On Sep. 30, 2025, EU CMSN published, in the Official Journal, Implementing Reg 2025/1942 of Sep. 29, 2025 laying down rules for the application of Reg 910/2014 re qualified validation services for qualified electronic signatures and qualified validation services for qualified electronic seals; the date of its effect is Oct. 20, 2025.
On Apr. 29, EU CMSN issued draft regulation on validation services.
EU CMSN issued draft regulations, annex laying down rules for application of Reg 910/2014 regards qualified validation services for qualified electronic signatures, seals.
Part of initiative on digital economy and society, electronic signatures and seals.
Validation Services
Qualified validation services for qualified e-signatures and for qualified e-seals ensure the integrity, authenticity and correctness of the process and results of the validation of qualified electronic signatures and of qualified electronic seals respectively.
Qualified trust services play crucial role in digital business environment by promoting transition from traditional paper-based processes to electronic equivalent ones.
Presumption of compliance should only apply where the qualified validation services for e-signatures and e-seals comply with the technical standards set out in the Regulation.
Those standards should reflect established practices, be widely recognized in relevant sectors and should be adapted to include additional controls ensuring the security and trustworthiness of qualified trust services, as well as ability to verify qualified status.
Also ability to verify technical validity of qualified e-signatures and e-seals.
Regulation to enter into force on 20th day following publication in EU Official Journal.
Effectiveness
Feedback on the draft is requested by May 13, 2025.
Sep. 2025 Regulation Published
On Sep. 30, 2025, EU CMSN published, in the Official Journal, Implementing Reg 2025/1942 of Sep. 29, 2025 laying down rules for the application of Reg 910/2014 re qualified validation services for qualified electronic signatures and qualified validation services for qualified electronic seals; the date of its effect is Oct. 20, 2025.
