The present document defines a baseline profile for ASiC which corresponds to the minimum basic requirements in the context of the EU Services Directive@ and provides the same basic features necessary in this context with the minimal number of options. This is required because there is a clear need for interoperability of AdES signatures@ on which ASiC is based@ used in electronic documents issued by competent authorities to be interchanged across borders in the context of the EU Services Directive. The present document defines a profile that specifies elements and properties requirements for an ASiC container. Clause 2 in the present document contains references to the relevant documents and standards. Clause 3 includes definitions of relevant terms and abbreviations used in the present document. Clause 4 provides details on the way that the requirements on both signer and verifier will be presented throughout the present document. Clauses 5@ 6 and 7 specify the requirements for the short-term electronic signatures@ that is@ requirements for ASiC containers based on BES and EPES forms of XAdES and CAdES. Clause 5 specifies profiling requirements for elements common to all ASiC containers while clauses 6 and 7 specify profile requirements related to ASiC-S and ASiC-E respectively.