Legal Procedures for Issuing an Electronic Certification Certificate in Law N° 15/04 and Comparative Laws

Abstract

Our article deals with one of the most important topics related to electronic transactions, as the performer of electronic certification services is responsible for issuing an electronic certification certificate for those who wish to verify the authenticity of the electronic document sent to him by the owner of the signature contracting with the service provider, as it confirms the validity of the electronic signature by identifying the signatory, the affiliation of the signature to it, and its response to legal requirements.

In view of the value of this certificate, the Algerian legislator specified, through Law n° 15-04, the legal procedures for issuing an electronic certification certificate, where our article aims to clarify the stages of its issuance, then the cases in which it is suspended, as well as cases of cancellation, which shows the legal value that it has acquired and made it authoritative in proof in accordance with the electronic certification policy, and for this we used the legal approaches required to prepare the research; and jurisprudence whenever required. At the end of our article, we tried to come up with a conclusion in which we show our conclusion of some results with some suggestions and recommendations.