direct ec european parliament council decemb commun framework electron signatur european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati april commiss present european parliament council econom social committe committe region commun european initi electron commerc octob commiss present european parliament council econom social committe committe region commun ensur secur trust electron commun european framework digit signatur encrypt decemb council invit commiss submit propos direct european parliament council digit signatur electron commun commerc necessit quot electron signatur quot relat servic allow data authent diverg rule respect legal recognit electron signatur accredit certif servic provid member state creat signific barrier electron commun electron commerc hand clear commun framework condit appli electron signatur strengthen confid gener accept technolog legisl member state hinder free movement good servic intern market interoper electron signatur product promot accord articl treati intern market compris area intern frontier free movement good ensur essenti requir specif electron signatur product met order ensur free movement intern market build trust electron signatur prejudic council regul ec decemb set commun regim control export dual good council decis cfsp decemb joint action adopt council control export dual good direct harmonis provis servic respect confidenti inform cover nation provis concern public polici public secur intern market ensur free movement person result citizen resid european union increasingli deal author member state resid avail electron commun great servic respect rapid technolog develop global charact internet necessit approach open technolog servic capabl authent data electron electron signatur larg varieti circumst applic result wide rang servic product relat electron signatur definit product servic limit issuanc manag certif encompass servic product ancillari electron signatur registr servic time stamp servic directori servic comput servic consult servic relat electron signatur intern market enabl certif servic provid develop cross border activ view increas competit offer consum busi opportun exchang inform trade electron secur frontier order stimul commun wide provis certif servic open network certif servic provid free provid servic prior authoris prior authoris mean permiss certif servic provid concern obtain decis nation author allow provid certif servic measur effect voluntari accredit scheme aim enhanc level servic provis offer certif servic provid framework develop servic level trust secur qualiti demand evolv market scheme encourag develop practic certif servic provid certif servic provid left free adher benefit accredit scheme certif servic offer public entiti legal natur person establish accord nation law member state prohibit certif servic provid oper voluntari accredit scheme ensur accredit scheme reduc competit certif servic member state decid ensur supervis complianc provis laid direct direct preclud establish privat sector base supervis system direct oblig certif servic provid appli supervis applic accredit scheme import strike balanc consum busi annex iii cover requir secur signatur creation devic ensur function advanc electron signatur cover entir system environ devic oper function intern market requir commiss member state act swiftli enabl bodi charg conform assess secur signatur devic annex iii design order meet market conform assess time effici direct contribut legal recognit electron signatur commun regulatori framework need electron signatur exclus system base voluntari agreement privat law number particip freedom parti agre term condit accept electron sign data respect extent allow nation law legal effect electron signatur system admiss evid legal proceed recognis direct seek harmonis nation rule contract law format perform contract formal contractu natur signatur reason provis legal effect electron signatur prejudic requir form laid nation law regard conclus contract rule determin contract conclud storag copi signatur creation data threat legal valid electron signatur electron signatur public sector nation commun administr commun administr citizen econom oper public procur taxat social secur health justic system harmonis criteria relat legal effect electron signatur preserv coher legal framework commun nation law lai requir legal valid hand written signatur certif confirm ident person sign electron advanc electron signatur base qualifi certif aim higher level secur advanc electron signatur base qualifi certif creat secur signatur creation devic regard legal equival hand written signatur requir hand written signatur fulfil order contribut gener accept electron authent method ensur electron signatur evid legal proceed member state legal recognit electron signatur base object criteria link authoris certif servic provid involv nation law govern legal sphere electron document electron signatur direct prejudic power nation court make rule conform requir direct affect nation rule unfett judici consider evid certif servic provid provid certif servic public subject nation rule liabil develop intern electron commerc requir cross border arrang involv countri order ensur interoper global level agreement multilater rule countri mutual recognit certif servic benefici order increas user confid electron commun electron commerc certif servic provid observ data protect legisl individu privaci provis pseudonym certif prevent member state requir identif person pursuant commun nation law measur implement direct adopt accord council decis ec june lai procedur exercis implement power confer commiss year implement commiss carri review direct inter alia ensur advanc technolog legal environ creat barrier achiev aim state direct examin implic technic area submit