China News Service, March 21 (Xinhua) The official website of the Ministry of Justice issued the "Guidance on Compressing the Time Period for Notarization" on the 21st, stating that in order to further deepen the reduction of notarization and certification for the convenience of the people and promote the implementation of "doing one thing efficiently", the Ministry of Justice's Public Legal Services The Administration Bureau and the China Notary Association studied and proposed the "List for Speeding Up Notarization Processing (2024 Edition)" (hereinafter referred to as the "List").

It pointed out that for notarization matters (matters) with simple legal relationships, clear facts and sufficient supporting materials, all localities will shorten the time limit for issuing notarial certificates to five working days or less than ten working days in accordance with the requirements of the "List".

Notarization processing speed list

(2024 edition)

1. A notarial certificate (notarial certificate) shall be issued within five working days from the date of acceptance.

  (1) Entrustment

  1. Urban housing ownership entrustment

  2. Rural house ownership entrustment

  3. Entrustment of construction land use rights

  4. Other real estate property rights entrustments

  5. Entrustment of animal property rights

  6. Debt entrustment

  7. Equity entrustment

  8. Copyright entrustment

  9.Patent rights entrustment

  10.Trademark rights entrustment

  11. Entrustment of geographical indications of origin

  12. Virtual property entrustment

  13.Other intangible property entrustment

  14.Personal rights entrustment

  15. Delegation of identity rights

  16. General affairs entrustment

  (2) Statement

  17. Statement of renunciation of inheritance rights

  18. Statements involving legal facts (birth, death, marital status, etc.)

  19. Trademark transfer statement

  (3) Will

  20. Will disposing of property

  21. Will to deal with affairs

  22. Changes and withdrawals of wills

  (4) Guarantee

  23. Guarantee

  24. Letter of guarantee

  (5) Birth

  25.Birth

  (6) Survival

  26.Survival

  (7) Death

  27.Normal death

  28. Unnatural death

  29. Declare death

  (8) Identity

  30.Nationality

  31. Legal guardianship

  32. Cancellation of household registration due to death

  33. Cancellation of household registration due to migration

  34. No household registration has been done

  (9) Previous names

  35. Former name

  36. Also known as, aliases, translated names, pen names, screen names, etc.

  (10) Place of residence (residence)

  37. Place of residence (residence)

  (11) Educational qualifications

  38. Educational qualifications

  (12) Degree

  39. Degree

  (13) Experience

  40. Natural person experience

  41. Legal person experience

  42. Experience in unincorporated organizations

  (14) Position (professional title)

  43.Position

  44. Professional and technical positions

  (15) Qualifications

  45. Legal personality

  46. ​​Legal personality for intellectual property matters

  47. Qualification of unincorporated organization

  48. Professional qualifications

  (16) No criminal record

  49. No criminal record

  50.Have a criminal record

  (17) Income status

  51.Income status

  (18) Tax status

  52.Tax status

  (19) Fingerprint (seal)

  53.Fingerprint

  54. Seal pattern

  55. Signature style

  (20) Certificate (License)

  56.Certificate (License)

  (21) Signature (seal) on the document

  57.Signature (seal) on documents

  (22) Text consistency

  58.Text matches

  (23) Contract (agreement)

  59. Prenuptial property agreement

  60. Marital Property Agreement

  61.Divorce Agreement

  62. Property division and child support agreement after divorce

  63.Adoption Agreement

  64. Termination of adoption agreement

  65. Support agreement

  66. Change of custody agreement

  67. Support Agreement

  68.Alimony agreement

  69. Foster care agreement

  70. Legacy support agreement

  71.Labor contract

  72. Termination of labor relations agreement

  73. Workers’ compensation (compensation) agreement

  74. Damages (compensation) agreement

  75. Agreement to sponsor study abroad

  (24) Notarized custody

  76. Will custody

  77. Document storage

  78. Storage of works

  79. Custody of inheritance

  80. Electronic data storage

  81. Storage of items

2. A notarial certificate (notarial certificate) shall be issued within ten working days from the date of acceptance.

  (1) Donation (unilateral)

  1. Donation (unilateral)

  (2) Receiving gifts

  2. receive gifts

  (3) Articles of Association

  3.Articles of Association

  (4) Marital status

  4. Unmarried

  5. Divorced but not remarried

  6. Widowed but not remarried

  7. Married (first marriage)

  8. Married (remarried)

  (5) Kinship relations

  9. Kinship relationship (except for inheritance)

  (6) Property rights

  10. Equity

  11. Copyright

  12.Patent rights

  13.Trademark rights

  14. Deposit

  15. Real estate rights

  16. Property rights in animals

  17. Claims

  18.Virtual property rights

  (7) Rejection of bill

  19. Bill rejection

  (8) Force majeure (unexpected events)

  20. Force majeure

  21. Unexpected events

  (9) No file records found

  22.No file record found

  (10) Preservation of evidence

  23. Preservation of witness testimony or statements of parties

  24. Preserve physical evidence

  25. Preservation of documentary evidence

  26. Preservation of audio-visual materials and software

  27. Preservation and delivery behavior

  28. Secure the shopping process

  29. Preserve the status quo

  30. Secure web pages

  31. Secure email

  32. Preserve instant messaging records (text messages, WeChat, QQ chat records, etc.)

  33. Safeguard server data

  (11) Contract (agreement)

  34.Construction land use right grant (transfer) contract

  35. House sales contract

  36.Construction project contract

  37. Copyright transfer contract

  38.Copyright licensing contract

  39.Trademark rights transfer contract

  40.Trademark licensing contract

  41.Patent rights transfer contract

  42. Patent implementation license contract

  43. Trade secret contracts

  44. Technology development contract

  45.Technology transfer contract

  46.Technical consulting and technical service contracts

  47. House demolition and resettlement compensation contract

  48. Resettlement Agreement

  49.Pollution Prevention and Control Agreement

  50. Cooperation Agreement

  51. Resolutions of legal persons (unincorporated organizations)

  52. Resolutions of the workers’ congress (workers’ conference)

  53. Resolutions (decisions) of other organizational members

  (12) Notarization of debt instruments with enforceable effect

  54.Loan contract

  55. Borrowing contract

  56. Lease contract without property security

  57.Mortgage loan contract

  58. Guarantee contract and letter of guarantee

  59. Repayment (property) agreement and repayment commitment

  60. Agreements covering the payment of alimony, support, childcare, tuition fees, and compensation (compensation).

  61.Mediation Agreement

  62. Settlement Agreement

  63. Financing contracts

  64. Debt restructuring contract

  (13) Notary registration

  65. Excavator mortgage registration

  66.Crane mortgage registration

  67. Mining machinery mortgage registration

  68. Terminal shoreline mortgage registration

  69. Registration of pledge of charging rights