El Salvador: Law on Electronic Signature

The new legislation gives legal value to certified electronic signatures and establishes the basis for regulating service providers.

From a statement issued by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador:

The Legislature has unanimously approved the Law on Electronic Signatures, these regulations give legal security to the certified use of electronic signatures, which through this means allows the country to be incorporated into the global environment, in which secure interactions occur within the information society.

In this sense, the FMLN deputy Calixto Mejía, explained that "this law equates simple electronic signatures and certified ones with a person's handwritten signature; it provides efficiency and legal value to certified electronic signatures; it regulates and provides controls on electronic signature providers. It will also facilitate foreign trade, helping to streamline procedures between businesses and citizens, giving legal cover for commercial transactions and security in electronic communications," he said.

Source: centralamericadata.com