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Overview of eSignature Legality in Germany
As a member state of the European Union, Germany follows eIDAS, the legal framework that recognizes eSignatures as legally valid in the EU.
eIDAS applied to Germany in 2016 and states that “An electronic signature shall not be denied legal effect and admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings solely on the grounds that it is in an electronic form or that it does not meet the requirements for qualified electronic signatures.” Following the eIDAS regulation, eSignatures are now legally valid in all EU member states.
Electronic Signature Law
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (the “eIDAS Regulation”)
Are eSignatures legal, admissible, and enforceable?
Yes.
Summary of Law
The eIDAS regulation defines three types of eSignature (SES, AES, QES) and is a new regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the European Single Market. It establishes a legal framework for people, companies (in particular small to mid-size enterprises) and public administrations to safely access services and execute transactions digitally across all the EU member states.
eIDAS entered into force on 17 September 2014 and applied from 1 July 2016. It repealed and replaced the Electronic Signatures Directive 1999/93/EC, a European Union directive on the use of eSignatures in electronic contracts within the EU.
Standard elektronisk underskrift
En standard elektronisk underskrift (SES) er eksistensen af elektroniske data, der logisk er forbundet med andre elektroniske data (f.eks. et dokument), der bruges af underskriveren af de elektroniske data til underskrift af dokumentet. Mange elektroniske værktøjer, herunder adgangskoder, PIN-koder og scannede underskrifter kan betragtes som en SES.
Avanceret elektronisk underskrift
En avanceret elektronisk underskrift (AES) skal sikre, at underskrifter er unikt forbundet til og i stand til at identificere underskriveren. Det skal oprettes ved hjælp af elektroniske underskriftsoprettelsesdata, som underskriveren kan bruge en høj grad af tillid under deres eneste kontrol.
Kvalificeret elektronisk underskrift
A qualified electronic signature (QES) is a stricter form of AES and the only signature type given the same legal value as handwritten signatures. It is an advanced electronic signature with a qualified digital certificate that has been created by a qualified signature creation device (QSCD). The QSCD has to be issued by a qualified EU Trust Service Provider (TSP) on the European Union Trust List (EUTL.)
Key Restrictions
The law does not exclude specific types of agreements. However, certain types of agreements such as wills, court documents, land titles, may still require written, paper communications.
Ansvarsfraskrivelse: Disse oplysninger er kun beregnet til generelle informationsformål. Det er beregnet til at hjælpe virksomheder med at forstå de retlige rammer, der bruges til eSignature-legalitet. Dette er ikke beregnet til at være juridisk rådgivning og bør ikke erstatte professionel juridisk rådgivning. Kontakt en autoriseret advokat for juridisk rådgivning eller repræsentation.
