Electronic signature
May not be denied legal effect or admissibility as evidence solely because it is electronic or not qualified.
RecognitionLV · Source package status verified
Latvia
eParaksts, eID, qualified seals and the national trusted list.
Jurisdiction profile
Legal levels
Advanced electronic signature
Must satisfy Article 26 eIDAS; it does not automatically equal a handwritten signature.
RecognitionQualified electronic signature (QES)
Equivalent to a handwritten signature; a QES from one Member State is recognised as QES in every other Member State.
RecognitionQualified electronic seal
Carries a presumption of data integrity and correct origin; it is a legal-person seal, not a natural-person signature.
RecognitionQualified electronic time stamp
Carries a presumption of accurate date and time and integrity of the linked data.
RecognitionSignatures and methods
Latvian eID card
Electronic identity cardLV
AvailableOpen profile →eParaksts mobile
Mobile electronic signatureLV
AvailableOpen profile →eParaksts card
Qualified electronic signatureLV
AvailableOpen profile →Other electronic signature agreed in writing
Electronic signatureLV
AvailableOpen profile →Legal effect
In Latvia
eParaksts, eID, qualified seals and the national trusted list.- Electronic signature✓
- Advanced electronic signature✓
- Qualified electronic signature (QES)✓
Abroad
eParaksts, eID, qualified seals and the national trusted list.PAdES / signed PDFEDOC 2.0 (ASiC-E/XAdES)ASiC-EEDOC 1.0XAdES Baseline
Official sources →Signing services
eParaksts.lvMain portal for signing, co-signing, document management and validation.
Official source ↗Risinām eParakstsSimplified official LVRTC page for signing, validation and downloading eParakstītājs 3.0; documents should be saved immediately.
Official source ↗eParakstītājs 3.0Official desktop application for signing, sealing, opening and validating.
Official source ↗SignAPILVRTC session-based API for embedded signing, validation, seals and archive time stamps.
Official source ↗Verification services
eParaksts.lvMain portal for signing, co-signing, document management and validation.
Official source ↗Risinām eParakstsSimplified official LVRTC page for signing, validation and downloading eParakstītājs 3.0; documents should be saved immediately.
Official source ↗eParakstītājs 3.0Official desktop application for signing, sealing, opening and validating.
Official source ↗SignAPILVRTC session-based API for embedded signing, validation, seals and archive time stamps.
Official source ↗Validation APIReturns legal level, format, time, certificate, errors and warnings; requires an integrated service account.
Official source ↗Legislation and official sources
▣Electronic Documents Lawlaw
Instrument record→▣Law on Electronic Identification of Natural Personslaw
Instrument record→▣Law on the Official Electronic Addresslaw
Instrument record→▣Procedures for Preparation, Drawing Up, Storage and Circulation of Electronic Documents in State and Local Government Institutionscabinet-regulation
Instrument record→▣Regulations Regarding the Official Electronic Address Information Systemcabinet-regulation
Instrument record→▣Document Drawing-Up Regulationscabinet-regulation
Instrument record→Official sources
⌘Regulation (EU) No 910/2014Official source
↗⌘Regulation (EU) 2024/1183Official source
↗⌘ETSI EN 319 102-1Official source
↗⌘ETSI EN 319 122-1Official source
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