Unofficial translaction the Regional Registry shall be destined to the public. Upon receipt of any request for information addressed to the Regional Registry, the person in charge shallreplyimmediatelyor at the latest within forty-eight (48) hours from the receipt of the request. BOOK V COMPUTERIZATION OF THE REGISTER OF COMMERCE AND SECURITIES, THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL REGISTRIES CHAPTER I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR USE OF ELECTRONIC PROCEDURES ARTICLE 79- The provisions of this Book shall apply to formalities or applications provided for in this uniform Act,byanyotheruniform Act orbyanyother regulations. Suchapplicationsorformalities maybemadeelectronically provided that they can be sent and received in the same way by their recipients. However, the provisions of thisBook shall not apply to electronic exchanges or transmissions that are subject to special legislation. ARTICLE 80-In each State party, the Register of Commerce and Securities and the National Registry may keep records and use both hard copies and electronic means. The Regional Registry may keep records and use both hard copies and electronic means. ARTICLE 81-A Technical Committee forthe Standardization of Electronic Procedures established within OHADA shall be responsible for the standardization of procedures performed through documents and electronic transmissions. CHAPTER II: VALIDITY OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ARTICLE 82-Formalities completed by sending documents electronically to the Registers of Commerce and Securities shall have the same legal effects, meaning legal validity and evidential force as those sent in hard copy. Electronic documents may replace hard copy documents and shall beacknowledged as equivalent when they are established and kept in a reliable technique, which guarantees, at any time, the origin of the electronic document and its integrity during electronic processing and transmissions. Thereliableprocessingtechniquesthat guarantee,atalltime,the originof electronic documents as OHADA / Uniform Act / Unofficial Translations P. - 33 - of 78