39In the third place, it is important to note that Regulation No 910/2014 is intended to ensure, as is apparent from Article 2(3) thereof, read in the light of recital 49, that an electronic signature is not denied legal effect solely on the ground that it is in electronic form, without impeding the choice of Member States as regards the formal requirements. However, it cannot be held that, in the context of the graduated system of the various electronic signatures provided for in Regulation No 910/2014, an electronic signature which does not meet the requirements of that regulation to be regarded as a ‘qualified electronic signature’ must be recognised as having a greater legal effect than that conferred on a handwritten signature.
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