# Commission Decision of 9 November 2007 adopting a common specification of the national vehicle register provided for under Articles 14(4) and (5) of Directives 96/48/EC and 2001/16/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 5357) (2007/756/EC), Division 1: DATA

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The data format of the national vehicle register (hereinafter referred to as ‘NVR’) is as follows.
The item numbering follows the logic of the proposed standard registration form in Appendix 4.
In addition, field(s) may be added such as comments, identification of vehicles under investigation (see Section 3.4), etc.
For vehicle types authorised in accordance with Article 26 of Directive 2008/57/EC.
Authorisation delivered in accordance with Chapter V of Directive 2008/57/EC or authorisation delivered in accordance with the authorisation regimes existing before transposition of Directive 2008/57/EC.
1.
Numeric identification code as defined in Appendix 6
Compulsory
Content
Numeric identification code as defined in Annex P to the NTSN on ‘operation and traffic management’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘OPE NTSN’)
Format
1.1.
Number
12 digits
1.2.
Previous number (if applicable, for renumbered vehicle)
2.
Safety Authority
Compulsory
Content
Safety Authority that authorised its placing in service
Format
. . .
. . .
2.2.
Name of Safety Authority
Text
3.
Manufacturing year
Compulsory
Content
Year in which the vehicle left the factory
Format
3.
Manufacturing year
YYYY
4.
EC or UK reference
Compulsory (when available)
Content
References to the ‘EC or UK’ declaration of verification and the issuing body (the applicant)
Format
4.1.
Date of declaration
Date
4.2.
EC or UK reference
Text
4.3.
Name of issuing body (applicant)
Text
4.4.
Registered business number
Text
4.5.
Address of organisation, street and number
Text
4.6.
Town
Text
4.7.
Country code
ISO (see Appendix 2)
4.8.
Post code
Alphanumeric code
5.
Reference to the UK List of Authorised Types
Compulsory
Content
Reference allowing retrieval of the relevant technical data from the UK List of Authorised Types; the reference is compulsory if the type is defined in the UK List of Authorised Types
Format
5.
Reference allowing retrieval of the relevant technical data from the UK List of Authorised Types
Alphanumeric code(s)
5bis
Series
Optional
Content
Identification of a series, if the vehicle is part of a series
5bis
Series
Text
6.
Restrictions
Compulsory
Content
Any restrictions on how the vehicle may be used
Format
6.1.
Coded restrictions
(see Appendix 1)
Code
6.2
Non-coded restrictions
Text
7.
Owner
Compulsory
Content
Identification of the owner of the vehicle
Format
7.1.
Name of organisation
Text
7.2.
Registered business number
Text
7.3.
Address of organisation, street and number
Text
7.4.
Town
Text
7.5.
Country code
ISO (see Appendix 2)
7.6.
Post code
Alphanumeric code
8.
Keeper
Compulsory
Content
Identification of the keeper of the vehicle
Format
8.1.
Name of organisation
Text
8.2.
Registered business number
Text
8.3.
Address of organisation, street and number
Text
8.4.
Town
Text
8.5.
Country code
ISO (see Appendix 2)
8.6.
Post code
Alphanumeric code
8.7.
VKM (if available)
Alphanumeric code
9.
Entity in charge of maintenance
Compulsory
Content
Reference to the entity in charge of maintenance
Format
9.1.
Entity in charge of maintenance
Text
9.2.
Registered business number
Text
9.3.
Address of entity, street and number
Text
9.4.
Town
Text
9.5.
Country code
ISO
9.6.
Post code
Alphanumeric code
9.7.
E-mail address
E-mail
10.
Withdrawal
Compulsory when applicable
Content
Date of official scrapping and/or other disposal arrangement and the code for withdrawal mode
Format
10.1.
Mode of disposal
(see Appendix 3)
Two-digit code
10.2.
Withdrawal date
Date
11.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
12.
Authorisation number
Compulsory
Content
Harmonised authorisation number for placing in service, generated by the Safety Authority
Format
12.
Authorisation number
For existing vehicles: text
For new vehicles: alphanumeric code based on EIN, see Appendix 2
13.
Authorisation of placing in service
Compulsory
Content
Date of authorisation for placing the vehicle in service and its validity
Format
13.1.
Date of authorisation
Date (YYYYMMDD)
13.2.
Authorisation valid until (if specified)
Date (YYYYMMDD)
13.3.
Suspension of authorisation
Yes/No

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/756/annex/division/1 (the official version)
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