Annex IRequirements for qualified certificates for electronic signatures

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/1183

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

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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 information or 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.