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} .two-col-grid > div { margin-bottom: 16px; } }<br \/>\n<\/style><\/p><div class=\"container\"><header id=\"ai-header\"><h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Electronic Signatures and Registered Mail for Lawyers in Belgium<\/span><\/h1><p class=\"lead-paragraph\">Formal notices, fee agreements, powers of attorney, terminations \u2014 sign and serve your legal documents online, with enforceable proof, no subscription and full eIDAS compliance.<\/p><\/header><div class=\"content-section\"><p>A law firm&#8217;s daily routine rests on two constant actions: <strong>obtaining signatures<\/strong> on documents and <strong>formally serving notice<\/strong> on an opposing party. Both run into the same friction \u2014 postal delays, appointments just to sign, uncertainty about the date of receipt.<\/p><p>Both now have a digital equivalent governed by the European eIDAS Regulation: the <strong>electronic signature<\/strong> and <strong>electronic registered mail<\/strong>. This guide is written for lawyers practising in Belgium \u2014 sole practitioners, partnerships and incorporated firms alike \u2014 and explains how to use both in a legally sound way, with no subscription and no volume commitment.<\/p><div class=\"callout-box\"><h4>\ud83d\udd11 What you will learn in this article<\/h4><p>The three eIDAS signature levels and their legal weight, how electronic registered mail works and what its evidential value really is, concrete use cases in practice, and how both services draw on a single pool of credits without any subscription.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-section\"><h2>Two daily needs, two complementary answers<\/h2><p>The Belgian bar \u2014 whether French-speaking (OBFG) or Dutch-speaking (OVB) \u2014 has not stood apart from the digital transformation of the legal professions. Clients expect the same fluidity from their lawyer as from their bank or public administration. The evidential rigour, however, remains intact: a document signed or served electronically must stand up in court.<\/p><div class=\"two-col-grid\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; margin: 25px 0;\"><div class=\"sector-card\"><h4>\u270d\ufe0f Electronic signature<\/h4><p style=\"font-size: 0.91em; line-height: 1.65; color: #444; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\">Obtaining a client&#8217;s or a party&#8217;s formal agreement to a document.<\/p><ul><li>Fee agreement<\/li><li>Engagement letter<\/li><li>Power of attorney (mandat ad litem)<\/li><li>Non-disclosure agreement (NDA)<\/li><li>Settlement agreement<\/li><li>Mediation agreement<\/li><li>Minutes of a general meeting<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"sector-card\"><h4>\ud83d\udce8 Electronic registered mail<\/h4><p style=\"font-size: 0.91em; line-height: 1.65; color: #444; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\">Serving formal notice with enforceable proof of receipt.<\/p><ul><li>Formal notice (mise en demeure)<\/li><li>Termination of a lease or contract<\/li><li>Formal payment reminder<\/li><li>Invoice dispute<\/li><li>Notice invoking a contractual clause<\/li><li>Convening a general meeting<\/li><li>Notification to a partner or tenant<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"warning-box\"><h4>\u26a0\ufe0f Important: authentic deeds excluded<\/h4><p>Authentic deeds \u2014 executed before a notary \u2014 are governed by a separate regulatory framework. This article deals exclusively with private documents and notices served between parties.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-section\"><h2>eIDAS: the three signature levels and their weight<\/h2><p>The European eIDAS Regulation (No 910\/2014), directly applicable in Belgian law, distinguishes three levels of electronic signature. This hierarchy determines the evidential value of the document \u2014 and therefore the legal risk if it is challenged. It applies equally to signing a contract and to signing the acknowledgement of receipt for a registered item.<\/p><table class=\"hierarchy-table\"><thead><tr><th>Level<\/th><th>Legal value<\/th><th>Methods<\/th><th>Recommended use<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr class=\"qes-row\"><td><strong>QES<\/strong><br \/><small>Qualified<\/small><\/td><td><strong>Legal equivalent of a handwritten signature<\/strong> (Art. 25.2 eIDAS). Presumption of validity \u2014 the burden of proof is reversed.<\/td><td>itsme\u00ae \u00b7 Evrotrust<\/td><td>Powers of attorney, major agreements, high-stakes formal notices, INPI filings<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"aes-row\"><td><strong>AES<\/strong><br \/><small>Advanced<\/small><\/td><td>High evidential value. Admissible as evidence.