rules of use of certificate and signature means, center’s legal status and state of accreditation.
17.3 Centers fulfill following duties:
17.3.1 assures security of activity and protection of information on signature holder;
17.3.2 studies documents submitted by signature holder and in necessary cases applies to
corresponding public body for verification of them;
17.3.3 conducts registration of certificates, assures its importance and necessary conditions to
provide free and permanent appeal to that;
17.3.4 gives information on certificates;
17.3.5 stores documents and information on certificate services;
17.3.6 in cases stated in Articles 13 and 14 of this law stops, restores or annuls validity of
certificates, informs signature holder and authorized person (body) on this.
17.3.7 submits information on its activity to corresponding executive power body and replies
to its queries;
17.3.8 considering the term of start of activity, assures yearly audit of information system
security and submits the result to corresponding executive power body within 30 days;
17.3.9 promotes control on its activity by corresponding executive body;
17.3.10 implements other duties stated in legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan and
contract between parts.
17.4 Centers bear responsibility for the following:
17.4.1 security of its activity, protection of signature creation information and information on
signature holder;
17.4.2 entirety and correctness of information in certificate;
17.4.3 quality and exactness of certificate services;
17.4.4 illegal stopping or annulling validity of certificate;
17.4.5 causing financial damage to signature holder by activity of center;
17.4.6 delay in delivery of information to affect use of certificate to the signature holder.
17.5 Accredited center implements granting the perfect certificates according to legislation of
the Republic of Azerbaijan, this law and rules set by corresponding executive body, and shows
in certificate fields and limits for its use.
17.6 Accredited center guaranteeing certificate of perfect certificate and foreign certificate
centers bears responsibility by legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan for damage caused to
signature user.
17.7 Centers bear no responsibility for damage caused to signature user by violation of
contract terms by signature holder, disobedience to purpose of certificate.
Article 18. Requirements for certificate services
18.1 While functioning centers shall possess technical, personnel and financial opportunities,
as well financial opportunities to reimburse damage that can be caused to users, do reliable
and uninterrupted service.
18.2 Centers shall use certified signature means to give certificates, electronic signature