# Decision (EU) 2016/188 of the European Central Bank of 11 December 2015 on the access and use of SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services by the European Central Bank and the national competent authorities of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (ECB/2015/47), Article 2: Use of and access to SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services with medium or above medium criticality shall only be accessed and used if a user has been authenticated by means of an electronic certificate issued and managed by a certification authority accepted in accordance with the ESCB/SSM certificate acceptance framework, including by the ESCB-PKI certification authority.
2. The ESCB-PKI certification authority shall issue electronic certificates and provide other certification services to the competent authorities participating in the ESCB-PKI pursuant to Article 3 for their certificate subscribers and for the certificate subscribers of third parties working with them to enable them to securely access and use SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services.
3. A relying party may rely upon such certificates under the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Decision ECB/2013/1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/47/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-47/article-2
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