# S.L. 601.07, Schedule VII. Requirements relating to devices for the electronic receipt of requests to participate and tenders

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- Public Procurement of Contracting Authorities or Entities in the fields of Defence and Security Regulations (S.L. 601.07), consolidated version in force from 2011-10-25; official text (prevails): https://legislation.mt/eli/sl/601.7/eng

Devices for the electronic receipt of requests for participation and tenders must at least guarantee, through appropriate technical means and procedures, that:
   (a) electronic signatures relating to requests to participate and tenders comply with national provisions adopted pursuant to Directive 1999/93/EC;
   (b) the exact time and date of the receipt of requests to participate and tenders can be determined precisely;
   (c) it may be reasonably ensured that, before the time-limits laid down, no-one can have access to data transmitted under these requirements;
   (d) if that access prohibition is infringed, it may be reasonably ensured that the infringement is clearly detectable;
   (e) only authorised persons may set or change the dates for opening data received;
   (f) during the various stages of the contract award procedure, access to all data submitted, or to part thereof, must be possible only through simultaneous action by authorised persons;
   (g) simultaneous action by authorised persons must give access to data transmitted only after the prescribed date;
   (h) data received and opened in accordance with these requirements must remain accessible only to persons authorised to acquaint themselves therewith.