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Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Ngoc said that the draft Law on Civil Status (amended) stipulates that commune-level Peoples Committees register all events and civil status information. People have the right to request civil status registration at any commune-level Peoples Committee, regardless of place of residence or administrative boundaries. Download Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Ngoc presented a summary proposal on the Civil Status Law project (amended). On the afternoon of March 18, continuing the program of the 55th Meeting, under the direction of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh, the National Assembly Standing Committee gave opinions on the Civil Status Law project (amended). Presenting a summary proposal on the Civil Status Law project (amended), Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Ngoc affirmed. It is determined that the development of the Civil Status Law project (amended) is necessary to promote the modernization and comprehensive digital transformation of civil status registration and management; Enhance simplification, cut down administrative procedures, reduce costs of implementing administrative procedures, implement administrative procedures regardless of administrative boundaries, and complete online civil status registration. Ensure close and smooth coordination between relevant agencies and organizations in sharing and connecting data for civil status registration and management. At the same time, ensure the unity and synchronization of the legal system; promote decentralization and decentralization; overcome limitations and inadequacies of the 2014 Civil Status Law and documents detailing and guiding its implementation; consistent with the organization and arrangement of the state administrative apparatus and implementation of two-level local government. The draft Law on Civil Status (amended) includes 4 Chapters, 31 Articles (reduced 3 chapters, 46 articles compared to the 2014 Law on Civil Status). Regarding the amendments and supplements to the authority to register civil status, Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Ngoc stated that the draft Law stipulates that commune-level Peoples Committees register all civil status events and information. People have the right to request civil status registration at any commune-level Peoples Committee, regardless of place of residence or administrative boundaries. Adding the authority to register for supervision of guardianship, ending supervision of guardianship related to the property of the ward regardless of the individuals place of residence to implement the requirements for comprehensive innovation in handling administrative procedures and providing public services regardless of administrative boundaries. Regarding the authority and obligation to register civil status, the draft Law supplements regulations on the rights and obligations to register civil status of people of Vietnamese origin with unknown nationality residing in Vietnam; regulations ensuring the right to register birth for children born in Vietnam or living in the territory of Vietnam. Regarding resolving requests for civil status registration, the draft Law stipulates the authority, subjects, and scope of each civil status registration procedure, assigning the Government to specifically regulate documents, order, procedures, and deadlines for civil status registration because these are volatile contents and change according to real time. The draft Law also adds regulations that the civil status registration agency is responsible for. proactively exploit and look up information on relevant databases in accordance with the level of responsiveness of the database; Only requires people to submit and present documents if the information cannot be extracted or the information extracted is incomplete and inaccurate. The Draft Law regulates the legal value of civil status documents, civil status information, and electronic civil status data, determining that electronic civil status data has the same value as paper civil status documents when performing administrative procedures and other transactions. In addition, the draft stipulates that people have the right to choose to submit documents and receive civil status registration results online or in person or via postal service for all civil status registration procedures to ensure maximum choice for people. At the same time, it also sets high requirements for digital transformation and civil status registration methods for State agencies. The draft Law regulates the use of electronic data and electronic civil status books for online registration for all processes. All procedures, except the marriage registration procedure, use both electronic and paper books to suit traditional characteristics and require both men and women to be present to express their wishes and sign the marriage registration book and marriage registration certificate. Clearly stipulates types of civil status documents including: Birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates and civil status confirmation documents. Regarding the civil status database, the draft Law stipulates that the civil status database is a national database built and managed centrally at the Ministry of Justice, ensuring security and information safety, capable of expanding, upgrading, connecting and sharing with other databases, ensuring the right to exploit information of agencies and organizations. organizations and individuals according to the provisions of law, ensuring full storage of personal information collected, updated and adjusted. Download Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee Hoang Thanh Tung presented a summary report on preliminary examination of the Civil Status Law project (amended) Consider removing regulations on applicable subjects Presenting a summary report on preliminary examination of the Civil Status Law project (amended), Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee Hoang Thanh Tu
