EIDAS 2014/0910 EN

(a)	Articles 8(3), 9(5), 12(2) to (9), 17(8), 19(4), 20(4), 21(4), 22(5), 23(3), 24(5), 27(4) and (5), 28(6), 29(2), 30(3) and (4), 31(3), 32(3), 33(2), 34(2), 37(4) and (5), 38(6), 42(2), 44(2), 45(2), and Articles 47 and 48 shall apply from 17 September 2014;

(b)	Article 7, Article 8(1) and (2), Articles 9, 10, 11 and Article 12(1) shall apply from the date of application of the implementing acts referred to in Articles 8(3) and 12(8);

(c)	Article 6 shall apply from three years as from the date of application of the implementing acts referred to in Articles 8(3) and 12(8).

3. Where the notified electronic_identification scheme is included in the list published by the Commission pursuant to Article 9 before the date referred to in point (c) of paragraph 2 of this Article, the recognition of the electronic_identification means under that scheme pursuant to Article 6 shall take place no later than 12 months after the publication of that scheme but not before the date referred to in point (c) of paragraph 2 of this Article.

4. Notwithstanding point (c) of paragraph 2 of this Article, a Member State may decide that electronic_identification means under electronic_identification scheme notified pursuant to Article 9(1) by another Member State are recognised in the first Member State as from the date of application of the implementing acts referred to in Articles 8(3) and 12(8). Member States concerned shall inform the Commission. The Commission shall make this information public.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.

For the Parliament

The President

M. SCHULZ

For the Council

The President

S. GOZI

(1) OJ C 351, 15.11.2012, p. 73.

(2) Position of the European Parliament of 3 April 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 23 July 2014.

(3) Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic_signatures (OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12).

(4) OJ C 50 E, 21.2.2012, p. 1.

(5) Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36).

(6) Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 45).

(7) Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).

(8) Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 35).

(9) Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).

(10) Commission Decision 2009/767/EC of 16 October 2009 setting out measures facilitating the use of procedures by electronic means through the ‘points of single contact’ under Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market (OJ L 274, 20.10.2009, p. 36).

(11) Commission Decision 2011/130/EU of 25 February 2011 establishing minimum requirements for the cross-border processing of documents signed electronically by competent authorities under Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market (OJ L 53, 26.2.2011, p. 66).

(12) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

(13) Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).

(14) OJ C 28, 30.1.2013, p. 6.

(15) Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65).

ANNEX I

REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED CERTIFICATES FOR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

Qualified certificates for electronic_signatures shall contain:

(a)	an indication, at least in a form suitable for automated processing, that the certificate has been issued as a qualified certificate for electronic_signature;

(b)

a set of data unambiguously representing the qualified trust_service provider issuing the qualified certificates including at least, the Member State in which that provider is established and:

—	for a legal person: the name and, where applicable, registration number as stated in the official records,

—	for a natural person: the person’s name;

(c)	at least the name of the signatory, or a pseudonym; if a pseudonym is used, it shall be clearly indicated;

(d)	electronic_signature validation_data that corresponds to the electronic_signature creation data;

(e)	details of the beginning and end of the certificate’s period of validity;

(f)	the certificate identity code, which must be unique for the qualified trust_service provider;

(g)	the advanced electronic_signature or advanced electronic_seal of the issuing qualified trust_service provider;

(h)	the location where the certificate supporting the advanced electronic_signature or advanced electronic_seal referred to in point (g) is available free of charge;

(i)	the location of the services that can be used to enquire about the validity status of the qualified certificate;

(j)	where the electronic_signature creation data related to the electronic_signature validation_data is located in a qualified electronic_signature creation device, an appropriate indication of this, at least in a form suitable for automated processing.

ANNEX II

REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE CREATION DEVICES

Qualified electronic_signature creation devices shall ensure, by appropriate technical and procedural means, that at least:

(a)	the confidentiality of the electronic_signature creation data used for electronic_signature creation is reasonably assured;

(b)	the electronic_signature creation data used for electronic_signature creation can practically occur only once;

(c)	the electronic_signature creation data used for electronic_signature creation cannot, with reasonable assurance, be derived and the electronic_signature is reliably protected against forgery using currently available technology;

(d)	the electronic_signature creation data used for electronic_signature creation can be reliably protected by the legitimate signatory against use by others.

Qualified electronic_signature creation devices shall not alter the data to be signed or prevent such data from being presented to the signatory prior to signing.

Generating or managing electronic_signature creation data on behalf of the signatory may only be done by a qualified trust_service provider.

Without prejudice to point (d) of point 1, qualified trust_service providers managing electronic_signature creation data on behalf of the signatory may duplicate the electronic_signature creation data only for back-up purposes provided the following requirements are met:

(a)	the security of the duplicated datasets must be at the same level as for the original datasets;

(b)	the number of duplicated datasets shall not exceed the minimum needed to ensure continuity of the service.

ANNEX III

REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED CERTIFICATES FOR ELECTRONIC SEALS

Qualified certificates for electronic_seals shall contain:

(a)	an indication, at least in a form suitable for automated processing, that the certificate has been issued as a qualified certificate for electronic_seal;

(b)

a set of data unambiguously representing the qualified trust_service provider issuing the qualified certificates including at least the Member State in which that provider is established and:

—	for a legal person: the name and, where applicable, registration number as stated in the official records,

—	for a natural person: the person’s name;

(c)	at least the name of the creator of the seal and, where applicable, registration number as stated in the official records;

(d)	electronic_seal validation_data, which corresponds to the electronic_seal creation data;

(e)	details of the beginning and end of the certificate’s period of validity;

(f)	the certificate identity code, which must be unique for the qualified trust_service provider;

(g)	the advanced electronic_signature or advanced electronic_seal of the issuing qualified trust_service provider;

(h)	the location where the certificate supporting the advanced electronic_signature or advanced electronic_seal referred to in point (g) is available free of charge;

(i)	the location of the services that can be used to enquire as to the validity status of the qualified certificate;

(j)	where the electronic_seal creation data related to the electronic_seal validation_data is located in a qualified electronic_seal creation device, an appropriate indication of this, at least in a form suitable for automated processing.

ANNEX IV

REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED CERTIFICATES FOR WEBSITE AUTHENTICATION

Qualified certificates for website authentication shall contain:

(a)	an indication, at least in a form suitable for automated processing, that the certificate has been issued as a qualified certificate for website authentication;

(b)

a set of data unambiguously representing the qualified trust_service provider issuing the qualified certificates including at least the Member State in which that provider is established and:

—	for a legal person: the name and, where applicable, registration number as stated in the official records,

—	for a natural person: the person’s name;

(c)

for natural persons: at least the name of the person to whom the certificate has been issued, or a pseudonym. If a pseudonym is used, it shall be clearly indicated;

for legal persons: at least the name of the legal person to whom the certificate is issued and, where applicable, registration number as stated in the official records;

(d)	elements of the address, including at least city and State, of the natural or legal person to whom the certificate is issued and, where applicable, as stated in the official records;

(e)	the domain name(s) operated by the natural or legal person to whom the certificate is issued;

(f)	details of the beginning and end of the certificate’s period of validity;

(g)	the certificate identity code, which must be unique for the qualified trust_service provider;

(h)	the advanced electronic_signature or advanced electronic_seal of the issuing qualified trust_service provider;

(i)	the location where the certificate supporting the advanced electronic_signature or advanced electronic_seal referred to in point (h) is available free of charge;