Laws Information

法規資訊
Title: Document Legalization Act for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Overseas Missions
Am Date: 2017-11-22
Legislative History: Amended Articles 14, 21, and 29 and additional Article 15-1 promulgated by Presidential Order Hua Zong I Yi No. 10600140491 on November 22, 2017, for implementation on November 22, 2017.

Transaction

Amended

Article 15-1 
Documents issued in the territory of a nation having signed with the ROC a written agreement on abolishing relegalization requirements, after being legalized by the competent authority designated by said nation’s government, shall have the same legal effect as if legalized by the relevant ROC overseas mission. 
Article 14 
Once the submitted document has been authenticated in accordance with this Act, the Ministry or the overseas mission shall issue a legalization certificate in accordance with Article 7 of this Act. Where necessary, other notes may be added after an investigation has been made into the substantive content of the document. Applications shall be rejected where a document is found to be inauthentic.

Article 21
When issuing a certificate as stipulated in Article 16 or Subparagraph 1 of Article 17, the Ministry or overseas mission, respectively, shall verify that the photocopy conforms to the original copy or its exemplification and issue a certificate in accordance with Article 7 of this Act, and then issue the legalization certificate for the photocopy to certify it as a true copy; other notes may be added if needed. The application shall be rejected if the photocopy is found not to conform to the original copy or its exemplification.
An overseas mission issuing a certificate as stipulated in Subparagraphs 2 and 3 of Article 17 shall review the contents of supporting documents and, when confirming they conform to the purpose of the application, issue a certificate in accordance with Article 7. The application shall be rejected if any supporting document is found to be inconsistent with the application.

Article 29
This Act shall be take effect on and from the date determined by the Executive Yuan. Amended articles of this Act shall come into force on and from their date of promulgation.