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Re:EU–INC – One Europe. One Standard. – Pan-European Legal E... by AlanYx on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @09:32AM (#46706238)
I'm surprised that Germany never relaxed the in-person notarization requirements during COVID. A lot of jurisdictions around the world did change their rules to allow remote notarization.
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Re:EU–INC – One Europe. One Standard. – Pan-European Legal E... by martin_a on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @10:39AM (#46707197)
They did. This can be done online since August 2022.
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Re:EU–INC – One Europe. One Standard. – Pan-European Legal E... by AlanYx on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @10:50AM (#46707380)
Interesting, thanks! Apparently it requires a German eID-enabled ID card (or compatible EU ID) and doesn't include transactions involving real estate, but still it's progress.
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Re:EU–INC – One Europe. One Standard. – Pan-European Legal E... by lima on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @01:55PM (#46709853)
The German eID system had a bad start but it works fine now.
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