commiss recommend octob relat legal aspect electron data interchang text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun council decis eec establish phase tedi programm trade electron data interchang system articl thereof relat legal aspect electron data interchang edi annex decis final draft european model edi agreement agreement particip efta countri austria finland iceland norwai sweden switzerland approv council edi facilit exchang data user contribut increasingli competit european undertak manufactur servic sector promot swift develop edi europ europ countri requir understand part econom oper legal implic conduct transact edi work initi field electron data interchang phase tedi programm establish council decis eec result prepar draft european model edi agreement european model edi agreement contribut promot edi provid flexibl concret approach legal issu rais edi encourag cooper user exchang edi messag european model edi agreement improv legal framework provid uniform approach legal issu increas legal certainti trade partner reduc uncertainti aris edi avoid undertak small medium size compani draft interchang agreement avoid duplic work european model edi agreement consist legal provis supplement technic specif provid technic annex user specif european model edi agreement aim ensur protect confidenti person data light propos council direct protect individu regard process person data free movement data european model edi agreement support intern european standard standard interchang agreement recogn intern organ involv promot edi unit nation econom commiss europ ec work parti facilit intern trade procedur programm work legal issu unit nation commiss intern trade law uncitr exist uniform european approach issu relat edi improv posit undertak member state negoti power trade edi countri commiss continu monitor develop area occur measur date revis supplement european model edi agreement recommend econom oper organ conduct trade activ edi european model edi agreement commentari set annex hereto member state facilit european model edi agreement provid measur end brussel octob commiss martin bangemann member commiss oj council decis eec eec eec eec eec eec oj pp oj final syn annex european model edi agreement legal provis tabl content page articl object scope articl definit articl valid format contract articl admiss evid edi messag articl process acknowledg receipt edi messag articl secur edi messag articl confidenti protect person data articl record storag edi messag articl oper requir edi articl technic specif requir articl liabil articl disput resolut articl applic law articl effect modif term sever european model edi agreement legal provis european model electron data interchang edi agreement conclud hereinaft refer parti articl object scope european model edi agreement hereinaft refer agreement specifi legal term condit parti conduct transact electron data interchang edi oper agreement consist legal provis set complet technic annex agre parti provis agreement intend govern contractu oblig aris underli transact effect edi articl definit purpos agreement term defin edi electron data interchang electron transfer comput comput commerci administr data agre standard structur edi messag edi messag edi messag consist set segment structur agre standard prepar comput readabl format capabl automat unambigu process edifact defin ec unit nation rule electron data interchang administr commerc transport compris set internation agre standard directori guidelin electron interchang structur data interchang relat trade good servic independ computer inform system acknowledg receipt acknowledg receipt edi messag procedur receipt edi messag syntax semant check acknowledg receiv articl valid format contract parti intend legal bound agreement expressli waiv right contest valid contract effect edi accord term condit agreement sole ground effect edi parti ensur content edi messag receiv inconsist law respect countri applic restrict content edi messag measur inform delai parti inconsist contract effect edi conclud time place edi messag constitut accept offer reach comput system offeror articl admiss evid edi messag extent permit nation law appli parti agre event disput record edi messag maintain accord term condit agreement admiss court constitut evid fact contain evid contrari adduc articl process acknowledg receipt edi messag edi messag process receipt event time limit technic annex acknowledg receipt requir request acknowledg receipt request specif provis includ technic annex express request sender edi messag acknowledg requir receiv edi messag acknowledg ensur acknowledg busi dai time receipt edi messag acknowledg altern time limit technic annex busi dai mean dai saturdai sundai declar public holidai intend place receipt edi messag receiv edi messag requir acknowledg act content edi messag adknowledg sender receiv acknowledg receipt time limit upong give notif receiv effect treat edi messag null void expir time limit initi altern recoveri procedur technic annex ensur effect receipt adknowledg case failur recoveri procedur time limit edi messag treat null void expir time limit notif receiv articl secur edi messag parti undertak implement maintain secur procedur measur order ensur protect edi messag risk unauthor access alter delai destruct loss secur procedur measur includ verif origin verif integr repudi origin receipt confidenti edi messag secur procedur measur verif origin verif integr order identifi sender edi messag ascertain edi messag receiv complet corrupt mandatori edi messag requir addit secur procedur measur expressli technic annex secur procedur measur result reject detect error edi messag receiv inform sender thereof time limit receiv edi messag reject error act edi messag receiv instruct sender reject erron edi messag retransmit sender edi messag state correct edi messag articl confidenti