For the purposes of this Chapter:

(1) "electronic identification means" means an electronic identification means as defined in point (2) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council [Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73).];

(2) "electronic identification scheme" means an electronic identification scheme as defined in point (4) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;

(3) "electronic means" means electronic equipment used for the processing, including digital compression, and the storage of data, and through which information is initially sent and received at its destination; that information being entirely transmitted, conveyed and received in a manner to be determined by Member States;

(4) "formation" means the whole process of establishing a company in accordance with national law, including the drawing up of the company's instrument of constitution and all the necessary steps for the entry of the company in the register;