document is the name of the province or centrally governed city where the issuing authority has its headquarters.

2. The date of issuance of the document is the date when the document was passed or signed for issuance. The date of issuance must be fully written; numbers representing day, month, and year should be Arabic numerals; for numbers less than 10 and months 1 and 2, a zero should be added before them.

Article 8. Title of the Document

The title of the document includes the type of document and the name of the document.

The type of document is the name of each type of document as prescribed by the Law on Enactment of Legal Normative Documents.

The name of the document is a concise phrase, word, or term reflecting the main content of the document.

Article 9. Basis for Issuing the Document

1. The basis for issuing the document is a legal normative document that stipulates the content and foundation for issuing the document, having higher legal validity; currently in effect or published or signed for issuance, even if not yet effective but must take effect before or at the same time as the issued document.

2. Laws are issued based on the Constitution.

Resolutions of the National Assembly are issued based on the Constitution and laws (if applicable).

3. Ordinances, resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, and joint resolutions are issued based on the Constitution; laws, and resolutions of the National Assembly (if applicable).

4. Decrees and decisions of the President are issued based on the Constitution; laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances, and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly (if applicable).

5. In cases where a higher legal document contains provisions delegating detailed regulations, these specific provisions must be explicitly stated in the part of the document detailing the basis for issuance.

In cases where a document provides detailed regulations for multiple provisions or both detailed regulations for delegated provisions and other contents, it is not necessarily required to explicitly state the specific delegated provisions in the basis for issuance section, but they must be fully stated in the section defining the scope of regulation of the document.

Section 2
PART CONTENT OF THE DOCUMENT

Article 10. Structure of the Document

1. Depending on the content, the document may have the following structure:

a) Part, Chapter, Section, Subsection, Article, Clause, Point;

b) Part, Chapter, Section, Article, Clause, Point;

c) Chapter, Section, Subsection, Article, Clause, Point;

d) Chapter, Section, Article, Clause, Point;

đ) Chapter, Article, Clause, Point;

e) Article, Clause, Point.

2. Each point in the structure of the document shall only express one idea; other symbols shall not be used to express ideas within a point.

3. Parts, chapters, sections, subsections, and articles in the document must have titles. The title is a term indicating the main content of the part, chapter, section, subsection, or article.

Article 11. Documents issued together with other documents

Documents issued together with other documents include one of the following two parts:

1. The part containing provisions on the issuance, implementation organization, and effectiveness of the document issued together with another document.

2. The part containing specific provisions of the document issued together with another document. Depending on the content, the document issued together may be structured according to Clause 1 of Article 10 of this Resolution.

Section 3
END OF DOCUMENT

Article 12. End section of the document

1. The end section of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly includes information about the time when the National Assembly passed the document, the position, full name of the person authorized to sign, and the seal of the person authorized to sign the document.

2. The end section of ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly includes the position, full name of the person authorized to sign the document, and the seal of the issuing agency.

3. The end section of joint resolutions includes the position, full name of the heads of agencies jointly issuing the document, the seals of the agencies jointly issuing the document, and the recipient of the document.

4. The end section of decrees of the President includes the position, full name of the person authorized to sign the document, and the seal of the issuing agency.

The end section of decisions of the President includes the position, full name of the person authorized to sign the document, the seal of the issuing agency, and the recipient of the document.

The end section of documents issued together with other documents includes the position, full name of the person authorized to sign the document, and the seal of the issuing agency.

Article 13. Information about the time the National Assembly passes laws and resolutions

Information about the time the National Assembly passes laws and resolutions includes information about the session of the National Assembly, the term of the National Assembly, and the date, month, and year of passing the document.

Article 14. Position and full name of the person authorized to sign the document

1. The position of the person authorized to sign the document is stipulated by law.

2. The position and full name of the person authorized to sign the document must be fully reflected in the document.

For joint resolutions, the name of the agency and the position of the person signing the document must be clearly recorded.

