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May an AI agent «Issue certificate»?

Catalogue as of: · Jurisdictions: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy

Short answer

Prepare only. An agent may prepare «Issue certificate» — a human must carry it out: requires a qualified signature — available only to natural persons. Mandact recognises this and puts the transaction before a human instead of executing it.

Form requirement by country

CountryForm requirementConsequence for the agent
Switzerlandqualified formrequires a qualified signature — available only to natural persons
Germanyqualified formrequires a qualified signature — available only to natural persons
Austriaqualified formrequires a qualified signature — available only to natural persons
Italyqualified formrequires a qualified signature — available only to natural persons

Properties in the catalogue

Agent capability
prepare only (prepare_only)
Reversible
no — final
Risk level
3 of 3
Human approval recommended
yes — add to escalateActions

Legal basis
Art. 251 StGB (Urkundenfaelschung) bei Missbrauch

Frequently asked questions

May an AI agent «Issue certificate» in Switzerland?

Only as preparation. In Switzerland the rule is: qualified form — requires a qualified signature — available only to natural persons. Execution stays with a human.

May an AI agent «Issue certificate» in Germany?

Only as preparation. In Germany the rule is: qualified form — requires a qualified signature — available only to natural persons. Execution stays with a human.

May an AI agent «Issue certificate» in Austria?

Only as preparation. In Austria the rule is: qualified form — requires a qualified signature — available only to natural persons. Execution stays with a human.

May an AI agent «Issue certificate» in Italy?

Only as preparation. In Italy the rule is: qualified form — requires a qualified signature — available only to natural persons. Execution stays with a human.

Not legal advice. The information comes from the action catalogue from which the Mandact engine derives its decisions; in an individual case the applicable law decides.

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