Article 39-44, Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 is amended as follows:
The following article is inserted:
‘Article 39a, Requirements for a qualified service for the management of remote qualified electronic seal creation devices
Article 29a shall apply mutatis mutandis to a qualified service for the management of remote qualified electronic seal creation devices.’;
The following article is inserted in Chapter III, Section 5:
‘Article 40a, Requirements for the validation of advanced electronic seals based on qualified certificates
Article 32a shall apply mutatis mutandis to the validation of advanced electronic seals based on qualified certificates.’;
In Article 41, paragraph 3 is deleted;
Article 42 is amended as follows:
(a) the following paragraph is inserted:
‘1a. Compliance with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 shall be presumed where the binding of date and time to data and the accuracy of the time source comply with the standards, specifications and procedures referred to in paragraph 2.’;
(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following
‘2. By 21 May 2025, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a list of reference standards and, where necessary, establish specifications and procedures for the binding of date and time to data and for establishing the accuracy of time sources. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).’;
Article 44 is amended as follows:
(a) the following paragraph is inserted:
‘1a. Compliance with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 shall be presumed where the process for sending and receiving data complies with the standards, specifications and procedures referred to in paragraph 2.’;
(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. By 21 May 2025, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a list of reference standards and, where necessary, establish specifications and procedures for processes for sending and receiving data. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).’;
(c) the following paragraphs are inserted:
‘2a. Providers of qualified electronic registered delivery services may agree on interoperability between qualified electronic registered delivery services which they provide. Such interoperability framework shall comply with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 and such compliance shall be confirmed by a conformity assessment body.
2b. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, establish a list of reference standards and, where necessary, establish specifications and procedures for the interoperability framework referred to in paragraph 2a of this Article. The technical specifications and content of standards shall be cost-effective and proportionate. The implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).’;
Note: This is the final text of Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024, establishing the European Digital Identity Framework.