Article 15. Presentation of seals on documents

1. Seals can only be affixed on documents after the authorized person has signed the document.

2. The affixing of seals on documents shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations on archival work.

Article 16. Recipient of the document

Depending on the content of the document, the recipient of the document includes:

1. Agencies supervising the implementation of the document;

2. The Official Gazette;

3. Agencies directly responsible for implementing the document;

4. Other agencies, organizations, and individuals related to the document;

5. Units storing the document and units drafting the document.

Chapter III
TECHNIQUES FOR PRESENTING DOCUMENTS

Section 1
TECHNIQUES FOR PRESENTING THE CONTENT OF DOCUMENTS

Subsection 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE PRESENTATION OF DOCUMENT CONTENT

Article 17. Presentation of the structure of the document

1. Arranging provisions on the same issue within sections, chapters, articles, sub-articles must ensure the following principles:

a) General provisions are presented before specific provisions;

b) Provisions on content are presented before procedural provisions;

c) Provisions on rights and obligations are presented before sanctions provisions;

d) General provisions are presented before special provisions;

đ) General provisions are presented before exceptional provisions.

2. The presentation of the structure of the document must ensure the following principles:

a) Part is the largest structure presented in the document; the contents of the parts in the document must be independent from each other;

b) Chapter is the second largest structure presented in the document or in a part of the document; the chapters in the document must have relatively independent contents, systematic and logical with each other;

c) Section is the third largest structure presented in a chapter of the document; the division of sections based on relatively independent contents, systematic and logical with each other;

d) Sub-section is the fourth largest structure presented in a section of the document; the division of sub-sections based on relatively independent contents, systematic and logical with each other;

đ) Article is the basic structure of the document. The content of the article must be fully expressed, complete in meaning and sentence, grammatically correct; an article may contain clauses and points;

e) Clause is presented in an article when the content of the article contains relatively independent ideas. Each clause must express a complete idea;

g) Point is presented in a clause when the content of the clause contains many relatively independent ideas. Each point must express a complete idea.

Article 18. Language use in documents

1. The language used in documents shall be Vietnamese; expressions must be accurate, clear, and easy to understand.

2. Foreign terms may only be used when there are no corresponding Vietnamese terms to replace them and they must be transliterated into Vietnamese or can be used directly if they are common and widely recognized terms.

3. In documents where specialized terms need to clarify their content, such terms must be explained.

4. Abbreviations may only be used when truly necessary and must be explained at the first instance of use in the document.

For documents using many abbreviations, a separate article may be established to explain all abbreviations in the document.

5. Terms used in documents must accurately convey the intended content without generating multiple interpretations; if a term can be understood in multiple ways, it must clearly specify the meaning used in the document.

6. Terms referring to identical content must be consistently used throughout the entire document.

7. Capital letters in documents must be used according to Vietnamese spelling rules and as directed in the Appendix issued together with this Resolution.

Article 19. Presentation of numbers, units of measurement, symbols, formulas in documents

1. Numbers in documents must be presented in Arabic numerals, except as provided for in Clause 2 of this Article.

2. Numbers indicating the session of the National Assembly and the sequence of parts and chapters shall be presented in Roman numerals.

3. The name and method of presenting units of measurement shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on measurement.

4. Symbols and formulas in documents shall have accompanying explanations.

Article 20. Presentation of time periods and time points

1. When a time period is determined in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, quarters, or years, it shall be presented by indicating the length of the time period and the unit of time.

2. When a time point is determined in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, quarters, or years, it shall be presented by indicating the time point and the unit of time.

3. Units of time period and units of time point shall be expressed in words and presented immediately following the number indicating the length of the time period and the number indicating the time point.

Article 21. Presentation of contents amending, supplementing, replacing, or abolishing articles or clauses stipulating implementation provisions

1. Where a document being promulgated contains contents amending, supplementing, replacing, or abolishing parts, chapters, sections, sub-sections, articles, clauses, points, phrases, or terms of other documents, these contents shall be presented in the chapter or clause stipulating implementation provisions.

