Acceptance of authentication without signature

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UN/CEFACT, Recommendation No. 14 “The Working Party ... recommends to Governments and international organizations responsible for relevant intergovernmental agreements to study national and international texts which embody requirements for signature on documents needed in international trade and to give consideration to amending such provisions, where necessary, so that the information which the documents contain may be prepared and transmitted by electronic or other automatic means of data transfer, and the requirements of a signature may be met by authentication guaranteed by the means used in the transmission; and

“Recommends to all organizations concerned with the facilitation of international trade procedures to examine current commercial documents, to identify those where signature could safely be eliminated and to mount an extensive programme of education and training in order to introduce the necessary changes in commercial practices.”

This summary is part of the Compendium of Trade Facilitation Recommendations authored by UNCTAD and UN/CEFACT, Part G

 

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Admission of electronic documents ,
Aligned Trade Documents ,
Electronic commerce and business ,
Use of ICT for Facilitation