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The Digital Era has opened up a wide range of possibilities, which allow companies, regardless of their size, to increase their efficiency and effectiveness, reducing the consumption of resources and process time. Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014 (eIDAS)1 applicable to the entire European Union, and Law 6/2020, have also allowed procedures and formalities to be carried out with full legal certainty, thanks to electronic signature technology and qualified trust services.
Among the optimized procedures, it is worth mentioning the signing of remote contracts, through the use of qualified electronic certificates, either with suppliers, employees, customers and third party collaborators, avoiding the displacement of the parties and with the same guarantees as a contract with a handwritten signature.
Undoubtedly, globalisation and digitalisation have meant that time and geographical borders have disappeared. SMEs and large corporations have found that digital transformation is the only way to continue developing their activity in an increasingly globalised and competitive market that has undergone an acceleration and increase in telematic processes in a very short period of time. Furthermore, the formalisation of contracts by electronic means2 is an essential element for all those companies that are committed to international growth and the optimisation of all their internal processes and procedures.
But, how can I sign a distance contract?
Qualified electronic certificates allow both companies and citizens to carry out their tasks, both personal and commercial, without the need to travel and saving a great deal of time and paper management.
A Qualified Electronic Certificate is an electronic document issued to a natural person by a Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP), which allows the holder to make qualified electronic signatures (QES), which are those that provide the highest level of security equal to handwritten signatures.
At ANF Certification Authority (ANF AC), as a Qualified Trust Service Provider, we are committed to the digitisation of the processes of our customers, with full legal validity and direct evidence and also ensuring the legal security of electronic transactions. Therefore, we design and develop innovative and competitive platforms, in order to respond to the needs of the most demanding markets.
What can I do with the Qualified Electronic Certificate?
- Procedures with Public Administration
- Advanced and qualified electronic signature of documents with full guarantee and legal effectiveness and with direct evidence.
- In addition, with ANF AC's Qualified Electronic Certificates, you can enjoy our technological platforms for qualified certified delivery, certified digitalisation, processing of qualified electronic certificates, signing of contracts, etc.
Benefits of signing contracts remotely:
- Autonomy: ANF AC develops the software and technology so that our clients can have total autonomy.
- Integrity: the information is encrypted. Both parties receive the same contract without being able to modify it later.
- Efficiency: Cost, time and mobility savings. In addition, it reduces the impact of the ecological footprint by avoiding unnecessary waste of paper and the need for filing and physical custody.
- Identity: The qualified electronic certificate guarantees the identification of the signatory.
- Legal guarantee (non-repudiation): ANF AC's electronic signature is subject to a Signature Policy that guarantees the legal security of electronic transactions.
Remote contracting through our platforms
Sign to Sign (S2S):
S2S is a legal manager of signatures, documents and certified communications where you can improve the management of your company with full legal guarantees in electronic transactions.
Signing contracts remotely in 5 easy steps
- Choose the desired communication channel.
- Attach the document to be signed or generate a new one with our templates.
- Select the recipient and identification method. The recipient does not need to be subscribed to the platform.
- ANF AC will keep you informed of all events and activity during the signing process.
- Get a copy of the signed document..
In addition, this solution allows:
- Electronic signature
- Graphometric signature
- Collection of consent
- Certified delivery
- eBurofax
- File encryption
Save time and money; optimise with ANF AC.
If you want to know more about this platform created and developed by ANF AC, you can send an email to soporte@anf.es or call +93 266 16 14..
Glossary
LSSI-CE - Law 34/2002, of 11 July, on information society services and electronic commerce.
CCom - Royal Decree of 22 August 1885 publishing the Commercial Code.
CC - Royal Decree of 24 July 1889 publishing the Civil Code.
Law 6/2020 - Law 6/2020, of 11 November 2020 regulating certain aspects of electronic trust services.
1 Law 6/2020 lifted Law 59/2003 on electronic signatures. This law complements the eIDAS.
2 This type of contract is recognised in Spanish legislation, in Article 23 of the LSSI-CE; Article 54 CCom and Article 1.262 of the CC.