Electronic Transactions Law
Chapter One
Definitions and General Provisions
Article (1)
In the application of this Law, The following words and expressions shall have the meaning
assigned to them, unless the context otherwise provides:
Government
: The units of the state Administrative Apparatus and ex
officio units.
Minister
:
The Minister of National Economy.
Competent Authority
Electronic Transaction
:
:
Electronic
:
Electronic Message
:
Electronic Mailing
Electronic Record
:
:
Electronic Data
:
Electronic Data Interchange
:
Electronic Intermediary
:
Computer Program
:
Intermediary
:
Processing System
:
The Information Technology Authority.
Any action or contract concluded or to be partially or
wholly executed by electronic messages.
Any kind of means of modern technology with electric
or digital or magnetic or wireless or optical or
electromagnetic or photic or any other means of
equivalent nature.
Electronic information to be sent by electronic means
whatever the method of its extraction at the location of
receiving.
Sending and receiving electronic messages.
A contract or register or data message originated or
stored or extracted or copied or sent or being informed
or received by electronic means through a tangible
intermediary or any other intermediary and should be
receivable and understandable.
Information or data to be interchanged electronically
in the form of texts or symbols or sounds or pictures
or photos or charts or computer programs or any other
database.
Transfer of information from person to person using
an agreed standard to structure the information.
A computer program or system or any other
electronic means used for processing or responding to
any process with the intention of originating or
sending or receiving data message without
interference of natural person.
A collection of electronic information or instructions
used directly or indirectly for processing electronic
information with the purpose of obtaining specific
results.
The natural or juristic person who, on behalf of
another, sends or receives or adopt or store an
electronic transaction or performs services related to
such a transaction.
An electronic system for treating and processing data
and information automatically for the purpose of
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