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Electronic Transactions Law
Chapter One
Definitions and General Provisions
Article (1)
In the application of this Law, The following words and expressions shall have the meaning
assigned to them, unless the context otherwise provides:
Government
:
The units of the state Administrative Apparatus and ex
officio units.
Minister
:
The Minister of National Economy.
Competent Authority
:
The Information Technology Authority.
Electronic Transaction
:
Any action or contract concluded or to be partially or
wholly executed by electronic messages.
Electronic
:
Any kind of means of modern technology with electric
or digital or magnetic or wireless or optical or
electromagnetic or photic or any other means of
equivalent nature.
Electronic Message
:
Electronic information to be sent by electronic means
whatever the method of its extraction at the location of
receiving.
Electronic Mailing
:
Sending and receiving electronic messages.
Electronic Record
:
A contract or register or data message originated or
stored or extracted or copied or sent or being informed
or received by electronic means through a tangible
intermediary or any other intermediary and should be
receivable and understandable.
Electronic Data
:
Information or data to be interchanged electronically
in the form of texts or symbols or sounds or pictures
or photos or charts or computer programs or any other
database.
Electronic Data Interchange
:
Transfer of information from person to person using
an agreed standard to structure the information.
Electronic Intermediary
:
A computer program or system or any other
electronic means used for processing or responding to
any process with the intention of originating or
sending or receiving data message without
interference of natural person.
Computer Program
:
A collection of electronic information or instructions
used directly or indirectly for processing electronic
information with the purpose of obtaining specific
results.
Intermedia