<\/td><td>Veriff<\/td><td>Commercial contracts, engagement letters, routine notices<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"ses-row\"><td><strong>SES<\/strong><br \/><small>Simple<\/small><\/td><td>Admissible as evidence. Cannot be refused (Art. 25.1).<\/td><td>Email OTP<\/td><td>Internal documents, payment reminders, low-stakes confirmations<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div class=\"callout-box\"><h4>\ud83d\udccc The golden rule for lawyers<\/h4><p><strong>QES is the only level legally equivalent to a handwritten signature.<\/strong> For any agreement liable to be contested, or whenever the document carries significant contractual value, QES is the benchmark. AES and SES do carry evidential weight \u2014 they can serve as proof \u2014 but they do not benefit from the automatic presumption of validity attached to QES.<\/p><\/div><h3>QES with itsme\u00ae: a Belgian advantage<\/h3><p>In Belgium, the vast majority of private and professional clients already have the <strong>itsme\u00ae<\/strong> app \u2014 for banking, tax and administrative procedures. The app issues QES-level signatures across 32 European countries.<\/p><p>In practice, your client receives an email with a link to the document, opens it on their smartphone, confirms through itsme\u00ae, and the signature is applied within seconds. No additional installation, no specific hardware. For recipients based outside Belgium or in countries not covered by itsme\u00ae, <strong>Evrotrust<\/strong> extends QES coverage to 64 countries.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"content-section\"><h2>The four available methods \u2014 for both services<\/h2><p>e-Signature.eu offers four methods, usable interchangeably to have a document signed or to have the acknowledgement of receipt of a registered item signed. The model is entirely prepaid: you buy credits only when you need them, and they never expire.<\/p><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: flex-start; margin: 16px 0;\"><div style=\"font-size: 1.4em; flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 2px;\">\ud83d\udd10<\/div><div><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 0.97em;\">itsme\u00ae \u2014 Qualified Signature (QES) \u2014 32 countries<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.91em; color: #555; line-height: 1.6;\">The benchmark method for Belgian clients and opposing parties. Strong identification through the app already used for online banking and tax filing. Legal equivalent of a handwritten signature. <span class=\"price-highlight\">1 credit per signatory.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: flex-start; margin: 16px 0;\"><div style=\"font-size: 1.4em; flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 2px;\">\ud83c\udf0d<\/div><div><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 0.97em;\">Evrotrust \u2014 Qualified Signature (QES) \u2014 64 countries<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.91em; color: #555; line-height: 1.6;\">Ideal for cross-border matters and recipients based outside the Benelux. The same legal value as itsme\u00ae. <span class=\"price-highlight\">1 credit per signatory.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: flex-start; margin: 16px 0;\"><div style=\"font-size: 1.4em; flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 2px;\">\ud83d\udcf8<\/div><div><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 0.97em;\">Veriff \u2014 Advanced Signature (AES) \u2014 198 countries<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.91em; color: #555; line-height: 1.6;\">AI-based identity verification (video and identity document). No app for the recipient to install. High evidential value, worldwide coverage. <span class=\"price-highlight\">0.7 credit per signatory.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: flex-start; margin: 16px 0;\"><div style=\"font-size: 1.4em; flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 2px;\">\ud83d\udce7<\/div><div><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 0.97em;\">Email OTP \u2014 Simple Signature (SES) \u2014 Worldwide<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.91em; color: #555; line-height: 1.6;\">A one-time code sent by email. Universal, with no prerequisites. Admissible as evidence under Art. 25.1 eIDAS. <span class=\"price-highlight\">0.4 credit per signatory.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"success-box\"><h4>\u2705 One pool of credits for both services<\/h4><p>The same credits serve interchangeably for a signature or for a registered item, <strong>at identical rates<\/strong>. A firm therefore has no double subscription, no double invoicing and no second tool to master: a single dashboard brings signatures and registered mail together.