protect person data parti ensur edi messag inform confidenti sender agre mutual confidenti parti maintain confid disclos transmit unauthor person purpos intend parti author transmiss confidenti inform subject degre confidenti edi messag regard confidenti inform extent inform public domain parti agre specif form protect messag method encrypt extent permit law respect countri edi messag includ person data receiv countri data protect law forc relev commun legisl implement parti agre minimum standard respect provis automat process person data articl record storag edi messag complet chronolog record edi messag exchang parti trade transact store parti unalt secur accord time limit specif prescrib legisl requir nation law event minimum year complet transact provid nation law edi messag store sender transmit format receiv format receiv parti ensur electron comput record edi messag readili access capabl reproduc human readabl form print requir oper equip requir connect retain articl oper requir edi parti undertak implement maintain oper environ oper edi term condit agreement includ limit oper equip parti provid maintain equip softwar servic transmit receiv translat record store edi messag mean commun parti determin mean commun includ telecommun protocol requir choic parti servic provid edi messag standard edi messag transmit accord edifact standard recommend procedur approv unit nation econom commiss europ ec np european standard code data element code list refer edi messag includ edifact maintain code list intern code list issu iso intern standard ec offici publish code list code list prefer code list publish maintain ensur correspond code system articl technic specif requir technic annex includ technic organiz procedur specif requir oper edi term agreement includ limit oper requir edi refer articl includ oper equip mean commun edi messag standard code process acknowledg edi messag secur edi messag record storag edi messag time limit procedur test trial establish monitor adequaci technic specif requir articl liabil parti agreement liabl special indirect consequenti damag caus failur perform oblig agreement parti agreement liabl loss damag suffer parti caus delai failur perform accord provis agreement delai failur caus impedi parti control expect account time conclus agreement consequ avoid overcom parti engag intermediari perform servic transmiss log process edi messag parti liabl damag aris directli intermediari act failur omiss provis servic parti requir parti servic intermediari perform transmiss log process edi messag parti requir liabl parti damag aris directli intermediari act failur omiss provis servic articl disput resolut altern arbitr claus disput aris connect agreement includ question exist valid termin refer final resolv arbitr person agre parti fail agreement nomin accord subject rule procedur altern jurisdict claus disput aris connect contract refer court sole jurisdict articl applic law prejudic mandatori nation law appli parti record storag edi messag confidenti protect person data agreement govern law articl effect modif term sever effect agreement effect date sign parti modif requir addit altern provis agreement agre write parti consid part agreement signatur term parti termin agreement give month notic regist post mean agre parti termin agreement affect transact date notwithstand termin reason right oblig parti refer articl surviv termin sever articl part articl agreement deem invalid articl remain full forc effect unit nation econom commiss europ convent council europ januari edifact syntax rule iso en edifact tded iso en untdid unit nation trade data interchang directori includ edifact messag design guidelin syntax implement guidelin data element directori code list composit data element directori standard segment directori unsm directori uncid choic made parti altern arbitr claus altern jurisdict claus appoint author complet parti choic procedur commerci arbitr complet parti countri complet parti annex european model edi agreement legal provis commentari introduct european model edi agreement edi user set provis constitut model interchang agreement avoid confus technic interchang agreement call edi agreement reflect object articl result consensu process reach european level intend cover european undertak organ draft take account intern develop field provid legal framework european model edi agreement consist full agreement regul relationship econom oper user edi formal execut model offer possibl adapt requir object european model edi agreement legal issu identifi edi purpos commerci transact purpos involv legal consequ issu prevent edi creat legal uncertainti pragmat wai address issu resolv extent contractu framework object european model edi agreement provid edi user tool answer contractu basi avoid necess start draft agreement consequ duplic work avail model european level opportun improv consist agreement nation boundari consequ increas secur expect approach ii content european model edi agreement agreement adopt provid parti bilater document parti fill refer adopt multilater agreement adopt group compani organ commun user user group articl object scope edi object european model edi agreement agreement interchang agreement govern edi relationship parti term condit parti edi transact oper legal provis technic annex european model edi agreement legal provis address edi legal provis includ gener refer technic matter technic matter requir specif found call user manual legal provis european model edi agreement complet technic annex includ technic specif determin parti technic annex left edi user develop draft agre basic requir refer legal provis account current legal environ legal provis sign parti show intend enter agreement subsequ right oblig legal consequ edi parti deriv agreement model agreement amend suit specif parti articl provis relat modif legal provis underli transact