Documents made in foreign language
All documents submitted to the Register of Enterprises in foreign language are to be attached with translation into the Latvian language, certified in accordance with the requirements of Regulations No. 291 of the Cabinet of Ministers dated August 22, 2000 “Procedure of Certification of Documents Translation into the National Language”. If a document issued in any foreign country is a public document, translation to be certified in due notarization order.
Documents issued abroad may be of two types:
1. public documents;
2. private documents.
All public documents issued abroad and filed to the Register of Enterprises must be legalized in due order established by International Treaties.
Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention de La Haye of October 5, 1961 regarding repeal of the requirements of foreign public documents legalization (hereinafter referred to as - the Hague Convention) the following shall be admitted public documents:
1. the documents issued by any state body or an official related to the state courts or tribunals, including the documents, issued by public prosecutor, clerk of the court or bailiff;
2. administrative acts;
3. notaries acts;
4. official certification of the documents signed by private persons, such as official authentication of a document registration or the fact that it existed on a certain date, and official and notaries’ certification of authenticity of signature.
A public document issued abroad has legal effect in the Republic of Latvia by virtue of legalization procedure. If it is not clear how to legalize a document, please, do not hesitate to apply to the Consular Department of the Ministry for foreign affairs.
The procedure of document legalization has been simplified for the states being the members of the Hague Convention. Complicated procedure of document legalization need not be applied to a public document issued at the state being the Convention member, and pursuant to Article 3, part one of the Hague Convention, certification according to the prescribed form, that is – Apostille, to be attached thereto.
In its turn, for public documents issued by the states which entered into an agreement with the Republic of Latvian regarding legal aid, no special execution or certification is required, if this document was issued by a competent institution or an official of the specific state with the public stamped seal attached thereto.
The similar terms that refer to the private documents issued in the Republic of Latvia shall apply with respect to any private documents issued abroad.
since 16.05.2002.
09.09.2010.
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