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    <CFRTITLE>17</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Commodity and Securities Exchanges</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>1</VOL>
    <DATE>2000-04-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>2000-04-01</ORIGINALDATE>
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    <TITLE>Use of electronic signatures.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>1.4</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 1.4</HEADING>
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      <PARENT HEADING="Title 17" SEQ="3">Commodity and Securities Exchanges</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="CHAPTER I" SEQ="2">COMMODITY FUTURESTRADING COMMISSION</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 1" SEQ="1">GENERAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="0">Definitions</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 1.4</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT> Use of electronic signatures.</SUBJECT>

    <P>For purposes of complying with any provision in the Commodity Exchange Act or the rules or regulations in this Chapter I that requires a document to be signed by a customer of a futures commission merchant or introducing broker, a pool participant or a client of a commodity trading advisor, an electronic signature executed by the customer, participant or client will be sufficient, if the futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor elects generally to accept electronic signatures; <E T="03">Provided, however,</E> That the electronic signature must comply with applicable Federal laws and other Commission rules; And, <E T="03">Provided further,</E> That the futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor must adopt and utilize reasonable safeguards regarding the use of electronic signatures, including at a minimum safeguards employed to prevent alteration of the electronic record with which the electronic signature is associated, after such record has been electronically signed.</P>
    <CITA>[65 FR 12469, Mar. 9, 2000]</CITA>
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    <HD SOURCE="HED">Minimum Financial and Related Reporting Requirements</HD>
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