emphas agreement govern edi relat parti agre parti intend govern substanc transact effect carri edi articl definit definit insert articl gener definit edi edi messag edifact acknowledg receipt basic definit agreement aim ensur unambigu understand term agreement specif definit refer insert articl edi edi definit exist choic definit essenti base definit wide refer notabl edifact rapporteur emphasis essenti featur edi term agre standard includ limit edifact standard appli standard parti agre edi messag edi base structur code messag main characterist abil process comput transmit automat ambigu definit emphas essenti characterist make edi specif comparison data exchang electron mail edifact definit offici definit adopt unit nation econom commiss europ work parti facilit intern trade procedur agreement intend edi relat exchang messag structur basi edifact standard recommend edifact standard european intern approv standard bodi cen iso recommend take account support standard provid tedi programm act secretariat edifact board western europ european commiss standard approach acknowledg receipt kind acknowledg receipt edi messag essenti level acknowledg refer order avoid confus definit reflect level chosen agreement refer articl articl valid format contract valid contract paragraph attempt emphasis intent parti form valid bind contract edi provid proof intent parti provis parti challeng valid transact effect edi sole ground mean law applic data transfer countri parti necessarili awar nation law restrict content edi messag reason ensur parti care respect nation legisl applic content edi messag provis relat includ paragraph data includ edi messag receiv inconsist nation law receiv oblig inform parti inconsist measur avoid breach law legal requir impos limit content messag case messag countri person data protect legisl countri restrict exist format contract paragraph relat time place contract conclud form determin moment time format contract import regard legal consequ involv rule defin contract conclud mail telephon uncertainti exist kind rule applic contract conclud edi clear provis applic rule consequ ensur secur major member state approv contract conclud parti presenc applic recept rule ensur accept take place place time receipt accept offeror vienna convent intern sale good rule applic contract conclud distanc conclus studi carri phase tedi programm support view rule appli edi contract avoid larg extent risk conflict law connect edi element justifi endors rule edi agreement recept rule case european model edi agreement understood rule edi messag receiv time place messag reach comput inform system offeror articl admiss evid edi messag area admiss evidenti uncertainti predomin countri legal provis evid mandatori specif commerci area agreement parti reach question evid reach agreement parti uncertainti partli reduc effect transact edi altern paper impli edi messag replac effect document exchang previous paper impli parti reli exchang messag provid evid fact happen case disput boundari law appli provid parti respect provis agreement edi messag admiss court evid recogn mean provid evid fact record evid contrari provid articl intend reflect view nation legal requir limit applic claus articl process acknowledg receipt edi messag process edi messag articl process mean edi messag dealt receiv edi mean increas automat process time limit utmost import parti commit deal edi messag receiv fix time includ technic annex case time limit decid parti process messag receipt list provis agreement time limit includ subject specif technic annex modif annex document provis includ ensur commerci effici good busi practic order defin contractu right oblig parti event messag receiv late error contract frustrat acknowledg edi messag acknowledg receipt concept misunderstood regard content edi messag definit introduc agreement articl aim clarifi level acknowledg envisag model edi agreement level acknowledg acknowledg automat transmit level telecommun network messag made receiv automat receipt edi messag inform system receiv verif verif achiev stage accept content messag confirm receiv act content messag level chosen european model edi agreement simpli confirm receipt correspond level verif semant syntax achiev consist respons edi messag state messag receiv syntax semant messag correct parti requir level acknowledg case determin detail includ technic annex principl state articl acknowledg receipt edi messag requir request provis made technic annex edi messag categori messag order messag automat check acknowledg altern specif provis made acknowledg segment request acknowledg includ messag messag requir acknowledg technic annex differenti time limit acknowledg receipt transmiss edi character notabl increas reliabl due reduct error faster accur inform flow increas autom process data acknowledg contribut reliabl accuraci edi time limit context critic import time limit send acknowledg deriv fact edi messag act contractu oblig carri acknowledg requir busi dai deem time limit edi environ time manag prioriti requir strict adjust time inappropri unpract extens requir case parti adjust time limit complet edi agreement agre provis definit busi dai prove parti precis public holidai time avail system oblig send acknowledg edi messag receiv act messag requir acknowledg acknowledg forward failur receipt acknowledg case acknowledg receiv sender edi messag request acknowledg applic time limit reason allow assum problem messag receiv deal messag null void provid advis receiv condit situat problem occur transmiss acknowledg time limit critic altern parti determin recoveri procedur case technic problem occur sender edi messag acknowledg requir initi kind recoveri procedur receiv acknowledg prescrib time limit detail procedur determin technic annex articl secur edi messag oblig parti satisfactori level secur messag ensur avoid risk exchang messag edi