UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce

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The UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce is an internationally recognized legal framework that guides countries in validating and regulating electronic communications and digital contracts in commercial transactions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNCITRAL text ⓘ international legal instrument ⓘ model law ⓘ
addresses	admissibility and evidential weight of data messages ⓘ attribution of data messages ⓘ formation of contracts by electronic means ⓘ original document requirements in electronic form ⓘ retention of data messages ⓘ time and place of dispatch and receipt of data messages ⓘ writing requirements in electronic form ⓘ
adoptedAt	UNCITRAL twenty-ninth session NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedBy	UNCITRAL NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Commission on International Trade Law NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedByBodyOf	United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedIn	New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptionDate	1996-06-12 ⓘ
adoptionYear	1996 ⓘ
aimsTo	harmonize legal rules on electronic commerce among States ⓘ
appliesTo	commercial transactions ⓘ electronic communications ⓘ electronic contracts ⓘ
followedBy	UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Model Law on Electronic Commerce NERFINISHED ⓘ
guidePreparedBy	UNCITRAL Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAnnex	Guide to Enactment of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Article 1 ⓘ Article 11 ⓘ Article 15 ⓘ Article 2 ⓘ Article 5 ⓘ Article 6 ⓘ Article 7 ⓘ
implementationForm	national legislation ⓘ
includesSection	Part I: General Provisions ⓘ Part II: Electronic Commerce in Specific Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	European Union electronic commerce legislation ⓘ national e-commerce laws in many jurisdictions ⓘ
intendedFor	States ⓘ
keyPrinciple	functional equivalence ⓘ non-discrimination of electronic form ⓘ technology neutrality ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalDomain	commercial law ⓘ electronic commerce ⓘ information technology law ⓘ
legalNature	model legislation for national adoption ⓘ
promotes	cross-border electronic commerce ⓘ
providesFor	legal recognition of data messages ⓘ legal recognition of electronic communications ⓘ legal recognition of electronic signatures in a basic form ⓘ
purpose	to facilitate the use of electronic communications in commercial activities ⓘ to promote legal certainty for electronic transactions ⓘ to provide a legal framework for electronic commerce ⓘ to remove legal obstacles to electronic commerce ⓘ
recognizedBy	United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName	MLEC NERFINISHED ⓘ Model Law on Electronic Commerce NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	non-binding ⓘ
subjectOf	United Nations General Assembly resolutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNDocumentSymbol	A/51/162 NERFINISHED ⓘ

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United Nations Commission on International Trade Law → topicOf → UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce ⓘ