Legislation
Legal regulation of the sector
Legislation is essential for digitalisation as it ensures legal recognition, security, standardisation and enforceability of digital processes.
První certifikační autorita, a.s. has been accredited as an accredited provider of certification services in accordance with Act No. 227/2000 Coll. on Electronic Signature, as amended. Thus far, the most important standards for the activity of an accredited certification service provider have been the Act on Electronic Signature and the relevant decrees:
- Act No. 227/2000 Coll., on Electronic Signature
- Decree No. 378/2006 Coll. of 19 July 2006
- Decree No. 212/2012 Coll. of 13.6.2012
On 19 September, Act No. 297/2016 Coll., on trust services for electronic transactions, which was adopted to ensure compliance of the Czech legislation with Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC /eIDAS), entered into force.
This Act repeals Act No. 227/2000 Coll., on electronic signature, as well as Decree No. 378/2006 Coll. and Decree No. 212/2012 Coll.
On 1 July 2016, Regulation No. 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services - abbreviated as the eIDAS Regulation - entered into force. I.CA as an accredited certification service provider becomes a qualified trust service provider under the eIDAS Regulation for the service of issuing qualified certificates for electronic signatures.
This Regulation repeals Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Within the Slovak Republic, we provide services in accordance with Act 215/2002 Coll. on electronic signature. More information .