LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of April 29, 2004 No. 611-II

About electronic document management

Article 1. Purpose of this Law

The purpose of this Law is regulation of the relations in the field of electronic document management.

Article 2. Legislation on electronic document management

The legislation on electronic document management consists of this Law and other acts of the legislation.

If the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules, than those which are stipulated by the legislation the Republic of Uzbekistan about electronic document management then are applied rules of the international treaty.

Article 3. State policy in the field of electronic document management

State policy in the field of electronic document management is aimed at providing broad application of electronic document management, protection of the rights and legitimate interests of participants of electronic document management, development of standards, regulations and rules on use of the electronic document.

Article 4. Electronic document management

The electronic document management represents set of processes of sending and receipt of electronic documents through information system.

The electronic document management can be used for transactions (including the conclusions of agreements), implementation of calculations, official and unofficial correspondence and transfer of other information.

Article 5. Electronic document

The electronic document is the information fixed electronically, confirmed with the electronic digital signature and having other details of the electronic document allowing to identify it.

The electronic document is created, processed and stored with use of technical means and services of information systems and information technologies.

The electronic document shall be created taking into account possibility of his perception by participants of electronic document management.

Article 6. Details of the electronic document

Obligatory details of the electronic document are:

electronic digital signature;

the name of the legal entity or surname, name, middle name of the physical person - the sender of the electronic document;

postal and e-mail address of the sender of the electronic document;

date of its creation.

By the legislation or the agreement of participants of electronic document management also other details of the electronic document can be established.

Article 7. Legal force of the electronic document

The electronic document is equated to the paper document and has legal force, identical with it.

Article 8. Original of the electronic document

The original of the electronic document is each identical copy on condition of confirmation in accordance with the established procedure of its authenticity.

Article 9. Copy of the electronic paper document

The electronic document can have the copy on paper. The copy of the electronic paper document is certified and stored according to the procedure, established by the legislation.

Article 10. Participants of electronic document management

Participants of electronic document management are the sender of the electronic document and the receiver of the electronic document.

Information intermediaries also can participate in electronic document management.

Article 11. Sender of the electronic document

Sender of the electronic document is the legal entity or physical person specified in details of the electronic document and sending the electronic document to the receiver of the electronic document.

Article 12. Receiver of the electronic document

Receiver of the electronic document is the legal entity or physical person to which the electronic document is addressed by the sender of the electronic document.

Article 13. Information intermediary

The information intermediary is the legal entity or physical person which on contractual basis renders the services connected with turnover of electronic documents.

The information intermediary has no right to change contents of electronic documents or procedure for their use if other is not provided by the agreement with participants of electronic document management.

Article 14. Sending the electronic document

The electronic document is considered sent if it is sent directly by the sender of the electronic document or its information intermediary.

If the legislation or the agreement of the parties do not provide other, time of its sending which cannot be cancelled by the sender of the electronic document is considered departure time of the electronic document.

Article 15. Receipt of the electronic document

If the legislation or the agreement of the parties do not provide other:

time of receipt of the electronic document arrival time of the electronic document on the e-mail address through the information system specified by the receiver of the electronic document is considered;

the electronic document is considered received in the location of the receiver of the electronic document even if the information system by means of which the electronic document is received, is in other place.

Article 16. Storage of electronic documents

Electronic documents are subject to storage by participants of electronic document management according to the procedure, established by the legislation.

In case of storage of electronic documents the possibility of access to them and provision of their copies on paper shall be provided.

The storage duration of the electronic document shall be not smaller, than the term established for the paper document of similar assignment if other is not stipulated by the legislation.

Article 17. Protection of electronic documents in case of electronic document management

Protection of electronic documents in case of electronic document management is performed for the purpose of prevention of causing damage to participants of electronic document management or to other legal entities and physical persons according to the procedure, established by the legislation.

Article 18. Dispute resolution

Disputes in the field of electronic document management are resolved according to the procedure, established by the legislation.

Article 19. Responsibility for violation of the legislation on electronic document management

Persons guilty of violation of the law about electronic document management, bear responsibility in accordance with the established procedure.

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