No. 17353
Promulgation Date 2020-06-09
Ministry of Science and ICT
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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Scope of Application)
CHAPTER II ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS
Article 4 (Validity of Electronic Documents)
Article 4-2 (Writing Requirements of Electronic Document)
Article 5 (Storage of Electronic Documents)
Article 6 (Time and Place of Transmission or Receipt of Electronic Documents)
Article 7 (Where Originator is Deemed to have Sent Electronic Documents)
Article 8 (Independency of Electronic Document Received)
Article 9 (Withdrawal of Transmission)
Article 10 (Alteration under Agreement between Originator and Addressee)
Article 11 (Matters Concerning Digital Signatures)
CHAPTER III ENSURING SECURITY OF ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AND PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS
Article 12 (Protection of Personal Information)
Article 13 (Protection of Trade Secrets)
Article 14 (Use of Encryption Products)
Article 15 (Formulation and Implementation of Consumer Protection Policies)
Article 16 (Prevention and Remedy of Consumers' Damage)
Article 17 (Matters to be Generally Observed by Electric Transaction Business Entities)
Article 18 Deleted.
Article 18-2 Deleted.
Article 18-3 Deleted.
Article 18-4 (Registration of Certified Electronic Addresses)
Article 18-5 (Generation and Issuance of Distribution Certificates)
Article 18-6 (Prohibition of Collection, etc. of Certified Electronic Addresses through Automated Programs)
Article 18-7 (Prohibition of Sending Advertisements)
CHAPTER IV FORMULATION OF BASIC POLICIES ON ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AND PROMOTION SYSTEM
Article 19 (Principles of Basic Policies on Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions and Responsibility of Government)
Article 20 (Formulation and Execution of Plans for Promotion of Electronic Documents and Transactions)
Article 21 Deleted.
Article 22 (Agency Exclusively Responsible for Promoting Use of Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions)
CHAPTER V FACILITATING USE OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND CONDUCT OF ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AND CREATING INFRASTRUCTURE
Article 23 (Facilitating Use of Electronic Documents)
Article 24 (Standardization of Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions)
Article 25 (Promotion of Technical Development for Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions)
Article 26 (Training of Professionals in Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions)
Article 27 (Promotion of Electronic Transactions by Public Sectors)
Article 28 (Fact-Finding Surveys of Statistics on Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions)
Article 29 (Internationalization of Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions)
Article 30 (Electronic Commerce Resource Centers)
Article 30-2 (Revocation of Designation of Resource Centers)
Article 31 (Support for Facilitating Use of Electronic Documents and Conduct of Electronic Transactions)
CHAPTER V-II CERTIFIED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT CENTERS AND CERTIFIED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS INTERMEDIARIES
Section 1 Certified Electronic Document Centers
Article 31-2 (Designation of Certified Electronic Document Centers)
Article 31-3 (Grounds for Disqualification as Certified Electronic Document Centers)
Article 31-4 (Corrective Order)
Article 31-5 (Revocation of Designation and Penalty Surcharges)
Article 31-6 (Effect of Storage in Certified Electronic Document Centers)
Article 31-7 (Presumption of Content of Electronic Documents)
Article 31-8 (Reporting on Working Rules for Storage of Electronic Documents)
Article 31-9 (Matters to Observe)
Article 31-10 (Regular Inspections)
Article 31-11 (Reporting, Inspections)
Article 31-12 (Security of Related Information, Such as Electronic Documents)
Article 31-13 (Protection of User Information)
Article 31-14 (Transfer and Acquisition of Business of Certified Electronic Document Centers)
Article 31-15 (Discontinuance of Business of Storing Electronic Documents)
Article 31-16 (Liability for Compensation and Purchasing Insurance)
Article 31-17 (Fees.)
Section 2 Certified Electronic Document Intermediaries
Article 31-18 (Certification of Certified Electronic Document Intermediaries)
Article 31-19 (Revocation of Certification of Certified Electronic Document Intermediaries)
Article 31-20 Deleted.
Article 31-21 Deleted.
Article 31-22 Deleted.
Article 31-23 (Corrective Orders)
CHAPTER VI MEDIATION COMMITTEE OF DISPUTES ON ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
Article 32 (Establishment and Composition of Mediation Committee of Disputes on Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions)
Article 32-2 (Exclusion, Challenge, and Abstention of Members)
Article 33 (Conciliation of Disputes)
Article 33-2 (Notification of Illegal Acts, and Other Related Matters)
Article 34 (Requests for Data)
Article 34-2 (Refusal and Suspension of Mediation)
Article 35 (Effectuation of Conciliation)
Article 36 (Cessation of Mediation)
Article 36-2 (Interruption of Extinctive Prescription)
Article 37 (Adjustment Costs)
Article 37-2 (Confidentiality)
CHAPTER VII SUPPLEMENTARY RULES
Article 38 (Prohibition of Use of Similar Names)
Article 39 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority)
Article 40 (Principle of Reciprocity)
Article 41 (Hearings)
Article 42 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials in Application of Penalty Provisions)
CHAPTER VIII PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 43 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 44 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 45 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 46 (Administrative Fines)
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