On electronic digital signature (562-II-son)

11.12.2003

Act has lost its force 14.01.2023

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Article. 1 Purpose of this Law

The purpose of this Law is regulation of relations in the field of usage of electronic digital signature.

Article 2. Legislation on electronic digital signature

Legislation on electronic digital signature consists of this Law and other legislative acts.

If the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules than those stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan on electronic digital signature, the provisions of the international treaty shall apply.

Article 3. Basic concepts

In this Law the following basic concepts are used:

electronic digital signature - a signature in the electronic document, created as a result of a special modification of information of electronic document, using a closed key of an electronic digital signature and allowing identification the absence of errors in the information in electronic document using the open key of the electronic digital signature and identification of the owner of the closed digital signature;

closed key of the electronic digital signature - the sequence of symbols, created with the use of electronic digital signature tools, known only for the person who is the signer and intended to create an electronic digital signature in electronic document;

open key of electronic digital signature - the sequence of characters, created with the use of electronic digital signature tools, corresponding with the closed key of electronic digital signature, which can be used by any information system user, intended to confirm the authenticity of electronic digital signature in electronic document;

confirmation of authenticity of electronic digital signature - a positive result of checking of that electronic digital signature belongs to the owner of the closed key of electronic digital signature and absence of mistakes in the information in electronic document;

electronic document - information that has been recorded electronically, certified by an electronic digital signature and has other requisites allowing identification of electronic document.

Article 4. State regulation of the field of electronic digital signature use

State regulation of the field of electronic digital signature use is performed by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and special authorized body.

Article 5. Special authorized body

Special authorized body:

develop standards, norms and rules of use of electronic digital signature;

exercise the state registration of registration centers of electronic digital signature keys (hereafter referred to as the registration center);

carries out the unified state register certificates of electronic digital signature keys belong to the authorized persons of the registration centers and ensures the free access of legal entities and physical persons;

issue certificates of electronic digital signature keys to authorized persons of the registration centers;

confirms the authenticity of the electronic digital signature of the authorized persons of the registration centers upon request of legal and physical persons;

carries out other powers in accordance with legislation.

Article 6. Registration center

The registration center is a legal entity registered in special authorized body and carrying out the tasks envisaged by this Law.

Registration center:

creates closed and open keys of digital signatures;

ensures the secure of closed key of electronic digital signature;

runs the register of certificates of electronic digital signature keys, ensures its timely updating and its free access to legal and physical persons;

issue certificates of electronic digital signature keys to legal entities and physical persons in the form of electronic documents and paper documents;

suspends and restores the validity of the certificates of electronic digital signature keys and also abolishes them;

provides to present copies of certificates of electronic digital signature keys to legal entities and individuals upon their request, as well as free access to information on suspended and abolished certificates of electronic digital signature key;

confirms the authenticity of electronic digital signature in electronic documents at the request of legal entities and individuals;

confirms copies of electronic documents on electronic digital signature paper;

informs the owner of the closed electronic signature about the possibility of influence to further use of certificate of electronic digital signature key;

provides the possibility of teaching the owners of closed key of electronic digital signature signatures on the usage rules from electronic digital signature.

The relations between the registration centers and legal entities and individuals is contractual.

It is forbidden for the registration center to keep the closed keys of the electronic digital signature created for legal entities and individuals and to request information that does not meet the purpose of issuing the certificate of electronic digital signature key.

Persons possessing the certificate of electronic digital signature key issued by the registration center under the State tax committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely use all kinds of services provided by state and economic management bodies, local authorities and commercial banks.

The procedure of the registration centers shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 7. The terms for the recognition of same importance of electronic digital signature and hand-made signature

The electronic digital signature in electronic document, if the following terms are met, has a same importance with hand-made signature at the same time, if:

authenticity of electronic digital signature has been confirmed;

the certificate of electronic digital signature key is valid when the authenticity of electronic digital signature has been confirmed or when electronic document has been signed under the presence of evidence identifying of signing moment;

digital signature is used for the purposes specified in the certificate of electronic digital signature key.

Article 8. Electronic digital signature tools

Electronic digital signature tools include all technical and software tools that provide creation an electronic digital signature in electronic document, confirmation of authenticity of electron digital signature, creation of closed and open keys of electronic digital signature.

Electronic digital signature tools must be certified in accordance with legislation.

Article 9. Creation of closed and open keys of electronic digital signature

Closed keys and open keys of electronic digital signature can be created by legal entities and natural persons or by the registration center upon their request with the help of electronic digital signature tools.

Article 10. The owner of closed key of electronic digital signature

Physical person who created the electronic digital signature (singed in electronic document) and was issued the certificate of electronic digital signature key by the registration center on his behalf will be the owner of closed key of electronic digital signature.

The owner of closed key of electronic digital signature must:

provide control over the use of the closed key of electronic digital signature;

inform the registration center issued the certificate of electronic digital signature key about that use mode of electronic digital signature is broken or the possibility of distortion and suspend the validity of the certificate of electronic digital signature key or request cancellation of the certificate;

shall inform the registration center about the reorganization or liquidation of the legal entity, which he is its representative.

Article 11. Responsibility of the owner of closed key of electronic digital signature

The owner of closed key of electronic digital signature will be the responsible before the user of the open key of electronic digital signature for damage caused by unauthorized use of the closed key of electronic digital signature as a result non performance of the obligations specified in the second part of article 10 of this Law.

Article 12. The user of the open key of electronic digital signature

Legal entity or a physical who are using open key of electronic digital signature to confirm the authenticity of electronic digital signature may be the user of the open key of electronic digital signature.

