Is digital signature legal in your country? Check the regulations<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Admissibility in Court of a document with a digital signature<\/h2><\/div>Documents signed with digital signatures are legally valid and have the same value as a handwritten signature in most countries.<\/p>\n
On this page we show you the admission in court of documents with digital signatures, the norm applicable and its exclusions for each country.<\/p>\n
This guide\u00a0does not constitute official legal advice<\/strong>\u00a0and should be used for informational purposes only. If you need specific information, consult a lawyer, as laws change frequently.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Illustration](\"https:\/\/savetheproof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/planeta.png\" "\\"Digital")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t
\nCOUNTRY<\/p><\/th>
\nCOURT- ADMISSIBLE<\/p><\/th>
\nRESOURCES<\/p><\/th>
\nEXCLUSIONS<\/p><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n\n\tSpain<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Some real estate agreements
\n- HR documents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tArgentina<\/td> Yes (with some exceptions)<\/td> Digital Signature Law<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Corporate minutes that contain resolutions, and appointments and removals of officers and directors
\n- Resignation letters of employees
\n- Agreements related to real estate rights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tAustralia<\/td> Yes<\/td> Common law: Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require a notarial process
\n- Documents related to migration and citizenship
\n- Statutory declarations requiring a witness
\n- Powers of attorney in some states
\n- Bills of exchange
\n- Health insurance, life insurance, and general insurance
\n- Documents, notices, and consents of credit-related services
\n- Property transactions in South Australia
\nTransfer of intellectual property<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tAustria<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a>
\nSignature and Trust Services Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Legal transactions under family and inheritance law
\n- Company registers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tBelgium<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS<\/a>
\n regulation<\/a>
\nAct of 20 October 2000<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate contracts that create or transfer rights
\n- Contracts requiring the involvement of courts or public authorities
\n- Contracts involving collateral securities furnished by persons acting for purposes outside their trade, business, or profession
\n- Contracts governed by family law or the law of succession<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tBrazil<\/td> Yes<\/td> Provisional Measure<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tBermuda<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act 1999<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tBulgaria<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tBrunei<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tCanada<\/td> Yes<\/td> Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements, wills, and powers of attorney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tChile<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Documents, Electronic Signatures and Certification Services of Signatures<\/a><\/td> - Agreements that require the attendance of one or more parties
\n- Real estate agreements related to acquisition, modification, and extinction
\n- Leasing agreements
\n- Appointment of legal guardians of minors
\n- Marital agreements
\n- Declaration of wills
\n- Mortgages
\n- IP transfers
\n- Documents that require notarization
\n- Agreements that require the physical presence of one or more parties
\n- Documents related to family law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tChina<\/td> Yes<\/td> PCR Electronic Signatures Law<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Personal relationship agreements
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tColombia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tCroacia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tCzech Republic<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a>
\r\nCzech Civil Code<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Lease and real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tEstonia<\/td> Yes<\/td> Civil Code Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tFinland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nEnglish Translation of the Act on Strong Electronic Identification and Electronic Signatures<\/a><\/td> - Real estate buying and selling contracts
\n- Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tFrance<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nAct No. 2000-230 (2000) (French)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Labor agreements
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tGermany<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS<\/a>\u00a0Regulation<\/a>
\r\nElectronic Signature Act<\/a>
\r\n<\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tGrecee<\/td> Yes<\/td> Trust Services and Electronic identification\u00a0<\/a>Presidential Decree (\u201cPD\u201d)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tGuatemala<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Communications and Signatures Law<\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tHong Kong<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap 553 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (2000)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Government leases
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tHungary<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation\u00a0<\/a>EU Regulation No. 910\/2014<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Family agreements
\n- Marriage agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tIceland<\/td> Yes<\/td> Icelandic Act No. 28\/2001 on Electronic Signatures<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Employee contracts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tIndia<\/td> Yes<\/td> Information Technology Act (2000)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Wills
\n- Trust deeds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tIndonesia<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Information and Transaction Law<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Notarial deeds
\n- Court summonses
\n- Bond certificates
\n- Real estate documents
\n- HR documents
\n- Asset transaction documents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tIreland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nElectronic Commerce Act (2000)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Trusts
\n- Powers of attorneys
\n- Property transactions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tIsrael<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Signature Law, 5761-2001<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tItaly<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nDigital Administration Code, Legislative Decree 82\/2005<\/a><\/td> - Loan agreements
\n- Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tLuxembourg<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Government leases
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Employment contracts
\n- Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tMacau<\/td> Yes<\/td> Law No. 5\/2005 (2005)<\/a>Macau Civil Code<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tMalaysia<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Digital Signature Act (1997)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate property transfers
\n- Wills
