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signature' is an advanced electronic signature including specific elements to certify that the
'official' origin of the document.
Service of Documents Act
The Service of Documents Act governs the delivery of all documents, such as official
notices, which government authorities are required by law to send out. In both electronic
and paper-based circumstances, a differentiation is made between deliveries that require
proof of delivery, by which the recipient confirms the delivery with a signature, and
deliveries where no proof is required.
Proof of delivery is carried out via an electronic delivery service. This service is available
from delivery service providers that have been approved by the Federal Chancellor. It
allows customers (citizens and businesses) to register with their citizen card to confirm that
they want to receive administrative documents electronically. A list of these delivery service
providers is published by the Federal Chancellor online. Registering with a delivery service
is sufficient notice in order to receive administrative documents. However, the use of an
electronic delivery service is not obligatory.
Since 1 January 2009, in accordance with §37 of the Act, before documents can be
delivered using an individual 'electronic communication service from the authority', a
delivery using an electronic delivery service has to be attempted first. Only afterwards is it
allowed for deliveries to be sent out to recipients that are registered on the authority’s
system. This includes cases in which an electronic delivery service cannot be used because
the recipient is not registered with one.
Delivery Service Regulation
The Delivery Service Regulation further defines the admission standards that are given in
§30 of the Service of Documents Act. These standards include criteria for assessing the
technical and organisational ability of delivery services and the reliability of data protection
aspects in particular. The technical requirements that are to be fulfilled by delivery services
are contained in an annex to the Delivery Service Regulation, and are to be published
online.
Delivery Forms Regulation
The Delivery Forms Regulation defines the forms for the first and second notifications which
are sent electronically, as well as for the third and final notification which is sent by postal
delivery to the recipient’s delivery address, if one has been provided.
Freedom of Information Legislation
Constitutional Law on Access to Information
(1987)
The Constitutional Law on Access to Information (
Auskunftspflichtgesetz
) became effective
on 1 January 1988. This law contains
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