Mandate certificates

Mandate certificate is, according Article 8 (1) of Act No. 272/2016 Coll. on Trust Services for Electronic Transactions in the Internal Market and amendment of certain acts (Trust Services Act), a qualified certificate for electronic signature issued to a natural person:

  • authorised under or on the basis of the law to act for or on the behalf of another person or public authority,
  • authorised under or on the basis of the law to act for or on the behalf of another person or public authority,20
  • vperforming a function under a special regulation.21

A natural person to whom such type of certificate is issued is referred to as a agent.

A qualified trust service provider, to which the status has been granted by the supervisory body (National Security Authority), shall issue a certificate to the agent, who shall prove authorization under Article 8 (2) of Act no. 272/2016 Coll. Act on Trusted Services in the manner specified for the given authorization in the list of authorizations maintained by the National Security Authority.

A mandate certificate may not contain a pseudonym.

How to get a mandate certificate?

The procedure for obtaining a mandate certificate is the same as for obtaining a qualified certificate for electronic signature, except that in the case of a mandate certificate the applicant must prove in a credible manner, in accordance with the applicable legislation, the entitlement to the mandate for issuing a mandate certificate.

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20) For instance, Slovak National Council Act No. 323/1992 Coll. on Notaries and Notary Activities (Notary Code) as amended, National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No. 233/1995 Coll. on Court-Appointed Executors and Execution Activities (Execution Code) and on amendment of certain acts as amended, Act No. 586/2003 Coll. on Advocacy and on amendment of Act No. 455/1991 Coll. on Trade Licensing (Trade License Act) as amended, as amended, Act No. 382/2004 Coll. on Experts, Interpreters and Translators and on amendment of certain acts as amended.

21) For instance Act No. 385/2000 Coll. on Judges and Lay Judges and on amendment of certain acts as amended, Act No. 153/2001 Coll. on Prosecution as amended.