Minister of Justice Hoang Thanh Tung signed a report on receiving and initially explaining the opinions of National Assembly deputies discussing the draft law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Notarization.
Accordingly, some opinions suggested studying the implementation of remote electronic notarization.
Regarding this content, the Ministry of Justice said that the Law on Notarization in 2024 currently stipulates that electronic notarization is carried out according to the process of direct electronic notarization or online electronic notarization. Both processes require direct witnesses from notaries.
The implementation of electronic notarization, which has been implemented since July 2025, needs to be assessed in stages and gradually expanded step by step to suit each stage of technology development, the implementation capacity of Notaries, infrastructure and related conditions.
In fact, currently, through grasping information from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Justice, there is only a Notary Office here that performs notarization of 01 authorization contract in the form of online electronic notarization where the initiator is a Notary Office in Hanoi City.
In Hanoi City, there are only 08 notary practice organizations providing electronic notarization services.
According to the Ministry of Justice, the experience of some countries with developed notarization activities shows that the deployment of electronic notarization is also carried out cautiously, in accordance with the level of information technology of each country, gradually testing before widespread application.
For example, in Germany, at the time of 2023, it is estimated that the implementation of electronic notarization accounted for only about 5-10% of transactions, focusing on transactions related to business establishment procedures.
The electronic notarization process is carried out very strictly, the notary carefully checks the components of the electronic dossier, opens 01 online conference with customers, identifies the electronic identification of the notarization requester, enters the secret code and signs the electronic signature on the notarized document.
It is worth mentioning that in Germany, the law does not allow online electronic notarization for real estate transactions because real estate notarization needs to identify assets, personal information, and the will of the notarization requester, while online technology cannot replace direct meetings to verify these requests.
In France, documents can be made remotely by sharing electronic documents. However, it is mandatory to have the presence of two Notaries, each at a different signing location.
The total number of notarized documents established in 2025 is 5,128,000 documents, of which 4,224.236 electronic documents are stored at MICEN (Minutier central electronic). Among electronic notarized documents, only 502,662 documents have been carried out remotely (accounting for about 11.9%).
In addition, some opinions suggested not to rigidly stipulate the transfer of designs in the direction of depending on the conditions of each locality, with a roadmap and most importantly, ensuring the people's right to choose.
Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Justice said that the transfer of transaction authentication authority is not a mandatory clause but has been clearly defined in the Notarization Law of 2024 and Decree No. 104/2025/ND-CP according to the principle that this is the authority of the provincial-level People's Committee.
At the same time, only consider and decide on the transfer in areas where notary practice organizations have been developed to meet the notarization requirements of individuals and organizations according to the Government's regulations.
This transfer is in line with the direction of promoting the socialization of notarization activities, reducing the burden on commune-level administrative agencies, and improving the ability to ensure legal safety for transactions...
