eIDAS-forordningen betragtning 49

English language version pr. 2026-10-06 tier 2 Forordning (EU) 910/2014, CELEX 32014R0910

This Regulation should establish the principle that an electronic signature should not be denied legal effect on the grounds that it is in an electronic form or that it does not meet the requirements of the qualified electronic signature. However, it is for national law to define the legal effect of electronic signatures, except for the requirements provided for in this Regulation according to which a qualified electronic signature should have the equivalent legal effect of a handwritten signature.