Reports and studies :: Study on Impact assessment for legislation on mutual recognition and
acceptance of e-Identification and e-Authentication across borders (SMART 2011/0075 Final Report)
Study on Impact assessment for legislation on mutual recognition and
acceptance of e-Identification and e-Authentication across borders (SMART 2011/0075 Final Report)
10 September 2012
The study provides a coherent analysis of regulatory, institutional, organisational and technological
issues related to the development of interoperable cross-border eIDs. Furthermore, it considers the four
options in terms of their potential impact on the development of the digital single market in general, and
of their support to the cross-border access to public services. The different options are compared with
the specific development goals of current policy initiatives.