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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-107/annex",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/107",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 10 February 2011 amending Decision 2007/756/EC adopting a common specification of the national vehicle register (notified under document C(2011) 665) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/107/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-107",
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  "text": "ANNEX\n1.\nDATA\nThe data format of the national vehicle register (hereinafter referred to as “NVR”) is as follows.\nThe item numbering follows the logic of the proposed standard registration form in Appendix 4.\nIn addition, field(s) may be added such as comments, identification of vehicles under investigation (see Section 3.4), etc.\nUnder Commission Decisions 2006/920/EC and 2008/231/EC, as amended by Decision 2009/107/EC, the same numbering system is used for both high-speed and conventional vehicles.\nFor vehicle types authorised in accordance with Article 26 of Directive 2008/57/EC.\nThe register provided for in Article 34 of Directive 2008/57/EC.\nAuthorisation 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.\n1.\nEuropean Vehicle Number\nCompulsory\nContent\nNumeric identification code as defined in Annex P to the Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI) on “operation and traffic management” (hereinafter referred to as “OPE TSI”)\nFormat\n1.1.\nNumber\n12 digits\n1.2.\nPrevious number (if applicable, for renumbered vehicle)\n2.\nMember State and NSA\nCompulsory\nContent\nIdentification of the Member State where the vehicle has been registered and NSA that authorised its placing in service\nFormat\n2.1.\nMember State numeric code as defined in Annex P to OPE TSI\nTwo-digit code\n2.2.\nName of NSA\nText\n3.\nManufacturing year\nCompulsory\nContent\nYear in which the vehicle left the factory\nFormat\n3.\nManufacturing year\nYYYY\n4.\nEC reference\nCompulsory (when available)\nContent\nReferences to the “EC” declaration of verification and the issuing body (the applicant)\nFormat\n4.1.\nDate of declaration\nDate\n4.2.\nEC reference\nText\n4.3.\nName of issuing body (applicant)\nText\n4.4.\nRegistered business number\nText\n4.5.\nAddress of organisation, street and number\nText\n4.6.\nTown\nText\n4.7.\nCountry code\nISO (see Appendix 2)\n4.8.\nPost code\nAlphanumeric code\n5.\nReference to the European Register of Authorised Types of Vehicles (ERATV)\nCompulsory\nContent\nReference allowing retrieval of the relevant technical data from ERATV; the reference is compulsory if the type is defined in ERATV\nFormat\n5.\nReference allowing retrieval of the relevant technical data from ERATV\nAlphanumeric code(s)\n5bis\nSeries\nOptional\nContent\nIdentification of a series, if the vehicle is part of a series\n5bis\nSeries\nText\n6.\nRestrictions\nCompulsory\nContent\nAny restrictions on how the vehicle may be used\nFormat\n6.1.\nCoded restrictions\n(see Appendix 1)\nCode\n6.2\nNon-coded restrictions\nText\n7.\nOwner\nCompulsory\nContent\nIdentification of the owner of the vehicle\nFormat\n7.1.\nName of organisation\nText\n7.2.\nRegistered business number\nText\n7.3.\nAddress of organisation, street and number\nText\n7.4.\nTown\nText\n7.5.\nCountry code\nISO (see Appendix 2)\n7.6.\nPost code\nAlphanumeric code\n8.\nKeeper\nCompulsory\nContent\nIdentification of the keeper of the vehicle\nFormat\n8.1.\nName of organisation\nText\n8.2.\nRegistered business number\nText\n8.3.\nAddress of organisation, street and number\nText\n8.4.\nTown\nText\n8.5.\nCountry code\nISO (see Appendix 2)\n8.6.\nPost code\nAlphanumeric code\n8.7.\nVKM (if available)\nAlphanumeric code\n9.\nEntity in charge of maintenance\nCompulsory\nContent\nReference to the entity in charge of maintenance\nFormat\n9.1.\nEntity in charge of maintenance\nText\n9.2.\nRegistered business number\nText\n9.3.\nAddress of entity, street and number\nText\n9.4.\nTown\nText\n9.5.\nCountry code\nISO\n9.6.\nPost code\nAlphanumeric code\n9.7.\nE-mail address\nE-mail\n10.