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Article D589-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The electronic signature and the handwritten signature collected in digital form constitute signature processes in digital form within the meaning of the third paragraph of I of Article 801-1 .

Where there is no requirement for the signatory to be personally identified in the document, the electronic seal is treated as a digital signature process.

Any person, including those involved in the proceedings within the meaning of Article 11, may use the processes mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.

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Article D589-2

Constituent des procédés de signature sous forme numérique au sens du troisième alinéa du I de l’article 801-1 la signature électronique et la signature manuscrite recueillie sous forme numérique.


Lorsqu’il n’est pas exigé que le signataire soit identifié personnellement au sein de l’acte, est assimilé à un procédé de signature sous forme numérique le cachet électronique.


Toute personne, y compris celles concourant à la procédure au sens de l’article 11, peut recourir aux procédés mentionnés aux alinéas précédents.

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