Contents amending, supplementing, replacing, or abolishing shall be structured into articles, clauses, or points depending on the scope and degree of amendment, supplementation, replacement, or abolition.

2. In the contents amending, supplementing, replacing, or abolishing, the part, chapter, section, sub-section, article, clause, or point of the document being amended, supplemented, replaced, or abolished must be clearly identified.

3. Where multiple documents, articles, clauses, or points of a document are being replaced or abolished, an appendix may be established and issued together with the promulgated document.

Article 22. Presentation of transitional provisions

Transitional provisions shall be stipulated as a separate article at the end of the document, named "Transitional Provisions" or stipulated as a separate clause in the relevant articles requiring transitional provisions or stipulated as a separate clause in the article stipulating the effective date.

Article 23. Presentation of provisions on effectiveness

The document must clearly specify the date, month, and year when it becomes effective.

Article 24. Techniques for citing documents

1. The citation of related documents shall be carried out as follows:

a) For documents cited that are laws or ordinances, the full name of the type of document, the name of the document, and its number and code must be recorded;

b) For other documents, the full name of the type of document, its number and code, the date and month of issuance, the name of the authority or person with the power to issue the document, and the name of the document must be recorded.

2. In cases where citations are made to parts or chapters, the specific part or chapter of the document must be clearly identified.

In cases where citations are made to chapters within parts, items within chapters, or sub-items within items, the full details of the sub-item, item, chapter, and part of the document must be stated.

3. When citations are made to articles, clauses, or points, there is no need to specifically identify the part, chapter, item, or sub-item containing those articles, clauses, or points.

In cases where citations are made to clauses or points, the specific clause or point belonging to the article being cited in the document must be determined.

4. When citations are made to parts, chapters, items, sub-items, articles, clauses, or points of a document, they must be cited in ascending order from smaller to larger units and the name of the document; if citations are made to different clauses or points within the same article or from items, sub-items, or articles within the same chapter of the same document, there is no need to state the name of the document but the specific citation must be provided.

Subsection 2
PRESENTATION OF DOCUMENTS AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CERTAIN ARTICLES

Article 25. Documents amending and supplementing certain articles

1. Documents amending and supplementing certain articles are documents that amend, supplement, replace, or abolish one or several provisions of existing documents. Documents amending and supplementing certain articles must clearly identify the parts, chapters, items, sub-items, articles, clauses, or points that are amended, supplemented, replaced, or abolished.

2. The name of documents amending and supplementing certain articles includes the name of the type of document along with the phrase "amending and supplementing certain articles of" and the full name of the document being amended and supplemented.

In cases where amendments, supplements, or abolitions apply entirely to a part, chapter, item, sub-item, article, clause, or point, after the name of the type of document, the phrase "amending" or "abolishing" and the serial number of the part, chapter, item, sub-item, article, clause, or point, and the full name of the document being amended and supplemented must follow.

Article 26. Structure of documents amending and supplementing certain articles

1. Depending on the content, documents amending and supplementing certain articles of a document may be structured into the following articles:

a) An article specifying the content of amendments and supplements;

b) Implementation clauses stipulating the effective date of the document; responsibility for organizing implementation (if applicable).

2. Clauses providing the content of amendments, supplements, replacements, or abolitions shall be arranged in order corresponding to the sequence of articles, clauses, or points of the document being amended and supplemented.

Article 27. Method of numbering supplementary clauses and the order of clauses in documents amending and supplementing certain articles

1. The method of numbering supplementary clauses shall be carried out as follows:

a) Based on the content of the supplement to determine the position of the supplementary clause in the document being amended and supplemented;

b) Numbering the supplementary clause by adding a letter from the Vietnamese alphabet after the number of the preceding clause;

c) The serial number of the part, chapter, item, sub-item, article, or clause added shall include a numeric part and a letter part. The numeric part is shown according to the serial number of the part, chapter, item, sub-item, article, or clause in the document being amended and supplemented. The letter part is arranged in alphabetical order according to the Vietnamese alphabet.

