Digital Signatures and Law - European Union and The European Economic Area

European Union and The European Economic Area

  • European Union Directive establishing the framework for electronic signatures:
    • Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures.
    • Commission Decision 2003/511/EC adopting three CEN Workshop Agreements as technical standards presumed to be in accordance with the Directive
  • Implementing laws: Several countries have already implemented the Directive 1999/93/EC.
    • Austria
      • Signature Law, 2000
    • Belgium
      • Signature Law, 2001
    • Czech Republic
      • Act on Electronic Signatures, 227/2000
    • Denmark
      • Lov om elektroniske signaturer
    • England, Scotland and Wales
      • Electronic Communications Act, 2000
      • The Electronic Signatures Regulations 2002
    • Estonia
      • Digital Signature Law, 2000 (in Estonian).
      • Digital Signatures Act (consolidated text Dec 2003)
    • Finland
      • Laki sähköisistä allekirjoituksista, 2003 (in Finnish)
    • Germany
      • German Signature Law of 2001, changed in 2005
    • Greece
      • Presidential Decree 150/2001 (in Greek)
    • Hungary
      • Hungarian Act on Electronic Signatures 2001
    • Ireland, Republic of
      • Irish Electronic Commerce Act, 2000
    • Italy
      • Decreto legislativo 7/3/2005, n. 82 (Codice dell'Amministrazione Digitale)
    • Lithuania
      • Law on electronic signature, 2002
    • Luxembourg
      • Loi du 14 août 2000 relative au commerce électronique, 2000 (in French)
    • Malta
      • Maltese Electronic Commerce Act 2001, last amended 2005
    • Norway
      • Electronic Signature Act, 2001 (in Norwegian).
    • Romania
      • Legea semnăturii electronice, 455/2001 (Romanian)
      • Law on the Electronic Signature, 455/2001 (unofficial translation) (English)
    • Slovakia
      • Act no.215/2002 on electronic signature (in Slovak)
    • Slovenia
      • Electronic Business and Electronic Signature Act (in Slovene) .
    • Spain
      • Ley 59/2003, de 19 de diciembre, de firma electrónica (in Spanish).
    • Sweden
      • Qualified Electronic Signatures Act (SFS 2000:832) (in Swedish).
      • SFS 2000:832 in English translation

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