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By 18 September 2015, taking into account relevant international standards and subject to paragraph 2, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set out minimum technical specifications, standards and procedures with reference to which assurance levels low, substantial and high are specified for electronic identification means for the purposes of paragraph 1. Those minimum technical specifications, standards and procedures shall be set out by reference to the reliability and quality of the following elements: the procedure to prove and verify the identity of natural or legal persons applying for the issuance of electronic identification means; the procedure for the issuance of the requested electronic identification means; the authentication mechanism, through which the natural or legal person uses the electronic identification means to confirm its identity to a relying party; the entity issuing the electronic identification means; any other body involved in the application for the issuance of the electronic identification means; and the technical and security specifications of the issued electronic identification means. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).

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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.