Egypt joins the EU's third-country trusted list for electronic signatures and seals
On 12 November 2026 the Commission said Egypt will join the EU Third Countries Trusted List, the first country outside Europe aligned with eIDAS.
On 12 November 2026 the European Commission announced that the electronic signature and seal schemes of the EU and Egypt are now technically aligned. After a technical assessment of Egypt's trusted list under the eIDAS Regulation, Egypt will be added to the EU Third Countries Trusted List.
What this means
- Validation in the EU: being on the list confirms that Egypt's electronic signature and seal schemes are technically compatible with the EU's, and allows EU Member States to validate them.
- A first: Egypt is the first country outside Europe whose electronic signature framework is technically aligned with the EU's.
- Simpler exchanges: the Commission expects it to simplify cross-border government and business exchanges based on electronic documents with an advanced level of trust.
The step is a deliverable of the EU-Egypt Summit of 22 October 2025. It also serves a wider aim of the Commission: technical recognition of signatures or seals created in third countries as meeting the requirements of EU advanced electronic signatures or seals under eIDAS. The Commission says it aims to conclude similar tracks with other third countries in the coming months.
For what eIDAS 2 changes for signatures in the EU, see eIDAS 2 and electronic signatures.
What to do now
Within the EU nothing changes: the three levels of electronic signature and their legal effect stay the same. If you sign with partners outside the EU, check which level each document needs.
Dazr Sign gives a simple electronic signature with an audit trail and a sealed PDF for everyday documents. Where a document needs more, choose for that signer an ID-verified advanced signature, or Signs with a qualified signature: they sign with their own qualified certificate, and Dazr Sign checks it against the EU trusted lists. Which signature do I need?
Sources
For information only, not legal advice. Last updated 12 November 2026.
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