Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/102 of 15 January 2026 on setting out the technical specifications for the European electronic access point, as referenced in Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 of the European Parliament and of the Council

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on the digitalisation of judicial cooperation and access to justice in cross-border civil, commercial and criminal matters, and amending certain acts in the field of judicial cooperation (1), and in particular Article 10(1), point (g), thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to set up the European electronic access point as part of the decentralised IT system, it is necessary to define and adopt technical specifications, including the means used for the electronic identification of the user and the retention period for storing information and documents.

(2) The European electronic access point, as part of the decentralised IT system, should comply with the applicable technical specifications, information security objectives and other requirements of the decentralised IT system referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2844, set out in the implementing acts adopted under Article 10(1) points (a) to (e) thereof.

(3) The European electronic access point has been established by Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 as part of the decentralised IT system for the purposes of facilitating the access of natural and legal persons to the competent authorities in civil and commercial matters with cross-border implications. The European electronic access point should allow natural and legal persons to file claims, launch or send requests, receive procedurally relevant information, including digitalised case files or parts thereof, and communicate with the competent authorities, or allow their representatives to do so on their behalf, in the instances covered by Regulation (EU) 2023/2844, or be served with judicial or extra-judicial documents.

(4) The European electronic access point should be connected to an interoperable authorised access point within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/850 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and should be hosted on the European e-Justice Portal.

(5) In accordance with Commission Decision (EU) 2024/789 (3), Ireland participates in Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 and is therefore taking part in the adoption of this Regulation.

(6) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the TEU and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Denmark is not bound by or subject to the application of this Regulation.

(7) The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) and delivered an opinion on 28 November 2025.

(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Digitalisation of Judicial Cooperation Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Technical specifications and other requirements for the European electronic access point

The technical specifications for the European electronic access point, including the means used for the electronic identification of the user at the assurance level high as specified in Article 8(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) and the retention period for storing information and documents, referred to in Article 10(1), point (g), of Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Entry into force

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

Done at Brussels, 15 January 2026.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 2023/2844, 27.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2844/oj.

(2) Regulation (EU) 2022/850 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a computerised system for the cross-border electronic exchange of data in the area of judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters (e-CODEX system), and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 (OJ L 150, 1.6.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/850/oj).

(3) Commission Decision (EU) 2024/789 of 6 March 2024 on confirming the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the digitalisation of judicial cooperation and access to justice in cross-border civil, commercial and criminal matters (OJ L, 2024/789, 8.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/789/oj).

(4) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj).

(5) 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 (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/910/oj).