EU regulatory register · eIDAS 2.0
Article 46Legal effects of electronic documents
CELEX 32014R0910 · Read on 2026-08-26
Short answer
An electronic document shall not be denied legal effect and admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings solely on the grounds that it is in electronic form.
Verbatim from the article. Source: NovaCopilot · https://legal.exploreworldai.com/eu/rattsakter/eidas-910-2014/artikel-46 · Short answer as data · Official text
eIDAS, electronic identification and EU wallet in short
Every member state must offer an EU Digital Identity Wallet, certain companies must accept it, and a qualified e-signature equals a handwritten one.
- Must we accept the EU wallet?
- Is an e-signature equal to a handwritten one?
- What does Article 5f require?
Source: NovaCopilot
Official text
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An electronic document shall not be denied legal effect and admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings solely on the grounds that it is in electronic form.
Follow-up questions
The text is quoted from the official source and is not legal advice. A national court reads the language version that binds in its jurisdiction.
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