Electronic Signature: The Government Is Now A Certifying Body

What is an electronic signature or an electronic seal?

The electronic signature is the term attached to the signature, in an electronic format, by a natural person (representing a legal person)¹.

The electronic seal represents the stamp or the "seal", in an electronic format, of a legal person².

The document on which it is applied is digital, regardless of its format (Word, PDF, JPG, XML, etc.) and its nature (quote, agreement, contract, order, invoice, purchase order or delivery note, pay slip, testimony, etc.).

What is the purpose of the electronic signature or the electronic seal?

Law N. 1.183 of August 2, 2021 has devoted the admission of writing in an electronic form as evidence in the same way and with the same probative force as writing on paper, provided that the person from whom it emanates can be duly identified and that it is established and kept in conditions that guarantee its integrity³.