Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Electronic Document Circulation

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan
ON ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT CIRCULATION

Article 1. Purpose of this Law
The purpose of this Law is to regulate relations in the field of electronic document circulation.

Article 2. Legislation on Electronic Document Circulation
Legislation on electronic document circulation consists of this Law and other legislative acts.

In the territory where a special legal regime is established by the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan, relations in the field of electronic document circulation are regulated by rules other than those established by this Law. (Paragraph 2 of Article 2 was supplemented by Law No. URQ-1158 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 13, 2026 — National Database of Legislation, July 14, 2026, No. 03/26/1158/0727. Effective date — July 25, 2026)

If an international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes rules other than those provided for in the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan on electronic document circulation, the rules of the international treaty shall apply. (Article 2 in the edition of Law No. URQ-683 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislation, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375)

Article 3. State Policy in the Field of Electronic Document Circulation
State policy in the field of electronic document circulation is aimed at ensuring the wide use of electronic document circulation, protecting the rights and legitimate interests of participants in electronic document circulation, and developing standards, norms, and rules for the use of electronic documents.

Article 4. Electronic Document Circulation
Electronic document circulation consists of the process of sending and receiving electronic documents through an information system.

Electronic document circulation can be used for concluding agreements (including contracts), making settlements, conducting official and unofficial correspondence, and transmitting other information.

Article 5. Electronic Document
Information recorded in electronic form, confirmed by an electronic digital signature, and having other requisites of the electronic document that allow identifying it, is an electronic document.

Electronic documents are created, processed, and stored using technical means, information system services, and information technologies.

An electronic document must be created taking into account the ability of participants in electronic document circulation to perceive this document.

Article 6. Requisites of an Electronic Document
The mandatory requisites of an electronic document include:

• electronic digital signature;
• the name of the legal entity sending the electronic document or the surname, name, and patronymic of the individual sending the electronic document;
• the postal and electronic address of the sender of the electronic document;
• the date the document was created.

Other requisites of an electronic document may also be established by legislation or by agreement of the participants in electronic document circulation. (Paragraph 2 of Article 6 in the edition of Law No. URQ-683 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislation, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375)

Article 7. Legal Force of an Electronic Document
An electronic document is equated to a paper document and has the same legal force as it.

Article 8. Original of an Electronic Document
Any exact copy of an electronic document is an original if it is certified as genuine in the prescribed manner.

Article 9. Paper Copy of an Electronic Document
An electronic document may have a paper copy.

The paper copy of an electronic document is certified and stored in the manner established by legislation.
(Paragraph 2 of Article 9 in the edition of Law No. URQ-683 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislation, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375)

Article 10. Participants in Electronic Document Circulation
The sender of the electronic document and the recipient of the electronic document are participants in electronic document circulation.

Information intermediaries may also participate in electronic document circulation.

Article 11. Sender of an Electronic Document
A legal or physical person whose name is indicated in the requisites of the electronic document and who sends the electronic document to the recipient is the sender of the electronic document.

Article 12. Recipient of an Electronic Document
The legal or physical person to whom the electronic document is sent by the sender is the recipient of the electronic document.

Article 13. Information Intermediary
A legal or physical person providing services related to electronic document circulation on a contractual basis is an information intermediary.

An information intermediary is not entitled to change the content of electronic documents or the procedure for their use, unless otherwise provided for in the contract concluded with the participants in electronic document circulation.

Article 14. Sending an Electronic Document
An electronic document is considered sent if it was sent directly by the sender of the electronic document or by its information intermediary.

Unless otherwise provided for by legislation or by agreement of the parties, the time of sending of an electronic document that cannot be withdrawn by the sender is considered the time of sending the electronic document. (Paragraph 2 of Article 14 in the edition of Law No. URQ-683 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislation, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375)

Article 15. Receiving an Electronic Document
Unless otherwise provided for by legislation or by agreement of the parties:
(Paragraph 1 of Article 15 in the edition of Law No. URQ-683 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislation, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375)

the time when the electronic document arrives at the electronic address through the information system indicated by the recipient is considered the time of receipt of the electronic document;

an electronic document is considered received at the location where the recipient of the electronic document is located, even if the information system ensuring the receipt of the electronic document is located elsewhere.

Article 16. Storage of Electronic Documents
Electronic documents must be stored by participants in electronic document circulation in the manner established by legislation.
(Paragraph 1 of Article 16 in the edition of Law No. URQ-683 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislation, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375)

When storing electronic documents, free access to them and the opportunity to provide their paper copies must be ensured.

The storage period for an electronic document, unless otherwise provided for by legislation, must not be less than the period established for a paper document intended for a similar purpose. (Paragraph 3 of Article 16 in the edition of Law No. URQ-683 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislation, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375)

Article 17. Protection of Electronic Documents in Electronic Document Circulation
Protection of electronic documents in electronic document circulation is carried out in the manner established by legislation to prevent harm to participants in electronic document circulation or other legal and physical persons. (Text of Article 17 in the edition of Law No. URQ-683 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislation, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375)

Article 18. Dispute Resolution
Disputes in the field of electronic document circulation are resolved in the manner established by legislation.
(Text of Article 18 in the edition of Law No. URQ-683 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislation, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375)

Article 19. Liability for Violation of Legislation on Electronic Document Circulation
Persons guilty of violating the legislation on electronic document circulation are liable in the prescribed manner.
(Article 19 in the edition of Law No. URQ-683 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislation, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375)

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan I. KARIMOV Tashkent, April 29, 2004, No. 611-II (Collected Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2004, No. 20, Article 230; National Database of Legislation, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375; July 14, 2026, No. 03/26/1158/0727)