The electronic document signed with a qualified advanced electronic signature (a signature with the highest degree of protection) produces the same effects as the paper document, signed in handwriting.
This implies that when the document is required to be completed or presented on paper and signed with a handwritten signature, the electronic document will be considered to meet this requirement.
The electronic document can be used by enterprises in all fields of activity in which it is possible to use the technical means that allow the creation (processing, sending, receiving, etc.) of information in electronic form.
Recommendation: Shall you use electronic documents in the process of doing business, we recommend that you take into account some specific rules:
– with a single electronic signature, several interconnected electronic documents can be signed (the set of electronic documents);
– if a person creates an electronic document and a paper document, identical in content, both are considered independent and original documents;
– a copy of the electronic document is considered its representation on paper, in a perceptible form. The copy of the electronic document shall be authenticated in the manner provided by law for the authentication of copies of paper documents. It shall contain the statement that it is a copy of the electronic document.
The law on electronic signatures and electronic documents can be consulted at the following link.