\nWithdrawal\nCompulsory when applicable\nContent\nDate of official scrapping and/or other disposal arrangement and the code for withdrawal mode\nFormat\n10.1.\nMode of disposal\n(see Appendix 3)\nTwo-digit code\n10.2.\nWithdrawal date\nDate\n11.\nMember States where the vehicle is authorised\nCompulsory\nContent\nList of Member States where the vehicle is authorised\nFormat\n11.\nMember State numeric code as defined in Annex P.4 to OPE TSI\nList\n12.\nAuthorisation number\nCompulsory\nContent\nHarmonised authorisation number for placing in service, generated by NSA\nFormat\n12.\nAuthorisation number\nFor existing vehicles: text\nFor new vehicles: alphanumeric code based on EIN, see Appendix 2\n13.\nAuthorisation of placing in service\nCompulsory\nContent\nDate of authorisation for placing the vehicle in service and its validity\nFormat\n13.1.\nDate of authorisation\nDate (YYYYMMDD)\n13.2.\nAuthorisation valid until (if specified)\nDate (YYYYMMDD)\n13.3.\nSuspension of authorisation\nYes/No\n2.\nARCHITECTURE\n2.1.\nLinks with other registers\nSeveral registers are being set up partly as a consequence of the new EU regulatory regime. The table below summarises which registers and databases might have links with the NVR when they are implemented.\nThe Registration Entity (“RE”) is the entity designated by each Member State, in accordance with Article 33(1)(b) of Directive 2008/57/EC, for keeping and updating the NVR.\nAs provided for in the Luxembourg Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to railway rolling stock, signed in Luxembourg on 23 February 2007.\nRegister or database\nEntity responsible\nOther entities having access\nNVR\n(Interoperability Directive)\nRegistration Entity (RE) /NSA\nOther NSA/RE/RU/IM/IB/RB/Keeper/Owner/ERA/OTIF\nERATV\n(Interoperability Directive)\nERA\nPublic\nRSRD\n(TAF TSI & SEDP)\nKeeper\nRU/IM/NSA/ERA/Keeper/Workshops\nWIMO\n(TAF TSI & SEDP)\nNot yet decided\nRU/IM/NSA/ERA/Keeper/Workshops/User\nRailway rolling stock registry (Cape Town Convention)\nRegistrar\nPublic\nOTIF register\n(COTIF 99 — ATMF)\nOTIF\nCompetent Authorities/RU/IM/IB/RB/Keeper/Owner/ERA/OTIF Sec.\nIt is not possible to wait for all registers to be ready before implementing the NVR. Therefore, the specification of the NVR must allow for later interfacing with these other registers. To this end:\nERATV: reference is made to this in the NVR, by providing a reference to the vehicle type. The key for linking both registers is item No 5,\nRSRD: this includes some “administrative” items of the NVR. Under specification within the TAF TSI SEDP. The SEDP will take account of the NVR specification,\nWIMO: this includes data from RSRD and maintenance data. No link with the NVR is envisaged,\nVKMR: this register is managed by ERA and OTIF in cooperation (ERA for the EU and OTIF for all non-EU OTIF Member States). The keeper is recorded in the NVR. The TSI OPE specifies other global central registers (such as vehicle type codes, interoperability codes, country codes, etc.) to be managed by a “central body” resulting from cooperation between ERA and OTIF,\nrailway rolling stock registry (Cape Town Convention/Luxembourg Protocol): this is a register of financial information related to mobile equipment. It has not yet been developed. There is a possible link because the UNIDROIT register needs information on the vehicle number and owner. The key for linking both registers is the first EVN assigned to the vehicle,\nOTIF registers: OTIF registers are being developed taking account of the EU vehicle registers.\nThe architecture of the whole system, as well as the links between the NVR and other registers, will be defined in such a way as to allow retrieval of the requested information when necessary.\n2.2.\nThe EU global NVR architecture\nThe NVR registers will be implemented by means of a decentralised solution. The objective is to implement a search engine for distributed data, using a common software application, to allow users to retrieve data from all the Local Registers (LR) in the Member States.\nNVR data will be stored at national level and will be accessible using a web-based application (with its own web address).