eSignature conference in Stockholm Eurochambres together with ChamberSign and the Swedish Chambers of Commerce organised a conference in Stockholm on 26 June 2009 on e-Signature. The programme is published online. |
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Community framework for electronic signaturesThe main piece of regulation at European level is the Directive 1999/93/EC. A summary of the Directive is available on EC webpages. It foresees among others that Member States shall notify the Commission of a series of information related to possible voluntary accreditation schemes, national bodies in charge of the accreditation and supervision and names of accredited certification service providers (notification status).
Besides that a number of standards were adopted by ETSI and CEN. On 28 November 2008 the European Commission adopted an "Action Plan on e-signatures and e-identification to facilitate the provision of cross-border public services in the Single Market". End 2007, the EC published also 2 important studies related to interoperability:
Notify ChamberSign in case of abuseChamberSign is a lobby organisation looking at the improvement of e-signature interoperability in Europe. If you face practical difficulties with using your e-signature abroad, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We analyse each case and when relevant we submit a claim to the European Commission and we follow up. |