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Trade finance - international trade - bills of lading - law - UNCITRAL - UK.

(ETD).

The UK's Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 provides for certain electronic trade documents, including electronic bills of lading, to have the same legal status as their paper equivalents if they meet the relevant criteria.

Among other requirements, the document must be used under a "reliable system".

(Source - Hill Dickinson - UK’s Electronic Trade Documents Act now in force.)


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