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-section\"><h2>Electronic registered mail: the formal notice without the post office<\/h2><p>Electronic registered mail lets you send one or more documents to a recipient with <strong>proof of receipt<\/strong> in the form of a signed acknowledgement. It is the digital equivalent of registered post with acknowledgement of receipt, within the European eIDAS framework.<\/p><p>For a firm the benefit is immediate: a formal notice goes out within minutes from the office \u2014 no printing, no trip, no delivery delay \u2014 and with traceability well beyond what paper offers.<\/p><h3>The process in three steps<\/h3><div style=\"margin: 25px 0;\"><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 22px; align-items: flex-start;\"><div style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#667eea,#764ba2); color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">1<\/div><div style=\"flex: 1; padding-top: 6px;\"><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 1em;\">Merging and conversion<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.93em; color: #555; line-height: 1.65;\">Your documents (the notice, annexes, a statement of account) are merged and converted into a single secure PDF\/A. All formats are accepted.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 22px; align-items: flex-start;\"><div style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#667eea,#764ba2); color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">2<\/div><div style=\"flex: 1; padding-top: 6px;\"><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 1em;\">Qualified Electronic Time Stamp<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.93em; color: #555; line-height: 1.65;\">A Qualified Electronic Time Stamp issued by a qualified trust service provider (QTSP) is applied to the document. It establishes the certain date and, through the SHA-256 hash it embeds, the integrity of the content.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 22px; align-items: flex-start;\"><div style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#667eea,#764ba2); color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">3<\/div><div style=\"flex: 1; padding-top: 6px;\"><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 1em;\">Signed acknowledgement of receipt<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.93em; color: #555; line-height: 1.65;\">The recipient receives an invitation and must sign the acknowledgement of receipt before gaining access to the document. You choose the signature level required: OTP, Veriff, itsme\u00ae or Evrotrust.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"callout-box\"><h4>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Twofold evidential protection<\/h4><p>The mechanism rests on two complementary elements: the <strong>Qualified Electronic Time Stamp<\/strong> establishes <em>when<\/em> the document existed and <em>what<\/em> its exact content was; the <strong>signed acknowledgement of receipt<\/strong> establishes <em>who<\/em> received it. Together they form a body of evidence considerably more complete than a plain email or a postal delivery notice.<\/p><\/div><h3>What to know before sending<\/h3><p>Three features of the service should be understood before building electronic registered mail into a procedural strategy:<\/p><ul><li><strong>A 15-day window<\/strong> \u2014 the recipient has fifteen days to sign the acknowledgement of receipt. Automatic reminders can be sent during that period.<\/li><li><strong>Refusal is possible and recorded<\/strong> \u2014 the recipient may refuse the item. That refusal is time-stamped in the Audit Trail and is itself a piece of evidence.<\/li><li><strong>Until the acknowledgement is signed, the document is not transmitted<\/strong> \u2014 the sender nevertheless retains the Qualified Electronic Time Stamp, proof of the invitation, proof of any refusal and the complete Audit Trail.<\/li><li><strong>Sending is irrevocable<\/strong> \u2014 an electronic registered item cannot be cancelled once dispatched.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"warning-box\"><h4>\u26a0\ufe0f Legal scope: let us be precise<\/h4><p>e-Signature.eu&#8217;s electronic registered mail incorporates <strong>qualified components<\/strong> \u2014 the Qualified Electronic Time Stamp benefits from the presumption under Art. 41 eIDAS \u2014 but the service is not a <em>fully qualified<\/em> electronic registered delivery service within the meaning of Art. 44. The full presumption under Art. 43.2 therefore does not apply to it. Items remain <strong>admissible as evidence in all Member States<\/strong> under Art. 43.1. Where a procedure expressly requires a qualified registered delivery, check the applicable requirement.