== Recognition of certificates for electronic signature ==
What are the rules that a certificate is regognised for advanced electronic signatures? In which countries CAcert can reach this state?

|| '''Country''' || '''Regulation (source)''' || '''Feasible''' <<BR>> + {+} {0} {-} - || '''Project''' || '''Etablished''' ||
|| Austria ||   ||  ||  ||  ||
|| Canada ||   ||  ||  ||  ||
|| Estonia ||   ||  ||  ||  ||
|| European Union ||   ||  ||  ||  ||
|| France ||   ||  ||  ||  ||
|| Germany || Registration (Anzeige) or accreditation at Bundesnetzagentur (§4 SigG http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sigg_2001/__4.html) ||  ||  ||  ||
|| Latvia ||   ||  ||  ||  ||
|| Liechtenstein || Registration (Anzeige) or accreditation at Amt für Kommunikation (http://www.llv.li/#/1823/elektronische-signatur) ||  ||  ||  ||
|| Netherlands ||   ||  ||  ||  ||
|| Switzerland || Accreditation at Swiss Accreditation Service (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektronische_Signatur#Schweiz) <<BR>> Laws: [[http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/19110009/index.html|Art. 14 Abs 2bis OR; Art. 59a OR]]; [[http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/20011277/index.html|ZertES]]; [[http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/20042027/index.html|VZertES]] <<BR>> accreditation needed at [[http://www.seco.admin.ch/sas/index.html?lang=en|Swiss Accreditation Service SAS]]; [[http://www.seco.admin.ch/sas/00026/00059/index.html?lang=en#sprungmarke3_16|who can get accredited?]] || {-} probably not ||  ||  ||
|| United Kingdom of GB and NI ||   ||  ||  ||  ||
|| United States of America ||   ||  ||  ||  ||

 * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_signature#Laws_regarding_use_of_electronic_signatures|Overview]] about the laws in some countries

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