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Certification service provider - cessation of activity
Service Description
Certification service providers issue qualified certificates or qualified time stamps within the meaning of the Signature Act.
If you are a certification service provider and you cease your activities, you must notify the competent body immediately.
Tip: A list of certification service providers that have ceased their activities can be found on the Federal Network Agency's website in the "Publications" topic area under "Certification service providers" at the bottom of the page.
Who should I contact?
Contact the Federal Network Agency.
Which documents are required?
You can submit the notice of cessation of activity informally to the competent body.
What are the fees?
The competent office charges fees and expenses for processing the notification, the amount of which depends on the time required. Ask the competent office about the possible costs.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The cessation of operations must be reported to the competent body without delay. In addition, you should inform the competent body of this at least two months before the cessation of operations.
Legal basis
What else should I know?
If you cease to operate as a certification service provider, you must ensure that
- the qualified certificates valid when you cease operations are taken over by another certification service provider,
- the affected signature key holders are notified of the discontinuation of the activity and the takeover of the qualified certificates by another certification service provider, and
- the documentation pursuant to Section 10 of the Signature Act is handed over to the acquiring certification service provider or to the Federal Network Agency.
If the qualified certificates are not taken over by another certification service provider, you must revoke them.
If insolvency proceedings have been opened, you must also notify the competent authority immediately.
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The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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