\nThe European Centralised Virtual Vehicle Register (EC VVR) will be composed of two sub-systems:\nthe Virtual Vehicle Register (VVR), which is the central search engine in ERA,\nthe National Vehicle Register(s) (NVR), which are the LR in the Member States. The Member States can use the standard NVR (sNVR) developed by the Agency or develop their own applications in conformity with this specification. In the latter case, for communication by the NVR with the VVR the Member States will use a Translation Engine (TE) developed by the Agency.\nFigure 1\nEC-VVR architecture\nThis architecture is based on two complementary sub-systems to enable searches on data stored locally in all Member States. It will:\nestablish computerised registers at national level and open them to cross-consultation,\nreplace paper registers by computerised records, to allow the Member States to manage and share information with other Member States,\nallow connections between the NVRs and the VVR, using common standards and terminology.\nThe main principles of this architecture are as follows:\nall NVRs will be part of the computer based network system,\nall Member States will view the common data when accessing the system,\ndouble registration of data and possible related errors will be avoided once the VVR has been established,\nup-to-date data.\nThe Agency will make available to the REs the following installation files and documents to be used for setting up the sNVR and TE and for connecting them to the central VVR:\ninstallation files:\nsNVR_Installation_Files,\nTE_Installation_Files,\ndocuments:\nAdministrator_Guide_sNVR,\nCSV_export,\nCSV_import,\nsNVR_Deployment_Guide,\nUser_Guide_sNVR,\nNVR-TE_Deployment_Guide,\nNVR-TE_Integration_Guide,\nUser_Guide_VVR.\n3.\nOPERATING MODE\n3.1.\nUse of the NVR\nThe NVR is to be used for the following purposes:\nrecording authorisation,\nrecording the EVN allocated to vehicles,\nlooking for brief, European-wide information on a particular vehicle,\nfollowing up legal aspects such as obligations and legal information,\nretrieving information for inspections mainly related to safety and maintenance,\nenabling contact with the owner and keeper,\ncross-checking some safety requirements before issuing Safety Certificates,\nfollowing up a particular vehicle.\n3.2.\nApplication forms\n3.2.1.\nApplication for registration\nThe form to be used is in Appendix 4.\nThe entity applying for vehicle registration ticks the “New registration” box. It then fills in the first part of the form with all the necessary information from item 2 to item 9 and item 11 and then forwards it to the:\nRE of the Member State where registration is sought,\nRE of the first Member State where it intends to operate, for a vehicle coming from a third country.\n3.2.2.\nRegistering a vehicle and issuing a European Vehicle Number.\nIn the case of first registration, the RE concerned issues the European Vehicle number.\nIt is possible to have a separate registration form per vehicle or a single form for a whole set of vehicles of the same series or order with a list of the vehicle numbers attached.\nThe RE must take reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of the data it enters in the NVR. To this end the RE can request information from other REs, in particular when the entity applying for registration in a Member State is not established in that Member State.\n3.2.3.\nChanging one or more registration item(s)\nThe entity applying for a change to its vehicle registration item(s):\nticks the “Modification” box,\nfills in the current EVN (item No 0),\nticks the box(es) before the modified item(s),\nenters the new content of the modified item(s), and then forwards the form to the REs of all the Member States where the vehicle is registered.\nThe use of the standard form might not be sufficient for certain cases. If necessary, the RE concerned may therefore submit additional documents in either paper or electronic form.\nUnless otherwise specified in the registration documents, the keeper of the vehicle is considered to be the “registration holder” in the meaning of Article 33(3) of Directive 2008/57/EC.