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Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 CHAPTER V — TRUST SERVICES, LEGAL EFFECTS OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENT OF FEES

Article 7–Article 9 · 3 articles

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Electronic signatures and electronic seals

Article 7

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1.   The general legal framework for the use of trust services set out in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 shall apply to electronic communication under this Regulation. 2.   Where a document transmitted as part of electronic communication under Article 3 of this Regulation requires a seal or signature in accordance with the legal acts listed in Annexes I and II to this Regulation, the document shall feature a qualified electronic seal or qualified electronic signature as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014. 3.   Where a document transmitted as part of electronic communication in the instances referred to in Article 4(2) of this Regulation requires the signature of the person transmitting the document, that person shall fulfil that requirement by means of: (a) electronic identification with an assurance level high as specified in Article 8(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014; or (b) a qualified electronic signature as defined in Article 3(12) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014.

Legal effects of electronic documents

Article 8

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Documents transmitted as part of electronic communication shall not be denied legal effect or be considered inadmissible in the context of cross-border judicial procedures under the legal acts listed in Annexes I and II solely on the grounds that they are in electronic form.

Electronic payment of fees

Article 9

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1.   Member States shall provide for the possibility of electronic payment of fees, including from Member States other than that where the competent authority is situated. 2.   The technical means for the electronic payment of fees shall comply with applicable rules on accessibility. Where the available means of electronic payment of fees so allow, they shall be accessible through the European electronic access point.

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