Nghị định 156/2016/ND-CP

DECREE

ON AMENDMENTS TO THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE NO. 27/2007/ND-CP DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2007 ON E-TRANSACTIONS IN FINANCIAL OPERATIONS

Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Electronic transaction dated November 29, 2005;

At the request of the Minister of Finance;

The Government promulgates a Decree on amendments to the Government's Decree No. 27/2007/ND-CP dated February 23, 2007 on e-transactions in financial operations.

Article 1. Article 14 of Government's Decree No. 27/2007/ND-CP dated February 23, 2007 on e-transactions in financial operations shall be amended as follows:

“Article 14. Use of digital signatures

1. Digital certificates that are used in digital signatures in financial operations between organizations, individuals and financial authorities: Digital certificates issued by providers of public authentication of digital signatures; digital certificates issued by providers of authentication of digital signatures serving the agencies of the political system; foreign digital certificates that are accredited; foreign digital certificates that are accepted in Vietnam; foreign digital certificates that are accepted in international transactions.

Conditions, scope and eligible entities of each digital certificate in financial operations shall be specified in accordance with law on digital signatures and authentication of digital signatures.

2. Financial authorities entering into e-transactions shall be legally bounded by international treaty(ies) on digital signatures to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.

3. The Ministry of Finance shall provide guidelines for e-transactions in financial activities under its management for which digital signatures are compulsory.”

Article 2. Effect

1. This Decree comes into force January 10, 2017.

2. Clause 5 Article 3, Article 13, Point g and Point h Clause 1 Article 16 of Decree No. 27/2007/ND-CP shall be annulled.

3. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of Governmental agencies, Presidents of the People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities, and relevant organizations and individuals shall implement this Decree./.