| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L 329 |
| Publication Date | 27/12/2018 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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Summary: On 23 February 2017 the European Commission presented a proposal for a Regulation regarding the use of an electronic seal to authenticate the online version of the Official Journal of the European Union. The Council adopted the Regulation on 6 December 2018. Further information: The Official Journal is published in electronic form pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 216/2013. In order to guarantee the authenticity, integrity and inalterability of this publication, the Regulation states that the electronic edition requires an advanced electronic signature based on a qualified certificate and created with a secure-signature-creation device, in accordance with Directive 1999/93/EC. Directive 1999/93/EC on a Community framework for electronic signatures was repealed by Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market. In addition to the advanced electronic signature already provided for by the Directive, the Regulation introduced the possibility of authenticating a document with an electronic seal or an advanced electronic seal based on a certificate for an electronic seal. The main difference between the advanced electronic signature and the advanced electronic seal is that, in the former case, the signatory is a natural person, whereas in the latter case, the signatory is a legal person. The use of this advanced electronic seal would make it possible to automate the electronic signature and accelerate the procedure for publication of the Official Journal on EUR-Lex. Since authentication by an electronic seal rather than an electronic signature is not merely a different electronic system but makes an actual difference in legal terms, Regulation (EU) No 216/2013 should be amended. |
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| Source Link | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2018.329.01.0001.01.ENG |
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| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research |
| Keywords | Digital Technology |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
