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§ 7031. Principles governing the use of electronic signatures in international transactions
(a) Promotion of electronic signatures
(1) Required actions
(2) Principles
The principles specified in this paragraph are the following:
(A) Remove paper-based obstacles to electronic transactions by adopting relevant principles from the Model Law on Electronic Commerce adopted in 1996 by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
(B) Permit parties to a transaction to determine the appropriate authentication technologies and implementation models for their transactions, with assurance that those technologies and implementation models will be recognized and enforced.
(C) Permit parties to a transaction to have the opportunity to prove in court or other proceedings that their authentication approaches and their transactions are valid.
(D) Take a nondiscriminatory approach to electronic signatures and authentication methods from other jurisdictions.
(b) Consultation
(c) Definitions
(Pub. L. 106–229, title III, § 301, June 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 475.)