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-section\"><h2>Electronic or postal registered mail?<\/h2><p>The comparison is striking on the criteria that matter to a firm: speed, cost and the quality of the record.<\/p><table class=\"comparison-table\"><thead><tr><th>Criterion<\/th><th>Postal registered mail<\/th><th>Electronic registered mail<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr class=\"highlight-row\"><td>Delivery time<\/td><td>1 to 5 working days<\/td><td>Instant<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indicative cost<\/td><td>\u20ac5 to \u20ac10 and above<\/td><td>Under \u20ac2 excl. VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"highlight-row\"><td>Proof of dispatch<\/td><td>Paper receipt<\/td><td>Qualified Electronic Time Stamp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Proof of receipt<\/td><td>Returned paper notice<\/td><td>Electronically signed acknowledgement<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"highlight-row\"><td>Content integrity<\/td><td><span class=\"cross\">\u2718<\/span> Not verifiable<\/td><td><span class=\"check\">\u2714<\/span> Time-stamped SHA-256 hash<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Travel required<\/td><td>Post office<\/td><td>From your desk<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"highlight-row\"><td>Traceability<\/td><td>Limited tracking<\/td><td>Complete time-stamped Audit Trail<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Territorial reach<\/td><td>Variable international rates<\/td><td>Admissible throughout the EU (eIDAS)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p class=\"disclaimer\">Indicative postal costs observed in October 2026 for a domestic registered item with acknowledgement of receipt. Please check current rates with the postal operator concerned.<\/p><div class=\"scenario-box\"><strong>\ud83d\udca1 A concrete example \u2014 a three-partner firm<\/strong><br \/><br \/>A formal notice sent to a debtor, acknowledgement of receipt signed by OTP: <span class=\"price-highlight\">0.4 credit<\/span>.<br \/>A fee agreement signed by a new client through itsme\u00ae (QES): <span class=\"price-highlight\">1 credit<\/span>.<br \/>An NDA signed by a client based abroad through Veriff (AES): <span class=\"price-highlight\">0.7 credit<\/span>.<br \/><br \/>All three operations \u2014 two signatures and one registered item \u2014 draw on the <strong>same shared pool of credits<\/strong>, with no monthly subscription and no minimum usage. Volume discounts apply automatically on larger credit packs.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-section\"><h2>The Audit Trail: essential traceability in a legal context<\/h2><p>Whether a signature or a registered item is involved, every firm must be able to establish not only <em>that<\/em> a document was signed or received, but also <em>when<\/em>, <em>by whom<\/em> and under what conditions. That is precisely the purpose of the <strong>Audit Trail<\/strong>, included automatically with every request.<\/p><p>This time-stamped log records each stage of the process:<\/p><ul><li>Invitation sent to the signatory or recipient<\/li><li>Document viewed (date and time)<\/li><li>Signature applied<\/li><li>Signed document downloaded<\/li><li>Any change of email address (also recorded)<\/li><li>Any refusal or abandonment<\/li><\/ul><p>The Audit Trail can be consulted in real time from the dashboard and downloaded as a time-stamped PDF once the request is finalised. It is included at no extra cost with every operation.<\/p><div class=\"success-box\"><h4>\u2705 Evidential value of the Audit Trail<\/h4><p>In the event of a challenge, the Audit Trail is a complementary piece of evidence documenting the entire course of the process: the time stamp of each stage and the recipient&#8217;s interactions with the document. A refusal of a registered item also appears there \u2014 information that is often decisive when a court assesses the parties&#8217; good faith.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-section\"><h2>Cross-border matters: INPI and intellectual property<\/h2><p>For lawyers working in intellectual property with filings in France, a specific rule applies. The <strong>INPI (Institut National de la Propri\u00e9t\u00e9 Industrielle)<\/strong> requires a <strong>QES<\/strong>-level signature exclusively for trademark and patent filings.<\/p><div class=\"callout-box\"><h4>\ud83d\udccb The INPI rule \u2014 essential to remember<\/h4><p>Only <strong>itsme\u00ae<\/strong> and <strong>Evrotrust<\/strong> are accepted for INPI formalities. Advanced signatures (Veriff) and simple signatures (email OTP) are <strong>not<\/strong> accepted for those filings. If you advise clients on French trademark or patent filings, make sure you use one of these two QES methods.