\nShould a keeper change, it is the responsibility of the currently registered keeper to notify the RE and the RE has to notify the new keeper of the change of registration. The former keeper is removed from the NVR and relieved of its responsibilities only when the new keeper has acknowledged its acceptance of keeper status. If on the date of de-registration of the currently registered keeper no new keeper has accepted the keeper status, the registration of the vehicle is suspended.\nIn cases where, in accordance with the OPE TSI, due to technical changes, the vehicle has to be given a new EVN, the registration holder shall inform of these changes and, if applicable, of the new authorisation for placing in service the RE of the Member State where the vehicle is registered. This RE shall assign to the vehicle a new EVN.\n3.2.4.\nWithdrawal of registration\nThe entity applying for withdrawal of registration ticks the “Withdrawal” box. It then fills in item No 10 and forwards the form to the REs of all the Member States where the vehicle is registered.\nThe RE delivers the withdrawal registration by filling in the date of withdrawal and acknowledging the withdrawal to the entity.\n3.2.5.\nAuthorisation in several Member States\n1.\nWhen a vehicle equipped with a driving cab already authorised and registered in one Member State is authorised in another Member State, it must be registered in the NVR of the latter Member State. In this case, however, only data relating to items 1, 2, 6, 11, 12 and 13 and, where relevant, data relating to the fields added to the NVR by the latter Member State are to be recorded, as only these data relate to the latter Member State.\nThis provision is applicable as long as the VVR and the links with all relevant NVRs are not fully operational and, during this period, the REs concerned will exchange information in order to ensure that data relating to the same vehicle are consistent.\n2.\nVehicles not equipped with a driving cab, such as freight wagons, passenger cars and some special vehicles, are registered only in the NVR of the Member State where they are first placed in service.\n3.\nFor any vehicle, the NVR where it is firstly registered contains the data relating to items 2, 6, 12 and 13 for each of the Member States where an authorisation for placing in service has been granted to this vehicle.\n3.3.\nAccess rights\nThe access rights to data of an NVR from a given Member State “XX” are listed in the table below, in which the access codes are defined as follows:\nAccess code\nType of access\n0.\nNo access\n1.\nRestricted consultation (conditions in “Read rights” column)\n2.\nUnrestricted consultation\n3.\nRestricted consultation and updating\n4.\nUnrestricted consultation and updating\nEntity\nDefinition\nRead rights\nUpdate rights\nItem No 7\nAll other items\nRE/NSA“XX”\nRE/NSA in Member State “XX”\nAll data\nAll data\n4\n4\nOther NSA/REs\nOther NSAs and/or other REs\nAll data\nNone\n2\n2\nERA\nEuropean Railway Agency\nAll data\nNone\n2\n2\nKeepers\nVehicle Keeper\nAll data on vehicles of which it is keeper\nNone\n1\n1\nFleet managers\nManager of vehicles as appointed by the keeper\nVehicles for which they have been appointed manager by the keeper\nNone\n1\n1\nOwners\nOwner of the vehicle\nAll data on vehicles of which they are the owners\nNone\n1\n1\nRUs\nTrain Operator\nAll data based on vehicle number\nNone\n0\n1\nIMs\nInfrastructure Manager\nAll data based on vehicle number\nNone\n0\n1\nIBs and RBs\nChecking and auditing bodies notified by Member States\nAll data on vehicles being checked or audited\nNone\n2\n2\nOther legitimate users\nAll casual users recognised by NSA or ERA\nTo be defined as appropriate, duration possibly limited\nNone\n0\n1\n3.4.\nHistorical records\nAll data in the NVR must be retained for 10 years from the date of withdrawal of a vehicle registration. As a minimum, data must be available online for the first 3 years. After 3 years, data may be kept either electronically, in paper form or in any other archiving system. If at any time during the 10-year period an investigation involving a vehicle or vehicles is started, data relating to these vehicles must be retained beyond the 10-year period if so required.\nAfter withdrawal of a vehicle registration, any of the registration numbers assigned to the vehicle must not be assigned to any other vehicle for 100 years from the date the vehicle is withdrawn.