Regulation 2014/910 - Electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market

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Current status

This regulation has been published on August 28, 2014 and entered into force on September 17, 2014.

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Key information

official title

Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2014/910
Original proposal COM(2012)238 EN
CELEX number i 32014R0910

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Key dates

Document 23-07-2014
Publication in Official Journal 28-08-2014; OJ L 257 p. 73-114
Effect 17-09-2014; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 52.1
17-09-2014; Application Partial application See Art 52.2
01-07-2016; Application See Art 52.2
Deadline 21-11-2024; See Art 5a.23 And 5b.11 And 5c.6 And 5d.7 And 5e.5 And 11a.3 And 45e.2 And 45f.6 And 45f.7
21-05-2025; See Art 19a.2 And 20.4 And 21.4 And 24.1c And 24.5 And 28.6 And 29a.2 And 31.3 And 32a.3 And 33.2 And 34.2 And 38.6 And 42.2 And 44.2 And 45.2 And 45j.2 And 45l.3 And 46a.7 And 46b.7 And 46d.4 And 46e.7
31-05-2025; See Art 48a.4
21-05-2026; Review See Art 49.1
21-05-2026; See Art 51.2 And 51.3 And 51.4
21-05-2027; See Art 51.1
21-05-2030; See Art 49.3
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

28.8.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 257/73

 

REGULATION (EU) No 910/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 23 July 2014

on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),

Whereas:

 

(1)

Building trust in the online environment is key to economic and social development. Lack of trust, in particular because of a perceived lack of legal certainty, makes consumers, businesses and public authorities hesitate to carry out transactions electronically and to adopt new services.

 

(2)

This Regulation seeks to enhance trust in electronic transactions in the internal market by providing a common foundation for secure electronic interaction between citizens, businesses and public authorities, thereby increasing the effectiveness of public and private online services, electronic business and electronic commerce in the Union.

 

(3)

Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), dealt with electronic signatures without delivering a comprehensive cross-border and cross-sector framework for secure, trustworthy and easy-to-use electronic transactions. This Regulation enhances and expands the acquis of that Directive.

 

(4)

The Commission communication of 26 August 2010 entitled ‘A Digital Agenda for Europe’ identified the fragmentation of the digital market, the lack of interoperability and the rise in cybercrime as major obstacles to the virtuous cycle of the digital economy. In its EU Citizenship Report 2010, entitled ‘Dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens’ rights’, the Commission further highlighted the need to solve the main problems that prevent Union citizens from enjoying the benefits of a digital single market and cross-border digital services.

 

(5)

In its conclusions of 4 February 2011 and of 23 October 2011, the European Council invited the Commission to create a digital single market by 2015, to make rapid progress in key areas of the digital economy and to promote a fully integrated digital single market by facilitating the cross-border use of online services, with particular attention to facilitating secure electronic identification and authentication.

 

(6)

In its conclusions of 27 May 2011, the Council invited the Commission to contribute to the digital single market by creating appropriate conditions for the mutual recognition of key enablers across borders, such as electronic identification, electronic documents, electronic signatures and electronic delivery services, and for interoperable e-government services across the European Union.

 

(7)

The European Parliament, in its resolution of 21 September 2010 on completing the internal market for e-commerce (4), stressed the importance of the security of electronic services, especially of electronic signatures, and of the need to create a public key infrastructure at pan-European level, and called on the Commission to set up a European validation authorities gateway to ensure the cross-border interoperability of electronic signatures and to increase the security of transactions carried out using the internet.

 

(8)

Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) requires Member States to establish ‘points of single contact’ (PSCs) to ensure that...


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