The user of the open key of electronic digital signature has the right to apply to the registration center issued the certificate of electronic digital signature key in order to check that the open key of electronic digital signature belongs to the owner of closed key of electronic digital signature and the authenticity of electronic digital signature, as well as to inform the owner of closed key of electronic digital signature about non confirmation of the authenticity of electronic digital signature.

The user of the open key of electronic digital signature must ensure the protection of the personal information of the owner of closed key of electronic digital signature.

Article 13. The certificate of electronic digital signature key

The certificate of electronic digital signature key is a document that confirming the compatibility of the open key of electronic digital signature with the closed key of electronic digital signature and issued to the owner of closed key of electronic digital signature by the registration center.

The certificate of electronic digital signature key can be produced in electronic form and in the form of a paper document.

The certificate of electronic digital signature key must contain the following:

surname, name, last name of physical person who owns the closed key of electronic digital signature;

the name of the legal entity, if the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature is a representative of legal entity;

its serial number and duration of its validity;

open key of electronic digital signature;

the name of electronic digital signatures tools, which can help to use the open key of electronic digital signature;

the name and address of the registration center that issued this certificate;

information on the purpose of using electronic digital signature;

e-mail address of the registry of electronic digital signature certificates.

Other information may also be included in the certificate of electronic digital signature key on the initiative of the owner of closed key of electronic digital signature.

Article 14. Issuance of the certificate of electronic digital signature key

The certificate of electronic digital signature key is issued by the registration center.

When issuing the certificate of electronic digital signature key in the form of electronic document, it is certified by an electronic digital signature of the authorized person of the registration center.

The certificate of electronic digital signature key in the form of electronic document is issued in duplicate. Each copy of such certificate must be signed by the authorized person of the registration center and certified by seal of the registration center. One copy of the certificate of electronic digital signature key is issued to the owner of the closed key of electronic digital signature, and another copy is stored in the registration center.

Services for issuance of electronic copies of the certificates of electronic digital signature keys in the form of electronic documents are provided free of charge by the registration center.

Article 15. Suspension of validity of the certificate of electronic digital signature key

Validity of the certificate of electronic digital signature key can be suspended by the registration center on the basis of the ownerʼs application the closed key of electronic digital signature for a period specified in the application but not later than the validity of this certificate.

Upon the receipt of the ownerʼs application the closed key of electronic digital signature on suspension of validity of the certificate of electronic digital signature key, the registration center enters an appropriate record in the registry of electronic digital signature certificates and at the same time notifies the owner of the closed key of electronic digital signature.

Upon the ownerʼs application the closed key of electronic digital signature the registration center may restore validity of this certificate within the suspension period of validity of the certificate of electronic digital signature key.

Article 16. Canceling the certificate of electronic digital signature key

The certificate of electronic digital signature key can be canceled by the registration center on the basis of the ownerʼs application the closed key of electronic digital signature.

The registration center must cancel the certificate of electronic digital signature key, regardless of the consent of the owner of the closed key of electronic digital signature, if:

the validity period of the certificate has expired;

it is clearly known that the validity of the document on which the certificate of electronic digital signature key has been issued has been terminated;

it is detected that the owner of the closed key of electronic digital signature has not fulfilled his obligations described in the second part of article 10 of this Law.

In that cases, when the suspension period of validity of the certificate of electronic digital signature key is over and there is no application of the owner of the closed key of electronic digital signature on restoration it, the certificate of electronic digital signature key should be cancelled.

Cancellation of the certificate of electronic digital signature key is carried out by the registration center on the day the ownerʼs application the closed key of electronic digital signature is received or on the day the circumstances mentioned in the second and third part of this article occur.

The record on cancellation of the certificate of electronic digital signature key is entered by the registration center in the registry of electronic digital signature certificates, and the owner of the closed key of electronic digital signature is notified.

Article 17. The storage procedure of the certificate of electronic digital signature key in the registration center

The procedure and period of storage of the certificate of electronic digital signature key in the form of electronic document in the registration center are determined by the contract between the registration center and the owner of the closed key of electronic digital signature.

The cancelled certificate of electronic digital signature key in the form of electronic document is kept at the registration center for at least three years.

After the period of storage of the certificate of electronic digital signature key in the form of electronic document is over, it is withdrawn from the registry of certificates of electronic digital signature keys of the registration center and transferred to archive storage.

The certificate of electronic digital signature key in the form of electronic document is stored in the order established by legislation.

In case of loss of the certificate of electronic digital signature key, the registration center may issue a duplicate certificate of electronic digital signature.

Article 18. Liquidation the registration center

The registration center can be liquidated in the order established by the legislation.

The registration center must inform the special authorized body within one month from the date of its decision on liquidation and all owners of the closed key of digital signature keys included in the registry of certificates of electronic digital signatures keys of this registration center.

In case of liquidation of the registration center, the certificates of electronic digital signature keys issued by this registration center can be transferred to other registration centers with the consent of the owners of the closed keys of electronic digital signature.

Certificates of the electronic digital signature keys that have not been submitted to other registration centers are canceled and submitted to the special authorized body for storage, informing the users of open key of electronic digital signatures.

Article 19. Use of certificates of foreign digital signatures keys

Use of certificates of foreign digital signatures keys is carried out in the order established by legislation.

Article 20. Use instead of seal

The content of the paper document certified with the seal and turned to the electronic document can be confirmed by an electronic digital signature of the authorized person of the registration center or an electronic digital signature of the owner of the closed key of electronic digital signature, in accordance with law or agreement of the parties.

Article 21. Settlement of disputes

Disputes in the use of electronic digital signature are resolved in accordance with the procedure established by law.

Article 22. Responsibility for violation of the law on electronic digital signature

Persons found guilty of violating the law on electronic digital signature shall be liable in accordance with the established procedure.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan I. KARIMOV

Tashkent city,

December 11, 2003,

No. 562-II