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CheckLex enables you to verify the electronic signature and authentic character of the electronic edition of the Official Journal of the European Union. If verification succeeds, it gives you a guarantee that the electronic edition is authentic and it has not been changed since the date of its signature.

Effective 1 July 2013, the electronic edition of the OJ (e-OJ) is authentic and produces legal effects, pursuant to Regulation 216/2013 on electronic publication of the Official Journal.

The e-OJ bears an advanced electronic signature to ensure its authenticity, integrity and inalterability, in accordance with Directive 1999/93/EC.

Paper versions will no longer have any legal value, except for cases where – due to an unforeseen and exceptional disruption of the Publications Office's IT systems – the e-OJ cannot be published.

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