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On Electronic Digital Signature

The document indicates that the regulation concerning electronic digital signatures lost its legal force on January 14, 2023. It provides navigation links to previous and subsequent revisions, as well as indexes for the Civil Code and the Code of Administrative Offenses. The text lists effective dates for various versions of the document, ranging from 2004 to 2023, and offers language selection options for viewing the text.

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[OKSZ: 1. 09.00.00.00 Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity / 09.01.00.00 Legislation on Entrepreneurship / 09.01.07.00 Electronic Commerce. Electronic Digital Signature (also see 12.03.02.02, 12.03.02.03); 2. 12.00.00.00 Information and Information Provision / 12.03.00.00 Information Resources. Use of Information Resources / 12.03.02.00 Documentation of Information. Electronic Document Circulation / 12.03.02.03 Electronic Digital Signature] [TSZ: 1. Economy / Information and Information Provision. Electronic Commerce (Document Circulation)] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element ON ELECTRONIC DIGITAL SIGNATURE LexUZ commentary This Law is based on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. ORQ-793 dated October 12, 2022 "On Electronic Digital Signature" and will lose its force on January 14, 2023. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 1. Purpose of this Law Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element The purpose of this Law is to regulate relations in the field of using electronic digital signatures. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 2. Legislation on Electronic Digital Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Legislation on electronic digital signature consists of this Law and other legislative acts. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element If the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes rules other than those provided for in the legislation on electronic digital signature of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the rules of the international treaty shall be applied. (Paragraph 2 of Article 2 in the edition of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. ORQ-683 dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislative Information, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375) Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 3. Basic Concepts Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element The following basic concepts are used in this Law: [SPiT: 1. Electronic Commerce (Signature). Electronic Document Exchange / Electronic Digital Signature] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element electronic digital signature — a signature resulting from special modification of the information of this electronic document using the closed key of the electronic digital signature, which allows detecting errors in the information in the electronic document using the open key of the electronic digital signature and identifying the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature; [SPiT: 1. Electronic Commerce (Signature). Electronic Document Exchange / Closed Key of Electronic Digital Signature] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element closed key of electronic digital signature — a sequence of symbols generated using electronic digital signature tools, known only to the person signing, and intended for creating an electronic digital signature in an electronic document; [SPiT: 1. Electronic Commerce (Signature). Electronic Document Exchange / Open Key of Electronic Digital Signature] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element open key of electronic digital signature — a sequence of symbols generated using electronic digital signature tools, corresponding to the closed key of the electronic digital signature, accessible to any user of the information system, and intended for confirming the authenticity of the electronic digital signature in an electronic document; [SPiT: 1. Electronic Commerce (Signature). Electronic Document Exchange / Confirmation of Authenticity of Electronic Digital Signature] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element confirmation of authenticity of electronic digital signature — a positive result obtained when checking the belonging of the electronic digital signature to the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature and the absence of errors in the information in the electronic document; [SPiT: 1. Electronic Commerce (Signature). Electronic Document Exchange / Electronic Document] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element electronic document — information recorded in electronic form, confirmed by an electronic digital signature, and having other requisites that allow identifying the electronic document. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 4. State Regulation of the Field of Using Electronic Digital Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element State regulation of the field of using electronic digital signature is carried out by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the body to which it has granted special authority. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 5. Specially Authorized Body Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element The specially authorized body: Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element develops standards, norms, and rules for using electronic digital signatures; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element registers centers for registering keys of electronic digital signatures (hereinafter referred to as registration centers in the text); Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element maintains a unified state registry of certificates of keys of electronic digital signatures belonging to authorized persons of registration centers and ensures their free use by legal and physical persons; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element issues certificates of keys of electronic digital signatures to authorized persons of registration centers; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element confirms the authenticity of the electronic digital signature of authorized persons of registration centers upon appeal by legal and physical persons; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element performs other powers in accordance with the legislation. (Paragraph 7 of Article 5 in the edition of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. ORQ-683 dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislative Information, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375) Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 6. Registration Center Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A registration center is a legal entity registered with the specially authorized body and performing the tasks provided for in this Law. