---
title: "e-Evidence Regulation Legal Text"
url: "https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation"
type: "legal-text"
date: "2026-10-19T18:06:21.588Z"
---

# e-Evidence Regulation Legal Text

**REGULATION (EU) 2023/1543 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL**

**of 12 July 2023**

**on European Production Orders and European Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal proceedings and for the execution of custodial sentences following criminal proceedings**

## Articles

- [Subject matter](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-1)
- [Scope](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-2-scope)
- [Definitions](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-3-definitions)
- [Issuing authority](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-4-issuing-authority)
- [Conditions for issuing a European Production Order](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-5-conditions-for-issuing-a-european-production-order)
- [Conditions for issuing a European Preservation Order](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-6-conditions-for-issuing-a-european-preservation-order)
- [Addressees of European Production Orders and European Preservation Orders](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-7-addressees-of-european-production-orders-and-european-preservation-orders)
- [Notification to the enforcing authority](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-8)
- [European Production Order Certificate (EPOC) and European Preservation Order Certificate (EPOC-PR)](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-9)
- [Execution of an EPOC](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-10)
- [Execution of an EPOC-PR](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-11)
- [Grounds for refusal of European Production Orders](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-12)
- [User information and confidentiality](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-13)
- [Reimbursement of costs](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-14)
- [Penalties](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-15)
- [Procedure for enforcement](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-16)
- [Review procedure in the event of conflicting obligations](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-17)
- [Effective remedies](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-18)
- [Secure digital communication and data exchange between competent authorities and service providers and between competent authorities](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-19)
- [Legal effects of electronic documents](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-20)
- [Electronic signatures and seals](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-21)
- [Reference implementation software](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-22)
- [Costs of the decentralised IT system](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-23)
- [Transition period](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-24)
- [Implementing acts](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-25)
- [Committee procedure](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-26)
- [Languages](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-27)
- [Monitoring and reporting](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-28)
- [Amendments to the certificates and the forms](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-29)
- [Exercise of the delegation](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-30)
- [Notifications to the Commission](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-31)
- [Relationship to other instruments, agreements and arrangements](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-32)
- [Evaluation](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-33)
- [Entry into force and application](https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-regulation/articles/article-34)

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