Country information: Germany

General information

Primary legislation:
Vertrauensdienstegesetz vom 18. Juli 2017 (BGBl. I S. 2745)
Primary legislation (link):
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/vdg/index.html
Secondary legislation:
Vertrauensdiensteverordnung vom 15. Februar 2019 (BGBl. I S. 114)
Secondary legislation (link):
https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Sachgebiete/QES/VDV.html

Body responsible for supervision (Art. 17 of Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014)

Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway
Referat Elektronische Vertrauensdienste Canisiusstr. 21, D-55122 Mainz
Tel: +49 6131 18-0
Fax: +49 6131 18-5618
Notified in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014: yes
Member of FESA: yes
Associate member of FESA: no

Body responsible for establishing, maintaining and publishing trusted lists (Art. 22 of Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014)

Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway
Referat Elektronische Vertrauensdienste Canisiusstr. 21, D-55122 Mainz
Tel: +49 6131 18-0
Fax: +49 6131 18-5618
Notified in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014: yes
Member of FESA: yes
Associate member of FESA: no

National accreditation body

Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH
Member of FESA: no
Associate member of FESA: no

Bodies designated for certification of QSCDs (Art. 30 of Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014)

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)
Referat Zertifizierung, Zulassung, Godesberger Allee 185-189, D-53175 Bonn
Notified in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014: yes

TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH
Unternehmensgruppe TÜV NORD, Zertifizierungsstelle, Langemarckstraße 20, D-45141 Essen, Germany
Notified in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014: yes

Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH
Zertifizierungsstelle, Bonner Talweg 100, D-53113 Bonn
Notified in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014: yes

datenschutz cert GmbH
Konsul-Smidt-Str. 88a, D-28217 Bremen
Notified in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014: yes

SRC Security Research & Consulting GmbH
Graurheindorfer Straße 149a, D-53117 Bonn
Notified in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014: yes