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The Amendments To The Law On Electronic Documents

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Elektronisko dokumentu likumā

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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; 2006, nr. 13, 15; 2007, no. 13, no. 21, 2009) the following amendments: 1. Add to article 2 of the third paragraph as follows: "(3) the provisions of this law on the circulation of electronic documents between State and local authorities are also applicable to other public persons and institutions , the courts, the judicial system among the peoples of Europe, fostering persons and institutions as well as public service providers in the law "on regulators of public services". " 2. Make article 3 of the sixth subparagraph by the following: "(5) this law applies to the extent that other legislation set no other documentation procedure and conditions." 3. in article 16: turn off the first part of paragraph 8; Add to the introductory part of the second paragraph after the word "certificate" with the words "at the written request of the signer; turn off the second part of paragraph 4; Add to the second part of paragraph 5 with the following: "5) limits the amount of transactions that can be used to perform a qualified certificate." 4. Express article 17, the second subparagraph by the following: "(2) Before issuing a certificate of a qualified first trusted certification service provider in the presence of the signatories verify the signer's identity based on the signer's identity documents presented. Before issuing a certificate of a qualified trusted certification service provider can verify the signer's identity, based on the application of the signer, signer's signed with a secure electronic signature. " 5. in article 22: make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) the trusted certification service provider shall immediately inform the supervisory authority in writing and provides his own homepage on the internet subscribers, with which it concluded a contract for the provision of certification services, or who have been issued an ID card with the information necessary for the safe electronic signature creation, publicly available information that it has ended, it has been declared bankrupt the provision of services, certification is suspended or has been withdrawn the accreditation of certification service providers. " to make a fifth by the following: "(5) the signatory after trusted certification service provider in its home page on the internet published this article, the information referred to in the first subparagraph, shall be entitled to transfer their qualified certificate issued by the relevant data to the other trusted certification service provider of their choice." 6. in article 23: (4) be expressed as follows: "4) ensure that the signer personally identifiable information included in the certificate, qualified on the basis of the presence of the signer identity documents presented or — according to article 17 of this law the second part, on the application of the signer, signer's signed with a secure electronic signature;"; Add to paragraph 5, the words "or by issuing an identity card with the information necessary for the safe electronic signature creation"; Express points 6 and 7 by the following: "6) before the conclusion of the contract or before the identity card is issued with the information necessary for the safe electronic signature creation, provide their own homepage on the internet available to the public information about the terms and conditions relating to the qualified certificate, including any limitations on the use of the certificate concerning the complaints and dispute procedures, reliable certification services provider liability as well as the contract or the laws that apply to identity documents, qualified certificate, provided for the suspension, cancellation and renewal; 7) before the conclusion of the contract or before the identity card is issued with the information necessary for the safe electronic signature creation, provide their own homepage on the internet available to the public information on the provision of certification services and the security measures taken by the trusted certification service provider to prevent qualified certificate issued illegal use; "; supplement paragraph 8 following the words "qualified certificate" issued by the words "to ensure your website on the internet or in a publicly available information"; to supplement the article with the second and third subparagraphs by the following: "(2) if the qualified certificate is included in the ID card, trusted certification service provider does not contract signer on the provision of certification services. (3) a qualified certificate included in the certificate of the person in accordance with the laws and regulations concerning identity documents. "; believe the current text of article about the first part. 7. Supplement article 25, first paragraph, point 2 the words "the provision of certification services" with the words "or before the identity card is issued with the information necessary for the safe electronic signature creation". The law adopted by the Parliament in 2015 on 5 March. The President of the Parliament instead of the President i. Mūrniec Riga 2015 19 March