\nAny changes in the NVR should be recorded. The management of historical changes could be addressed by IT solutions.\n4.\nEXISTING VEHICLES\n4.1.\nData content\nThe 13 data items retained are listed below, with an indication as to which are compulsory and which are not.\n4.1.1.\nItem No 1 — European Vehicle Number (Compulsory)\n(a)\nVehicles already possessing a 12-digit number\nCountries where there is a unique country code:\nThese vehicles should keep their current number. The 12-digit number should be registered as such without any modification.\nCountries where there is both a main country code and a previously allocated specific code:\nGermany, with the main country code 80 and the specific code 68 for AAE (Ahaus Alstätter Eisenbahn),\nSwitzerland, with the main country code 85 and the specific code 63 for BLS (Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon Eisenbahn),\nItaly, with the main country code 83 and the specific code 64 for FNME (Ferrovie Nord Milano Esercizio),\nHungary, with the main country code 55 and the specific code 43 for GySEV/ROeEE (Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút Részvénytársaság/Raab-Ödenburg-Ebenfurter Eisenbahn).\nThese vehicles should keep their current number. The 12-digit number should be registered as such without any modification.\nThe IT system has to consider both codes (main country code and specific code) as relating to the same country.\n(b)\nVehicles without a 12-digit number\nA two-step procedure applies.\nA 12-digit number (according to OPE TSI) defined in accordance with the vehicle’s characteristics is allocated in the NVR. The IT system should link this registered number to the current vehicle number.\nFor vehicles used in international traffic, except those reserved for historical use: the 12-digit number is physically applied to the vehicle itself within a period of 6 years after allocation in the NVR. For vehicles used in domestic traffic and for those reserved for historical use: the physical application of the 12-digit number is voluntary.\n4.1.2.\nItem No 2 — Member State and NSA (Compulsory)\nThe item “Member State” must always refer to the Member State where the vehicle is registered in its NVR. For vehicles from third countries, this item refers to the first Member State that authorised the vehicle to be placed in service on the European Union rail network. The item “NSA” refers to the entity that delivered the authorisation for placing the vehicle in service.\n4.1.3.\nItem No 3 — Manufacturing Year\nWhere the manufacturing year is not known precisely, the approximate year should be entered.\n4.1.4.\nItem No 4 — EC Reference\nNormally such a reference does not exist for existing vehicles except for a handful of HS RS. To be recorded only if available.\n4.1.5.\nItem No 5 — Reference to the ERATV\nTo be recorded only if available.\nUntil ERATV is set up, reference may be made to the Rolling Stock Register (Article 22a of Council Directive 96/48/EC and Article 24 of Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council).\n4.1.6.\nItem No 6 — Restrictions\nTo be recorded only if available.\n4.1.7.\nItem No 7 — Owner (Compulsory)\nCompulsory and normally available.\n4.1.8.\nItem No 8 — Keeper (Compulsory)\nCompulsory and normally available. The VKM (unique code as indicated in the VKM register) must be entered if the keeper has it.\n4.1.9.\nItem No 9 — Entity in charge of maintenance (Compulsory)\nThis item is compulsory.\n4.1.10.\nItem No 10 — Withdrawal\nApplicable as appropriate.\n4.1.11.\nItem No 11 — Member States where the vehicle is authorised\nNormally, RIV wagons, RIC coaches and vehicles under bilateral or multilateral agreements are registered as such. If this information is available it should be recorded accordingly.\n4.1.12.\nItem No 12 — Authorisation number\nTo be recorded only if available\n4.1.13.\nItem No 13 — Placing in service (Compulsory)\nWhere the date of placing into service is not known precisely, the approximate year should be entered.\n4.2.\nProcedure\nThe entity previously responsible for vehicle registration is to make all information available to the NSA or RE of the country where it is located.