The serial number of the added point shall include a letter part and a numeric part. The letter part is shown according to the order of the point in the document being amended and supplemented. The numeric part is arranged starting from number 1.

2. The presentation of documents amending and supplementing certain articles shall not change the order of clauses that have not been amended, supplemented, replaced, or abolished in the document being amended and supplemented.

Subsection 3
PRESENTATION OF DOCUMENTS AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING MANY DOCUMENTS

Article 28. Consolidated Document Amending and Supplementing Multiple Documents

1. A consolidated document amending and supplementing multiple documents is a document that simultaneously amends, supplements, replaces, and abolishes provisions of several related documents.

2. Depending on the content being amended and supplemented, the name of a consolidated document amending and supplementing multiple documents shall include the type of document along with the phrase "amending and supplementing certain articles" of the document being amended and supplemented, or it may list the specific names of the documents being amended and supplemented.

Article 29. Structure of a Consolidated Document Amending and Supplementing Multiple Documents

1. Depending on the content, a consolidated document amending and supplementing multiple documents may be structured into the following articles:

a) Articles specifying the content being amended and supplemented; each article contains the content being amended and supplemented of one document;

b) An article specifying the amendment of technical content (if any);

c) Implementation clause specifying the effective date of the consolidated document amending and supplementing multiple documents; responsibility for organizing implementation (if any).

2. The content of the articles and clauses of a consolidated document amending and supplementing multiple documents must clearly specify the name of the document; the serial number of the articles, clauses, and points of the related documents being amended and supplemented.

The title of an article in the document indicates the amendment, supplementation, replacement, or abolition of a specific document.

3. Articles of a consolidated document amending and supplementing multiple documents may be structured into clauses; clauses may be structured into points.

4. A clause includes instructions for amending, supplementing, abolishing, or replacing parts, chapters, sections, sub-sections, articles, clauses, and points, accompanied by the content being amended, supplemented, abolished, or replaced.

5. The content being amended, supplemented, replaced, or abolished is arranged in order corresponding to the order of the articles, clauses, and points of the documents being amended and supplemented.

Section 2
TECHNICAL FORMATTING OF DOCUMENTS

Article 30. Presentation of National Emblem and Motto

1. The national emblem is presented in uppercase letters, size 12, upright bold font, centrally aligned at the top right corner of the first page of the document.

2. The motto is presented in lowercase letters, size 14, upright bold font, centered below the national emblem; the first letter of each word is capitalized, hyphenated between words (-), with spaces; there is a solid underline beneath the motto, the length of which matches the width of the line of text.

Article 31. Presentation of the Name of the Issuing Authority, National Emblem

1. The name of the issuing authority is presented in uppercase letters, size 12, upright bold font, centrally aligned at the top left corner of the first page of the document; there is a solid underline beneath the name of the issuing authority, the length of which ranges from one-third to one-half the length of the name of the issuing authority and is centrally aligned relative to the line of text.

For presidential decrees and decisions, the national emblem is presented above the name of the issuing authority.

2. For resolutions of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the name of the issuing authority above the basis for issuing the document is presented on one line in uppercase letters, size 14, upright bold font, centrally aligned horizontally within the document.

For presidential decrees and decisions, the name of the issuing authority above the basis for issuing the document includes the national emblem and is presented on two lines in uppercase letters, size 14, upright bold font, centrally aligned horizontally within the document.

Article 32. Presentation of the number and code of the document

1. The number and code of the document are centered below the name of the issuing agency. The characters in the number and code of the document are presented consecutively without spacing between letters.

