Common use of Certification and Authentication Clause in Contracts

Certification and Authentication. 1. Subject to paragraph 2, a request for assistance, the documents in support thereof, and documents or materials furnished in response to a request, shall not require any form of certification or authentication. 2. Where, in a particular case, the Requested or Requesting Party requests that documents or materials be authenticated, the documents or materials shall be duly authenticated in the manner provided in paragraph 3. 3. Documents or materials are authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty if they purport to be signed or certified by an official or competent authority under the laws of the Party sending the documents and to be sealed with an official seal of that authority.

Certification and Authentication. 1. Subject to paragraph 22 of this Article, a request for assistance, the documents in support thereof, and documents or materials furnished in response to a request, shall not require any form of certification or authentication. 2. Where, in a particular case, the Requested or Requesting Party requests that documents or materials be authenticated, the documents or materials shall be duly authenticated in the manner provided in paragraph 3. 3. Documents or materials are authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty if they purport to be signed or certified by an official or competent authority under the laws of the Party sending the documents document and to be sealed with an official seal of that authority.