‘QVRA Business Division Imaging AGFA & ‘wa. 2gfa.com Agia NV Tol. +32(0)3 448 7533 ‘Soplosiraat 27 - 2640 Morisel - Belgium Esmall: peter perdiaus@agfa.com Mortsel, 22" of February 2019 To Whom it May Concern Use of e-apostilles Recently the Belgian Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs, informed us that they will provide from now on only digital apostilles (e-apostilles). These apostilles need to be applied for by a notary that first legalizes the documents concerned. We were informed that the use of e-apostilles changes the rules for vali as follows: ity. These rules are Digital apostilies are only valid if they are provided in an electronic way to the requester, @.9. by e-mail, When printed out, the apostille will lose its validity. A digital apostille is valid and applicable for every single page in the digital document. Reason for this is that every digital apostill is signed in a secured way by use of a certificate issued by the Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs. This certificate is lost when the document is printed. The digital apostille can always be verified and reproduced on the website of the Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs: https:/Megalweb.diplomatie.be/search In the header of the screen there is a button where the language can be chosen. The apostille can be reviewed or retrieved by completing the form with the number of the legalization and the date of legalization. Both data are visible in the apostille that is in the pdf. Our authorities also mention that every country that is member of the The Hague Apostille Convention is obliged to accept digital apostilles er ir. Pieter Perdieus ‘Sr. Manager Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs Business Division Imaging ‘Agfa NV Septestraat 27 2640 Mortsel - Belgium 20190222PP_A Diglal Apostles docx Page tof 1 FO Sepenrat 27, 2640 Wore, algun [RLE Antwerp VAT BE 0456 300.588]