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ZealiD· 25 Aug 2026 L2 · Minor

The dominant model for remote notarial work in Europe is a video call in which the client uploads and downloads their own documents.

Why has notarial digitalisation stopped at the video call? ↗

What happened

  • The article reports that in several member states video-based certification is the statutory main route.
  • The article reports that Germany permits commercial register certification only through the video system operated by the Federal Chamber of Notaries.
  • The article reports that by order of 25 February 2026 the German Federal Court of Justice held Austrian online certification not substantively equivalent to the German procedure.
  • The article reports that from 1 July 2026 applicants for Swedish registration of title must identify themselves with a Swedish personal identity number, coordination number or organisation number.

Why it matters to Signicat

  • The article frames qualified eID chip reading as the evidential standard for notarial identification, which overlaps Signicat's document NFC verification and QTSP positioning.
  • The article's fragmentation argument (national channels refusing other member states' identities) is relevant to cross-border eID routing demand.
Evidence from the source (6 quotes)
  • “in several member states video-based certification is the statutory main route.” source ↗
  • “certification may only run through the video system operated by the Federal Chamber of Notaries” source ↗
  • “By order of 25 February 2026 in case II ZB 13/24, the German Federal Court of Justice held that Austrian online certification is not substantively equivalent to the German procedure” source ↗
  • “from 1 July 2026 applicants must identify themselves with a Swedish personal identity number, coordination number or organisation number” source ↗
  • “The chip in the identity document is read, the check is recorded, and the identification is cryptographically bound to a certificate” source ↗
  • “or they mandate digital form through a national channel that will not accept identities from other member states” source ↗
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