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CHAPTER VIU.K. FINAL PROVISIONS

F1Article 49U.K.Review

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Article 50U.K.Repeal

1.Directive 1999/93/EC is repealed with effect from 1 July 2016.

2.References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Article 51U.K.Transitional measures

1.Secure signature creation devices of which the conformity has been determined in accordance with Article 3(4) of Directive 1999/93/EC shall be considered as qualified electronic signature creation devices under this Regulation.

2.Qualified certificates issued to natural persons under Directive 1999/93/EC shall be considered as qualified certificates for electronic signatures under this Regulation until they expire.

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Article 52U.K.Entry into force

1.This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2.This Regulation shall apply from 1 July 2016, except for the following:

(a)Articles 8(3), 9(5), 12(2) to (9), 17(8), 19(4), 20(4), 21(4), 22(5), 23(3), 24(5), 27(4) and (5), 28(6), 29(2), 30(3) and (4), 31(3), 32(3), 33(2), 34(2), 37(4) and (5), 38(6), 42(2), 44(2), 45(2), and Articles 47 and 48 shall apply from 17 September 2014;

(b)Article 7, Article 8(1) and (2), Articles 9, 10, 11 and Article 12(1) shall apply from the date of application of the implementing acts referred to in Articles 8(3) and 12(8);

(c)Article 6 shall apply from three years as from the date of application of the implementing acts referred to in Articles 8(3) and 12(8).

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