COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/806

of 22 May 2015

laying down specifications relating to the form of the EU trust mark for qualified trust services

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (1), and in particular Article 23(3) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The EU trust mark for qualified trust services shall be in the form shown in Annexes I and II without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Article 2.

Article 2

1.   The reference colours for the EU trust mark for qualified trust services shall be Pantone No 654 and 116; or blue (100 % cyan + 78 % magenta + 25 % yellow + 9 % black) and yellow (19 % magenta + 95 % yellow), when a four-colour process is used; when RGB colours are used the reference colours shall be blue (43 red + 67 green + 117 blue) and yellow (243 red + 202 green + 18 blue).

2.   The EU trust mark for qualified trust services may only be used in black and white, as shown in Annex II, if it is not practical to use colour.

3.   If the EU trust mark for qualified trust services is used on a dark background, it may be used in negative format using the same background colour, as shown in Annexes I and II.

4.   If the EU trust mark for qualified trust services is used in colour on a coloured background, that makes it difficult to see, a delimiting outer line around the EU trust mark for qualified trust services may be used to improve contrast with the background colours.

Article 3

The EU trust mark for qualified trust services shall have a minimum size that ensures preservation of visual attributes and key forms, but its size shall not be less than 64 × 85 pixels 150 dpi.

Article 4

The EU trust mark for qualified trust services shall be used in a manner that allows clear indication of qualified services that the trust mark pertains to. The trust mark may be associated with graphical or textual elements clearly indicating qualified trust services it is used for, under the condition that they do not change the nature of the EU trust mark for qualified trust services, nor alter the link with the applicable trusted lists referred to under Article 23(2) of the Regulation (EU) No 910/2014.

Article 5

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

(1)  OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73.

ANNEX I

EU trust mark for qualified trust services in colour