Article 63

What it means when you sign

This article deals with extracts taken from electronic evidence. An extract has the same probative value as the electronic evidence itself, as far as the extract is identical to its electronic record. The same rule applies to extracts from electronic payment methods.

The condition is that the extract matches the electronic record it was taken from. The article gives an extract the weight of the original only to that extent. It does not say what happens when the extract differs from the record.

When you are about to sign a contract, this article means a printout, copy or statement taken from an electronic record, for example an extract from an electronic payment, can be given the same weight as the record itself if it matches that record. A clause that treats an electronic statement of account, a payment record or a system log as conclusive between the parties is connected to this article. A party that relies on an extract may need it to be identical to the underlying record, and a clause that gives one side's extracts decisive effect may deserve a closer look.