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A registration center: Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element creates closed and open keys of electronic digital signatures; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element ensures the protection of the closed key of the electronic digital signature; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element maintains a registry of certificates of keys of electronic digital signatures, ensures their timely renewal, and ensures the possibility of their free use by legal and physical persons; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element issues certificates of keys of electronic digital signatures to legal and physical persons in the form of electronic documents and paper documents; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element suspends and restores the validity of certificates of keys of electronic digital signatures, as well as cancels them; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element ensures the issuance of copies of certificates of keys of electronic digital signatures and the free use of information about suspended and canceled certificates of keys of electronic digital signatures upon appeal by legal and physical persons; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element confirms the authenticity of the electronic digital signature in electronic documents upon appeal by legal and physical persons; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element certifies copies of electronic documents on paper with an electronic digital signature; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element notifies the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature about circumstances that may affect the possibility of further use of the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element ensures the possibility of training owners of closed keys of electronic digital signatures in the rules of using electronic digital signatures. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Relations between the registration center and legal and physical persons are carried out on the basis of a contract. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element It is prohibited for the registration center to store closed keys of electronic digital signatures created for legal and physical persons and to request information not related to the purpose of issuing a certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Persons holding a certificate of the key of an electronic digital signature issued by the registration center under the State Tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely use all types of services provided by state and economic management bodies, local state authority bodies, and commercial banks. (Paragraph 5 of Article 6 was supplemented based on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. ORQ-391 dated August 20, 2015 — ORQ HKT, 2015, No. 33, Article 439) Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element The procedure for the activities of registration centers is established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. LexUZ commentary See: Administrative Regulations for Providing State Services on Issuing a Certificate of the Key of an Electronic Digital Signature Ensuring Free Use of All Types of Services Provided by State and Economic Management Bodies, Local State Authority Bodies, and Commercial Banks Through State Service Centers, approved by Resolution No. 348 of the Cabinet of Ministers dated May 10, 2018. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 7. Conditions for Recognizing the Equal Significance of an Electronic Digital Signature and a Handwritten Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element An electronic digital signature in an electronic document has the same significance as a handwritten signature on a paper document if the following conditions are met simultaneously: Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element the authenticity of the electronic digital signature is confirmed; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature was valid at the time when the authenticity of the electronic digital signature was confirmed or at the time of signing, if there are evidence determining the time of signing; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element the electronic digital signature is used for the purposes specified in the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 8. Tools for Electronic Digital Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Tools for electronic digital signature consist of all technical and software means that ensure the creation of an electronic digital signature in an electronic document, the confirmation of the authenticity of the electronic digital signature, and the creation of closed and open keys of the electronic digital signature. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Tools for electronic digital signature must be certified in the manner established by legislation. (Paragraph 2 of Article 8 in the edition of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. ORQ-683 dated April 21, 2021 — National Database of Legislative Information, April 21, 2021, No. 03/21/683/0375) Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 9. Creation of Closed and Open Keys of Electronic Digital Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Closed and open keys of electronic digital signatures may be created by legal and physical persons or by a registration center upon their appeal using tools for electronic digital signature. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 10. Owner of the Closed Key of Electronic Digital Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A physical person who created an electronic digital signature (signed an electronic document) and to whom a certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature was issued by the registration center is the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element The owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature: Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element ensures control over the use of the closed key of the electronic digital signature; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element notifies the registration center that issued the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature about the violation or possible violation of the mode of using the closed key of the electronic digital signature and demands the suspension of the validity of the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature or the cancellation of this certificate; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element must notify the registration center about the reorganization or liquidation of the legal entity for which he acts as a representative. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 11. Liability of the Owner of the Closed Key of Electronic Digital Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element The owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature is liable to the user of the corresponding open key of the electronic digital signature for damage caused by unauthorized use of the closed key of the electronic digital signature as a result of failure to perform the obligations specified in paragraph 2 of Article 10 of this Law. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 12. User of the Open Key of Electronic Digital Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A legal or physical person using the open key of the electronic digital signature to confirm the authenticity of the electronic digital signature may be a user of the open key of the electronic digital signature. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A user of the open key of the electronic digital signature has the right to appeal to the registration center that issued the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature to check the belonging of the open key of the electronic digital signature to the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature and the authenticity of the electronic digital signature, as well as to notify the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature about cases where the authenticity of the electronic digital signature was not confirmed. