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- 1 Article 33 Qualified validation service for qualified electronic signatures
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II
ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION
CHAPTER III
TRUST SERVICES
SECTION 1
General provisions
SECTION 2
Supervision
SECTION 3
Qualified trust services
SECTION 4
Electronic signatures
SECTION 5
Electronic seals
SECTION 6
Electronic time stamps
SECTION 7
Electronic registered delivery services
SECTION 8
Website authentication
CHAPTER IV
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER V
DELEGATIONS OF POWER AND IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS
CHAPTER VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
- electronic identification
- electronic identification means
- person identification data
- electronic identification scheme
- authentication
- relying party
- public sector body
- body governed by public law
- signatory
- electronic signature
- advanced electronic signature
- qualified electronic signature
- electronic signature creation data
- certificate for electronic signature
- qualified certificate for electronic signature
- trust service
- qualified trust service
- conformity assessment body
- trust service provider
- qualified trust service provider
- product
- electronic signature creation device
- qualified electronic signature creation device
- creator of a seal
- electronic seal
- advanced electronic seal
- qualified electronic seal
- electronic seal creation data
- certificate for electronic seal
- qualified certificate for electronic seal
- electronic seal creation device
- qualified electronic seal creation device
- electronic time stamp
- qualified electronic time stamp
- electronic document
- electronic registered delivery service
- qualified electronic registered delivery service
- certificate for website authentication
- qualified certificate for website authentication
- validation data
- validation
- qualified 62
- shall 35
- certificate 30
- electronic_signature 29
- data 28
- trust_service 24
- article 23
- provider 21
- creation 20
- referred 16
- least 14
- european 14
- electronic_seal 14
- advanced 14
- which 14
- certificates 14
- parliament 12
- council 12
- requirements 12
- processing 11
- issued 11
- legal 11
- person 11
- issuing 10
- point 10
- applicable 10
- used 10
- name 10
- means 10
- implementing 10
- paragraph 10
- member 10
- information 10
- validity 9
- acts 9
- automated 9
- accordance 9
- natural 9
- service 9
- //ec 9
- state 8
- appropriate 8
- official 8
- form 8
- commission 8
- suitable 7
- lists 7
- validation 7
- including 7
- available 7
Article 22
Trusted lists
1. Each Member State shall establish, maintain and publish trusted lists, including information related to the qualified trust_service providers for which it is responsible, together with information related to the qualified trust_services provided by them.
2. Member States shall establish, maintain and publish, in a secured manner, the electronically signed or sealed trusted lists referred to in paragraph 1 in a form suitable for automated processing.
3. Member States shall notify to the Commission, without undue delay, information on the body responsible for establishing, maintaining and publishing national trusted lists, and details of where such lists are published, the certificates used to sign or seal the trusted lists and any changes thereto.
4. The Commission shall make available to the public, through a secure channel, the information referred to in paragraph 3 in electronically signed or sealed form suitable for automated processing.
5. By 18 September 2015 the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, specify the information referred to in paragraph 1 and define the technical specifications and formats for trusted lists applicable for the purposes of paragraphs 1 to 4. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).
Article 24
Requirements for qualified trust_service providers
1. When issuing a qualified certificate for a trust_service, a qualified trust_service provider shall verify, by appropriate means and in accordance with national law, the identity and, if applicable, any specific attributes of the natural or legal person to whom the qualified certificate is issued.
The information referred to in the first subparagraph shall be verified by the qualified trust_service provider either directly or by relying on a third party in accordance with national law:
(a) | by the physical presence of the natural person or of an authorised representative of the legal person; or |
(b) | remotely, using electronic_identification means, for which prior to the issuance of the qualified certificate, a physical presence of the natural person or of an authorised representative of the legal person was ensured and which meets the requirements set out in Article 8 with regard to the assurance levels ‘substantial’ or ‘high’; or |
(c) | by means of a certificate of a qualified electronic_signature or of a qualified electronic_seal issued in compliance with point (a) or (b); or |
(d) | by using other identification methods recognised at national level which provide equivalent assurance in terms of reliability to physical presence. The equivalent assurance shall be confirmed by a conformity_assessment_body. |
2. A qualified trust_service provider providing qualified trust_services shall:
(a) | inform the supervisory body of any change in the provision of its qualified trust_services and an intention to cease those activities; |
(b) | employ staff and, if applicable, subcontractors who possess the necessary expertise, reliability, experience, and qualifications and who have received appropriate training regarding security and personal data protection rules and shall apply administrative and management procedures which correspond to European or international standards; |
(c) | with regard to the risk of liability for damages in accordance with Article 13, maintain sufficient financial resources and/or obtain appropriate liability insurance, in accordance with national law; |
(d) | before entering into a contractual relationship, inform, in a clear and comprehensive manner, any person seeking to use a qualified trust_service of the precise terms and conditions regarding the use of that service, including any limitations on its use; |
(e) | use trustworthy systems and products that are protected against modification and ensure the technical security and reliability of the processes supported by them; |
(f) | use trustworthy systems to store data provided to it, in a verifiable form so that:
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(g) | take appropriate measures against forgery and theft of data; |
(h) | record and keep accessible for an appropriate period of time, including after the activities of the qualified trust_service provider have ceased, all relevant information concerning data issued and received by the qualified trust_service provider, in particular, for the purpose of providing evidence in legal proceedings and for the purpose of ensuring continuity of the service. Such recording may be done electronically; |
(i) | have an up-to-date termination plan to ensure continuity of service in accordance with provisions verified by the supervisory body under point (i) of Article 17(4); |
(j) | ensure lawful processing of personal data in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC; |
(k) | in case of qualified trust_service providers issuing qualified certificates, establish and keep updated a certificate database. |
3. If a qualified trust_service provider issuing qualified certificates decides to revoke a certificate, it shall register such revocation in its certificate database and publish the revocation status of the certificate in a timely manner, and in any event within 24 hours after the receipt of the request. The revocation shall become effective immediately upon its publication.
4. With regard to paragraph 3, qualified trust_service providers issuing qualified certificates shall provide to any relying_party information on the validity or revocation status of qualified certificates issued by them. This information shall be made available at least on a per certificate basis at any time and beyond the validity period of the certificate in an automated manner that is reliable, free of charge and efficient.
5. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, establish reference numbers of standards for trustworthy systems and products, which comply with the requirements under points (e) and (f) of paragraph 2 of this Article. Compliance with the requirements laid down in this Article shall be presumed where trustworthy systems and products meet those standards. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).
SECTION 4
Electronic signatures
Article 33
Qualified validation service for qualified electronic_signatures
1. A qualified validation service for qualified electronic_signatures may only be provided by a qualified trust_service provider who:
(a) | provides validation in compliance with Article 32(1); and |
(b) | allows relying parties to receive the result of the validation process in an automated manner, which is reliable, efficient and bears the advanced electronic_signature or advanced electronic_seal of the provider of the qualified validation service. |
2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, establish reference numbers of standards for qualified validation service referred to in paragraph 1. Compliance with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 shall be presumed where the validation service for a qualified electronic_signature meets those standards. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).
Article 52
Entry into force
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. This Regulation shall apply from 1 July 2016, except for the following:
(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:
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(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
1. | Qualified electronic_signature creation devices shall ensure, by appropriate technical and procedural means, that at least:
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2. | 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. |
3. | Generating or managing electronic_signature creation data on behalf of the signatory may only be done by a qualified trust_service provider. |
4. | 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:
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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:
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(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:
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(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; |
(j) | the location of the certificate validity status services that can be used to enquire as to the validity status of the qualified certificate. |
whereas