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title: "Manage Existing Supplementary Certificates"
url: "https://support.rzbneo.de/en/article/manage-existing-supplementary-certificates"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-06-19T19:53:43.109Z"
---

# Manage Existing Supplementary Certificates

### **Suspend a certificate**

If a certificate loses its validity, it can be suspended in the register. The suspension date as well as the reason(s) for the suspension must be selected. Click on ![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/bc83d6c9-952c-4b9c-943b-b35f85775625) in the corresponding register entry. The following window opens:

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/0b0d0779-709d-4ebe-94f9-3ecb86e8e17f)

If special reasons lead to the suspension of the certificate, this form can already be used to enter information about the necessary measures that need to be carried out in order to be able to issue a new supplementary certificate.

By checking the *Special review required* field, you have the option of highlighting the suspended certificate in the register, making it easier to find again later through filtering. 

### **Suspending and reinstating a supplementary certificate**

If you only want to temporarily suspend a certificate, click on ![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/23bb5d60-90d0-4a5f-b68e-addfeb7880cb).

Enter the suspension date and the reason for suspension in the input form that opens. 

If a suspended supplementary certificate is to be reinstated (reactivated), click on  ![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/98c7deb2-8fd2-481d-a0a8-bebcec359ead)

This removes the suspension reason as well as the suspension date from the corresponding register entry.

💡 Suspending and reinstating a certificate does not create a new entry, and the register number remains the same. The process of suspending and reinstating a certificate is logged in the journal (like all actions carried out in the register).

### **Registering and recording a certificate as stolen / lost / destroyed**

To record a report for a selected active certificate, click on ![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/78758128-5370-4aa6-9d85-fdbf7dbd95c6).

This allows the status of the active certificate to be changed to lost, stolen, or destroyed, and a draft of a replacement certificate to be automatically created by clicking on the corresponding *Save and create replacement* button.

❗ Please note that the draft of the replacement certificate must be issued separately by clicking on the corresponding button.