Chapter VII. International ties of public associations. International public associations. Article 38. International ties of public associations 1. Public associations of the Republic of Tajikistan, pursuant to their charters, may join international public organizations, have rights and obligations according to the status of these international public organizations, maintain direct international contacts and relations, enter into agreements with foreign public (not-for-profit and non-governmental) associations. 2. Public associations of the Republic of Tajikistan may establish their branches and rep offices in foreign states in compliance with international instruments recognized by the Republic of Tajikistan and laws of those states. Public associations which established their branches and representation offices in foreign states pursuant to Article 12 of this Law are recognized as international public associations and shall re-register accordingly as provided for by this Law. Article 39. Activities of public (not-for-profit and non-government) organizations of foreign states in the Republic of Tajikistan 1. The state registration of public (not-for-profit, non-government) organizations of foreign states, or registration for record-keeping purposes of their branches and representative offices on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, shall be carried out by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan. 2. Besides the documentation listed in Article 21 of the present Law, the state registration of public (not-for-profit, non-government) organizations of foreign states, or registration for record-keeping purposes of their branches and representative offices on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, requires submission of documents confirming the legal status of public (not-for-profit, non-government) organizations of foreign countries, executed, authenticated or submitted by competent government agencies of the respective foreign country. 3. The documents, specified in Section 2 of this Article, shall be legalized by the Consulate Services of the Republic of Tajikistan, unless international covenants of the Republic of Tajikistan stipulate a different procedure. 4. For the purpose of submission of documentation to the agencies of the Department of Justice, documents executed in a foreign language shall be translated into the state language of Tajikistan and the language of international communications, and shall be duly notarized. 5. Upon the state registration of public (not-for-profit, non-government) organizations of