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Article 25 of the Notary Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
A natural person, legal person or other organization that applies for notarization may submit it to the notary office of its domicile, habitual residence, place of behavior or place where the fact occurred.
Article 30
After examination, the notary office considers that the certification materials provided by the applicant are true, lawful and sufficient, and the matters applied for notarization are true and lawful, and shall issue a notarial certificate to the parties within 15 working days from the date of accepting the notarization application. However, due to force majeure, supplementary certification materials or the need to verify relevant information, the time required is not counted in the time limit.
Article 35
A notarization institution shall classify and file notarized documents. Important notarization files such as matters that should be notarized according to laws and administrative regulations shall be handed over to the local archives for safekeeping after the expiration of the preservation period of the notarization institution.