The eIDAS Regulation establishes a legal framework for electronic identification, authentication, and trust services across the EU, enabling cross-border digital transactions.
Focus: Electronic signatures, trust services, electronic seals, timestamps, e-delivery
Article 3 — Definitions
Article 6 — Mutual Recognition
Article 8 — Assurance Levels
Article 19 — Security Requirements for TSPs
Article 24 — Qualified Trust Service Providers
Article 25 — Legal Effects of Electronic Signatures
Article 28 — Qualified Certificates for Electronic Signatures
Article 35 — Electronic Seals
Article 41 — Electronic Time Stamps
Article 44 — Electronic Registered Delivery
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The eIDAS Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market establishes a comprehensive legal framework for electronic identification (eID) and trust services. It ensures that electronic signatures, seals, timestamps, and registered delivery services have legal effect across all EU Member States, enabling secure cross-border digital transactions between citizens, businesses, and public administrations.
eIDAS applies to trust service providers (TSPs) offering electronic signatures, seals, timestamps, e-delivery, and website authentication certificates in the EU. It also applies to EU Member States regarding mutual recognition of notified eID schemes. Public sector bodies must accept notified eID means from other Member States. Any business relying on electronic signatures or trust services for cross-border transactions is affected.
Qualified trust service providers must meet stringent requirements including regular audits, use of qualified devices, and compliance with EU technical standards (ETSI). They must notify their supervisory body, maintain insurance coverage, and use trustworthy systems. Electronic signatures created with qualified certificates have the legal equivalent of handwritten signatures. Member States must recognize notified eID schemes at assurance levels substantial and high.
Law4Devs provides the full eIDAS Regulation text as structured, queryable JSON via API. Filter articles by trust service type (signatures, seals, timestamps), obligation category, or assurance level. Access specific requirements for qualified trust service providers, conformity assessment rules, and supervisory obligations. Ideal for building compliance dashboards or integrating regulatory text into legal-tech applications.