When submitting documents in paper format, it is necessary to certify the signatures on the minutes of the meeting of shareholders regarding the appointment or revocation of the board. The signatures on the consent of the members of the Council shall not be certified notarially, except where it is provided for in the articles of association of the public.

Signatures may be certified as follows:

• a sworn notary;
• in the Orphan's Court, after the declared place of residence (if the person has a personal identity number of the Republic of Latvia), if there is no notary in the county, county city or county parish;
• when signing documents with a secure electronic signature and time stamp. Where a document is to be signed by more than one person, it may be provided electronically only if all the signatories have an electronic signature.