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Notification of a new identification broker service

Use this service to submit a notification about a new identification broker service before commencing operations.

Under the EU eIDAS Regulation, a provider of electronic identification services must submit a notification to the supervisory authority before commencing operations. The purpose of Guideline 214/2016 O Electronic identification and trust service notifications is to specify the information which operators must provide for the supervisory authority in statutory notifications. The Guideline also describes the notification processes. For more information, see Regulation 72.

The Regulation applies to the provision and conformity assessment of strong electronic identification means and identification broker services that have been notified to Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom).

The Regulation contains provisions on:

  • conformity assessment requirements of identification means and identification services as well as independence and competence criteria for assessment bodies;
  • information security requirements of the identification scheme and identification means; 
  • identification device creation process
  • disturbance notifications
  • interoperability of the relay of identification events and the data that the interfaces between various parties must allow to be transmitted
  • requirements for qualified electronic trust services and the independence and competence criteria in relation to their conformity assessment in so far as they are not laid down in the legislation of the European Union, and
  • certification criteria of electronic signatures and electronic seal creation devices in so far as they are not laid down in the legislation of the European Union.

Valid from: 02/11/2016

Criteria for charges

Registration and monitoring fees paid to the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom are provided in section 47 of the Act on Strong Electronic Identification and Trust Services.

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