E-Evidence Package

New EU legislation coming into force this year (2026) will place obligations on certain service providers to produce data about their users based on legal requests from law enforcement authorities.

The e-Evidence Directive and the e-Evidence Regulation, known as the EU e-Evidence Package, allows authorities in one EU Member State to issue an order to produce electronic evidence needed for a criminal investigation to a relevant online service provider based in another EU Member State.

The types of service providers covered by the legislation include those offering electronic communications services, internet domain name and IP numbering services, domain name registry, and other information society services that enable their users to communicate with each other.

Information about registration for service providers who have obligations under the e-Evidence package is now available via the EU Courts Database. You can find out more information about this process on our website here.

All relevant Service Providers offering qualifying services in the European Union (as defined under the e-Evidence Directive), must register a designated establishment or legal representative to receive and respond to electronic evidence requests.

More information about the e-Evidence package is available here on our website.