Remote working in the age of coronavirus is bringing several issues into focus. One of these is electronic signatures. The Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket) has now compiled the most common questions and answers on its website.
As more and more companies and individuals take the step into the digital world, leaving printed annual reports and written contracts behind, new questions arise. For example, what applies if you want to sign electronically. The issue is highly relevant at the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket) as companies are increasingly choosing to draft documents such as minutes and annual reports digitally. For the authority to be able to approve documents that have been electronically signed, the signatures must be so-called advanced electronic signatures.
To make things easier for businesses, the Swedish Companies Registration Office has published its most frequently asked questions and answers on its website. There, you can find answers to questions such as whether the separate certificate generated by the signing service must be sent along, how the document should be dated if electronic signatures are made on different dates, and whether it is acceptable to submit documents signed electronically via email.
Bolagsverket also lists which documents may, and which may not, be signed electronically.
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This article is published in cooperation with the magazine Resultat
