eIDAS 2 · CELEX 32024R1183
Article 25
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eIDAS 2, Article 25(1) — Legal effects of electronic signatures
An electronic signature shall not be denied legal effect and admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings solely on the grounds that it is in an electronic form or that it does not meet the requirements for qualified electronic signatures.
eIDAS 2, Article 25(2) — Legal effects of electronic signatures
A qualified electronic signature shall have the equivalent legal effect of a handwritten signature.
eIDAS 2, Article 25(3) — Legal effects of electronic signatures
A qualified electronic signature based on a qualified certificate issued in one Member State shall be recognised as a qualified electronic signature in all other Member States.
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