Art. 45i

in force 2024-05-20 INSERTED+616 −0§

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 32024R1183

applies from: unknown (an inserted provision states its own application date only in prose)

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A new Article 45i has been added establishing that electronic data and documents preserved using an electronic archiving service cannot be denied legal effect or admissibility as evidence merely because they are electronic or because the service used is not a qualified one.

The new provision also states that data and documents preserved using a qualified electronic archiving service benefit from a presumption of integrity and of origin for the duration of the preservation period by the qualified trust service provider.

Cited: Art. 45i, v2

Article 45i
Legal effect of electronic archiving services
1. Electronic data and electronic documents preserved using an electronic archiving service shall not be denied legal effect or admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings on the sole ground that they are in electronic form or that they are not preserved using a qualified electronic archiving service.
2. Electronic data and electronic documents preserved using a qualified electronic archiving service shall enjoy the presumption of their integrity and of their origin for the duration of the preservation period by the qualified trust service provider.