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The Electronic Signatures Directive 1999/93/EC was a European Union directive on the use of
electronic signature An electronic signature, or e-signature, is data that is logically associated with other data and which is used by the signatory to sign the associated data. This type of signature has the same legal standing as a handwritten signature as long as ...
s (e-signatures) in electronic contracts within the
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(EU). It was repealed by the
eIDAS eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services) is an EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the European Single Market. It was established in EU Regulation 910/2014 ...
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.


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” OM(2008) 798 final – Not published in the Official Journal*Commission report of 15 March 2006 on the operation of Directive 1999/93/EC on a Community framework for electronic signatures OM(2006) 120 final – not published in the Official Journal *Commission
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2003/511/EC 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 fficial Journal L 175, 15 July 2003*Commission Decision 2000/709/EC 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 fficial Journal L 289 of 16 November 2000


Implementation


See also

* Digital signatures and law#European Union and the European Economic Area *
Electronic signature An electronic signature, or e-signature, is data that is logically associated with other data and which is used by the signatory to sign the associated data. This type of signature has the same legal standing as a handwritten signature as long as ...
* United States
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN, , ) is a United States federal law passed by the U.S. Congress to facilitate the use of electronic records and electronic signatures in interstate and foreign commerce by en ...


External links

* http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31999L0093 –
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multi-lingual documents on Directive 1999/93/EC * https://www.docusign.com/eu-esignature-directive – Docusign article on Directive 1999/93/EC


References

European Union directives 1999 in law 1999 in the European Union English contract law {{EU-law-stub