Common use of Certification and Authentication Clause in Contracts

Certification and Authentication. 1. Each Party shall, upon request, authenticate any documents or other material to be transmitted to the other Party under this Treaty. 2. A document is duly authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty if - (a) it purports to be signed or certified by a judge, magistrate, or officer in or of the Party transmitting the document duly authorized by the law of that Party; and (b) either - (i) it is verified by the oath or affirmation of a witness, or of an officer of the government of that Party; or (ii) it purports to be sealed with an official or public seal of that Party or of a Minister of State, or of a department or officer of the government, of that Party. 3. Nothing in this Article shall prevent the proof of any matter or the admission in evidence of any document in accordance with the law of the Requesting Party. 4. Subject to the domestic laws of each Party - (a) a document signed with a digital or electronic signature in accordance with the laws of the Party concerned shall be as legally binding as a document signed with a handwritten signature, an affixed thumb-print or any other mark; and (b) a digital or electronic signature created in accordance with the laws of the Party concerned shall be deemed to be a legally binding signature.

Certification and Authentication. ‌ 1. Each Party shall, upon request, authenticate any documents or other material to be transmitted to the other Party under this Treaty. 2. A document is duly authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty if - (a) it purports to be signed or certified by a judge, magistrate, or officer in or of the Party transmitting the document duly authorized by the law of that Party; and (b) either - (i) it is verified by the oath or affirmation of a witness, or of an officer of the government of that Party; or (ii) it purports to be sealed with an official or public seal of that Party or of a Minister of State, or of a department or officer of the government, of that Party. 3. Nothing in this Article shall prevent the proof of any matter or the admission in evidence of any document in accordance with the law of the Requesting Party. 4. Subject to the domestic laws of each Party - (a) a document signed with a digital or electronic signature in accordance with the laws of the Party concerned shall be as legally binding as a document signed with a handwritten signature, an affixed thumb-print or any other mark; and (b) a digital or electronic signature created in accordance with the laws of the Party concerned shall be deemed to be a legally binding signature.