report european parliament council subject accord principl subsidiar proportion set articl treati object creat harmonis legal framework provis electron signatur relat servic suffici achiev member state achiev commun direct achiev object adopt direct articl scope purpos direct facilit electron signatur contribut legal recognit establish legal framework electron signatur certif servic order ensur proper function intern market cover aspect relat conclus valid contract legal oblig requir form prescrib nation commun law affect rule limit contain nation commun law govern document articl definit purpos direct quot electron signatur quot mean data electron form attach logic electron data serv method authent quot advanc electron signatur quot mean electron signatur meet requir uniqu link signatori capabl identifi signatori creat mean signatori maintain sole control link data relat manner subsequ chang data detect quot signatori quot mean person hold signatur creation devic act behalf behalf natur legal person entiti repres quot signatur creation data quot mean uniqu data code privat cryptograph kei signatori creat electron signatur quot signatur creation devic quot mean configur softwar hardwar implement signatur creation data quot secur signatur creation devic quot mean signatur creation devic meet requir laid annex iii quot signatur verif data quot mean data code public cryptograph kei purpos verifi electron signatur quot signatur verif devic quot mean configur softwar hardwar implement signatur verif data quot certif quot mean electron attest link signatur verif data person confirm ident person quot qualifi certif quot mean certif meet requir laid annex provid certif servic provid fulfil requir laid annex ii quot certif servic provid quot mean entiti legal natur person issu certif servic relat electron signatur quot electron signatur product quot mean hardwar softwar relev compon thereof intend certif servic provid provis electron signatur servic intend creation verif electron signatur quot voluntari accredit quot mean permiss set right oblig specif provis certif servic grant request certif servic provid concern public privat bodi charg elabor supervis complianc right oblig certif servic provid entitl exercis right stem permiss receiv decis bodi articl market access member state make provis certif servic subject prior authoris prejudic provis paragraph member state introduc maintain voluntari accredit scheme aim enhanc level certif servic provis condit relat scheme object transpar proportion discriminatori member state limit number accredit certif servic provid reason fall scope direct member state ensur establish system supervis certif servic provid establish territori issu qualifi certif public conform secur signatur creation devic requir laid annex iii determin public privat bodi design member state commiss pursuant procedur laid articl establish criteria member state determin bodi design determin conform requir laid annex iii made bodi refer subparagraph recognis member state commiss accord procedur laid articl establish publish refer number gener recognis standard electron signatur product offici journal european commun member state presum complianc requir laid annex ii point annex iii electron signatur product meet standard member state commiss work promot develop signatur verif devic light recommend secur signatur verif laid annex iv interest consum member state make electron signatur public sector subject addit requir requir object transpar proportion discriminatori relat specif characterist applic concern requir constitut obstacl cross border servic citizen articl intern market principl member state appli nation provis adopt pursuant direct certif servic provid establish territori servic provid member state restrict provis certif servic origin member state field cover direct member state ensur electron signatur product compli direct permit circul freeli intern market articl legal effect electron signatur member state ensur advanc electron signatur base qualifi certif creat secur signatur creation devic satisfi legal requir signatur relat data electron form manner handwritten signatur satisfi requir relat paper base data admiss evid legal proceed member state ensur electron signatur deni legal effect admiss evid legal proceed sole ground electron form base qualifi certif base qualifi certif issu accredit certif servic provid creat secur signatur creation devic articl liabil minimum member state ensur issu certif qualifi certif public guarante certif public certif servic provid liabl damag caus entiti legal natur person reli certif accuraci time issuanc inform contain qualifi certif fact certif detail prescrib qualifi certif assur time issuanc certif signatori identifi qualifi certif held signatur creation data signatur verif data identifi certif assur signatur creation data signatur verif data complementari manner case certif servic provid gener certif servic provid prove act neglig minimum member state ensur certif servic provid issu certif qualifi certif public liabl damag caus entiti legal natur person reli certif failur regist revoc certif certif servic provid prove act neglig member state ensur certif servic provid qualifi certif limit certif provid limit recognis parti certif servic provid liabl damag aris qualifi certif exce limit member state ensur certif servic provid qualifi certif limit transact certif provid limit recognis parti certif servic provid liabl damag result maximum limit exceed provis paragraph prejudic council direct eec april unfair term consum contract articl intern aspect member state ensur certif issu qualifi certif public certif servic provid establish countri recognis legal equival certif issu certif servic provid establish commun certif servic provid fulfil requir