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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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
adoptedBy UNCITRAL
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
adoptedByBodyOf United Nations
adoptedIn New York
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
United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
fullName United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Model Law on Electronic Commerce
guidePreparedBy UNCITRAL Secretariat
hasAnnex Guide to Enactment of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
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
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
shortName MLEC
Model Law on Electronic Commerce
status non-binding
subjectOf United Nations General Assembly resolutions
UNDocumentSymbol A/51/162

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United Nations Commission on International Trade Law topicOf UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce fullName United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Model Law on Electronic Commerce
linked to: UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce shortName Model Law on Electronic Commerce
linked to: UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce includesSection Part II: Electronic Commerce in Specific Areas
linked to: UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce