Signing a document for your needs
Choosing your level according to the document
The right signature level does not depend on the amount at stake, but on what you would need to be able to prove if the signature were ever disputed — and, for some documents, on what the law or the other party requires. Each page below starts from a specific document, says what matters for it, and indicates the suitable levels.
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Sign a PDF online, with no account or subscription
You have a PDF document to sign, just once, and you want neither to create an account nor to take out a monthly subscription for a one-off need. This is…
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Sign an employment contract electronically
An employment contract signed electronically has the same value as one signed by hand: it is a written document within the meaning of the French Civil Code,…
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Sign a rental lease electronically
A residential lease can be signed electronically: the law requires a written document, and an electronic document signed with 1-signature.fr is one. The…
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Sign an acknowledgement of debt electronically
An acknowledgement of debt can be signed electronically, subject to one condition that sets it apart from most documents: the statement of the sum owed must…
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Sign a response to a French public tender
Responding to a public procurement contract is done online, on the buyer profile (profil d'acheteur, the platform on which the public buyer publishes its…
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Sign documents for an INPI company formality
Setting up a company, making a change, closing it down: these formalities are now filed online, on the one-stop shop (guichet unique) of the INPI (the…
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Sign a quote electronically: the "approved" sign-off (bon pour accord)
A tradesperson, a service provider or an agency has sent you a quote as a PDF, and is waiting for your signed approval before starting. No need to print it,…
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Sign an invoice electronically
An invoice does not need to be signed to be valid, but signing it electronically guarantees its origin and integrity: nobody can alter it afterwards without…
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Sign a power of attorney electronically
A power of attorney — or proxy — allows someone to act on your behalf: vote at a general meeting, collect your post, carry out an administrative procedure.…
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Sign a sworn statement (attestation sur l'honneur) electronically
A sworn statement (attestation sur l'honneur) is a document in which you yourself certify that a situation is accurate: your address, the absence of a…
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Qualified electronic signature, without a subscription
The qualified signature is the highest level recognised by the European eIDAS Regulation: the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature, throughout the…
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Sign with France Identité
France Identité is the French State's app that turns your national identity card into a digital identity. With it, you sign a document at the qualified…
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Sign with Identité Numérique La Poste
Identité Numérique La Poste (La Poste's digital identity) is a free online identity, verified by La Poste (the French postal service), that lets you sign a…
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Sign with FranceConnect
If you already have an account on impots.gouv.fr (the French tax portal) or on ameli (French national health insurance), you have FranceConnect — whatever…