Country information: Germany

General information

Primary legislation:
Signaturgesetz vom 16. Mai 2001 (BGBl. I S. 876), zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 4 des Gesetzes vom 17. Juli 2009 (BGBl. I S. 2091)
Primary legislation (link):
Primary legislation (english translation):
Secondary legislation:
Signaturverordnung vom 16. November 2001 (BGBl. I S. 3074), zuletzt geändert durch die Verordnung vom 17. Dezember 2009 (BGBl. I S. 3932)
Secondary legislation (link):
Secondary legislation (english translation):

Body responsible for voluntary accreditation (Art. 3.2 of Directive 1999/93/EC)

Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway
Referat Elektronische Signatur, Canisiusstr. 21, D 55122 Mainz
Tel: +49 6131 18-0
Fax: +49 6131 18-5618
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Member of FESA: yes
Associate member of FESA: no

Body responsible for supervision (Art. 3.3 of Directive 1999/93/EC)

Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway
Referat Elektronische Signatur, Canisiusstr. 21, D 55122 Mainz
Tel: +49 6131 18-0
Fax: +49 6131 18-5618
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Member of FESA: yes
Associate member of FESA: no

Body/bodies responsible for determination of conformity of SSCDs (Art. 3.4 of Directive 1999/93/EC)

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)
Referat Zertifizierung, Zulassung, Godesberger Allee 185-189, D-53175 Bonn
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes

TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH
Langemarckstraße 20, D-45141 Essen, Germany
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes

T-Systems GEI GmbH, BU ITC Security
Zertifizierungsstelle, Rabinstraße 8, D-53111 Bonn
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes

datenschutz cert GmbH
Barkhausenstr. 2, D-27568 Bremerhaven
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes

SRC Security Research & Consulting GmbH
Graurheindorfer Straße 149a, D-53117 Bonn
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes

Certification-service-providers which are accredited and/or offer qualified certificates

Produktzentrum TeleSec der Deutschen Telekom AG
Untere Industriestraße 20; D- 57250 Netphen
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

Bundesnotarkammer
Burgmauer 53, D- 50667 Köln
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

Steuerberaterkammer München
Nederlinger Straße 9; D- 80638 München
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

Steuerberaterkammer Berlin
Meierottostraße 7; D- 10719 Berlin
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

AuthentiDate International AG
Großenbaumer Weg 6; D- 40472 Düsseldorf
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

TC TrustCenter AG
Sonninstraße 24-28; D- 20097 Hamburg
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

D-Trust GmbH
Kommandantenstraße 15; D- 10969 Berlin
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

DATEV eG
Zertifizierungsstelle, Paumgartnerstraße 6-14; D- 90429 Nürnberg
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

Steuerberaterkammer Nürnberg
Zertifizeriungsstelle, Dürrenhofstraße 4; D- 90402 Nürnberg
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

Medizon AG
Drewitzer Straße 10; D- 13467 Berlin
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

Hanseatischer Steuerberaterkammer Bremen
Am Wall 192; D- 28195 Bremen
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

Steuerberaterkammer Saarland
Am Kieselhumes 15; D- 66123 Saarbrücken
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

Rechtsanwaltskammer Bamberg
Friedrichstraße 7; D- 96047 Bamberg
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

Rechtsanwaltskammer Koblenz
Rheinstraße 24; D- 56068 Koblenz
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

Steuerberaterkammer Stuttgart
Hegelstraße 33; D- 70174 Stuttgart
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes

Deutsche Post Signtrust GmbH
Tulpenfeld 9; D- 53113 Bonn
Notified according to Art. 11 of Directive 1999/93/EC: yes
Accredited: yes
Offers/offered qualified certificates to the public: yes