Section 2: Electronic transmission of documents subject to legality control.

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Article R2131-2-A

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Updated 5 Nov 2023

I. - When a local authority transmits all or some of the documents referred to in article L. 2131-2 by electronic means, it shall use a teletransmission system that has been approved under conditions laid down by order of the Minister of the Interior.

I. The teletransmission system ensures the identification and authentication of the issuing local authority, the integrity of the data flows relating to the acts mentioned in the first paragraph as well as the security and confidentiality of this data, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the specifications appended to the order mentioned in the previous paragraph.

I. II. - By way of derogation from I, when transmitting all or some of the documents mentioned in article L. 2131-2 by electronic means, the municipality may use a system that does not require approval, the list of which is drawn up by an order of the Minister of the Interior and the minister(s) concerned by the system.

The electronic transmission by means of a system that does not require approval is subject to the conditions set out in the order of the Minister of the Interior and the minister(s) concerned by the system. Transmission by electronic means using this system ensures the identification and authentication of the issuing local authority, the integrity of data flows relating to the acts mentioned in the first paragraph and the security and confidentiality of this data, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the order mentioned in the previous paragraph.

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