h) the secure electronic signature of the electronic certification service provider issuing the electronic
certificate;
(i) where applicable, the conditions of use of the electronic certificate, including the maximum amount
of transactions for which that certificate may be used.
Section 2: Cryptography
Article 12:
The purpose of the cryptographic means is to guarantee the security of the exchange and / or the
storage of legal data by electronic means, so as to ensure their confidentiality, their authentication and
the control of their integrity.
Cryptography means any hardware and / or software designed or modified to transform data, whether
it is information, signals or symbols, using secret conventions or to perform the reverse operation, with
or without a secret convention.
The term "cryptography service" means any operation for the use, on behalf of others, of cryptographic
means.
Article 13:
In order to prevent the use for illegal purposes and to preserve the interests of national defense and
internal or external security of the State, the import, export, supply, exploitation or use of means or
services of cryptography are subject to:
(a) a prior declaration, where the sole purpose of the means or service is to authenticate a transmission
or to ensure the completeness of the data transmitted by electronic means;
(b) with the prior authorization of the administration, in the case of a purpose other than that referred
to in paragraph (a) above.
The government sets:
1. the means or services fulfilling the criteria referred to in paragraph (a) above.
2. the conditions under which the declaration and the authorization are subscribed, referred to in the
preceding paragraph.
The Government may provide for a simplified declaration or authorization regime or the exemption
from the declaration or authorization for certain types of cryptographic means or services or for certain
categories of users.
Article 14:
The provision of means or services of cryptography subject to authorization is reserved for electronic
certification service providers, approved for this purpose in accordance with the provisions of article 21
of this law. Failing this, the persons who intend to provide cryptography services subject to
authorization must be approved for this purpose by the administration.
Chapter II: Certification of the electronic signature
Section 1: National Certification and Surveillance Authority for Electronic Certification