1. The admissibility of an Electronic Document, Electronic Signature, Electronic Seal or Electronic Transactions as evidence in any legal proceeding shall not be precluded by the mere fact that it is received in electronic form and processed through Trust Services and Qualified Trust Services. 2. A hard copy of an official Electronic Document shall be considered conclusive evidence to the extent that it is identical to the original of such document. 3. A Qualified Electronic Signature shall be considered equal in its authenticity to a manual signature and shall have the same legal effect so long as it meets the conditions stipulated in this Decree Law and the Executive Regulations thereof. 4. A Qualified Electronic Seal of a legal person shall be considered evidence of the validity and integrity of the original information to which the Electronic Seal is linked. 5. A qualified date and time shall be verified through the Qualified Electronic Time Stamp whenever it is linked to correct data. 6. The Qualified Electronic Delivery Service shall be considered valid and legally effective if it meets the conditions stipulated in this Decree Law and the Executive Regulations thereof. 7. The Reliable Electronic Signature and the Reliable Electronic Seal shall be considered valid and legally effective if the conditions stipulated in this Decree Law and the Executive Regulations thereof are met. 8. Trust Services and Qualified Trust Services shall meet the conditions stipulated in this Decree Law and the Executive Regulations thereof.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.