The Electronic Signatures Directive 1999/93/EC was a European Union directive on the use of electronic signatures (e-signatures) in electronic contracts within the European Union (EU).

It was repealed by the eIDAS regulation on 1 July 2016.

Contents The central provision of the directive is article 5, which requires that electronic signatures are regarded as equivalent to written signatures.

Related acts COM(2008) 798 final – Not published in the Official Journal COM(2006) 120 final – Not published in the Official Journal Official Journal L 175, 15/07/2003 P. 0045 - 0046 Official Journal L 289, 16/11/2000 P. 0042 - 0043

Implementation

See also

Electronic signature United States Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

References

External links

Docusign article on Directive 1999/93/EC