The agreement on 223-FZ, the parties may sign facsimile if there is an agreement

Position is based on the civil code. The code allows for transactions to use the analogue of a handwritten signature, if it is stipulated in legal acts or the agreement of the parties. Since the Law N 223-FZ there are no rules for the use of facsimile, the parties to the contract can set them in a separate agreement.

Note that the drafting of the Convention is not the only option. It is possible to fix in the Treaty the procedure for the use of facsimile documents associated with this contract.

In the letter, the Agency did not say what conditions you need to agree to sign contracts and facsimile. It may be advisable to give the agreement a sample of the facsimile signature, and specify which documents are acceptable to sign. In addition, it is necessary to reflect the position and name of employee, whose signature replaces the handwritten signature.

Document: Letter from the Ministry of economic development of Russia from 02.09.2016 N Д28и-2252