Annex I REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED CERTIFICATES FOR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

Qualified certificates for electronic signatures shall contain:

1. (a)

   an indication, at least in a form suitable for automated processing, that the certificate has been issued as a qualified certificate for electronic signature;

2. (b)

   a set of data unambiguously representing the qualified trust service provider issuing the qualified certificates including at least F1...:

   • for a legal person: the name and, where applicable, registration number as stated in the official records,

   • for a natural person: the person’s name;

3. (c)

   at least the name of the signatory, or a pseudonym; if a pseudonym is used, it shall be clearly indicated;

4. (d)

   electronic signature validation data that corresponds to the electronic signature creation data;

5. (e)

   details of the beginning and end of the certificate’s period of validity;

6. (f)

   the certificate identity code, which must be unique for the qualified trust service provider;

7. (g)

   the advanced electronic signature or advanced electronic seal of the issuing qualified trust service provider;

8. (h)

   the location where the certificate supporting the advanced electronic signature or advanced electronic seal referred to in point (g) is available free of charge;

9. (i)

   the location of the services that can be used to enquire about the validity status of the qualified certificate;

10. (j)

    where the electronic signature creation data related to the electronic signature validation data is located in a qualified electronic signature creation device, an appropriate indication of this, at least in a form suitable for automated processing.