by SuperadminCross Border Mergers
The Tunisian commercial law is specifically tailored to attract prominent and promising foreign investments whilst obviously securing local concerns. Undoubtedly, the approach taken by the regulatory divisions and legislators forms a fertile ground for these investments to flourish. For assistance throughout the transaction of a cross-border merger or further information, contact our lawyers at ABDELLY & ASSOCIATES for bespoke legal advice.
by SuperadminAbdelly & Associates Law Firm: Top-Tier In The Legal 500
The head of Abdelly & Associates , Dr Samir Abdelly has also been honoured with the privilege of being listed in the elite “Leading Lawyers” group.
He is recognised by name in Legal 500 EMEA commentary for his standout contribution to respective practices.
Abdelly & Associates team is honoured for this recognition, and enormously appreciative to all our clients for their continuous support.
by SuperadminINDUSTRY 4.0: THE REVOLUTION OF THE 21st century
Thanks to the emergence of new technologies, the borders between the physical and digital world merge to give life to a 4.0 factory
“The Fourth Revolution” was the subject of lively discussion during my visit to DAVOS between experts and policy makers.
Still, no one can deny that the new technologies which mix the physical, digital, digital worlds, drones etc, will upset our society in its foundations.
The impact on the field of raw materials and energy:
Responding to the desires of consumers will contribute to the price increase which passes through the intelligent use of the various resources required by the industry
The impact on consumers:
When we increase the number of varieties we diversify the consumer basket at a lower cost and we give it full satisfaction
The new varieties will even be personalized
The impact on the medical sector:
The sector will be equipped with more and more robots that will be able to perform surgeries, play the role of nurses in a virtual way and even recognize symptoms of diseases.
The impact on the judicial sector:
Courts will benefit from a robot that can also play the role of a judge or an arbitrator, artificial intelligence will replace the discretionary power of a judge with a robot that will apply the law without fail
The impact on the agricultural sector:
The agricultural sector will benefit from intelligence through the use of drones to monitor the land.
It requires investments in scientific research in universities and in the laboratories of firms that will have to cooperate together by increasing the number of research partners.
However, zero risk does not exist and possible flaws and configuration errors can be exploited.
by SuperadminThe Lawyers Program
It is with pleasure that we announce the participation of our managing director Dr Samir Abdelly yesterday in the webinar session 23 of the Lawyers program with the Top lawyers around the Arab world to discuss the impact of the Covid pandemic on the execution of judgments.
With the participants :
– Dr. Ahmad Jamhouri, Sultanate of Oman
Phd from Abdul Malik Al Saadi University
– Dr.Fatima Al-Dhanhani,Dubai
Phd public law from the Dubai Police Academyi
– Ms Nashat Tawfik
Head of the Legal Committee in the Confessional Council
“Unitarian Druzz”
With high greeting to Our Dubai Partners Dr Mokhtar Gharbi who Moderate the webinar with Dr Mohamed Ridha
Best is coming !
by SuperadminElectronic Signature In Tunisia
The electronic signature is a topical subject in Tunisia which knows a paradox manifested by the existence of a legal and regulatory framework put in place for twenty years on the one hand and a refusal of use by the public on the other hand.
The electronic signature is defined as being a mechanism making it possible to guarantee the integrity of an electronic document and to authenticate its author, by analogy with the handwritten signature of a paper document. It is a huge time saver since it allows contracts to be drawn up or the transmission of binding information without having to travel.
Tunisia initiated since 2000 a law which laid down the principles of electronic signature and the procedure to be followed for its implementation, it is the law 2000-83 of August 9, 2000 relating to Electronic Trade and Commerce .
Nevertheless, following the “Covid-19” pandemic, the decree-law n ° 2020-31 of June 10, 2020, relating to the electronic exchange of data between the structures and their users and between the structures themselves, came support law 2000-83 of August 9, 2000 to give more values and more encouragement to electronic digitization and the use of electronic signatures (declarations, calls for tenders, contracts, etc.), which has helped us to fulfill our obligations towards the State with regard to tax declarations, and to sign contracts without traveling.
Subsequently, the government decree n ° 2020-777 of October 5, 2020 was published fixing the conditions and modalities of application of the provisions of the decree-law n ° 31 of June 10, 2020 relating to the electronic exchange of data between public structures and their clients and between the structures themselves. The Article. 5 of the said decree provides that: “The public structures have recourse in the electronic messaging process to national systems approved for this purpose or to electronic mail, unless the legislation in force provides for a specific form of electronic messaging”.
The purpose of this law was to exempt citizens from providing documents from one administration to another and to set up electronic messaging, reinforced by electronic authentication services. Therefore, public officials will be provided with a professional email address, which will formalize electronic correspondence with the public administration. Once implemented, the citizen will be able to use the electronic signature and be able to exchange electronically signed documents with the public administration and request eGov services online from all Tunisian administrations, such is the case for the CNSS , CNRPS, E-jibeya …
In addition, the Tunisian legislator granted the same value to the electronic signature as that of the handwritten signature, Thus, article 453 paragraph 2 of the Code of obligations and contracts (COC) provides that: “The signature consists in opposing the contracting party’s own hand a name or a special sign integrated into the writing to which it relates. When the signature is electronic, it consists of the use of a reliable identification process guaranteeing the link between said signature and the electronic document to which it is attached ”.
Article 453 bis adds that: “The electronic document is the writing made up of a set of letters and numbers or other digital signs including that which is exchanged by the means of communication on condition that it is of a content intelligible, and archived on an electronic medium which guarantees its reading and consultation when necessary. The electronic document is proof as an act under private signature if it is kept in its final form by a reliable process and is reinforced by an electronic signature ”
On the other hand, the electronic document may then have the legal value of the authentic instrument in accordance with article 449 of the COC providing that: The deed under private signature, recognized by the party to which it is opposed, or legally held for recognized, has the same faith as the authentic instrument, towards all persons, of the provisions and statements that it contains, under the conditions set out in Articles 444 and 445 above except as regards the date, as will be said below.
Despite this significant advance in digital matters, we still face a fear of the use of electronic signatures, particularly with regard to payment and contract signing. Also, the establishment of the culture of the electronic signature in Tunisia encounters several difficulties mainly because very few administrations accept it although it is legal, due to a lack of familiarity with this format of signature.
However, the apparent makes believe that it is the law in Tunisia which blocks the courts and the administrations from using the electronic signature, but in truth it is us, it is the public which prevents this transformation towards digital and this shift from “paper” to “zero paper”.
The recommendations :
Now that the regulatory framework and the technical solutions are there, it is time to establish the culture of electronic signatures in Tunisia for the public and private sector by the following means:
* Make awareness raising campaigns;
* Train and equip government employees;
* Change the internal regulations at the level of the administrations in order to make the electronic signature the “default” signature;
* Implement a digital channel that allows you to send and receive a document with an electronic signature;
* Improve the technical axis in order to simplify the procedure and the request for electronic certification.
Migration to electronic signature remains a shared responsibility between the private sector (startups and others) and the public sector.
by SuperadminTripoli Today
The French embassy in Libya resumed work in the capital, Tripoli, today, Monday, after it was closed in 2014 for security reasons.
The French ambassador to Libya, Beatrice Lovraper Dohellen, announced after her arrival in the capital, Tripoli, her intention to work with full force to strengthen the Libyan-French relations, considering that these days were full and distinguished with regard to the bilateral relations between them.
The ambassador said, “I have arrived in Tripoli to reopen the French embassy in Libya, and I am determined to work with full force to strengthen relations with the Libyan authorities and the Libyan people who hosted me.”