领事认证是外交或领事机构以国家名义进行文书推介和确认的活动。申请领事认证的文书有下列情形之一的，领事认证机构不予办理：
（一）文书的印鉴、签名不属实的；
（二）文书的印鉴、签名未进行备案，或者与备案不相符的；
（三）文书的印鉴、签名、装订、时效等不符合出文机构、用文机构规定和要求的；
（四）可能损害中国国家利益和社会公共利益的；
（五）领事认证机构认为不应办理的其他情形。

Confederation certification is the activity of a foreign or consular agency to promote and confirm documents in the name of the country. The consular certification authority shall not apply for the documents applying for consular certification under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The seal imprint and signature of the document are not true;
(2) The seal imprint and signature of the document have not been filed, or they are inconsistent with the filing;
(3) The seal, signature, binding and time limit of the documents do not conform to the provisions and requirements of the publishing and use organizations;
(4) It may harm China’s national interests and social and public interests;
(5) Other circumstances that the consular certification agency believes should not be handled.