# 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, Article 42: Requirements for qualified electronic time stamps

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

1. A qualified electronic time stamp shall meet the following requirements:
(a) it binds the date and time to data in such a manner as to reasonably preclude the possibility of the data being changed undetectably;
(b) it is based on an accurate time source linked to Coordinated Universal Time; and
(c) it is signed using an advanced electronic signature or sealed with an advanced electronic seal of the qualified trust service provider, or by some equivalent method.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/910/article/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-910/article-42
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