in force 2024-05-20 MODIFIED+623 −0§
Amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 32024R1183
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dates added to the text: 2026-05-21
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The original list of requirements for advanced electronic signatures is now numbered as paragraph 1, with its four points unchanged.
A new paragraph 2 has been added, providing that the Commission shall by 21 May 2026 assess whether implementing acts establishing reference standards, specifications and procedures for advanced electronic signatures are necessary, may adopt such acts on that basis, and that compliance with those standards, specifications and procedures shall be presumed to meet the Article 26 requirements, with such acts to be adopted under the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).
Cited: Art. 26, v2
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32014R0910 → 02014R0910-20240520
Article 26 Requirements for advanced electronic signatures 1. An advanced electronic signature shall meet the following requirements: (a) it is uniquely linked to the signatory; (b) it is capable of identifying the signatory; (c) it is created using electronic signature creation data that the signatory can, with a high level of confidence, use under his sole control; and (d) it is linked to the data signed therewith in such a way that any subsequent change in the data is detectable.2. By 21 May 2026, the Commission shall assess whether it is necessary to adopt implementing acts to establish a list of reference standards and, where necessary, establish specifications and procedures for advanced electronic signatures. On the basis of that assessment, the Commission may adopt such implementing acts. Compliance with the requirements for advanced electronic signatures shall be presumed where an advanced electronic signature complies with the standards, specifications and procedures. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).