中华人民共和国电子签名法（2019年修正） (Electronic Signature Law of the People's Republic of China, 2019 amendment)
Effective: 1 Apr 2005
Plain-English summary
Adopted 28 August 2004, amended in 2015 and 2019; in force from 1 April 2005 (Art. 36). A reliable electronic signature has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature or seal (Arts. 13-14); data messages cannot be rejected as evidence merely for being electronic (Art. 7); third-party e-certification services need a licence (Arts. 16-18); marriage, adoption, inheritance and utility-suspension documents are excluded (Art. 3).
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