of the elements of deciphering this means was not lodged at
the national electronic certification agency against a receipt.
In case it is impossible to lodge this copy of the deciphering
elements for technical reasons relating to the encryption
means, the holder of the encryption means must get a prior
authorization from the national electronic certification
agency.
Art. 2 - Articles 13 (bis), 13 (ter) and 13 (quarter) are
added to the above mentioned decree n° 2001-2727 dated
20 November 2001 as follows :
Article 13 (bis) : Any natural person or legal entity
wishing to get the authorization provided for in paragraph 2
of article 13 of the decree herein, must lodge a request at
the national electronic certification agency against a receipt
containing the following documents :
- a form provided by the national electronic certification
agency duly filled up and signed by the applicant,
- a copy of the national identity card of the natural
person or of the legal entity’s legal representative,
- a certificate indicating police record (bulletin n° 3) of
the natural person or of the legal entity’s legal
representative,
- a description of the technical features of the encryption
means,
- a program and a user’s guide,
- a detailed description of the nature of the services to
be carried out by the encryption means,
- a copy of the certificate approving the encryption
means.
The national electronic certification agency shall
preserve the confidentiality of the data contained in the
documents constituting the authorization he was
granted.
Article 13 (ter) : The national electronic certification
agency shall answer the applicant within three months
maximum as from the date of receiving the documents
provided for above and of providing all the required
information, either by delivering or refusing the
authorization. In case of refusal, the file is restituted to its
holder.
The authorization is delivered after having the opinion
of the technical commission created within the national
electronic certification agency, composed of representatives
of the Ministry of the Interior and Local Development, the
Ministry of Communication Technologies and the national
electronic certification agency.
The members of this commission are appointed by order
of the Minister of Communication Technologies on a
proposal from the concerned ministers and the national
electronic certification agency.
Article 13 (quarter) : The authorization is granted
personally, and may not, under no circumstances, be
transferred to third parties.
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It is prohibited for the authorization holder to alter the
encryption means.
Art. 3 - The Minister of the Interior and Local
Development, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister
of Communication Technologies, the Minister of Finance
and the Minister of Trade and Handicrafts, each in his
respective capacity, shall implement the decree herein
which shall be published in the Official Gazette of the
Republic of Tunisia.
Tunis, 2 May 2007.
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
APPOINTMENTS
Appointment of a member on the enterprise board
of the national agency of computer security.
(Published only in Arabic and French)
Appointment of a on the enterprise board of the
national center of computer sciences.
(Published only in Arabic and French)
Appointment of a member on the enterprise
council of the national electronic certification
agency.
(Published only in Arabic and French)
Appointment of a member on the enterprise
council of the telecommunications studies and
research center.
(Published only in Arabic and French)
MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
APPOINTMENT
Appointment of a director.
(Published only in Arabic and French)
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Decree n° 2007-1073 dated 2 May 2007, classifying
some centers as specialized centers.
The president of the Republic,
On a proposal from the Minister of Public Health,
Having regard to law n° 91-63 dated 29 July 1991,
relating to health organization,
Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia — 8 May 2007
N° 37