Abstract

Applying a qualified electronic signature in civil law transactions can lead to problems concerning the interaction of administrative law and civil law regulations. One of these problems worth considering concerns the annulment of a decision on registering trust service providers, and its subsequent effect on the validity of legal transactions conducted using an electronic signature based on a qualified electronic signature certificate issued by the trust service provider entered into the register on the basis of a decision that was then annulled. It should be found that the annulment of the decision described above should not invalidate legal transactions conducted using an electronic signature.