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Docusign e-signature not accepted in France


Greetings!

Under protest, I subscribed to Docusign this morning at the behest of the French government agency INPI (portal e-procedures) in order to sign a form stating the cessation of my business. The help desk advised the use of Docusign. The signature from a previous attempt using the free trial was not accepted. Today. the form was duly signd by Docusign, but it was not accepted:

“Your signature is not valid: The summary was signed using a foreign certificate from outside the EU, the certification authority of which is not one of those defined in the eIDAS trust lists. Your signature is therefore not considered valid because we cannot find the certification authority of the certificate used in the eIDAS trust lists. Please contact your signature provider to obtain a compliant signature.”

Direct help from Docusign is impossible without paying extra for a support subscription. 

All this aggravation for a one-time use. I’m furious! This sort of conundrum is one of the reasons why the French largely hate the government.

Does anyone know how to get one of these precious “compliant signatures?

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  • March 12, 2025

Hello ​@Exley 

Thank you for reaching out here in Docusign Community.

Docusign applies a "Signed by Docusign, Inc." seal to all agreements to prove that they processed the signature. External validators do not recognize the "Signed by Docusign, Inc." signature as valid. Ensure you remove it before you submit your documents to an external validator. To remove this signature, contact your account team and ask them to disable "Signed by Docusign, Inc." in your account. For more information about how the "Signed by Docusign, Inc." field displays in the PDF reader, see Viewing Certificate Info in Completed Envelopes.

You can use the list of digital signature validators in the link below.

List of Signature Validators for Digitally Signed Documents

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Best regards,
Marco Paulo | Docusign Community Moderator


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  • March 13, 2025

Thanks for your help. I’m afraid I abandoned DocuSign for another company. The Trust Pilot reviews for DocuSign average out at 2.5 out of 5. That did it for me, especially after my experience with the non support.


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  • March 13, 2025

Hello ​@Exley 

I’m sorry to hear that. You can always reach out to use if you need any help. 

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  • March 20, 2025

Hello ​@Exley 

I hope you are doing well. 

I want to confirm if you were able to solve your issue by utilizing the suggested solution or if the information provided was useful.

If so, please mark it as the "Best Answer ✅" by clicking “Select as Best” to make it easier for other users to find.

Otherwise, let me know and I will gladly help you address the situation as soon as possible.

Best regards,
Marco Paulo | Docusign Community Moderator