in force 2024-05-20 MODIFIED+1,095 −162§
Amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 32024R1183
applies from: unknown (the text changed beyond its dates, so no date that moved can be read as the application date)
dates added to the text: 2025-05-21
A new paragraph 1a has been added stating that compliance with paragraph 1's requirements is presumed where the sending and receiving process complies with the standards, specifications and procedures referred to in paragraph 2, moving this presumption language out of paragraph 2 itself.
Paragraph 2 has been rewritten to set a deadline of 21 May 2025 for the Commission to establish, by implementing acts, a list of reference standards and, where necessary, specifications and procedures for sending and receiving data, replacing the earlier open-ended reference to establishing reference numbers of standards.
Two new paragraphs, 2a and 2b, have been added covering interoperability agreements between providers of qualified electronic registered delivery services, conformity assessment of such interoperability frameworks against paragraph 1's requirements, and the Commission's power to adopt implementing acts establishing reference standards, specifications and procedures for that interoperability framework, with a requirement that technical specifications be cost-effective and proportionate.
Cited: Art. 44, v2
text before / after
32014R0910 → 02014R0910-20240520
Article 44
Requirements for qualified electronic registered delivery services
1. Qualified electronic registered delivery services shall meet the following requirements:
(a) they are provided by one or more qualified trust service provider(s);
(b) they ensure with a high level of confidence the identification of the sender;
(c) they ensure the identification of the addressee before the delivery of the data;
(d) the sending and receiving of data is secured by an advanced electronic signature or an advanced electronic seal of a qualified trust service provider in such a manner as to preclude the possibility of the data being changed undetectably;
(e) any change of the data needed for the purpose of sending or receiving the data is clearly indicated to the sender and addressee of the data;
(f) the date and time of sending, receiving and any change of data are indicated by a qualified electronic time stamp.
In the event of the data being transferred between two or more qualified trust service providers, the requirements in points (a) to (f) shall apply to all the qualified trust service providers.
2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, establish reference numbers of standards for processes for sending and receiving data. 1a. Compliance with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 shall be presumed where the process for sending and receiving data meets those standards. complies with the standards, specifications and procedures referred to in paragraph 2.
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).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).