Recommendations for Qualified Trust Service Providers based on Standards

This document provides recommendations to help qualified trust service providers and auditors understand the expected mapping between these requirements/obligations and reference numbers of standards, as well as practical recommendations for their usage. The document is structured in two main sections: 1) A section on “Requirements common to all QTSPs” that includes recommendations on the requirements common to all TSPs and on the additional requirements common to all QTSPs; 2) A section on “Requirements for provision of specific QTS”, to be used in addition to the above, that includes specific recommendations for the provision of the qualified trust services defined in eIDAS.