In fact, EESSI was created in 1999 by ICTSB to co-ordinate the standardization activity in support to the implementation of Directive 1999/93/EC on electronic signature. Standardization activities were carried out in the CEN/ISSS E-sign workshop and the ETSI TC SEC/ESI. The references to the required standards have been published in the Official Journal in July 2003. These standards are part of a longer set of specifications defined by EESSI and included in their work programme. With the publication ot this full set of standards, EESSI has fulfilled its mandate and consequently ICTSB decided to close EESSI WG in October 2004.
However, note that standardization work in this area is still ongoing, be it at a somewhat lower level of activity:
EC Directive on Electronic Signature
on the publication of reference numbers of generally
recognised standards for electronic signature products 
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