2. The phrase "number" or "Number" is presented in lowercase letters, size 13, upright style, with the first letter of the phrase "number" capitalized; after the phrase "number" or "Number" there is a colon (:); for numbers less than 10, a leading zero must be added.

3. The year of issuance is fully recorded with all digits.

4. The code of the document is presented in uppercase letters, size 13, upright style.

5. The session number of the National Assembly is expressed using Arabic numerals.

6. Between the number, year of issuance, and the code of the document, a forward slash (/) is used; within the abbreviated groups in the code of the document issued by the President of the State, joint resolutions, a hyphen (-) is used without spacing between letters.

Article 33. Presentation of the name of the document

1. The name of the Law or Ordinance is presented in uppercase letters, size 14, upright style, bold, centered horizontally across the document; the type of document and the name of the document are presented on separate lines.

2. For other documents, the name of the document is presented as follows:

a) The type of document is presented in uppercase letters, size 14, upright style, bold, centered horizontally across the document;

b) The name of the document is presented in lowercase letters, size 14, upright style, bold; placed under the type of document and centered horizontally across the document.

3. For accompanying documents, the content explaining the issuance of the accompanying document is placed in parentheses, presented in lowercase letters, size 14, italic style, centered horizontally across the document and immediately below the name of the document.

Article 34. Presentation of the basis for issuing the document

The basis for issuing the document is presented in lowercase letters, size 14, italic style, and below the name of the document; each basis must start on a new line, ending with a semicolon (;).

For Laws, Ordinances, and joint resolutions, below the section presenting the basis for issuing the document, the content is presented as follows: the name of the issuing agency or the names of agencies jointly issuing the document, followed by the phrase "issued" and the name of the document, in lowercase letters, size 14, italic style, ending with a period (.).

For National Assembly Resolutions and Standing Committee Resolutions, the basis for issuing the document is presented below the name of the issuing agency; below the section presenting the basis for issuing the document, the phrase "RESOLUTION" is presented in uppercase letters, size 14, upright style, bold, on a single line, followed by a colon (:), centered horizontally across the document.

For Presidential Orders and Decisions, the basis for issuing the document is presented below the name of the issuing agency; below the section presenting the basis for issuing the Order, the phrase "ORDER" or the phrase "HEREBY..." is presented; for Presidential Decisions, the phrase "DECISION" is presented in uppercase letters, size 14, upright style, bold, on a single line, followed by a colon (:), centered horizontally across the document.

Article 35. Presentation of the content of the document

1. The content of the document is presented in lowercase letters, size 14, upright style, evenly aligned on both margins; when starting a new line, the first character of the line is indented from 1 centimeter (cm) to 1.27 centimeters (cm); the minimum space between paragraphs is 6 points (pt); the minimum space between lines is either single-spaced or 15 points (pt) or more.

2. In cases where the content of the document is structured into parts, chapters, sections, sub-sections, articles, clauses, and points, it is presented as follows:

a) The phrases "Part", "Chapter" and their respective numbers are presented in lowercase letters, size 14, upright style, bold, on a single line, centered horizontally across the document. The numbers of parts and chapters use Roman numerals. The titles of parts and chapters are presented below, in uppercase letters, size 14, upright style, bold, centered horizontally across the document;

b) The phrases "Section", "Subsection" and their respective numbers are presented in lowercase letters, size 14, upright style, bold, on a single line, centered horizontally across the document. The numbers of sections and subsections use Arabic numerals. The titles of sections and subsections are presented below, in uppercase letters, size 14, upright style, bold, centered horizontally across the document;

c) The phrase "Article", the number, and the title of the article are presented in lowercase letters, size 14, upright style, bold, indented from the left margin by 1 centimeter (cm) to 1.27 centimeters (cm). The numbers of articles use Arabic numerals, followed by a period (.);

d) The numbers of clauses within each article use Arabic numerals, followed by a period (.), size 14, upright style. If a clause has a title, the number and title of the clause are presented in lowercase letters, size 14, upright style, on a single line;

đ) The sequence of points within each clause uses Vietnamese alphabetical letters in alphabetical order, followed by a closing parenthesis, in lowercase letters, size 14, upright style.

