law://eu/dec/2013/662@2026-11-12THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal marketnote, and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
| Term | Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Certification Service Provider | CSP | As defined in Article 2(11) of Directive 1999/93/EC. |
| Certification Authority | CA | (1) a certification service provider that creates and assigns public key certificates; or(2) a technical certificate generation service that is used by a certification service provider that creates and assign public key certificates.NOTE: See clause 4 of EN 319 411-2note for further explanation of the concept of certification authority. |
| Certification Authority issuing Qualified Certificates | CA/QC | A CA who meets the requirements laid down in Annex II of Directive 1999/93/EC and issues qualified certificates meeting the requirements laid down in Annex I of Directive 1999/93/EC. |
| Certificate | Certificate | As defined in Article 2(9) of Directive 1999/93/EC. |
| Qualified Certificate | QC | As defined in Article 2(10) of Directive 1999/93/EC. |
| Signatory | Signatory | As defined in Article 2(3) of Directive 1999/93/EC. |
| Supervision | Supervision | Refers to supervision provided for in Article 3(3) of Directive 1999/93/EC. Directive 1999/93/EC requires Member States to establish an appropriate system allowing the supervision of CSPs which are established on their territory and issue qualified certificates to the public, ensuring the supervision of compliance with the provisions laid down in that Directive. |
| Voluntary Accreditation | Accreditation | As defined in Article 2(13) of Directive 1999/93/EC. |
| Trusted List | TL | Designates the list indicating the supervision/accreditation status of certification services from Certification Services Providers who are supervised/accredited by the referenced Member State for compliance with the provisions laid down in Directive 1999/93/EC. |
| Trust-service Status List | TSL | Form of a signed list used as the basis for presentation of trust service status information according to the specifications laid down in the ETSI TS 119 612. |
| Trust Service | Service which enhances trust and confidence in electronic transactions (typically, but not necessarily, using cryptographic techniques or involving confidential material) (ETSI TS 119 612).NOTE: This term is used with a broader application than certification service issuing certificates or providing other services related to electronic signatures. | |
| Trust Service Provider | TSP | Body operating one or more (electronic) Trust Services (This term is used with a broader application than CSP). |
| Trust Service Token | TrST | A physical or binary (logical) object generated or issued as a result of the use of a Trust Service. Examples of binary TrSTs are certificates, Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs), Time Stamp Tokens (TSTs) and Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) responses. |
| Qualified Electronic Signature | QES | An AdES supported by a QC and which is created by a secure signature creation device as defined in Article 2 of Directive 1999/93/EC. |
| Advanced Electronic Signature | AdES | As defined in Article 2(2) of Directive 1999/93/EC. |
| Advanced Electronic Signature supported by a Qualified Certificate | AdESQC | Means an Electronic Signature that meets the requirements of an AdES and is supported by a QC as defined in Article 2 of Directive 1999/93/EC. |
| Secure Signature Creation Device | SSCD | As defined in Article 2(6) of Directive 1999/93/EC. |
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