Electronic signature country by country

Valid since 2003 under the Commercial Code and NOM-151.

Recognized by Law 527 of 1999 and Decree 2364 of 2012.

In force since 2001 under Law 25,506 and Decree 182/2019.

Valid since 2002 under electronic-signature Law 19,799.

Recognized by Law 27,269 and its regulations.

In force since 2002 under the E-Commerce Law.

Recognized by Decree 47-2008 on electronic signatures.

Valid since 2005 under digital-signature Law 8454.

Recognized by Law 164 of 2011 and Supreme Decree 1793 of 2013.

Governed by Law 6822/2021, which updated the earlier Law 4017/2010.

Valid since 2009 under Law 18,600 on electronic documents and signatures.

Recognized by Law 51 of 2008, amended by Law 82 of 2012.

Valid since 2002 under Law 126-02 on e-commerce and digital signatures.

Recognized by the 2010 Electronic Signature Law 729.

Valid since 2001 under the Decree-Law on Data Messages and Electronic Signatures.

Recognized by the 2015 Electronic Signature Law.

Recognized by Decree 149-2013, complemented by the E-Commerce Law (Decree 149-2014).

Recognized by Decree-Law 370/2018 and regulated by Resolution 23/2022.

Valid since 2001 under MP 2.200-2 (ICP-Brasil) and Law 14,063/2020.

Governed by the EU eIDAS Regulation and Law 6/2020.

Valid under the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and UK eIDAS.

Recognized by the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 and the eIDAS Regulation.

Governed by the eIDAS Regulation and Civil Code articles 1366-1367.

Governed by eIDAS and the Vertrauensdienstegesetz (VDG) of 2017.

Governed by eIDAS, the CAD and Civil Code article 2702.

Governed by eIDAS and Decree-Law 12/2021.

Governed by eIDAS and article 3:15a of the Dutch Civil Code.

Governed by the directly applicable European eIDAS Regulation.

Governed by eIDAS and the 2016 Act on Trust Services and Electronic Identification.

Governed by the Federal Act on Electronic Signatures (ZertES).

Valid across the U.S. under the ESIGN Act and UETA.

Valid under Act 148-2006, UETA and the federal ESIGN Act.

Recognized since 1999 by UECA and the federal PIPEDA.

Valid since 2000 under the Information Technology Act.

Valid since 2000 under Republic Act 8792.

Recognized by the Electronic Transactions Act (1998, revised in 2010).

Valid since 2001 under the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business.

Governed by Federal Decree-Law 46 of 2021 on electronic transactions.

Valid since 1999 under the Electronic Transactions Act (federal and state).

Governed by the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017.

Recognized by Law 2/2017 on electronic signatures and documents.

Recognized by ECTA of 2002 (section 13).