Qualified timestamps, eIDAS, admissibility in court : our articles on certifying photos, videos and documents so they hold up as business evidence.
Which EV charging station inspection points can be verified remotely, and which should stay for the site visit? Programmes that fund charging stations, also called EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment), currently check every installation on site. We went through the 13 points of a real on-site inspection checklist, one by one, to measure what certified […]
Can remote visual inspection make inspections faster and more reliable without weakening fieldwork? French energy renovation already says yes: the legislator has opened the way to photo and video inspection for works funded by energy savings certificates (CEE). This guide covers remote visual inspection, known in France as CVAD: definition, process, legal framework, figures, a […]
Does a photo taken on a smartphone actually constitute legal proof in a professional dispute? A technician documents a defect on site, a claims handler captures the state of a damaged asset, a CEE auditor archives photos from a worksite. In every case, the assumption is the same: “I have the photo, I have the […]
The insurance expert report sits at the heart of every claims file. It carries the expert’s technical responsibility, determines the amount of compensation, and, in the event of a dispute, can face close judicial scrutiny. Yet the evidence underpinning this report — claim photos, on-site findings, damage assessments — is rarely certified. In most cases, […]
A certified photo compliant with the eIDAS regulation carries recognized evidentiary weight under French and European law. Qualified timestamping, electronic seal, enhanced geolocation, SHA fingerprint, secure PDF/A-3B storage : the certification chain is robust by design. But a certification chain cannot guarantee that what is submitted to it at the point of capture is authentic. […]
