(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/133 (2) lays down requirements on the format and structure of the data elements of the certificates of conformity in electronic format and also designates the European Vehicle and Driving Licence Information System (‘EUCARIS’) (3) for the exchange of that data. This Regulation sets out further requirements to ensure that the certificate of conformity in electronic format can be securely exchanged by guaranteeing an appropriate level of security of electronic identification means and to establish the means to allow approval authorities to provide read-only access to the certificate of conformity.

(2)

In order to ensure a high level of security to prevent unauthorised access and data corruption, to guarantee an appropriate level of data protection and avoid duplication of exchanged messages and data elements, it is necessary to lay down requirements for the applicable electronic applications and systems used for the exchange of the Initial Vehicle Information (IVI) messages developed by the EUCARIS between manufacturers and national access points.

(3)

In order to ensure that the right format and structure is used for the IVI messages for the exchange between manufacturers, national access points and the EUCARIS system, a validation process should be laid down for these messages and data elements through their respective web applications and systems used for the exchange of those IVI messages.

(4)

In order to facilitate the access to the structured data of the certificate of conformity in electronic format, it is necessary to introduce a vehicle-specific unique identifier that can easily be found and is present on each vehicle.

(5)

In order to allow approval authorities to provide access to the certificate of conformity in electronic format as read-only to the public, requirements should be laid down to ensure that such access is supported on the web-applications or systems providing the certificate of conformity in electronic format.

(6)

Since Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/133 lays down the requirements on the composition of the data elements of the certificates of conformity, it is appropriate for the purposes of ensuring legal certainty and clarity to amend that Regulation with changes to the format and structure of those data elements so that those provisions are contained in the same Regulation. It is therefore necessary to amend Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/133 to include the exemption for manufacturers of particular vehicle categories and types of vehicle that are produced in small series.

(7)

In order to enable approval authorities, market surveillance authorities and registration authorities of the Member States as well as manufacturers to make the necessary changes to their electronic systems and to prepare for the application of this Regulation, the date of application of this Regulation should be deferred.

(8)

It is not necessary to introduce a deferred date of application for the provisions on the exemption for manufacturers of particular vehicle categories and types of vehicle that are produced in small series since those requirements do not require additional lead time to be implemented.

(9)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee – Motor Vehicles,