laid direct accredit voluntari accredit scheme establish member state certif servic provid establish commun fulfil requir laid direct guarante certif certif certif servic provid recognis bilater multilater agreement commun countri intern organis order facilit cross border certif servic countri legal recognit advanc electron signatur origin countri commiss make propos achiev effect implement standard intern agreement applic certif servic submit propos council mandat negoti bilater multilater agreement countri intern organis council decid qualifi major commiss inform difficulti encount commun undertak respect market access countri submit propos council mandat negoti compar right commun undertak countri council decid qualifi major measur pursuant paragraph prejudic oblig commun member state relev intern agreement articl data protect member state ensur certif servic provid nation bodi respons accredit supervis compli requir laid direct ec european parliament council octob tile protect individu regard process person data free movement data member state ensur certif servic provid issu certif public collect person data directli data subject explicit consent data subject purpos issu maintain certif data collect process purpos explicit consent data subject prejudic legal effect pseudonym nation law member state prevent certif servic provid indic certif pseudonym signatori articl committe commiss assist quot electron signatur committe quot hereinaft refer quot committe quot refer made paragraph articl decis ec appli regard provis articl thereof period laid articl decis ec set month committe adopt rule procedur articl task committe committe clarifi requir laid annex direct criteria refer articl gener recognis standard electron signatur product establish publish pursuant articl accord procedur laid articl articl notif member state notifi commiss member state inform nation voluntari accredit scheme includ addit requir pursuant articl name address nation bodi respons accredit supervis bodi refer articl name address accredit nation certif servic provid inform suppli paragraph respect inform notifi member state articl review commiss review oper direct report thereon european parliament council juli latest review inter alia assess scope direct modifi take account technolog market legal develop report includ assess basi experi gain aspect harmonis report accompani legisl propos articl implement member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct juli forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text main provis domest law adopt field govern direct articl entri forc direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl addresse direct address member state brussel decemb european parliament presid fontain council presid hassi oj oj oj opinion european parliament januari oj council common posit june oj decis european parliament octob publish offici journal council decis novemb oj regul amend regul ec oj oj decis amend decis cfsp oj oj oj oj annex requir qualifi certif qualifi certif indic certif issu qualifi certif identif certif servic provid state establish signatori pseudonym identifi provis specif attribut signatori includ relev depend purpos certif intend signatur verif data correspond signatur creation data control signatori indic begin end period valid certif ident code certif advanc electron signatur certif servic provid issu limit scope certif applic limit transact certif applic annex ii requir certif servic provid issu qualifi certif certif servic provid demonstr reliabl provid certif servic ensur oper prompt secur directori secur revoc servic ensur date time certif issu revok determin precis verifi mean accord nation law ident applic specif attribut person qualifi certif issu emploi personnel possess expert knowledg experi qualif servic provid compet manageri level expertis electron signatur techolog familiar proper secur procedur appli administr manag procedur adequ correspond recognis standard trustworthi system product protect modif ensur technic cryptograph secur process support measur forgeri certif case certif servic provid gener signatur creation data guarante confidenti process gener data maintain suffici financi resourc oper conform requir laid direct bear risk liabil damag obtain insur record relev inform qualifi certif period time purpos provid evid certif purpos legal proceed record electron store copi signatur creation data person certif servic provid provid kei manag servic enter contractu relationship person seek certif support electron signatur inform person durabl mean commun precis term condit certif includ limit exist voluntari accredit scheme procedur complaint disput settlement inform transmit electron write redili understand languag relev part inform made request parti reli certif trustworthi system store certif verifi form authoris person make entri inform check authent certif publicli retriev case certif holder consent obtain technic compromis secur requir appar oper annex iii requir secur signatur creation devic secur signatur creation devic technic procedur mean ensur signatur creation data signatur gener practic occur secreci assur signatur creation data signatur gener reason assur deriv signatur protect forgeri technolog signatur creation data signatur gener reliabl protect legitim signatori secur signatur creation devic alter data sign prevent data present signatori prior signatur process annex iv recommend secur signatur verif signatur verif process ensur reason certainti data verifi signatur correspond data displai verifi signatur reliabl verifi result verif correctli displai verifi reliabl establish content sign data authent valid certif requir time signatur verif reliabl verifi result verif signatori ident correctli displai pseudonym secur relev detect