\nExisting freight wagons and passenger cars are to be registered only in the NVR of the Member State where the former registration entity was located.\nIf an existing vehicle had been authorised in several Member States, the RE that registers this vehicle sends the relevant data to the REs of the other Member States concerned.\nThe NSA or RE includes the information in its NVR.\nThe NSA or RE informs all the parties involved when the information transfer is completed. At least the following entities are to be informed:\nthe entity previously responsible for vehicle registration,\nthe keeper,\nERA.\nAppendix 1\nRESTRICTION CODING\n1.\nPRINCIPLES\nRestrictions (technical characteristics) already recorded in other registers to which NSAs have access do not need to be repeated in the NVR.\nAcceptance in cross-border traffic is based on:\nthe information coded in the vehicle number,\nthe alphabetical coding, and\nthe vehicle marking.\nTherefore, such information does not need to be repeated in the NVR.\n2.\nSTRUCTURE\nThe codes are structured in three levels:\n1st level: Category of restriction,\n2nd level: Type of restriction,\n3rd level: Value or specification.\nRestriction Coding\nIf the vehicle is equipped with more than one B system, an individual code for each system must be indicated.\nThe numeric code is composed of three characters where:\n1xx is used for a vehicle equipped with a signalling system,\n2xx is used for a vehicle equipped with radio.\nXx corresponds to the numerical coding in Annex B to the CCS TSI.\nCat\nType\nValue\nName\n1\nTechnical restriction related to construction\n1\nNumeric (3)\nMinimum curve radius in metres\n2\n—\nTrack circuit restrictions\n3\nNumeric (3)\nSpeed restrictions in km/h (marked on wagons and coaches but not marked on locomotives)\n2\nGeographical restriction\n1\nAlphanumeric (3)\nKinematic gauge (coding WAG TSI Annex C)\n2\nCoded list\nWheel set gauge\n1\nVariable gauge 1435/1520\n2\nVariable gauge 1435/1668\n3\n—\nNo CCS on board\n4\n—\nERTMS A on board\n5\nNumeric (3)\nB system on board\n3\nEnvironmental restrictions\n1\nCoded list\nClimatic zone EN50125/1999\n1\nT1\n2\nT2\n3\nT3\n4\nRestrictions on use included in the authorisation certificate\n1\n—\nTime-based\n2\n—\nCondition-based (distance travelled, wear, etc.)\nAppendix 2\nSTRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE EIN\nCode for the harmonised numbering system, called European Identification Number (EIN), for Safety Certificates and other documents\nExample:\nI\nT\n5\n1\n2\n0\n0\n6\n0\n0\n0\n5\nCountry code\n(two letters)\nType of document\n(two digits)\nIssue year\n(four digits)\nCounter\n(four digits)\nField 1\nField 2\nField 3\nField 4\nFIELD 1 —\nCOUNTRY CODE (TWO LETTERS)\nThe codes are those officially published and updated on the website of the Publications Office of the European Union in the Interinstitutional style guide (http://publications.eu.int/code/en/en-5000600.htm)\nState\nCode\nAustria\nAT\nBelgium\nBE\nBulgaria\nBG\nCyprus\nCY\nCzech Republic\nCZ\nDenmark\nDK\nEstonia\nEE\nFinland\nFI\nFrance\nFR\nGermany\nDE\nGreece\nEL\nHungary\nHU\nIceland\nIS\nIreland\nIE\nItaly\nIT\nLatvia\nLV\nLiechtenstein\nLI\nLithuania\nLT\nLuxembourg\nLU\nNorway\nNO\nMalta\nMT\nNetherlands\nNL\nPoland\nPL\nPortugal\nPT\nRomania\nRO\nSlovakia\nSK\nSlovenia\nSI\nSpain\nES\nSweden\nSE\nSwitzerland\nCH\nUnited Kingdom\nUK\nThe code for multinational safety authorities should be composed in the same way. Currently there is only one authority: the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority. The following code is to be used:\nMultinational safety authority\nCode\nChannel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission\nCT\nFIELD 2 —\nTYPE OF DOCUMENT (TWO-DIGIT NUMBER)\nTwo digits allow the type of document to be identified:\nthe first digit identifies the general classification of the document,\nthe second digit specifies the document subtype.