Law No. 20 of 2014 Concerning Electronic Transactions
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Chapter Three was concerned with the electronic document or record. It
regulated the legal recognition of electronic documents or records in Articles
8 and 9. Article 8 allowed concluding a contract between electronic systems
while Article 9 specifies the conditions of the electronic document effective at
law. The last paragraph granted the government the right to add requirements
for keeping electronic documents.
Article (10) did not require the availability of the conditions set forth in the
preceding article in the information attached to the electronic document or
record the purpose of which is to facilitate its sending and receiving.
Article (11) specifies the conditions of considering the document as an evidence
and the cases where the same is not considered as an evidence against the
creator. The last paragraph that considered each electronic message as an
independent correspondence was added.
Article (12) regulated the notices of electronic document.
Article (13) stipulates that in order for the document to be binding on the
addressee, he shall be able to print, store and keep the same.
Article (14) stipulates that document may be kept as an evidence or for
documentation.
Article (15) addresses the time of entering the document to the electronic
data processing system.
Article (16) stated that the document shall be sent from the place of the
creator’s headquarter.
Article (17) stated that the time stamp affixed by the electronic services
provider shall prove the date, and time of the creation of the electronic
document or record.
Chapter Four deals with the electronic signature. Article (18) specifies the legal
effect of the electronic signature, and that it is equally effective in evidence to
the written signature.
Article (19) identified the conditions of a protected electronic signature.
Article (20) stipulates the need to provide an electronic authentication
certificate indicating the validity of the signature on the party of the signing
party.
Article (21) stipulates the obligations of the signing party to take reasonable
care, initiate informing the competent authority if he has any evidence on
attacks on his electronic signature, and pay careful attention in using the
electronic authentication certificate.
Article (22) stipulates that the competent authority is responsible for regulating
carrying out electronic authentication services.