The High Court applied in its judgment the Singapore Electronic Transactions Act (ETA), which adopts the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (MLEC).

(g) In the area of electronic commerce, the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce and the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

One is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce, the other on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

See paragraph 61 of the Guide to Enactment of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (1996).

The latter was based on article 7 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Mr. Estrella Faria (Secretariat) said that draft article 8 was not contentious. Draft paragraph 1 reflected a similar provision in the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Variant A was based on article 7 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce, while variant B was based on article 6, paragraph 3, of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

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Mr. Yang Lixin (China) noted that there had originally been two variants of draft paragraph 3 (b), one based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Economic Commerce and the other on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Draft paragraph 3 concerning signatures had given rise to extensive debate on the relative advantages of the short provision used in the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce and the longer one that appeared in the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

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Mr. Boulet (Belgium) noted that article 6 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures had been drafted with a view to expanding on the principle of reliability of method contained in article 7 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

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Protest against the Cybercrime Law.

The words the law were taken from the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce and had not given rise to difficulties in that context.

The UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce originally needed a reliability test because it contained a general attribution rule in article 13.

Paragraph 3 (a) of article 9 is based on article 7, paragraph 1 (a), of the UNICTRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce 1996.

The UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce needed a reliability test because of the general attribution rule contained in article 13.

(c) It may be an impediment to electronic commerce.

Mr. Estrella Faria (Secretariat) said that paragraph 1 of draft article 10 was based on article 15 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

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The significant changes that had taken place since the elaboration of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce made the reliability test unnecessary and draft paragraph 3 (b) should therefore be deleted.

However, the provisions of this paragraph, despite the title of the sub chapter (Electronic commerce), also apply to cases other than e commerce, as follows from its wordings.

However, with a growth rate significantly higher than for total retail trade, the share of e commerce in total retail trade is also growing.

Convinced that the Model Law on Electronic Commerce is of significant assistance to States in enabling or facilitating the use of electronic commerce, as demonstrated by the enactment of the Model Law in a number of countries and its universal recognition as an essential reference in the field of electronic commerce legislation,

The general reliability requirement in draft subparagraph (b) was based on article 7, paragraph 1 (b), of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

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They will therefore greatly facilitate the development of electronic commerce.

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Detailed reports on electronic commerce and insolvency law had also been drawn up.

Such freedom would also, in his view, serve the interests of electronic commerce.

Iran welcomed the findings of the E Commerce and Development Report 2004, and suggested that business to consumer and business to government e business be discussed further.

Views varied as regards the need for the text of articles 5, 6 and 8 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (A 51 17, annex I) to be quoted in paragraph 9.

In terms of international trade, commercial establishment abroad may be the main method of trade however, e commerce is gaining in commercial importance.

Let me just point out the fact that we need a Cybercrime Prevention Act.

A similar approach had been adopted in the European Union Directive on electronic commerce.

His country had based its own Basic Electronic Transaction Act and Electronic Signatures Act of 1999 on the UNCITRAL Model Laws on Electronic Commerce and on the Electronic Signatures, thus demonstrating its commitment to the Commission's goals and guidelines.

Mindful of the great utility of new technologies used for personal identification in electronic commerce and commonly referred to as electronic signatures,

This reliability requirement in paragraph 3 (b) of article 9 has its origins in article 7, paragraph 1 (b), of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce 1996.

The UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce, which contained a reliability requirement, had been adopted by a number of countries, including Australia, and had not so far given rise to any significant problems.

It was therefore suggested that paragraph 9 be deleted, and that cross references to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce were sufficient, though some additional explanation of the provisions of that Model Law might be required.

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