<\/p><\/div><p>This requirement illustrates why it matters to have a solution that offers QES natively \u2014 without moving to a higher subscription tier or bringing in a third-party provider.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"content-section\"><h2>Setting up both services in your firm<\/h2><p>Getting started requires neither specific training nor a contract. Here is how to begin in practice:<\/p><div style=\"margin: 25px 0;\"><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 22px; align-items: flex-start;\"><div style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#667eea,#764ba2); color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">1<\/div><div style=\"flex: 1; padding-top: 6px;\"><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 1em;\">Buy prepaid credits<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.93em; color: #555; line-height: 1.65;\">Go to e-signature.eu and buy a credit pack. Your account is created automatically on your first purchase. Credits never expire and serve both signatures and registered mail.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 22px; align-items: flex-start;\"><div style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#667eea,#764ba2); color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">2<\/div><div style=\"flex: 1; padding-top: 6px;\"><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 1em;\">Choose the service and upload your documents<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.93em; color: #555; line-height: 1.65;\">From the dashboard, choose &#8220;signature&#8221; or &#8220;registered mail&#8221;, then upload your files (PDF, Word, ODT, Excel, images and more). Multiple files are merged automatically into a single document.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 22px; align-items: flex-start;\"><div style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#667eea,#764ba2); color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">3<\/div><div style=\"flex: 1; padding-top: 6px;\"><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 1em;\">Recipients and signature level<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.93em; color: #555; line-height: 1.65;\">Enter the name and email of each signatory or recipient, and choose the level that matches the stakes: itsme\u00ae for an important formal notice, OTP for a routine payment reminder. A registered item has a single recipient; a signature request may have several, with a signing order if needed.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 22px; align-items: flex-start;\"><div style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#667eea,#764ba2); color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">4<\/div><div style=\"flex: 1; padding-top: 6px;\"><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 1em;\">Send and track<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.93em; color: #555; line-height: 1.65;\">Each recipient receives an email in the language of their choice (FR, NL, EN, DE, ES). Automatic reminders can be configured at intervals of 1 to 14 days. The status of every request is visible in real time.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 22px; align-items: flex-start;\"><div style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#667eea,#764ba2); color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0;\">5<\/div><div style=\"flex: 1; padding-top: 6px;\"><strong style=\"color: #333; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 1em;\">Retrieve the evidence file<\/strong><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.93em; color: #555; line-height: 1.65;\">The signed document, the acknowledgement of receipt and the Audit Trail in time-stamped PDF form are all available from your dashboard. Documents are kept there for 30 days and can be deleted at any time \u2014 remember to file them in your client record.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"success-box\"><h4>\u2705 GDPR compliance and professional secrecy<\/h4><p>All data is hosted in Europe and the platform is GDPR compliant. No advertising tracking tools are active. Documents are kept for 30 days and can then be deleted manually from the dashboard \u2014 a parameter worth building into your retention policy.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-section\"><h2>Why a subscription-free model suits law firms<\/h2><p>Most solutions on the market \u2014 DocuSign, Adobe Sign, Yousign \u2014 run on a monthly or annual subscription. That model suits organisations with high, predictable volumes. For a law firm, whose activity follows the rhythm of its cases, it often means paying for unused capacity, or exceeding quotas in busy months.