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
+ {+} {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)
Laws: Art. 14 Abs 2bis OR; Art. 59a OR; ZertES; VZertES
accreditation needed at Swiss Accreditation Service SAS; who can get accredited?

{-} probably not

United Kingdom of GB and NI

United States of America

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InclusionStatus/Recognition (last edited 2015-01-12 22:30:45 by EtienneRuedin)