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EU-Kommission zu Revision der Signatur-Richtlinie
Zur EU-Binnenmarktentwicklung veröffentlichte die Europäische Kommission unter dem Titel "COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS" ein Dokument (SEC[2011] 467 final) mit "Twelve levers to boost growth and strengthen confidence". Zu diesen zwölf "Hebeln" für Wachstum, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und sozialen Fortschritt gehört auch das Thema "Mutual recognition of electronic identification and authentication".
Auszug:
2.7. The digital single market
Key action
Legislation ensuring the mutual recognition of electronic identification and authentication across the EU and review of the Directive on Electronic Signatures. The objective is to make secure, seamless electronic interaction possible between businesses, citizens and public authorities, thereby increasing the effectiveness of public services and procurement, service provision and electronic commerce (including the cross-border dimension). Strengthening confidence in electronic transactions is a necessary condition for the development of a digital single market, from which citizens, businesses and public authorities could fully benefit. What is needed in order to do this are trusted electronic services that respect privacy, provide legal certainty, ensure that transactions are secure, work across borders and are recognised by all sectors of activity, but which are cheap and easy to use and which are under the strict control of the transaction parties. To this end, the Commission will propose a new legislative framework to ensure confidence in electronic transactions. This framework will propose revision of the Directive on Electronic Signatures in order to clarify its concepts, simplify the use of e-signature and remove interoperability barriers. The framework will also provide for the mutual recognition of electronic identification and authentication services. It will also cover the cross-border functioning of certain other trusted services. The tools proposed in the framework should be general and not linked to a specific sector, especially where electronic identity is concerned. The framework will be technologically neutral and open to all communication channels, including the Internet and mobile communications.