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Document 32014R0575

    Commission Regulation (EU) No 575/2014 of 27 May 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 laying down technical requirements with regard to driving licences which include a storage medium (microchip) Text with EEA relevance

    OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 47–49 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/575/oj

    28.5.2014   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 159/47

    COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 575/2014

    of 27 May 2014

    amending Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 laying down technical requirements with regard to driving licences which include a storage medium (microchip)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

    Having regard to Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (1), and in particular Article 1(2) thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 (2) applies to driving licences which include a microchip and lays down a series of technical requirements.

    (2)

    In particular, Section III.4.2 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 lays down an EU type-approval numbering system based on the assignment of a distinguishing number for the Member State which has granted the EU type-approval.

    (3)

    Following the accession of Croatia to the Union, it is necessary to provide for a distinguishing number for this country which is in compliance with the UN/ECE numerical order for type-approval.

    (4)

    Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.

    (5)

    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on driving licences,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    Section III.4.2 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

    Article 2

    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 all Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 27 May 2014.

    For the Commission

    The President

    José Manuel BARROSO

    (1)   OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 18.

    (2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 of 4 May 2012 laying down technical requirements with regard to driving licences which include a storage medium (microchip) (OJ L 120, 5.5.2012, p. 1).

    ANNEX

    Section III.4.2 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 is replaced by the following:

    ‘III.4.2   Numbering system

    The EU type-approval numbering system shall consist of:

    (a)

    The letter “e” followed by a distinguishing number for the Member State which has granted the EU type-approval

    1

    for Germany

    2

    for France

    3

    for Italy

    4

    for the Netherlands

    5

    for Sweden

    6

    for Belgium

    7

    for Hungary

    8

    for the Czech Republic

    9

    for Spain

    11

    for the United Kingdom

    12

    for Austria

    13

    for Luxembourg

    17

    for Finland

    18

    for Denmark

    19

    for Romania

    20

    for Poland

    21

    for Portugal

    23

    for Greece

    24

    for Ireland

    25

    for Croatia

    26

    for Slovenia

    27

    for Slovakia

    29

    for Estonia

    32

    for Latvia

    34

    for Bulgaria

    36

    for Lithuania

    49

    for Cyprus

    50

    for Malta.

    (b)

    The letters DL preceded by a hyphen and followed by the two figures indicating the sequence number assigned to this Regulation or latest major technical amendment to this Regulation. The sequence number for this Regulation is 00.

    (c)

    A unique identification number of the EU type-approval attributed by the issuing Member State.

    Example of the EU type-approval numbering system: e50-DL00 12345

    The approval number shall be stored on the microchip in DG 1 for each driving licence carrying such microchip.’

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