Electronic Signatures Directive

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It was repealed by the eIDAS regulation on 1 July 2016.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.

Related acts

• <br/>COM(2008) 798 final – Not published in the Official Journal
• <br/>COM(2006) 120 final – Not published in the Official Journal
• <br/>Official Journal L 175 , 15/07/2003 P. 0045 - 0046
• <br/>Official Journal L 289 , 16/11/2000 P. 0042 - 0043

Implementation

See also

• Electronic signature
• United States Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

References

External links

• Docusign article on Directive 1999/93/EC