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Article 13 deals with the collection of electronic signatures. The draft law does not provide for specific forms for collecting digital signatures. The forms provided by the law (Article 11) have thus to be available also for digital signatures. The reference to legislation on the electronic signature, the electronic document, the electronic identification and the reliable services might not be enough. In case of digital signature, the person is identifiable without any need to provide additional information on his or her name, place and date of birth, number of ID card or passport etc. Thus, all the information required for ordinary signature collection and verification (Article 11.3) is not required in this case. The Venice Commission and ODIHR recommend clarifying which are the exact requirements for digital signatures, with a view to ensuring equal treatment between the collection of classical and digital signatures, and easy access to the process in both cases.