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Article 21 Initiation of a qualified trust service
(1)Where trust service providers established in the United Kingdom, without qualified status, intend to start providing qualified trust services, they shall submit to the supervisory body a notification of their intention together with a conformity assessment report issued by a conformity assessment body.
(2)The supervisory body shall verify whether the trust service provider and the trust services provided by it comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, and in particular, with the requirements for qualified trust service providers and for the qualified trust services they provide.
If the supervisory body concludes that the trust service provider and the trust services provided by it comply with the requirements referred to in the first subparagraph, the supervisory body shall grant qualified status to the trust service provider and the trust services it provides and inform the body referred to in Article 22(3) for the purposes of updating the trusted list referred to in Article 22(1), not later than three months after notification in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.
If the verification is not concluded within three months of notification, the supervisory body shall inform the trust service provider specifying the reasons for the delay and the period within which the verification is to be concluded.
(3)Qualified trust service providers may begin to provide the qualified trust service after the qualified status has been indicated in the trusted list referred to in Article 22(1).
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(1) Where trust service providers established in the United Kingdom, without qualified status, intend to start providing qualified trust services, they shall submit to the supervisory body a notification of their intention together with a conformity assessment report issued by a conformity assessment body. (2) The supervisory body shall verify whether the trust service provider and the trust services provided by it comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, and in particular, with the requirements for qualified trust service providers and for the qualified trust services they provide. If the supervisory body concludes that the trust service provider and the trust services provided by it comply with the requirements referred to in the first subparagraph, the supervisory body shall grant qualified status to the trust service provider and the trust services it provides and inform the body referred to in Article 22(3) for the purposes of updating the trusted list referred to in Article 22(1), not later than three months after notification in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. If the verification is not concluded within three months of notification, the supervisory body shall inform the trust service provider specifying the reasons for the delay and the period within which the verification is to be concluded. (3) Qualified trust service providers may begin to provide the qualified trust service after the qualified status has been indicated in the trusted list referred to in Article 22(1). (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .