EU eIDAS Regulation-electronic signatures [Archived]


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Practice notes

EU eIDAS Regulation-electronic signatures [Archived]


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô EU Law expert

Practice notes
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ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.

STOP PRESS: On 30 April 2024, Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, the European Digital Identity Framework (EUDI Regulation), has been published in the Official Journal of the EU (see: LNB News 30/04/2024 39). The Regulation entered into force and amended Regulation (EU) No 910/2014, the EU eIDAS Regulation on 20 May 2024. This Practice Note has now been archived—for more information on the EU eIDAS Regulation as amended by the EUDI Regulation (also knows as the Revised EU eIDAS Regulation or EU eIDAS 2.0), see Practice Note: The revised EU eIDAS Regulation (EU eIDAS 2.0).

This Practice Note provides an overview of Regulation (EU) 910/2014 (eIDAS Regulation) which sets the legal framework for electronic signatures in the EU. It defines who can use electronic signatures and in what context. To ensure that electronic signatures can be created and validated anywhere in the EU, a number of standards were identified for their implementation.

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