\nThis numbering system can be extended when other codes are needed. The following list is a proposed list of known, possible combinations of two-digit numbers plus combinations for authorisation of the placing in service of vehicles:\nIf the four digits reserved for Field 4 “Counter” are fully used within a year, the first two digits of Field 2 will change respectively from:\n[5 1] to [5 5] for tractive vehicles,\n[5 2] to [5 6] for hauled passenger vehicles,\n[5 3] to [5 7] for wagons,\n[5 4] to [5 8] for special vehicles.\nThe digits allocated in Field 4 are:\nfrom 1 000 to 1 999 for traction vehicles,\nfrom 2 000 to 2 999 for hauled passenger vehicles,\nfrom 3 000 to 3 999 for wagons,\nfrom 4 000 to 4 999 for special vehicles.\nNumber combination for Field 2\nDocument type\nDocument subtype\n[0 1]\nLicences\nLicences for RUs\n[0 x]\nLicences\nOthers\n[1 1]\nSafety Certificate\nPart A\n[1 2]\nSafety Certificate\nPart B\n[1 x]\nReserved\nReserved\n[2 1]\nSafety Authorisation\n[2 2]\nReserved\nReserved\n[2 x]\nReserved\nReserved\n[3 x]\nReserved, e.g. maintenance for rolling stock, for infrastructure or other\n[4 x]\nReserved for Notified Bodies\nE.g. different kinds of Notified Bodies\n[5 1] and [5 5]\nAuthorisation for placing in service\nTractive vehicles\n[5 2] and [5 6]\nAuthorisation for placing in service\nHauled passenger vehicles\n[5 3] and [5 7]\nAuthorisation for placing in service\nWagons\n[5 4] and [5 8]\nAuthorisation for placing in service\nSpecial vehicles\n[5 9]\nAuthorisation of type of vehicle\n[6 0]\nAuthorisation for placing in service\nInfrastructure, Energy and Control Command Signalling track-side assembly Subsystems\n[6 1]\nAuthorisation for placing in service\nInfrastructure Subsystem\n[6 2]\nAuthorisation for placing in service\nEnergy Subsystem\n[6 3]\nAuthorisation for placing in service\nControl Command Signalling track-side assembly Subsystem\n[7 1]\nTrain driving licence\nCounter up to and including 9 999\n[7 2]\nTrain driving licence\nCounter between 10 000 up to and including 19 000\n[7 3]\nTrain driving licence\nCounter between 20 000 up to and including 29 000\n[8 x] … [9 x]\nReserved (two document types)\nReserved (10 subtypes each]\nFIELD 3 —\nISSUE YEAR (FOUR-DIGIT NUMBER)\nThis Field indicates the year (in the specified format yyyy, i.e. four digits) in which the authorisation was issued.\nFIELD 4 —\nCOUNTER\nThe counter is a progressive number incremented by one unit each time a document is issued, regardless if it is a new, renewed or updated/amended authorisation. Even where a certificate is revoked or an authorisation is suspended, its number cannot be used again.\nEvery year the counter restarts from zero.\nAppendix 3\nWITHDRAWAL CODING\nCode\nWithdrawal mode\nDescription\n00\nNone\nThe vehicle has a valid registration.\n10\nRegistration suspended\nNo reason specified\nThe vehicle’s registration is suspended at the request of the owner or keeper or by a decision of the NSA or RE.\n11\nRegistration suspended\nThe vehicle is destined for storage in working order as an inactive or strategic reserve.\n20\nRegistration transferred\nThe vehicle is known to be reregistered under a different number or by a different NVR, for continued use on (all or part of) the European railway network.\n30\nWithdrawal\nNo reason specified\nThe vehicle’s registration for operating on the European railway network has ended without known reregistration.\n31\nWithdrawal\nThe vehicle is destined for continued use as a rail vehicle outside the European railway network.\n32\nWithdrawal\nThe vehicle is destined for the recovery of major interoperable constituents/modules/spares or major rebuilding.\n33\nWithdrawal\nThe vehicle is destined for scrapping and disposal of materials (including major spares) for recycling.\n34\nWithdrawal\nThe vehicle is destined to be “historic preserved rolling stock” for operation on a segregated network, or for static display, outside the European railway network.\nUse of codes\nIf the reason for withdrawal is not specified, codes 10, 20 and 30 are to be used to indicate the change of registration status.\nIf the reason for withdrawal is available, codes 11, 31, 32, 33 and 34 are options available within the NVR database. These codes are based solely on information provided by the keeper or owner to the RE.\nRegistration issues\nA vehicle that has its registration suspended or withdrawn may not operate on the European railway network under the recorded registration.