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ISACF research provides an overview of the UNICTRAL Model Law and the EU Directive for CIOs, CEOs, CTOs and control professionals. A sample of countries were selected to take part in the research and to answer a survey. The survey provides a:

• Reference point on the status of electronic signatures legislation implementation in the selected countries and where one can obtain additional information regarding specific country legislation on electronic signatures
• Determination if the specific country legislation
  • defines the requirements for electronic signatures the same as the legal requirements for hand written signatures
  • recognizes foreign certificates and electronic signatures, and determines if any geographic or procedural limitations to prevent cross-border recognition of electronic signatures
  • defines or limits the liability of the sender, receiver, or the certification service provider