<\/p><p>e-Signature.eu takes a different approach: <strong>no subscription, no fixed fees, no commitment<\/strong>. You buy credits when you need them and use them according to your actual activity \u2014 for signatures as much as for registered mail.<\/p><table class=\"comparison-table\"><thead><tr><th>Criterion<\/th><th>e-Signature.eu<\/th><th>Subscription solutions<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr class=\"highlight-row\"><td>Billing model<\/td><td>Pay-as-you-go, prepaid credits<\/td><td>Monthly\/annual subscription<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Signature + registered mail<\/td><td><span class=\"check\">\u2714<\/span> One pool of credits<\/td><td><span class=\"partial\">~<\/span> Often separate services<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"highlight-row\"><td>QES available<\/td><td><span class=\"check\">\u2714<\/span> Included natively<\/td><td><span class=\"partial\">~<\/span> Often a paid option<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>itsme\u00ae (Belgium)<\/td><td><span class=\"check\">\u2714<\/span> Available<\/td><td><span class=\"cross\">\u2718<\/span> Rarely offered<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"highlight-row\"><td>International QES coverage<\/td><td>32 + 64 countries<\/td><td>Varies by provider<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Audit Trail included<\/td><td><span class=\"check\">\u2714<\/span> Automatic, no surcharge<\/td><td><span class=\"partial\">~<\/span> Sometimes optional<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"highlight-row\"><td>Credits never expire<\/td><td><span class=\"check\">\u2714<\/span> Never lost<\/td><td>Not applicable<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cost at moderate volumes<\/td><td>Favourable (no minimum tier)<\/td><td>Fixed cost even at low usage<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p class=\"disclaimer\">Indicative pricing information based on publicly available offers in October 2026. Please check current conditions with each provider.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"content-section\"><h2>Key takeaways<\/h2><ul class=\"key-points\"><li>Electronic signatures and registered mail answer <strong>two distinct needs<\/strong> in practice: obtaining signatures, and serving notice with proof of receipt.<\/li><li><strong>QES is the only level equivalent to a handwritten signature<\/strong> under eIDAS \u2014 the choice for high-stakes instruments.<\/li><li>In Belgium, <strong>itsme\u00ae<\/strong> lets clients and opposing parties sign from the app they already use, with no setup.<\/li><li>Electronic registered mail combines a <strong>Qualified Electronic Time Stamp<\/strong> (date and integrity) with a <strong>signed acknowledgement of receipt<\/strong> (recipient&#8217;s identity), for under \u20ac2 excl. VAT.<\/li><li>The service remains <strong>admissible as evidence throughout the EU<\/strong> (Art. 43.1 eIDAS) without falling under the full qualification of Art. 44 \u2014 a distinction worth knowing where a provision requires qualified registered delivery.<\/li><li>A <strong>single pool of credits<\/strong> covers both services, at identical rates, with no subscription and no expiry.<\/li><li>The <strong>time-stamped Audit Trail<\/strong>, included automatically, records every stage \u2014 including a refused registered item.<\/li><li><strong>GDPR<\/strong> compliance and European hosting meet the confidentiality requirements specific to the profession.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"cta-section\"><h3>Sign and serve without a subscription<\/h3><p>Electronic signatures and electronic registered mail on a single platform: QES with itsme\u00ae, Audit Trail included, prepaid credits that never expire.<\/p><p><a class=\"cta-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/our-prepaid-credit-packages\/\">View credit pricing \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electronic Signatures and Registered Mail for Lawyers in Belgium Formal notices, fee agreements, powers of attorney, terminations \u2014 sign and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":227,"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[181],"class_list":["post-29351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rechtlich","tag-productivity"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29351"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29407,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29351\/revisions\/29407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-signature.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}