CHAPTER III

TRUST SERVICES
SECTION 4

Electronic signatures

Qualified validation service for qualified electronic signatures
Article 33
1
A qualified validation service for qualified electronic signatures may only be provided by a qualified trust service provider who:
a
provides validation in compliance with Article 32(1); and
b
allows relying parties to receive the result of the validation process in an automated manner, which is reliable, efficient and bears the advanced electronic signature or advanced electronic seal of the provider of the qualified validation service.
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Art. 33(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/89), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 28; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)