Chapter I: Authorisations

Article L. 511-2-1 may apply to the acts referred to in Chapter II of Title I and Chapter I of Title II of Book V, as well as to the texts adopted for their application.

Documents drawn up by the officials referred to in Chapter I of Title I of Book V may be signed in digital format.

Electronic signatures and handwritten signatures obtained in digital format constitute signature procedures in digital format within the meaning of Article L. 511-2-1.

The electronic signature shall be affixed under the conditions laid down in Articles 1366 and 1367 of the Civil Code. This signature is at least of an advanced level based on a qualified certificate, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market.

A handwritten signature collected in digital format is validly affixed if the signatory has first been given the opportunity to acquaint himself with the document and if, subsequent to its collection, an electronic signature is affixed to the document by one of the agents mentioned in Article R. 511-2.