CMS Guide to signing with e-signature in Central and Eastern Europe

CEE

Digitalisation affects all aspects of a business’s operations, including contracts, internal documentation and employment relationships. Because the COVID-19 pandemic has created the need for contactless and remote contracting, businesses are increasingly turning to digital contracting and electronic signatures. Using the appropriate form of e-signatures helps businesses save time and money, increase security, and enhance their environmental credentials.

This guide focuses on the most important legal areas where electronic signatures are usually used: employment law, commercial contracts, real estate law, corporate law and banking and finance contracts. This guide also includes helpful at-a-glance charts, which compare the different legal situations and uses of e-signatures in the nine CEE countries we cover: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Needless to say, national legal systems can be complex and these complexities can be daunting for many business managers. It is, therefore, essential to seek the best legal advice.

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