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Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on electronic signature and electronic document This law sets organizational, legal grounds for use of electronic signature and electronic document, their application in electronic document circulation and rights of related subjects, regulates disputes among them. Chapter I General provisions Article 1. Main definitions 1.1 The following main definitions have been used in this law: 1.1.1 Data – information available for development by information technology means; 1.1.2 Database – material object set for storage and use of data; 1.1.3 Information notice – form of information written in database; 1.1.4 Electronic signature – data added to another data or logically linked to them, admitting identification of signature holder; 1.1.5 Strengthened electronic signature (hereinafter – strengthened signature) – electronic signature created by alectronic signature means controlled by signature holder and belonging only to signature holder, identifying it, admitting to identify the information notice to which it is linked is integral, stable, not distorted and faked; 1.1.6 Electronic signature holder (hereinafter signature holder) – physical person speaking on behalf of itself or person empowering it in legal manner; 1.1.7 Electronic signature means (hereinafter – signature means) – programs and technical means used for creation and verification of electronic signature, creating signature and verification information; 1.1.8 Electronic signature creation information – unrepeatable data consisted of code or cryptographic key known by signature holder only and used to create electronic signature; 1.1.9 Electronic signature verification information – unrepeatable data consisted of code or cryptographic key, fitting electronic signature creation information and used to verify electronic signature authenticity; 1.1.10 Electronic signature authenticity – confirming that electronic signature verified by electronic signature verification information belongs to electronic signature holder, information notice linked to signature is integral, not changed and distorted; 1.1.11 Certificate – paper or electronic document for identification of signature holder, granted by certificate services center on relationship of electronic signature verification information to signature holder; 1.1.12 Perfect certificate – certificate granted by certificate services center accredited on strengthened signature verification information; 1.1.13 Certificate services center (hereinafter – center) – legal person granting certificate for Electronic signature and doing other services set by this law on use of signatures, or physical person dealing with entrepreneurship not founding legal person;