Art. 45b · Legal effects of electronic attestation of attributes

Version in force 20 May 2024, Inserted +875 −0§

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 32024R1183 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)

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A new Article 45b is added that addresses electronic attestation of attributes, stating that such attestations shall not be denied legal effect or admissibility as evidence solely because they are electronic or do not meet the requirements for qualified electronic attestations of attributes.

The new article further states that a qualified electronic attestation of attributes, and attestations issued by or on behalf of a public sector body responsible for an authentic source, shall have the same legal effect as lawfully issued paper attestations, and that an attestation issued by or on behalf of such a body in one Member State shall be recognised as such an attestation in all Member States.

Cited: Art. 45b, v2 (external, EUR-Lex)

v1 is the previous version, v2 this one.

Article 45b
Legal effects of electronic attestation of attributes
1. An electronic attestation of attributes shall not be denied legal effect or admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings on the sole ground that it is in electronic form or that it does not meet the requirements for qualified electronic attestations of attributes.
2. A qualified electronic attestation of attributes and attestations of attributes issued by, or on behalf of, a public sector body responsible for an authentic source shall have the same legal effect as lawfully issued attestations in paper form.
3. An attestation of attributes issued by or on behalf of a public sector body responsible for an authentic source in one Member State shall be recognised as an attestation of attributes issued by or on behalf of a public sector body responsible for an authentic source in all Member States.