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EEC adopted decision on mutual recognition of digital signature in transboundary B2G interactions
At its meeting held on August 22, the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board approved the rules for mutual recognition of digital signature (EDS) in transboundary B2G (Business-to-Government) interactions in the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. The decision will help simplify transboundary interaction and improve the efficiency of doing business in the EAEU.
Earlier, the EEC Board determined 14 spheres that require EDS recognition in transboundary B2G interactions as a matter of priority.
Once the new rules are implemented, companies operating in different countries of the Eurasian Economic Union will be able to use the same EDS to interact with public authorities. This means that there will be no need to obtain separate EDS for each country, which will significantly simplify the process and reduce administrative costs.
"In fact, the rules aimed at regulating B2G-type interactions lay the groundwork for ensuring the provision of interstate services in electronic form. It can be said that this is our first approach to organizing interstate services," stressed Varos Simonyan, EEC Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Informatization, Information and Communication Technologies.
In the long term, this decision will contribute to developing cross-border trade and integration in the EAEU. Implementing the new rules will require finalizing the EEC and Member States' trusted third parties originally created only for intergovernmental G2G (Government-to-Government) interaction. The main work is scheduled to be completed this year.