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A user of the open key of the electronic digital signature must ensure the protection of information about the identity of the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 13. Certificate of the Key of Electronic Digital Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A certificate of the key of an electronic digital signature consists of a document issued by the registration center to the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature, confirming that the open key of the electronic digital signature corresponds to the closed key of the electronic digital signature. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A certificate of the key of an electronic digital signature may be prepared in the form of an electronic document and in the form of a paper document. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element The following must be indicated in the certificate of the key of an electronic digital signature: Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element surname, name, and patronymic of the physical person who is the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element if the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature is a representative of a legal entity, the name of such legal entity; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element its serial number and validity period; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element the open key of the electronic digital signature; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element the names of tools for electronic digital signature that may help in using the open key of the electronic digital signature; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element the name and location of the registration center that issued this certificate; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element information about the purposes of using the electronic digital signature; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element the electronic address of the registry of certificates of keys of electronic digital signatures. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Other information may also be included in the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature at the initiative of the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 14. Issuance of the Certificate of the Key of Electronic Digital Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A certificate of the key of an electronic digital signature is issued by the registration center. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element When issuing a certificate of the key of an electronic digital signature in the form of an electronic document, it is confirmed by the electronic digital signature of an authorized person of the registration center. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A certificate of the key of an electronic digital signature in the form of a paper document is prepared in two copies. Each copy of such a certificate must be signed by an authorized person of the registration center and confirmed by the seal of the registration center. One copy of the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature is given to the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature, and the other copy is stored at the registration center. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Services for issuing copies of certificates of keys of electronic digital signatures in the form of electronic documents are provided free of charge by the registration center. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 15. Suspension of the Validity of the Certificate of the Key of Electronic Digital Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element The validity of the certificate of the key of an electronic digital signature may be suspended by the registration center based on the application of the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature, for the period specified in the application, but not longer than the validity period of this certificate. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Upon receipt of the application of the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature regarding the suspension of the validity of the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature, the registration center enters the relevant entry into the registry of certificates of keys of electronic digital signatures and simultaneously notifies the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature about this. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element During the period when the validity of the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature is suspended, the registration center may restore the validity of this certificate based on the application of the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 16. Cancellation of the Certificate of the Key of Electronic Digital Signature Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A certificate of the key of an electronic digital signature may be canceled by the registration center based on the application of the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element The registration center must cancel the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature in the following cases, regardless of the consent of the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature, if: Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element the validity period of this certificate has expired; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element it is reliably known that the validity of the document on the basis of which the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature was issued has ended; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element it is established that the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature has failed to perform the obligations provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 10 of this Law. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element A certificate of the key of an electronic digital signature must also be canceled if the period of suspension of the validity of the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature has expired and the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature has not submitted an application for its restoration. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Cancellation of the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature is carried out by the registration center on the day the application of the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature is received or the circumstances described in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article arise. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element An entry regarding the cancellation of the certificate of the key of the electronic digital signature is entered into the registry of certificates of keys of electronic digital signatures by the registration center, and the owner of the closed key of the electronic digital signature is notified about this. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element Article 17. Procedure for Storing the Certificate of the Key of Electronic Digital Signature at the Registration Center Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get a reference from a document element

The procedure and term for storing the certificate of the electronic digital signature key in the form of an electronic document in the registration center are determined by the contract between the registration center and the owner of the electronic digital signature closed key.