The qualified electronic signature shall be applied to a document and shall
allowidentification of the signer and the manifestation ofhis consent to obligations arising from
the act.
It shall have the following characteristics:
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it is linked only to the signer;
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it allows proper identification of the signer;
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it is created in a way that thesigner may be the sole person to have its exclusive control;
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It is linked to the document to which it relates so that any subsequent amendment to the
document is noticeable.
The qualified electronic signature consists of the following technical components:
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a software for signature creation and a software for signature verification;
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An electronic certificate, authenticating the signer, produced by a provider of electronic
certification services.
The Technical Committee for the Standardization of Electronic Procedures provided for in
article 81 ofthis uniformAct shall determinethecriteriaforaproviderof electronic certification
services.
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In force from 15 December 2010
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