| European Union directive | |
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| Title | Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures |
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| Made by | European Parliament & Council |
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| Other legislation | |
| Replaced by | Regulation 910/2014 (eIDAS) from 1 July 2016. |
The Electronic Signatures Directive 1999/93/EC was a European Union directive on the use of electronic signatures (e-signatures) in electronic contracts within the European Union (EU).
It was repealed by the eIDAS regulation on 1 July 2016.
Contents
The central provision of the directive is article 5, which requires that electronic signatures are regarded as equivalent to written signatures.
Legal effects of electronic signatures
- Member States shall ensure that advanced electronic signatures which are based on a qualified certificate and which are created by a secure-signature-creation device:
- (a) satisfy the legal requirements of a signature in relation to data in electronic form in the same manner as a handwritten signature satisfies those requirements in relation to paper-based data; and
- (b) are admissible as evidence in legal proceedings.
Related acts
- Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Action Plan on e-signatures and e-identification to facilitate the provision of cross-border public services in the Single Market
COM(2008) 798 final – Not published in the Official Journal - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Report on the operation of Directive 1999/93/EC on a Community framework for electronic signatures
COM(2006) 120 final – Not published in the Official Journal - 2003/511/EC: Commission Decision of 14 July 2003 on the publication of reference numbers of generally recognised standards for electronic signature products in accordance with Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Official Journal L 175 , 15/07/2003 P. 0045 - 0046 - 2000/709/EC: Commission Decision of 6 November 2000 on the minimum criteria to be taken into account by Member States when designating bodies in accordance with Article 3(4) of Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community framework for electronic signatures
Official Journal L 289 , 16/11/2000 P. 0042 - 0043
Implementation
See also: Electronic signatures and law § European Union and the European Economic AreaSee also
- Digital signatures and law § European Union and the European Economic Area
- Electronic signature
- United States Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
External links
- Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures
- Docusign article on Directive 1999/93/EC Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
References
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