E-certificates and e-reports

METAS issues certificates and reports in electronic form as digitally signed PDF documents. On this page, you will learn how to access your documents and check their validity.

Access to e-certificates and e-reports

Once your order has been completed, you will receive the login details for the METAS portal by e-mail. There you can securely download your e-certificates and e-reports:

• Log in to the METAS portal

Once the document has been downloaded, it is deemed to have been delivered.

Archiving

Your e-certificates will remain available via the METAS portal. However, permanent archiving cannot be guaranteed. We therefore recommend that you securely archive your electronic documents yourself.

Legal validity of documents

METAS e-certificates and e-reports are issued as electronically signed PDF documents:

• Only the electronic version is legally valid and verifiable.
• The printout of an electronic document serves only as a copy and has no legal validity in its own right.
• The results documented in the certificate or report apply only to the object tested, calibrated or sampled.

Checking the electronic signature

All METAS e-certificates and e-reports are signed electronically.

You can find out how to verify the electronic signature on digital documents on the “Checking electronic signatures” page.

For more information about the signature, please refer to the specifications of GlobalSign, our digital signature provider.

FAQ

• Who can access my e-certificates?

  Only people who log in to the METAS portal using the valid login details can access e-certificates.

• How long will my e-certificates be available?

  METAS does not delete e-certificates. As permanent archiving cannot be guaranteed, we recommend that you also save the documents yourself.

• What should I do if I have forgotten my password or can’t log in?

  If you have any problems logging in to the METAS portal, please contact the METAS help desk.

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