1. Application and acceptance 1. Citizens and legal persons applying for notarization should submit it to the notary office and fill in the notarization application form. The notarization application form should fill in the following contents: 1. The name, gender, date of birth, ID number, work unit, address, etc. of the applicant and his/her agent; if the applicant is a legal person, the name, address, and legal representative’s name should be certified. Name, position, etc.; 2. The matters applied for notarization and the purpose of the notarization; 3. The name and number of copies of the submitted materials and the names and addresses of relevant witnesses; 4. The time of application and other issues that need to be explained. Applicants should sign or stamp the application form. If the applicant really has difficulty filling out the application form, a notary can fill it out for him. 2. Citizens and legal persons applying for notarization should submit the following materials: 1. Proof of identity, proof of legal person qualifications and proof of identity of the legal representative; 2. If an agent applies on his behalf, he must submit a power of attorney or other agency qualifications (legal agent, Proof of designated agent); 3. Documents that need to be notarized, such as contracts, wills, graduation certificates, etc.; 4. Proof of property ownership related to notarization matters; 5. Other certification materials related to notarization matters. 3. The notary office shall accept applications that meet the following conditions: 1. The applicant has an interest in the matter applied for notarization; 2. There is no dispute between the parties applying for notarization and interested parties on the matter applying for notarization; 3. The applicant applies for notarization. Matters falling within the business scope of the notary office; 4 Matters applying for notarization fall under the jurisdiction of this notary office. For applications that do not meet the conditions, the notary office shall make a decision not to accept the application and notify the applicant. 4. After the notary office accepts the notarization application, it should conduct classified registration. Registration matters include, notarization type (such as inheritance, adoption, loan contract, etc.), name of the parties, name of the representative (agent), date of acceptance, person in charge, approver, date of completion, method of closing the case, and notarial certificate number wait. 5. After the notary office accepts the notarization application, it shall charge the notarization fee from the parties in accordance with the prescribed standards. After the notarization is completed, if the approved amount of the notary fee is inconsistent with the amount received in advance, the procedures for refund or supplementary payment shall be processed. If a party has difficulty paying notarization fees, he or she should submit a written application, and the director or deputy director of the notary office will decide whether to waive or reduce the fees.

2. Review 1. Notarization review is the investigation and verification work carried out by the notary office on the notarization matters applied for and the supporting materials provided by the parties after accepting the notarization application of the party and before issuing the notarization. Notaries have the right and obligation to collect evidence and should carefully collect evidence by questioning witnesses, obtaining documentary evidence, physical evidence, audio-visual materials, on-site inspections, and conducting appraisals. The parties concerned bear the burden of proof for the matters applying for notarization and shall truthfully state the facts related to the notarization matters to the notary office and provide corresponding materials. 2. The notary office should focus on examining: 1. The number, identity, qualifications and civil capacity of the parties; 2. The parties’ expression of intention and corresponding rights; 3. Whether the actions, facts or contents of the document that need to be notarized are true and legal; 4. Notarization is required Whether the content of the document is complete, whether the writing is accurate, and whether the signatures and seals are complete; 5. Whether the certification materials provided by the parties are authentic and sufficient. 3. If the notary office believes that the evidence provided by the party is incomplete or doubtful, it should notify the party to make necessary supplements or investigate and obtain relevant supporting materials from relevant units and individuals, and has the right to conduct on-site investigations on site. The files or other written evidence extracted by the notary from the relevant unit should be submitted to the unit for verification and sealing, and the relevant unit should actively provide assistance. In case of specialized issues, the notary office can hire or entrust professional departments and personnel with professional knowledge to conduct appraisal and translation. Appraisal conclusions or translated materials should be signed by the appraiser and translator. 4. The notary office can help the parties draft and modify legal documents, such as contracts, wills, statements, etc., at the request of the parties. If the content of the document applied for notarization by the party is incomplete or the wording is inappropriate, the notary shall instruct the party to make corrections. If the party refuses to make corrections, this shall be noted in the transcript. 5. Special procedures 1. When the notary office handles notarization matters such as bidding, lottery drawings, and auctions, the notary public should visit the site in person to review and verify its authenticity and legality. For those that are true and legal, the notarization will be read out on the spot. If a party is found to have made false claims, violated event rules or committed illegal acts, the party shall be ordered to make corrections on the spot; if the party refuses to make corrections, the notary shall refuse to read out the notarization. 2 The notarization of the will should be handled by two notaries simultaneously, and one of the notaries should sign the notarization. 3. When the notary office handles deposit notarization, it shall notify the creditor by means of a notice or announcement to collect the subject matter of deposit within a determined period of time. When the creditor collects the subject matter of deposit, he should provide proof of identity and relevant creditor's rights, and bear the expenses incurred for deposit. For deposited items that are difficult to preserve or that are not claimed by the creditor when due, the notary office can auction them and keep the price. The subject matter of the deposit that has not been claimed for more than 20 years from the date of deposit will be deemed to be ownerless property and will be turned over to the state treasury.

