Regulation issued 7/2019 by Finnish Customs on the electronic procedure and data verification applicable when providing data to the bank and payment accounts register

7/2019

Date of issue
21 October 2019

Statutory basis
Act on the Bank and Payment Accounts Control System, section 6, subsection 4

Period of validity
As of 1 September 2020 until further notice

Target groups
Parties obliged to provide data to the bank and payment accounts register

Regulation issued by Finnish Customs on the electronic procedure and data verification applicable when providing data to the bank and payment accounts register

The data provided to the bank and payment accounts register shall be submitted electronically. The below-mentioned communication practices and interfaces that conform to Finnish Customs’ specifications shall be followed when providing the data.

When contacting Finnish Customs through the bank and payment accounts register, a server certificate shall be used to identify the clients electronically and for establishing the integrity and origin of the data. For this purpose, one may use the certificate provided by the Population Register Centre for authentication for an online service. Alternatively, one may use a server certificate of a high assurance level that is set out in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and mentioned in a list published in accordance with Article 9 of the said Regulation. In such a case, one may use the qualified certificate for website authentication referred to in the Regulation. In both of the abovementioned alternatives, the Business ID or VAT number of the identified organisation must be provided in the SerialNumber field regarding the certificate subject or, alternatively, in the OrganizationIdentifier field regarding the certificate subject. The data providers shall obtain their certificates themselves.

Director General Hannu Mäkinen

Chief Legal Counsel Antti Hästbacka