Ten-year building insurance policies can now be signed digitally before notaries and registrars
07 Oct 2026Effective: 07 Oct 202611 views
Who is affected:
Developers, builders, notaries, registrars and ten-year insurance companies
Summary
Certificates of mandatory building insurance can be presented with qualified electronic signature. Notaries and registrars must accept them if they include a verifiable QR code or CSV.
Detailed analysis
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The Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública updates the 2000 Instruction on accreditation of the ten-year insurance required by the Ley de Ordenación de la Edificación. It clarifies that the policy or guarantee certificate can be signed with qualified electronic signature, with the same legal value as hand…
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