keyboard_tab EIDAS 2014/0910 EN

(a)

to supervise qualified trust_service providers established in the territory of the designating Member State to ensure, through ex ante and ex post supervisory activities, that those qualified trust_service providers and the qualified trust_services that they provide meet the requirements laid down in this Regulation;

(b)

to take action if necessary, in relation to non-qualified trust_service providers established in the territory of the designating Member State, through ex post supervisory activities, when informed that those non-qualified trust_service providers or the trust_services they provide allegedly do not meet the requirements laid down in this Regulation.

(a)

to cooperate with other supervisory bodies and provide them with assistance in accordance with Article 18;

(b)

to analyse the conformity assessment reports referred to in Articles 20(1) and 21(1);

(c)

to inform other supervisory bodies and the public about breaches of security or loss of integrity in accordance with Article 19(2);

(d)

to report to the Commission about its main activities in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Article;

(e)

to carry out audits or request a conformity_assessment_body to perform a conformity assessment of the qualified trust_service providers in accordance with Article 20(2);

(f)

to cooperate with the data protection authorities, in particular, by informing them without undue delay, about the results of audits of qualified trust_service providers, where personal data protection rules appear to have been breached;

(g)

to grant qualified status to trust_service providers and to the services they provide and to withdraw this status in accordance with Articles 20 and 21;

(h)

to inform the body responsible for the national trusted list referred to in Article 22(3) about its decisions to grant or to withdraw qualified status, unless that body is also the supervisory body;

(i)

to verify the existence and correct application of provisions on termination plans in cases where the qualified trust_service provider ceases its activities, including how information is kept accessible in accordance with point (h) of Article 24(2);

(j)

to require that trust_service providers remedy any failure to fulfil the requirements laid down in this Regulation.

(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.

(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:

(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.

(a)

it binds the date and time to data in such a manner as to reasonably preclude the possibility of the data being changed undetectably;

(b)

it is based on an accurate time source linked to Coordinated Universal Time; and

(c)

it is signed using an advanced electronic_signature or sealed with an advanced electronic_seal of the qualified trust_service provider, or by some equivalent method.