New Implementing Acts ready for your feedback

Your voice has a crucial role to play in the development of the European Digital Identity Framework, which provides the legal and technical basis for the creation of EU Digital Identity Wallets.

A total of 12 new Implementing Acts, most of them focusing on trust services, were published for public consultation on April 15, 2025.

By reviewing and giving feedback on the new Implementing Acts, you can help guide and shape the future of the European Digital Identity Framework, and ensure that EU Digital Identity Wallets meet the needs of everyone in Europe.

What are the new Implementing Acts?

• Management of remote qualified electronic signature creation devices (rQSCDs)

  Establishes the reference standards for the management of remote qualified electronic signature creation devices and qualified electronic seal creation devices as qualified trust services.

• Qualified certificates for electronic signatures and qualified certificates for electronic seals

  Sets out the reference standards and requirements relating to qualified certificates for electronic signatures and qualified certificates for electronic seals.

• Validation of qualified electronic signatures/seals and advanced electronic signatures/seals based on qualified certificates

  Sets out a list of reference standards and, where necessary, establishes specifications and procedures for the validation of qualified electronic signatures and qualified electronic seals and of advanced electronic signatures and advanced electronic seals based on qualified certificates.

• Qualified preservation services for qualified electronic signatures/seals

  Sets out a list of reference standards and, where necessary, establishes specifications and procedures for the qualified preservation service for qualified electronic signatures and for qualified electronic seals.

• Notifications of certified qualified electronic signature/seal creation devices

  Sets out the formats and procedures for the notification by Member States on certified qualified electronic signature/seal creation devices to the Commission, and on the cancellation of their certification, as applicable.

• Verification of identity and of attributes when issuing qualified certificates or qualified electronic attestations of attributes

  Establishes the required specifications and methods, including relevant standards for qualified trust service providers to verify the identity and attributes of natural or legal persons when issuing attestations.

• Initiation of qualified trust services

  Establishes the formats and procedures for notifying supervisory bodies of trust service providers intention to offer qualified trust services.

• Qualified validation services for qualified electronic signatures/seals

  Sets out reference standards and, where necessary, establishes specifications and procedures for qualified validation services for qualified electronic signatures and for qualified electronic seals.

• Qualified timestamps

  Sets out reference standards and, where necessary, establishes specifications and procedures for the binding of date and time to data and for establishing the accuracy of time sources with regards to qualified electronic time stamps.

• Qualified electronic registered delivery services

  Sets out a list of reference standards and, where necessary, establishes specifications and procedures for processes for sending and receiving data in the context of qualified electronic registered delivery services.

• Annual reports from supervisory bodies

  Sets out the formats and procedures for the annual reports of the designated supervisory bodies responsible for the supervision of the European Digital Identity Wallets and of the designated supervisory bodies responsible for the supervision of trust services.

• Procedural arrangements for peer reviews of electronic identification schemes

  Sets out the provisions on the procedural arrangements for the peer reviews of electronic identification schemes to be notified by Member States to the Commission.

How can you share your feedback?

Participating in the public consultation is simple:

1. Visit the "Have your say" platform
2. Download and review the Implementing Acts that interest you.
3. Submit your feedback using the online form provided.
4. Ensure that you submit your feedback by May 13.

The consultation process is open until May 13 2025. Don't miss out on making your voice heard!