Legal & Compliance
Educational content about electronic archiving, legal obligations, and digital business.
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Qualified electronic archiving under eIDAS 2.0: what Regulation (EU) 2025/2532 changes
The EU has formalized the other half of every e-invoicing mandate: keeping documents provably intact for years. What qualified electronic archiving is and what to do now.
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PPWR documentation requirements: what you must produce within 10 days
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 applies from 12 August 2026 with no grace period. Here is which packaging records exist, who holds them, how long they are retained, and why an email archive fails a 10-day production request.
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UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: The New Recordkeeping Duties That Start Landing on Businesses in 2026
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 rewires several UK GDPR mechanics in 2026, and each change comes with a paper trail businesses now have to build and keep.
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OSHA Electronic Recordkeeping in 2026: The ITA Deadline and What Your Business Must Keep on File
OSHA expanded electronic submission of injury and illness records in 2024, and the 2026 filing calendar, retention rules, and penalty amounts make document control a real compliance risk for US employers.
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The 3-Year Paper Trail: What the Procurement Act 2023's 2026 Transparency Rules Mean for Public-Sector Suppliers
A practical guide to the Procurement Act 2023 record-keeping duty, the 2026 transparency-notice calendar and the debarment-led enforcement regime now facing every UK public-sector supplier.
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US State Privacy Laws 2026: Retention Records to Keep
With 20 state privacy laws now live in 2026 and California DROP operational, businesses face new recordkeeping duties for deletion and retention.
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UK Failure to Prevent Fraud 2026: The Documentary Defence Every Large Company Must Produce
The Section 199 ECCTA offence came into force on 1 September 2025. Without retained evidence of reasonable fraud prevention procedures, no defence.
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UK Building Safety Act Golden Thread 2026
Under the Building Safety Act 2022, Principal Accountable Persons for 12,500 higher-risk buildings must hold a digital golden thread of safety data.
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UK Companies House Identity Verification 2026
Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, every UK director, PSC, and authorised filer must verify identity by November 2026.
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SEC Recordkeeping Fines Hit $3 Billion: 2026 Compliance
With SEC off-channel communications fines exceeding $3 billion since 2021, US and UK firms face unprecedented pressure to modernize document archiving and retention.
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HIPAA Claims Attachments: First US Healthcare E-Sign Rule
The CMS Final Rule effective May 26, 2026 introduces the first HIPAA-adopted standard for electronic claims attachments, projected to save $781 million annually.
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FCA Safeguarding Regime: New Document Requirements for UK Payment Firms from May 2026
The FCA Supplementary Safeguarding Regime effective May 7, 2026 requires payment and e-money firms to maintain instant-access records distinguishing safeguarded funds.
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The US-UK E-Invoicing Roadmap: What to Prepare for Between 2026 and 2029
From UK Making Tax Digital in 2026 to mandatory B2B e-invoicing in 2029, here is the timeline every transatlantic business needs to plan for.
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IRS E-Filing Mandate 2026: What US Businesses Must Know About Document Retention
The IRS now requires e-filing for businesses with 10 or more information returns, with penalties up to $330 per form for non-compliance.
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FINRA eComms Archiving in 2026: Why Recordkeeping Failures Are the Top Enforcement Target
FINRA has cited recordkeeping lapses over 50 times recently, making electronic communications archiving the top compliance risk for 2026.
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Document Chaos Costs US Firms 30% of the Workday
Employees spend 2.5 hours daily searching for documents, draining productivity and creating compliance risks under FTC, NARA and HIPAA rules.
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CMMC 2.0 Compliance: Document Management Requirements for Defense Contractors in 2026
Defense contractors face CMMC Phase 2 enforcement starting November 2026 with C3PAO assessment wait times stretching to 18 months, making early preparation essential.
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IRS IRIS System: What Businesses Need to Know About the FIRE-to-IRIS Transition
The IRS is replacing FIRE with IRIS for e-filing returns. Mandatory e-filing for businesses with 10 or more returns, due March 31, 2026.
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SEC and FINRA Off-Channel Communications: $2.2 Billion in Fines and How to Stay Compliant
Over 100 financial firms have been fined a combined $2.2 billion for failing to capture off-channel communications on WhatsApp, Signal, and personal devices.
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HIPAA 2026 Updates: New Electronic Record Retention and Encryption Requirements
The February 2026 HIPAA Security Rule overhaul mandates MFA, encryption for all ePHI, and eliminates the addressable vs required distinction.