level depend import transact messag exchang secur procedur measur verif origin integr state mandatori edi messag constitut basic level secur parti strongli recommend agre requir addit secur measur degre doubt depend import subject matter messag liabil event unsuccess exchang messag control measur provid edifact directori guidelin specif check acknowledg receipt control count refer number identif elabor control transact import specif messag increas secur recommend secur expert secur mean method includ digit signatur mean method specif secur messag parti ensur level secur requir set detail technic annex failur secur procedur inform sender failur edi messag exchang error messag ensur time limit order sender initi action case reject edi messag detect error instruct sender requir action undertaken messag articl confidenti protect person data confidenti level confidenti maintain edi messag intend reflect level adher paper environ level confidenti messag maintain messag subject subsequ transmiss public domain inform public domain intend understood gener sens word inform commonli member public easi access specif form protect refer encrypt includ remind method protect data restrict encrypt exist nation law parti agre method encrypt author declar arrang requir person data protect person data subject regul forc transmiss data countri transmit member state adopt legisl relat protect person data kind protect differ european commiss submit council minist propos direct field propos adopt agreement amend order introduc respect provis direct meantim refer convent council europ case nation law provid guidanc reason provid trade partner edi user europ oper member state adopt legisl field appli principl set convent council europ prepar model contract circul aim ensur equival data protect context transbord data flow constitut basi solv issu fall scope exist nation law articl record storag edi messag storag procedur time limit requir storag edi messag countri set legisl case fiscal legisl countri provis made edi storag analog appli refer paper requir time storag requir countri countri vari area circumst reason parti ensur time observ compli nation legisl tedi studi analys issu provid guidanc harmon prove field uncid code conduct suggest period storag year durat storag adopt fiscal legisl countri period time consid minimum requir store inform accur secur time period year suggest time limit parti edi agreement legal requir nation law requir longer complianc law respect stress member state law requir longer period storag time year emphas storag ensur purpos includ limit audit account tax evid administr legal requir reason edi grow phase relev busi practic necessarili establish ensur care storag inform edi messag receiv secur transact store complet chronolog order secur alter legal requir connect storag data exist nation level carefulli format storag data transfer edi store format format receiv edifact format format provid format data consid origin receiv constitut evid edi messag receiv translat messag happen digit signatur appli edi messag verifi format messag ideal data store format translat inform system receiv inform system sender matter decis parti readabl possibl print messag criteria requir nation legisl compli ensur readabl maintain materi softwar oper equip requir access data read retain parti case updat system occur parti case avail equip retain possibl reli verif nation legisl requir note view constant updat edifact standard import purpos proof relev edifact directori softwar access order ensur readabl reproduct messag articl oper requir edi oper environ object provis includ agreement basic oper requir requir oper edi list oper technic element mention articl exhaust detail oper requir requir develop technic annex accord articl oper equip edi independ hardwar softwar telecommun mean abil exchang edi messag requir inform system effect receiv send process edi messag basic requir respect includ effici work equip transfer messag includ hardwar softwar softwar translat method commun parti determin method transmiss includ telecommun protocol choic parti servic provid provid rang servic edi messag standard edi messag standard essenti edi edifact standard intern european standard iso cen iso strong support edifact standard recommend express activ tedi programm relat secretariat western european edifact board bodi cen unit nation econom commiss europ issu recommend approv edifact standard guidelin directori recommend ensur level edi messag standard world wide mention specif requir exchang edi messag determin parti standard case parti standard reach agreement determin detail specif code code list edi essenti implement edifact messag code list maintain edifact procedur part technic specif code list refer intern standard offici publish code list recommend cover parti case recommend order promot effici prefer code list publish maintain organ ensur correspond code system statist code list articl technic specif requir legal provis intend deal matter relat substant legal issu basic principl rule technic specif provid agreement ensur agreement refer technic annex complement legal provis parti determin technic requir specif requir order properli exchang edi messag easi provid list element account vari parti emphas relev specif regard point provid specif relat oper requir articl includ specif requir relat softwar translat softwar purpos edi exchang commun protocol parti servic edificat messag standard recommend includ list messag refer condit element need messag design guidelin implement guidelin directori code list refer document version updat parti agre technic annex method implement updat version messag rule guid line directori specif requir process acknowledg edi messag specif relat secur mean edi messag specif relat record storag time limit time limit critic import edi edi combin techniqu jit time time limit insert