3. Issuance and delivery of certificates 1. Issuance of certificates is an activity in which the notary office produces and issues notarization certificates in accordance with the law for qualified notarization matters based on the results of the review.

The conditions for issuing the certificate are as follows: 1. Notarization of legal acts (such as signing a contract, establishing a will, inheriting an estate, adopting children, making deposits, etc.) should meet the following conditions: A. The person doing the act has the corresponding capacity for civil conduct; B. The expression of intention is true; C. The content and form of the behavior do not violate laws, regulations, rules or social public interests. 2 Notarization of legally significant facts or documents should meet the following conditions: A. The fact or document has a legal interest in the notarization party; B. The fact or document is true and correct; C. The content of the fact or document does not violate the law regulations. 3. When the signatures and seals on the document are notarized, the signatures and seals must be accurate and authentic; when the text of the document is notarized, the content of the text must be completely consistent with the original. 4 The notarization that confers enforceable effect on the debt document shall meet the following conditions: A. The debt document has been notarized and certified; B. The debt document contains the payment of a certain amount of currency, items or securities; C. The debt document states that the debtor does not perform its obligations An expression of intention that should be enforced. 2. For notarization matters that meet the conditions, the notarization officer shall draft the notarization certificate together with the notarization dossier and submit it to the director, deputy director or their designated notary for approval and issuance of the notarization. 3. The notarial certificate shall be made in a format specified or approved by the Ministry of Justice. 1The documents noted in the notarized testimony are an integral part of the notarial deed. 2. The notarial certificate shall not be altered or filled in. If it must be modified, it shall be stamped with the proofreading seal of the notary office. 3. The notarial certificate should be in Chinese. In areas where ethnic minorities belong together or where multiple ethnic groups belong together, except for foreign-related notarization matters, the characters commonly used by the local ethnic groups may be used. 4 According to needs or requirements of the parties, the notarial certificate may be accompanied by a foreign language translation. 5 Unless otherwise provided by law, the notarial certificate shall take effect from the date of approval by the approver. The date of approval by the approver is the date of issuance of the certificate. 6. If the notarial certificate requires consular authentication, the notarization office shall send it to the relevant department for authentication and collect the authentication fee. 4. The notarial certificate shall be collected by the parties or their agents at the notary office. It can also be sent by the notary office when necessary. The party or his agent should sign or stamp the receipt of service of the notarial certificate, and indicate the date, number of copies and notarial certificate number received.

IV. Deadline, rejection and reconsideration 1. Notarization matters shall be completed within one month from the date of acceptance. For serious and complex notarization matters, where the parties concerned do not provide enough evidence, or for notarization matters that need to be commissioned for investigation, the extension may be appropriately extended with the approval of the director or deputy director of the notary office, but the maximum period shall not exceed six months. 2. The notary office shall refuse to notarize untrue and illegal acts, facts and documents. 3. If the notary office or its judicial administrative agency at the same level or at a higher level finds that the contents of the issued notarized document are untrue or violate the law or social welfare interests, the notarization shall be revoked. 4. If the party concerned has objections to the notary office’s decision of not accepting the case, refusing notarization, or revoking the notarization, he or she may apply for reconsideration to the judicial administrative authority at the same level of the notary office within ten days from the date of receipt of the decision. Reconsideration Application If a person is dissatisfied with the reconsideration decision, he may bring a lawsuit to the People's Court within fifteen days after receiving the reconsideration decision.