\n- Money lending agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tMexico<\/td> Yes<\/td> Federal Civil Code<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Documents related to tax obligations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tMalta<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tNigeria<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Evidence Act Sections 84 and 93<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Wills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tNorway<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Debt certificates
\n- Premarital agreements
\n- Loan and security agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tNew Zealand<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act (2002)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Wills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tNetherlands<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nElectronic Signatures Act (Wet elektronische handtekeningen)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tPeru<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>Signatures and Digital Certificates Law (Law No. 27269) (2000)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Mortgages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tPhilippines<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Commerce Act (2001)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tPoland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Company shares
\n- Bills of exchange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tPortugal<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nDecree Law No. 290-D\/99 (2009)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Employee terminations
\n- Real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tRomania<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nLaw No. 455\/2001 on the Electronic Signature (2001)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Some real estate agreements of immovable property
\n- Personal guarantee agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSlovakia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSlovenia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSri Lanka<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Contracts governed by family law or the law of succession<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSouth Korea<\/td> Yes<\/td> English Translation of the Digital Signature Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Changes in real estate property ownership
\r\n- Transfers of intangible assets
\r\n- Wills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSweden<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nLag Om kvalificerade Elektroniska Signaturer<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Government agreements
\n- Share certificates
\n- Employee termination letters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSwitzerland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nElectronic Signature Law<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Trusts
\n- Some real estate agreements
\n- Inheritance contracts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tThailand<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Contracts of immovable properties
\n- Mortgage contracts
\n- Some agreements of ships<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tTaiwan<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Signatures Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Agreements with government agencies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tTurkey<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Electronic Signature Law 5070<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Contracts under family law
\n- Inheritance agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tUnited Arab Emirates<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Commerce Law<\/a><\/td> - Transactions and issues relating to personal law such as marriage, divorce, and wills
\r\n- Deeds of title to immovable property
\r\n- Negotiable instruments
\r\n- Transactions involving the sale, purchase, lease (for a term of more than 10 years) and other disposition of immovable property and the registration of other rights relating to immovable property
\r\n- Any document legally required to be attested before a notary public<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tUnited States<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act <\/a>
\r\nElectronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Some real estate agreements
\r\n- Wills
\r\n- Divorce agreements
\r\n- Codicils
\r\n- Terminations of insurance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tUnited Kingdom<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Electronic Identification Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Marriage agreements
\r\n- Some real estate agreements
\r\n- Negotiable instruments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tUkraine<\/td> Yes<\/td> Law of Ukraine No. 852-IV on Electronic Digital Signature (the \u201cE-signature Law\u201d)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Contracts under family law
\n- Inheritance agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>These articles may interest you<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Admissibility in Court of a document with a digital signature<\/h2><\/div>Documents signed with digital signatures are legally valid and have the same value as a handwritten signature in most countries.<\/p>\n
On this page we show you the admission in court of documents with digital signatures, the norm applicable and its exclusions for each country.<\/p>\n
This guide\u00a0does not constitute official legal advice<\/strong>\u00a0and should be used for informational purposes only. If you need specific information, consult a lawyer, as laws change frequently.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t
\nCOUNTRY<\/p><\/th>
\nCOURT- ADMISSIBLE<\/p><\/th>
\nRESOURCES<\/p><\/th>
\nEXCLUSIONS<\/p><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n\n\tSpain<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Some real estate agreements
\n- HR documents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tArgentina<\/td> Yes (with some exceptions)<\/td> Digital Signature Law<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Corporate minutes that contain resolutions, and appointments and removals of officers and directors
\n- Resignation letters of employees
\n- Agreements related to real estate rights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tAustralia<\/td> Yes<\/td> Common law: Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require a notarial process
\n- Documents related to migration and citizenship
\n- Statutory declarations requiring a witness
\n- Powers of attorney in some states
\n- Bills of exchange
\n- Health insurance, life insurance, and general insurance
\n- Documents, notices, and consents of credit-related services
\n- Property transactions in South Australia
\nTransfer of intellectual property<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tAustria<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a>
\nSignature and Trust Services Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Legal transactions under family and inheritance law
\n- Company registers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tBelgium<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS<\/a>
\n regulation<\/a>
\nAct of 20 October 2000<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate contracts that create or transfer rights
\n- Contracts requiring the involvement of courts or public authorities
\n- Contracts involving collateral securities furnished by persons acting for purposes outside their trade, business, or profession
