1. Objectives 1. Promote interoperability and interconnection between land registries and conveyancers in different Member States; 2. Promote increased efficiency and speed in the (computerized) processing of cross border transactions in land registries. 3.Investigate on computerized registration of standardized deeds with clauses that neutralize undesired consequences of hidden rights and hidden charges.

2. Activities 1. Questionnaire. 2. Draft on principles for e-conveyancing; 3. Pilot Netherlands/Spain generic deeds of transfer 4. Prototype of a portal developed in Estonia

3. Questionnaire concerns : Verification of authority registrar, conveyancer Acceptable languages Verification of identity Right to submit electronic applications Electronic signatures Time stamps Software information Archives Cross border e-conveyancing

4. CRO(ss) B(order) E CO(nveyancing) Draft on a Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) for cross border e- conveyancing: Overriding principle respect of existing legal and conveyancing systems Fundamental principles on e- conveyancing; Definitions; Model rules.

5. Pilot generic (standardized) forms Provisional solution: Netherlands /Spain Optional texts that neutralize the results of differences in national legislation. Dutch Notary sent bilingual deed to dutch registrar Dutch registrar adds statement on legal binding force Dutch registrar sents electronic to Spanish registrar

6. DCFR principles in relation to efficiency Public confidence Cross border understandability Generic computerlanguage Standardization (deed of transfer) Contractual freedom Reliable backward procedure

7. DCFR principles in relation to security Confidentiality Non repudiation Authorisation Identification/ Authentication Data integrity Availability

8. Prototype e-Conveyancing

9. Cross-border validation on authenticity and authority to give binding force to a document

10. For cross border input crossborder output is demanded Demands on organisations that deliver output Data in XML Reliable information (translations) Acceptance of liability Warning in case of disturbance in the updating op the registration