The European Parliament adopted, by 307 votes to 253 with 41 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 216/2013 on the electronic publication of the Official Journal of the European Union.
Parliament gave its consent to the draft Council Regulation.
The draft amendment to Regulation (EU) No 216/2013 provides that the electronic edition of the Official Journal would bear a qualified electronic signature or an electronic seal in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Authentication by electronic seal offers guarantees comparable to those of electronic signatures.