\n- Contracts governed by family law or the law of succession<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tBrazil<\/td> Yes<\/td> Provisional Measure<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tBermuda<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act 1999<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tBulgaria<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tBrunei<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tCanada<\/td> Yes<\/td> Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements, wills, and powers of attorney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tChile<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Documents, Electronic Signatures and Certification Services of Signatures<\/a><\/td> - Agreements that require the attendance of one or more parties
\n- Real estate agreements related to acquisition, modification, and extinction
\n- Leasing agreements
\n- Appointment of legal guardians of minors
\n- Marital agreements
\n- Declaration of wills
\n- Mortgages
\n- IP transfers
\n- Documents that require notarization
\n- Agreements that require the physical presence of one or more parties
\n- Documents related to family law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tChina<\/td> Yes<\/td> PCR Electronic Signatures Law<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Personal relationship agreements
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tColombia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tCroacia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tCzech Republic<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a>
\r\nCzech Civil Code<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Lease and real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tEstonia<\/td> Yes<\/td> Civil Code Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tFinland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nEnglish Translation of the Act on Strong Electronic Identification and Electronic Signatures<\/a><\/td> - Real estate buying and selling contracts
\n- Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tFrance<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nAct No. 2000-230 (2000) (French)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Labor agreements
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tGermany<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS<\/a>\u00a0Regulation<\/a>
\r\nElectronic Signature Act<\/a>
\r\n<\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tGrecee<\/td> Yes<\/td> Trust Services and Electronic identification\u00a0<\/a>Presidential Decree (\u201cPD\u201d)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tGuatemala<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Communications and Signatures Law<\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tHong Kong<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap 553 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (2000)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Government leases
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tHungary<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation\u00a0<\/a>EU Regulation No. 910\/2014<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Family agreements
\n- Marriage agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tIceland<\/td> Yes<\/td> Icelandic Act No. 28\/2001 on Electronic Signatures<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Employee contracts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tIndia<\/td> Yes<\/td> Information Technology Act (2000)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Wills
\n- Trust deeds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tIndonesia<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Information and Transaction Law<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Notarial deeds
\n- Court summonses
\n- Bond certificates
\n- Real estate documents
\n- HR documents
\n- Asset transaction documents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tIreland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nElectronic Commerce Act (2000)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Trusts
\n- Powers of attorneys
\n- Property transactions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tIsrael<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Signature Law, 5761-2001<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tItaly<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nDigital Administration Code, Legislative Decree 82\/2005<\/a><\/td> - Loan agreements
\n- Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tLuxembourg<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Government leases
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Employment contracts
\n- Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tMacau<\/td> Yes<\/td> Law No. 5\/2005 (2005)<\/a>Macau Civil Code<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tMalaysia<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Digital Signature Act (1997)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate property transfers
\n- Wills
\n- Money lending agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tMexico<\/td> Yes<\/td> Federal Civil Code<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Documents related to tax obligations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tMalta<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tNigeria<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Evidence Act Sections 84 and 93<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Wills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tNorway<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Debt certificates
\n- Premarital agreements
\n- Loan and security agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tNew Zealand<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act (2002)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Wills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tNetherlands<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nElectronic Signatures Act (Wet elektronische handtekeningen)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tPeru<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>Signatures and Digital Certificates Law (Law No. 27269) (2000)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Mortgages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tPhilippines<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Commerce Act (2001)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tPoland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Company shares
\n- Bills of exchange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tPortugal<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nDecree Law No. 290-D\/99 (2009)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Employee terminations
\n- Real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tRomania<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nLaw No. 455\/2001 on the Electronic Signature (2001)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Some real estate agreements of immovable property
\n- Personal guarantee agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSlovakia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSlovenia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSri Lanka<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Contracts governed by family law or the law of succession<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSouth Korea<\/td> Yes<\/td> English Translation of the Digital Signature Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Changes in real estate property ownership
\r\n- Transfers of intangible assets
\r\n- Wills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSweden<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nLag Om kvalificerade Elektroniska Signaturer<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Government agreements
