Právní aspekty požadavků na datové formáty
Legal Aspects of Data Format Requirements

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the electronic record as a significant entity that serves as a carrier of recorded information, or at least recorded content. From the perspective of its electronic form, an electronic record possesses specific attributes, which also include the data format. Particular acts, especially in the area of public administration, impose explicit requirements on this formal attribute of the electronic records. These requirements are discussed and compared in the paper, including an analysis of the consequences arising from non-compliance with such formal requirements in relation to the acts concerned. Based on this analysis, some risks associated with the creation and use of electronic documents in the context of data format selection are identified. The discussion further addresses the impact of data format on the long-term readability of electronic records and the preservation of their evidentiary value, with reference to the forthcoming qualified electronic archiving service under the Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing the European Digital Identity Framework.

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