The electronic mailbox system introduced in 2009 has primarily
been used by state authorities and courts to communicate with
businesses. The authenticity of electronic documents sent via the
Electronic Mailbox Information System (ISDS) is guaranteed through
an electronic certificate and a time stamp with a limited period of
validity.
What is the problem?
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, all
electronic documents sent via the ISDS since the launch of the
system until 15 July 2010, shall expire on 22 June 2012.
Or more precisely, the electronic system certificate assigning the
actual time-stamps shall expire. Therefore, unless a new electronic
time-stamp is attached (revalidation) to the document, the
document ceases to be an original and its authenticity may be
questioned or challenged. In practice this could mean that
businesses may be forced to request that the relevant authority
issue a new original of any such documents. However, this may