\n- Share certificates
\n- Employee termination letters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tSwitzerland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nElectronic Signature Law<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Trusts
\n- Some real estate agreements
\n- Inheritance contracts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tThailand<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Contracts of immovable properties
\n- Mortgage contracts
\n- Some agreements of ships<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tTaiwan<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Signatures Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Agreements with government agencies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tTurkey<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Electronic Signature Law 5070<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Contracts under family law
\n- Inheritance agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tUnited Arab Emirates<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Commerce Law<\/a><\/td> - Transactions and issues relating to personal law such as marriage, divorce, and wills
\r\n- Deeds of title to immovable property
\r\n- Negotiable instruments
\r\n- Transactions involving the sale, purchase, lease (for a term of more than 10 years) and other disposition of immovable property and the registration of other rights relating to immovable property
\r\n- Any document legally required to be attested before a notary public<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tUnited States<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act <\/a>
\r\nElectronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Some real estate agreements
\r\n- Wills
\r\n- Divorce agreements
\r\n- Codicils
\r\n- Terminations of insurance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tUnited Kingdom<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Electronic Identification Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Marriage agreements
\r\n- Some real estate agreements
\r\n- Negotiable instruments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tUkraine<\/td> Yes<\/td> Law of Ukraine No. 852-IV on Electronic Digital Signature (the \u201cE-signature Law\u201d)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Contracts under family law
\n- Inheritance agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>These articles may interest you<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Documents signed with digital signatures are legally valid and have the same value as a handwritten signature in most countries.<\/p>\n
On this page we show you the admission in court of documents with digital signatures, the norm applicable and its exclusions for each country.<\/p>\n
This guide\u00a0does not constitute official legal advice<\/strong>\u00a0and should be used for informational purposes only. If you need specific information, consult a lawyer, as laws change frequently.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> COUNTRY<\/p><\/th> COURT- ADMISSIBLE<\/p><\/th> RESOURCES<\/p><\/th> EXCLUSIONS<\/p><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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\n\n\t Spain<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Some real estate agreements
\n- HR documents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Argentina<\/td> Yes (with some exceptions)<\/td> Digital Signature Law<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Corporate minutes that contain resolutions, and appointments and removals of officers and directors
\n- Resignation letters of employees
\n- Agreements related to real estate rights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Australia<\/td> Yes<\/td> Common law: Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require a notarial process
\n- Documents related to migration and citizenship
\n- Statutory declarations requiring a witness
\n- Powers of attorney in some states
\n- Bills of exchange
\n- Health insurance, life insurance, and general insurance
\n- Documents, notices, and consents of credit-related services
\n- Property transactions in South Australia
\nTransfer of intellectual property<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Austria<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a>
\nSignature and Trust Services Act<\/a><\/td>- Documents that require notarization
\n- Legal transactions under family and inheritance law
\n- Company registers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Belgium<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS<\/a>
\n regulation<\/a>
\nAct of 20 October 2000<\/a><\/td>- Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate contracts that create or transfer rights
\n- Contracts requiring the involvement of courts or public authorities
\n- Contracts involving collateral securities furnished by persons acting for purposes outside their trade, business, or profession
\n- Contracts governed by family law or the law of succession<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Brazil<\/td> Yes<\/td> Provisional Measure<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Bermuda<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act 1999<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Bulgaria<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Brunei<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Canada<\/td> Yes<\/td> Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements, wills, and powers of attorney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Chile<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Documents, Electronic Signatures and Certification Services of Signatures<\/a><\/td> - Agreements that require the attendance of one or more parties
\n- Real estate agreements related to acquisition, modification, and extinction
\n- Leasing agreements
\n- Appointment of legal guardians of minors
\n- Marital agreements
\n- Declaration of wills
\n- Mortgages
\n- IP transfers
\n- Documents that require notarization
\n- Agreements that require the physical presence of one or more parties
\n- Documents related to family law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t China<\/td> Yes<\/td> PCR Electronic Signatures Law<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Personal relationship agreements
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Colombia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Croacia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Czech Republic<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a>
\r\nCzech Civil Code<\/a><\/td>- Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Lease and real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Estonia<\/td> Yes<\/td> Civil Code Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Finland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nEnglish Translation of the Act on Strong Electronic Identification and Electronic Signatures<\/a><\/td>- Real estate buying and selling contracts
\n- Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t France<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nAct No. 2000-230 (2000) (French)<\/a><\/td>- Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Labor agreements
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Germany<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS<\/a>\u00a0Regulation<\/a>
\r\nElectronic Signature Act<\/a>
\r\n<\/td>- Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Grecee<\/td> Yes<\/td> Trust Services and Electronic identification\u00a0<\/a>Presidential Decree (\u201cPD\u201d)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Guatemala<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Communications and Signatures Law<\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Hong Kong<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap 553 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (2000)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Government leases
