Legal analysis of eSignature services

This deliverable provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal framework surrounding the provision of FutureID eSignature services. It does this by first showing the bigger picture regarding electronic signatures, the situation before the eIDAS Regulation and providing an overview of the Belgian and German provisions on electronic signatures. The second part focuses on the new eIDAS Regulation. It compares the provisions regarding electronic signatures of the Regulation with the provisions of the eSignature Directive. By doing this it provides an overview of the requirements for electronic signatures, in particular qualified electronic signatures. Finally the third part analyses the application to the FutureID eSign service, in a question-answer format.