Article 52Entry into force

Articles 8(3), 9(5), 12(2) to (9), 17(8), 19(4), 20(4), 21(4), 22(5), 23(3), 24(5), 27(4) and (5), 28(6), 29(2), 30(3) and (4), 31(3), 32(3), 33(2), 34(2), 37(4) and (5), 38(6), 42(2), 44(2), 45(2), and Articles 47 and 48 shall apply from 17 September 2014;

Article 7, Article 8(1) and (2), Articles 9, 10, 11 and Article 12(1) shall apply from the date of application of the implementing acts referred to in Articles 8(3) and 12(8);

Article 6 shall apply from three years as from the date of application of the implementing acts referred to in Articles 8(3) and 12(8).

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Qualified certificates for electronic signatures shall contain:

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

a set of data unambiguously representing the qualified trust service provider issuing the qualified certificates including at least, the Member State in which that provider is established and:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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