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The process for the validation of a qualified electronic signature shall confirm the validity of a qualified electronic signature provided that: the certificate that supports the signature was, at the time of signing, a qualified certificate for electronic signature complying with Annex I; the qualified certificate was issued by a qualified trust service provider and was valid at the time of signing; the signature validation data corresponds to the data provided to the relying party; the unique set of data representing the signatory in the certificate is correctly provided to the relying party; the use of any pseudonym is clearly indicated to the relying party if a pseudonym was used at the time of signing; the electronic signature was created by a qualified electronic signature creation device; the integrity of the signed data has not been compromised; the requirements provided for in Article 26 were met at the time of signing.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.