achieving the objectives of National Security with those hardwares used by the intermediary and the Certification Service provider as the National Securities council may decides. The intermediary and the certification service provider shall bear all costs of updating and connections to hardwares used by these security authorities in case of changes in their systems according to the decisions to be issued by the competent Authority and the Laws into force. Chapter two Legal Consequences Ensuing from Electronic Messages and Electronic Transactions Requirements Article (7) The electronic message shall have legal effect and shall be deemed true and enforceable like the written document if the conditions provided for in this law and the executive regulations are observed in its origination and approval. Article (8) (1) Where any law requires the retention of any document or record or information or data for any reason, then such retention shall be ascertained by retaining that document or record or information or data in electronical form if the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The document or record or information or data are retained electronically in the form they were originated or sent or received or in a form capable of proving accurately that the document or record or information or data originated or sent or received in its original form (b) The document or record or information or data shall remain retained in a way to render it accessible, usable and retrievable for subsequent reference. (c) The document or record or information or data shall be retained in a way to enable the identification of their origin and destination and the date and time when they were sent or received. (2) Nothing in this Article shall affect the following: (a) (b) Any other Law providing expressly for retention of a document or record or information or data in electronical form pursuant to any established electronic system or by following certain procedures or their retention or sending them through a certain electronic intermediary. Any other additional requirements to be determined by the Government for the retention of its electronic records under its possession. Article (9) Where the Law requires the writing of any document or record or transaction or information or statement or provides for consequences otherwise, then that requirement of writing is met by submission of any of the above in electronical form if the conditions provided for in the previous article are observed. 4