Armenia Notary Qualification key terms

A standardized certificate affixed by a designated authority confirming the authenticity of a notary's signature and seal so a document can be used in another country under the Hague Apostille Convention.

Any official act performed by a notary within the scope of the law, such as certifying a transaction, a copy, a signature, or a translation, and giving it evidentiary force.

The bound, sequentially numbered register in which a notary records the essential details of each notarial act performed, forming part of the notary's official records.

A written instrument drawn up by a notary in the legally prescribed form that records a transaction or fact and carries special evidentiary weight.

The organized collection of deeds, protocols, and related documents that a notary must retain and later transfer to the designated state archive upon leaving office.

The legally fixed minimum time during which a notary must keep completed notarial documents and registers before they may be transferred or disposed of.

The personal stamp and handwritten signature that a notary applies to notarial documents to authenticate them and to bind the notary to the act performed.

The territorial area assigned to a notary within which the notary is authorized to perform notarial acts, generally tied to the location of the notarial office.

The workplace where a notary conducts official business, keeps records, and receives the public, subject to legal requirements on location and accessibility.

The legal position of a notary as an independent professional exercising public functions, including rights, duties, incompatibilities, and liability attached to the office.

The principle that a notary must act impartially and free from instructions or influence of parties or authorities, serving only the law and the public interest.

A situation in which a notary has a personal, family, or financial stake in a transaction that requires the notary to decline acting or to disclose and withdraw.

The regime under which a notary may be sanctioned by a professional or judicial body for breaches of professional duties, ethics, or the law governing notarial activity.

The set of professional conduct rules binding notaries, covering integrity, confidentiality, courtesy, and avoidance of conduct damaging to the profession's reputation.

The duty of a notary to keep information learned in the course of notarial activity secret and not to disclose it except where the law permits.

The duties of a notary to identify clients, verify beneficial owners, monitor transactions for suspicious signs, and report suspicions to the competent financial intelligence authority.

The process by which a notary identifies a client, verifies identity using reliable documents, and understands the purpose and nature of the transaction before acting.

The natural person who ultimately owns or controls a legal entity or the transaction, identified by ownership thresholds or control criteria set by law.

A confidential report a notary files with the financial intelligence unit when a transaction appears linked to money laundering, terrorist financing, or other criminal conduct.

The ability of a person to hold rights and bear duties, which every natural person acquires at birth and retains until death.

A person's ability to acquire and exercise rights and duties through their own actions, arising in full at the age of majority and limited only by law.

Legal arrangements appointing a representative to act for a person lacking full capacity (guardianship) or to assist a person with limited capacity (curatorship).

A lawful act of a person or entity aimed at creating, changing, or terminating civil rights and obligations, which may be unilateral, bilateral, or multilateral.

The legal relationship in which one person acts in the name and interest of another, creating rights and duties directly for the represented person.

A written authorization by which one person grants another the authority to act on their behalf, often requiring notarial certification for specified transactions.

An agreement of two or more parties establishing, altering, or ending civil rights and obligations, which may require a notarial form to be valid or enforceable.

A civil law relationship in which a debtor must perform a certain act or refrain from it in favor of a creditor, who may demand performance.

The right of a person to possess, use, and dispose of property at their own discretion, subject to limits set by law and the rights of others.

The official recording of rights to immovable property in the state register, which establishes the legal effect of those rights against third parties.

A limited right to use another person's immovable property in a specified way, such as a right of passage, which may be created or certified by notarial deed.

A security interest over immovable property securing performance of an obligation, allowing the creditor to enforce against the property if the debtor defaults.

The portion of an estate that the law reserves for certain close relatives, which cannot be reduced by the deceased's will and must be respected in distribution.

A unilateral, revocable declaration by which a person disposes of their property upon death, which under national law must often be executed in notarial form.

The legal rules distributing an estate when the deceased left no valid will, based on family relationships, and in some cases the state.

A document issued by a notary or competent authority confirming the heirs and their shares in an estate, enabling them to claim inherited property.

The legal rules governing ownership of property acquired by spouses during marriage, either statutory or chosen by a notarized marriage contract.

An agreement between spouses or intending spouses, usually requiring notarial form, that modifies their statutory property rights and duties.

Property acquired by spouses during marriage that, under the default regime, belongs to both spouses regardless of which one earned or paid for it.

An official document issued by a court or other competent body authorizing a bailiff to compel a debtor to perform an obligation.

The compulsory process conducted by bailiffs to satisfy a creditor's claim against a debtor's property or conduct under an enforceable instrument.

The act by which a notary records that a monetary obligation is enforceable, allowing the creditor to seek enforcement without a separate court judgment.

The rules governing how civil disputes are brought before courts, including jurisdiction, evidence, pleadings, and the effect of court decisions.

The constitutional provisions on protection of property, judicial protection of rights, and the rule of law that ground and limit the notary's public functions.

A binding decision issued by a public authority in an individual case, which may be challenged before a court under administrative procedure rules.