model edi agreement requir adjust time limit determin parti test trial procedur technic expert made clear prove run test ensur proper work system telecommun practic show test fact conduct parti commenc edi gener step firstli edi messag exchang parallel paper document test satisfactori edi messag exchang paper support conduct test time time system implement articl liabil exclus liabil special indirect consequenti damag liabil connect agreement exclud forc majeur except liabil made case commonli forc majeur concept forc majeur includ articl line concept develop unit nation convent contract intern sale good vienna convent april absenc uniform nation law point definit parti expand cite situat liabil exempt intermediari liabil liabil action parti includ agreement gener accept parti effect act agent user parti servic parti provid contractu relationship servic provid posit sue servic provid case liabil engag note differ exist paragraph parti impos intermediari fair parti impos respons damag result intermediari make parti care ensur adequ insur cover risk result messag bear mind transact effect edi articl disput resolut altern provis provid model edi agreement order parti choic altern claus arbitr parti decid resolv disput altern propos jurisdict claus choic jurisdict agre case parti decid disput refer court emphas relationship edi creat user great potenti disput resolv negoti negoti fail provis disput resolut effect altern arbitr claus parti decid resolv disput arbitr arbitr prove practic procedur resolv disput involv parti countri offer advantag choic arbitr appoint author speedi procedur rule attract confidenti procedur favour parti arbitr award principl final appeal countri requir written clear statement arbitr choic disput resolut parti advis includ claus agreement parti defin arbitr nomin choic made person nomin agreement case failur agreement arbitr appoint author proce nomin parti appoint author nation author chamber commerc appoint arbitr chamber intern icc uncitr london court intern arbitr exampl rule procedur relat arbitr determin intern context uncitr arbitr rule icc court arbitr rule london court intern arbitr rule econom commiss europ arbitr rule nation legal system applic arbitr altern jurisdict claus case parti intend litig solv court altern provis parti choos compet court stipul agreement case parti make choic compet court determin refer convent jursidict enforc judgment civil commerci matter articl applic law secur edi relationship enhanc unequivoc specif applic law law applic agreement essenti give consider fact edi user deal countri advis choic law absenc state choic agreement fall back provis convent law applic contractu oblig lead uncertainti govern law contract law decid time disput determin law contract close connect determin countri parti effect perform characterist contract time conclus contract habitu resid case compani central administr contract enter parti trade profess countri gener countri place busi situat except exist rule list articl convent articl effect term sever effect articl state agreement effect sign parti modif agreement subject recommend model agreement fundament characterist term agreement amend consent parti involv ensur stabil coher legal provis modif addit altern provis legal provis made manner agreement adopt parti embodi written sign form term period month propos articl termin notic extend parti advis reduc consid minimum paragraph right oblig relat contract fundament import respect termin contract sever final paragraph insert avoid parti termin agreement simpli claus invalid intend prevent parti termin agreement avoid oblig modif prove case inconsist nation law occur complet exclud introduct edifact edifact rapporteur team april format edi contract report prepar crid european commiss secur group work auspic joint rapporteur team jrt western european edifact board weeb work prepar recommend area council europ model contract ensur equival data protect context transbord data flow septemb pd wild sapt report authent storag code edi messag report european commiss report publish wild sapt idem ciredit law group report legal constraint inadequaci relat edi field account member state novemb english efta countri decemb english ciredit law group idem cen comité européen de normalis detail liabil edi network oper report prepar crid european commiss detail notabl schmitthoff law practic intern trade steven pp convent eec oj rome convent eec june oj annex european model edi agreement legal provis list articl legal provis european model edi agreement complet parti list includ item reflect legal provis complet modif parti edi agreement legal provis time limit time limit refer paragraph time limit modifi legal provis need arbitr jurisdict claus applic law articl altern choic made altern requir complet parti articl requir complet choic law list articl european model edi agreement specif develop technic annex list includ item reflect legal provis requir specif develop technic annex parti list exhaust complet specif time limit time limit technic annex refer paragraph acknowledg receipt edi messag acknowledg refer paragraph edi messag acknowledg specif request specif condit specif condit acknowledg receipt altern recoveri procedur altern recoveri procedur refer paragraph decid secur procedur measur secur procedur measur fulfil requir set articl procedur measur relat unauthor access altern delai destruct loss verif origin verif integr repudi origin receipt confidenti confidenti inform edi messag confidenti inform list author disclosur requir method encrypt record storag specif record storag edi messag includ oper requir technic specif specif technic requir develop equip softwar servic commun servic commun protocol messag standard directori version syntax type messag segment data element code procedur test trial avail modif modif made legal provis agre form provid articl