\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Hungary<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation\u00a0<\/a>EU Regulation No. 910\/2014<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Family agreements
\n- Marriage agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Iceland<\/td> Yes<\/td> Icelandic Act No. 28\/2001 on Electronic Signatures<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Employee contracts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t India<\/td> Yes<\/td> Information Technology Act (2000)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Wills
\n- Trust deeds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Indonesia<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Information and Transaction Law<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Notarial deeds
\n- Court summonses
\n- Bond certificates
\n- Real estate documents
\n- HR documents
\n- Asset transaction documents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Ireland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nElectronic Commerce Act (2000)<\/a><\/td>- Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Trusts
\n- Powers of attorneys
\n- Property transactions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Israel<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Signature Law, 5761-2001<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Italy<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nDigital Administration Code, Legislative Decree 82\/2005<\/a><\/td>- Loan agreements
\n- Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Luxembourg<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Government leases
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Employment contracts
\n- Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Macau<\/td> Yes<\/td> Law No. 5\/2005 (2005)<\/a>Macau Civil Code<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Malaysia<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Digital Signature Act (1997)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate property transfers
\n- Wills
\n- Money lending agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Mexico<\/td> Yes<\/td> Federal Civil Code<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Marriage agreements
\n- Documents related to tax obligations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Malta<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Nigeria<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Evidence Act Sections 84 and 93<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Wills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Norway<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Debt certificates
\n- Premarital agreements
\n- Loan and security agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t New Zealand<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act (2002)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Wills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Netherlands<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nElectronic Signatures Act (Wet elektronische handtekeningen)<\/a><\/td>- Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Peru<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>Signatures and Digital Certificates Law (Law No. 27269) (2000)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Mortgages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Philippines<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Commerce Act (2001)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Some real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Poland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Company shares
\n- Bills of exchange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Portugal<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nDecree Law No. 290-D\/99 (2009)<\/a><\/td>- Documents that require notarization
\n- Employee terminations
\n- Real estate agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Romania<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nLaw No. 455\/2001 on the Electronic Signature (2001)<\/a><\/td>- Documents that require notarization
\n- Some real estate agreements of immovable property
\n- Personal guarantee agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Slovakia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Slovenia<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Sri Lanka<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Powers of attorney
\n- Contracts governed by family law or the law of succession<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t South Korea<\/td> Yes<\/td> English Translation of the Digital Signature Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Changes in real estate property ownership
\r\n- Transfers of intangible assets
\r\n- Wills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Sweden<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nLag Om kvalificerade Elektroniska Signaturer<\/a><\/td>- Documents that require notarization
\n- Government agreements
\n- Share certificates
\n- Employee termination letters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Switzerland<\/td> Yes<\/td> eIDAS Regulation<\/a>
\nElectronic Signature Law<\/a><\/td>- Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Trusts
\n- Some real estate agreements
\n- Inheritance contracts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Thailand<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Transactions Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Contracts of immovable properties
\n- Mortgage contracts
\n- Some agreements of ships<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Taiwan<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Signatures Act<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Agreements with government agencies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Turkey<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Electronic Signature Law 5070<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Wills
\n- Contracts under family law
\n- Inheritance agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t United Arab Emirates<\/td> Yes<\/td> Electronic Commerce Law<\/a><\/td> - Transactions and issues relating to personal law such as marriage, divorce, and wills
\r\n- Deeds of title to immovable property
\r\n- Negotiable instruments
\r\n- Transactions involving the sale, purchase, lease (for a term of more than 10 years) and other disposition of immovable property and the registration of other rights relating to immovable property
\r\n- Any document legally required to be attested before a notary public<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t United States<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act <\/a>
\r\nElectronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act<\/a><\/td>- Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Some real estate agreements
\r\n- Wills
\r\n- Divorce agreements
\r\n- Codicils
\r\n- Terminations of insurance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t United Kingdom<\/td> Yes<\/td> The Electronic Identification Regulation<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\r\n- Marriage agreements
\r\n- Some real estate agreements
\r\n- Negotiable instruments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Ukraine<\/td> Yes<\/td> Law of Ukraine No. 852-IV on Electronic Digital Signature (the \u201cE-signature Law\u201d)<\/a><\/td> - Documents that require notarization
\n- Real estate agreements
\n- Contracts under family law
\n- Inheritance agreements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>These articles may interest you<\/h2><\/div>
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