CHAPTER IIITRUST SERVICES

SECTION 6Electronic time stamps

Article 42Requirements for qualified electronic time stamps

1.

A qualified electronic time stamp shall meet the following requirements:

(a)

it binds the date and time to data in such a manner as to reasonably preclude the possibility of the data being changed undetectably;

(b)

it is based on an accurate time source linked to Coordinated Universal Time; and

(c)

it is signed using an advanced electronic signature or sealed with an advanced electronic seal of the qualified trust service provider, or by some equivalent method.

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