PLAN ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1970 HAGUE CONVENTION ON THE TAKING OF EVIDENCE
On June 30, 2020, the Prime Minister promulgates the Decision No. 924/QD-TTg approving Vietnam’s Plan on implementation of the 1970 Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters.
Accordingly, from May 03, 2020, the Ministry of Justice shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, and competent agencies of Vietnam in, monitoring, urging and reviewing the implementation of requests for the taking of evidence of Vietnam and other member states of the Convention; establishing and intensifying direct coordination with central agencies of other member states of the Convention and the Secretariat of the Hague Conference on enforcement of the Convention.
In addition, in 2020-2022 period, the Ministry of Justice must upgrade its software for implementation and management of dossiers of judicial mandate in general, and dossiers of judicial mandate for the taking of evidence within the Convention’s framework in particular. During 2023-2025, the Ministry shall prepare conditions for inter-connecting software for implementation and management of dossiers of judicial mandate of the Ministry of Justice, the central agency in charge of enforcement of the Convention, with those of agencies and units performing judicial mandate activities.
This Decision takes effect from the signing date.
