France is a full participant in the EU eIDAS framework, with qualified trust services widely used in regulated industries and public-sector procedures.
Supervisory authority
Qualified trust services in France are overseen by ANSSI (Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information), which maintains the national trusted list referenced by the EU List of Trusted Lists.
Notable qualified trust service providers
- Certigna
- Universign
- ChamberSign
This is not an exhaustive list — the authoritative, always-current set of qualified providers is France's national trusted list, indexed by the EU LOTL. Sealium validates against the live list, so new providers are recognised automatically.
How to validate France signatures
Send the document to the Sealium API and it resolves France's trusted list automatically, returning each signature's eIDAS level, signer, certificate chain, revocation status and timestamps as a structured report — no per-country configuration required.
Frequently asked questions
Is an electronic signature legally valid in France?
Yes. As an EU participant in the eIDAS framework, France recognises electronic signatures, and a qualified electronic signature (QES) has the same legal effect as a handwritten one. France's qualified providers are published on its national trusted list, which is indexed by the EU List of Trusted Lists.
Who publishes France's trusted list?
France's trusted list is published under the supervision of ANSSI (Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information) and referenced by the EU List of Trusted Lists.
How do I validate a France electronic signature?
Check the signature against France's national trusted list (via the EU LOTL): verify integrity, build the certificate chain, check revocation and any timestamp, and read the eIDAS level. Sealium does all of this in one /v1/validate API call and returns a structured report.
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