Decision No. 40/2008/QD-BCT Issuing the Regulation on Management and Use of Digital Signatures, Digital Certificates, and Digital Signature Certification Services of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

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ISSUING REGULATIONS ON THE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES, CERTIFICATES, AND DIGITAL SIGNATURE VERIFICATION SERVICES OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

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THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

  Pursuant to Decree No. 189/2007/NĐ-CP dated December 27, 2007 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

  Pursuant to Decree No. 26/2007/NĐ-CP dated February 15, 2007 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on Electronic Transactions regarding digital signatures and digital signature verification services;

  Pursuant to Decree No. 64/2007/NĐ-CP dated April 10, 2007 of the Government stipulating the application of information technology in the operations of state agencies;

  At the proposal of the Director of the Legal Department and the Director of the E-commerce and Information Technology Department,

DECISION:

Article 1. ATTACHED TO THIS DECISION ARE THE REGULATIONS ON THE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES, CERTIFICATES, AND DIGITAL SIGNATURE VERIFICATION SERVICES OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE.

Article 2. THIS DECISION SHALL TAKE EFFECT 15 DAYS AFTER ITS PUBLICATION IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD AND SHALL REPLACE Decision No. 25/2006/QĐ-BTM dated July 27, 2006 on the issuance of regulations on the use of digital signatures of the Ministry of Trade.

Article 3. THE HEAD OF THE MINISTRY’S OFFICE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE E-COMMERCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, THE HEADS OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE’S SUBORDINATE UNITS, AND OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS DECISION.