# DIRECTIVE 1999/93/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures (repealed)

EU Directive 1999/93 · adopted 13 December 1999

DIRECTIVE 1999/93/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures (repealed)

## Introductory text

DIRECTIVE 1999/93/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 13 December 1999
on a Community framework for electronic signatures (repealed)
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## 1 Scope

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## 2 Definitions

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## 3 Market access

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## 4 Internal market principles

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## 5 Legal effects of electronic signatures

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## 6 Liability

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## 7 International aspects

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## 8 Data protection

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## 9 Committee procedure

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## 10 Tasks of the committee

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## 11 Notification

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## 12 Review

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## 13 Implementation

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## 14 Entry into force

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## 15 Addressees

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## Annex I Requirements for qualified certificates

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## Annex II Requirements for certification-service-providers issuing qualified certificates

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## Annex III: Requirements for secure signature-creation devices

## 1 Secure signature-creation devices must, by appropriate technical and procedural means, ensure at the least that:

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## 2 

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## Annex IV Recommendations for secure signature verification

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1999/93 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-93
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