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Related Resources

This page contains laws and documents concerning Electronic Signatures and Certification Business in Japan.
Please click the link below to open the files.

(1) Japanese Laws and Regulations

a)   Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business
   (Act No, 102 of May 31 of 2000)
   - Date of Promulgation: May 31, 2000
   - Date of Enforcement: April 1, 2001 (partly from March 1, 2001)

b) Enforcement Order on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business

c) Implementation Ordinance on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business

d) Guidelines on the Accreditation of Specified Certification Business based on the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business

e) Policies of the Investigation by Designated Investigative Organization based on the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business

(2) Accreditation criteria

Note 1 : These are interim translations(original: Japanese).
Note 2 : The related resource (1) a) is linked to the reference material
in the homepage of the cabinet Secretariat(http://www.cas.go.jp/).
Note 3 : The related resources (1) b)-e) refered to the related materials
of the Japan PKI Forum(http://www.japanpkiforum.jp/).