Article 36. Presentation of information on the date the National Assembly passed the Law, Resolution; place name, day, month, year of issuance of the document

1. Information on the date the National Assembly passed the Law, Resolution shall be presented in lowercase letters, font size 14, italic style, placed below the last Article of the document. The session number of the National Assembly uses Roman numerals; the meeting number of the National Assembly uses Arabic numerals, except for the first meeting.

The last Article of the Law, Resolution of the National Assembly and the information on the date the National Assembly passed the document shall be separated by a continuous horizontal line from the left margin to the right margin.

2. Place name, day, month, year of issuance of the Ordinance, Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, joint Resolution, decree, Decision of the President shall be presented on the same line with the number and symbol of the document, in lowercase letters, font size 14, italic style; after the place name, there is a comma (,); placed below, centered, balanced with the State Emblem and Motto.

Article 37. Presentation of the position, surname and given name of the authorized person signing the document

1. The position of the authorized person signing the document shall be presented in uppercase letters, font size 13, upright style, bold.

The position of the authorized person signing to certify the Law, Resolution of the National Assembly shall be placed horizontally aligned to the right side of the document, below the information on the date the National Assembly passed the document.

The position of the authorized person signing the Ordinance, Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, Decision of the President shall be placed horizontally aligned to the right side of the document, below the last Article of the Ordinance, Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, Decision of the President; for the President's Decree, the position of the authorized person signing the document shall be placed below the final content of the President's Decree.

The positions of the authorized persons signing the joint Resolution shall be presented below the last Article of the document, horizontally aligned and evenly balanced on both sides of the page. The position of the head of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall be presented on the right side; the position of the head of the agency jointly issuing the document shall be presented on the left side.

2. The surname and given name of the authorized person signing the document shall be presented in lowercase letters, font size 14, upright style, bold, centered, balanced with the position of the authorized person signing the document.

Article 38. Presentation of the recipient of the document

The layout of the recipient of the document shall be presented close to the left margin of the document as follows:

1. In the joint Resolution, the phrase "Recipient" shall be presented in lowercase letters, font size 12, italic style, bold, on a separate line, below the signature of the head of the agency jointly issuing the document, followed by a colon (:).

In the Decision of the President, the phrase "Recipient" shall be presented in lowercase letters, font size 12, italic style, bold, on a separate line, aligned horizontally with the line of the position of the signer, followed by a colon (:);

2. The part listing the agencies, organizations, individuals receiving the document shall be presented in lowercase letters, font size 11, upright style; the name of each agency, organization, individual or each group of agencies, organizations receiving the document shall start with a dash at the left margin, ending with a semicolon (;);

3. The line listing the units retaining the document includes the word "Retain", followed by a colon (:), then the abbreviation "HC" (administrative), a comma (,), the abbreviation of the name of the drafting unit and the number of retained copies enclosed in parentheses, starting with a dash at the left margin, ending with a period (.).

Article 39. Paper size, page margins, font, and page numbering of the document

1. The document shall be presented on A4 paper (210 mm x 297 mm); the page margins of the document shall be implemented according to the Appendix attached to this Resolution.

2. The font used for presenting the document is Vietnamese font, Times New Roman style with Unicode character encoding according to Vietnam Standard TCVN 6909:2001.

3. Pages of the document shall be numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals, font size 13, upright style, without displaying the first page number, centered horizontally in the top margin of the document. Page numbers of accompanying documents shall be separately numbered for each document.

Chapter IV
IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 40. Effective Date

1. This Resolution shall take effect from May 20, 2017.

2. Resolution No. 1139/2007/UBTVQH11 dated July 3, 2007 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly promulgating the Regulation on technical presentation of draft legal documents of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall cease to be effective from the date this Resolution takes effect./.