Professional services regulation: notaries

• Author: Pinkel, Tobias
• Pages: 46-49

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7. Professional ser vices regulation: notar ies

7.1 Mar ket entry and st ruct ure regulation

Ta ble 16: Mar ke t e nt ry a nd str uct ure reg ula tion

Regu lati on

Subj ect ive

re quirement s

Qual ificati ons ( diplom as, exam s, concours) requ ired

to beco me a no tar y in yo ur cou ntr y:

• Secon d st ate exam (sect ion 5 Federal Not arial Code (BNot O)) ;

• Merit -ba sed select ion between the ap plicant s (section 6

Feder al No tari al Cod e (BNot O)) .

Add iti onal r equi rem ents f or

single-p rofe ssion n otar ies

Add iti onal r equi rem ents f or adv ocat e

notari es

• 3 year s pr acti ce as

tr ain ee no tar y

(Not arassessor)

un der th e sup ervi sion

of a not ary ( sect ion 7

Federal Not arial Cod e

(B Not O)) ;

• Train ee not arie s are

norm ally chosen fr om

th e t op 5 % of

gr aduat es of th e

second sta te exam .

• 5 year s pr acti ce as an

adv ocate, 3 of t hese in th e

local ar ea, for w hich he appl ies

to becom e a not ary ( secti on 6

par a. 2 No 1 an d 2 Federa l

Not arial Code (BNot O)) ;

• Passing th e nota ry exa min ation

(sect ion 6 para. 2 No 3,

sect ion 7 a Fede ral Nota rial

Code (BNotO) );

• Part icipati ng at 15 hou rs/ year

fu rth er nota rial tr aini ng;

• 16 0 ho urs pr actical training

aft er passin g the notary

exa min atio n ( section 6 para. 2

Federal Not arial Cod e

(B Not O)) ;

Ob ject ive re qui rem ent s

Do num eru s clause s and ot her ob ject ive

requir ement s exist ?

A n umeru s clau sus ( section 4 Fed eral Nota rial Code ( BNot O)):