The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law of electronic documents in electronic document Act (the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2002, nr. 23; 2004, 11, 18, 23 no) the following amendments: 1. in article 16: make the third paragraph as follows: "(3) a qualified certificate signed by a trusted certification service provider's digital signature. Electronic signature meets the following requirements: 1) it is attached only to the trusted certification service provider;
2 it provides the reliable) the certification-service-provider identification;
3) it is created by a trusted certification service provider's digital signature creation;
4) that is associated with the signed electronic documents so that later made changes to the signed electronic document be noticeable. ";
to supplement the article with the fourth paragraph as follows: "(4) by a trusted certification service provider's digital signature features in this Act of creation understands software, hardware and electronic signature creation data that meets all the following requirements: 1) digital signature creation data is created strictly controlled environment, and that their secrecy is ensured;
2) digital signature creation data can be derived, and not using technology, the digital signature is secured against counterfeiting;
3) digital signature creation data is securely protected against that third party might unlawfully used;
4) secure electronic signature creation features do not change the sign electronic documents and that this does not preclude the document before it is signed. "
2. Article 18: Add to the second part of paragraph 5 with the following: "5) the agreement on the provision of certification services in the cases specified.";
to make a fifth by the following: "(5) the qualified certificate is suspended and restored a reliable certification service provider under the following conditions: 1) the execution of a court order;
2) on the basis of a written request of the signer;
3) the agreement on the provision of certification services in the cases. "
3. Article 23: Supplement 6, first sentence, after the words "civil liability" with the words "as well as the qualified certificate laid down in the Treaty for suspension, cancellation and renewal";
turn off paragraph 6, second sentence, the word "safe";
turn off paragraph 14, the words "and time stamp records".
4. To supplement the law with the informative reference to European Union directives as follows: "Informative reference to European Union directive included provisions in the law arising from the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 Directive 1999/93/EC on a Community framework for electronic signatures."
Transitional provisions with the entry into force of this Act shall terminate the constitutional order of article 81 of Cabinet of Ministers issued Regulation No. 340 "amendments to the law on electronic documents" (Latvian journal, 2006, 69 no).
The law adopted by the Parliament of 22 June 2006.
 
The President of the Parliament instead of the President i. Otter in 2006 Riga on July 7 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on the 21 July 2006.