Notarial signing by videoconference in Spain is regulated by article 17 ter of the Spanish Notarial Law, added by Law 11/2023 of 8 May and in force since 9 November 2023. It only covers a closed list of acts: company incorporations and other corporate acts with cash contributions, powers of attorney for specific acts, for court proceedings or before public authorities, minutes of general meetings and a few more. Sales, mortgages, accepting or renouncing an inheritance, gifts and wills are not on the list and are signed in person.
Which acts cannot be signed by videoconference?
Acts that are not on the article 17 ter list cannot be signed by videoconference. The most common ones are property sales, mortgages, accepting or renouncing an inheritance, gifts, wills outside an epidemic, and general or lasting powers of attorney. In all of them except wills, whoever cannot go to the notary can sign a special power of attorney for that specific act, which can be granted by videoconference, and their representative signs in person.
What do you need to sign before a notary by videoconference?
To sign before a notary by videoconference you access the notarial electronic office with an accepted electronic ID, such as a Spanish electronic ID card or a digital certificate. The notary shows you the document, advises you on it and authorises it with a qualified electronic signature.
Reviewed on 13 November 2026. Source: Spanish Notarial Law, article 17 ter (added by Law 11/2023 of 8 May).