Document Legalization Act for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Overseas Missions Article 21

When issuing a certificate as stipulated in Article 16 or Subparagraph 1 of Article 17, the Ministry or overseas mission, respectively, shall verify that the photocopy conforms to the original copy or its exemplification and issue a certificate in accordance with Article 7 of this Act, and then issue the legalization certificate for the photocopy to certify it as a true copy; other notes may be added if needed. The application shall be rejected if the photocopy is found not to conform to the original copy or its exemplification.An overseas mission issuing a certificate as stipulated in Subparagraphs 2 and 3 of Article 17 shall review the contents of supporting documents and, when confirming they conform to the purpose of the application, issue a certificate in accordance with Article 7. The application shall be rejected if any supporting document is found to be inconsistent with the application.