Justice ministry renames prosecution references on apostille forms
A minor amendment to the apostille issuance rules replaces "prosecution service" with "prosecution office" on one form, following the government reorganization that created the new body.
The justice ministry said Friday it has amended the rules governing apostille certificates and consular confirmation documents, replacing references to the prosecution service with the new prosecution office on one of its forms.
The change, issued as a partial revision of the enforcement rules for apostilles and headquarters consular confirmation certificates, alters a single term in Form No. 7. The ministry attributed the revision to the reorganization of the Government Organization Act, which abolished the prosecution service and established the prosecution office under the justice minister.
The revision was promulgated as Ministry of Justice Ordinance No. 1173 and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ordinance No. 167, and took effect on the day it was published.
Apostille certificates, which authenticate public documents for submission abroad, and headquarters consular confirmation certificates are issued by the Overseas Koreans Agency, which has expanded online apostille issuance for certificates such as national pension and disability documentation through cooperation with other ministries.
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