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Rulebook on Protection of Registry Material: A Mandatory Internal Act for Every Company
What is the Rulebook on Protection of Registry Material, who must have it, what it should contain, and how to adopt it in compliance with the law.
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Destroying Business Documents: Procedure, Archive Approval, and Common Mistakes
How to legally destroy business documentation in Serbia. The procedure, required approval from the competent archive, deadlines, and most common mistakes companies make.
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E-Delivery Notes Serbia: 25 Most Common Questions Answered (FAQ)
Complete FAQ about e-delivery notes in Serbia: who must comply, when it starts, costs, what if there's no internet, penalties, and much more.
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Archival Inspection: What They Check, How to Prepare, and What Are the Penalties
Everything you need to know about archival inspection in Serbia: what they audit, how to prepare, which documents they require, and how large the fines are.
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GDPR Document Compliance: How to Manage Business Documents Under Data Protection Law
How to ensure your business documents comply with GDPR in 2026. A practical guide with concrete steps for document management, data minimization, and the right to be forgotten.
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Archiving E-Delivery Notes: 10-Year Legal Retention Requirement and How to Comply
The law requires keeping e-delivery notes for at least 10 years (public sector: permanently). Here's how to organize archiving and be inspection-ready.
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E-Delivery Note vs E-Receipt Note: Differences, Deadlines, and Who Sends What
Understanding the difference between e-delivery notes and e-receipt notes, who sends them, deadlines for confirming receipt, and what happens when goods are rejected.
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Electronic signature vs digital signature: what is the difference?
Many people confuse these terms. Here is a clear explanation of the difference and when to use which type of signature.
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Paper E-Delivery Notes and Hologram Stickers: When and How to Use the Backup Plan
What to do when the internet goes down or the portal is unavailable? Guide to paper e-delivery notes, hologram stickers, and post-outage obligations.
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Responsible Person for Protection of Registry Material: Who Can It Be and What Do They Do
The law requires every company to appoint a responsible person for document protection. Who can be that person, what are the obligations, and how to formally appoint them.
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E-Delivery Notes for Retail: What Stores Must Know About Receiving Goods
Retail stores are recipients of e-delivery notes: here's what they must do when goods arrive, deadlines for confirmation, and how to organize.
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Audit Trail: Why Document Access Logging Is Mandatory
Who accessed the document? Who modified it? Who deleted it? Without an audit trail, you have no answers to these questions.
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Closing a Company: What to Do with Your Documents
Closing a company does not mean you can discard documents. The law prescribes retention obligations and archive handover. Here is the complete guide.
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HR Document Organization: From Hiring to Offboarding
Employment contracts, NDAs, payslips, performance reviews: HR documentation requires special attention and legal compliance.
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Contract and deadline management: how to prevent losses of thousands of EUR
Firms hold hundreds of contracts with different deadlines. What a missed deadline costs, contract types by risk and how to build a system.
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E-Delivery Notes for Excise Goods: Fuel, Alcohol, Coffee, and Tobacco from 2026
Companies working with fuel, alcohol, coffee, and tobacco are obligated from January 1, 2026. Here's exactly what they must do and how the process works.
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E-Delivery Notes for Carriers: Mobile App, Driver Obligations, and Practical Tips
A practical guide for transport companies and drivers: how to use the MATP mobile app, what to do without internet, and how to prepare for inspections.
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E-Delivery Note Penalties Serbia 2026: Fines Up to 2 Million RSD
The law provides fines from 50,000 to 2,000,000 RSD for e-delivery note violations. Here's what happens if you don't comply.
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E-Delivery Notes Serbia 2026: Deadlines, Phases, and Who Must Comply from January
Complete implementation schedule for e-delivery notes in Serbia: who must start from January 2026, who from October 2027, and the grace period until June 2026.
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Serbia Electronic Delivery Notes Law: 2026 Business Impact
A clear explanation of what electronic delivery notes are, the new obligations from 2026, who must send them, and what this means for businesses, carriers, and citizens.
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Electronic Delivery Notes and the Archive Book
How electronic delivery notes are recorded in the archive book and what the legal obligations are.
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Electronic Archiving
Electronic document archiving is becoming increasingly important for business, especially due to new legal obligations.
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Creating and Adapting Office Management Regulations
Everything you need to know about office management regulations and how to adapt them to your company.
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The Difference Between Electronic and Digitized Documents
We explain the key differences between electronic and digitized documents and their legal status.
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