\nA reactivation of a registration after suspension will require the verification by the registration entity of the conditions which caused the suspension.\nA transfer of registration under the conditions set out in Article 1b of Commission Decision 2006/920/EC and Article 1b of Commission Decision 2008/231/EC, as amended by Decision 2010/640/EU, consists of a new registration of the vehicle and subsequent withdrawal of the old registration.\nAppendix 4\nSTANDARD FORM FOR REGISTRATION\nAppendix 5\nGLOSSARY\nAbbreviation\nDefinition\nCCS\nControl Command System\nCIS\nCommonwealth of Independent States\nCOTIF\nConvention concerning International Carriage by Rail\nCR\nConventional Rail (System)\nDB\nDatabase\nEC\nEuropean Commission\nEC VVR\nEuropean Centralised Virtual Vehicle Register\nEIN\nEuropean Identification Number\nEN\nEuropean Standard (Euro Norm)\nEVN\nEuropean Vehicle Number\nERA\nEuropean Railway Agency, also referred to as “the Agency”\nERATV\nEuropean Register of Authorised Types of Vehicles\nERTMS\nEuropean Rail Traffic Management System\nEU\nEuropean Union\nHS\nHigh Speed (System)\nIB\nInvestigating Body\nISO\nInternational Organisation for Standardisation\nIM\nInfrastructure Manager\nINF\nInfrastructure\nIT\nInformation Technology\nLR\nLocal Register\nNoBo\nNotified Body\nNSA\nNational Safety Authority\nNVR\nNational Vehicle Register\nOPE (TSI)\nOperation and Traffic management (TSI)\nOTIF\nIntergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail\nRE\nRegistration Entity, i.e. the body responsible for keeping and updating the NVR\nRB\nRegulatory Body\nRIC\nRegulations governing the reciprocal use of carriages and brake vans in international traffic\nRIV\nRegulations concerning the reciprocal use of wagons in international traffic\nRS or RST\nRolling Stock\nRSRD (TAF)\nRolling Stock Reference Database (TAF)\nRU\nRailway Undertaking\nSEDP (TAF)\nStrategic European Deployment Plan (TAF)\nTAF (TSI)\nTelematic Applications for Freight (TSI)\nTSI\nTechnical Specification for Interoperability\nVKM\nVehicle Keeper Marking\nVKMR\nVehicle Keeper Marking Register\nVVR\nVirtual Vehicle Register\nWAG (TSI)\nWagon (TSI)\nWIMO (TAF)\nWagon and Intermodal Operational Database (TAF)",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Under Commission Decisions 2006/920/EC and 2008/231/EC, as amended by Decision 2009/107/EC, the same numbering system is used for both high-speed and conventional vehicles."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "For vehicle types authorised in accordance with Article 26 of Directive 2008/57/EC."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The register provided for in Article 34 of Directive 2008/57/EC."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "The Registration Entity (“RE”) is the entity designated by each Member State, in accordance with Article 33(1)(b) of Directive 2008/57/EC, for keeping and updating the NVR."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "As provided for in the Luxembourg Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to railway rolling stock, signed in Luxembourg on 23 February 2007."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "However, any new vehicles placed in service for AAE, BLS, FNME and GySEV/ROeEE are to be given the standard country code."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "OJ L 110, 20.4.2001, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "If the vehicle is equipped with more than one B system, an individual code for each system must be indicated. The numeric code is composed of three characters where: 1xx is used for a vehicle equipped with a signalling system, 2xx is used for a vehicle equipped with radio. Xx corresponds to the numerical coding in Annex B to the CCS TSI."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "If the four digits reserved for Field 4 “Counter” are fully used within a year, the first two digits of Field 2 will change respectively from: [5 1] to [5 5] for tractive vehicles, [5 2] to [5 6] for hauled passenger vehicles, [5 3] to [5 7] for wagons, [5 4] to [5 8] for special vehicles."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "The digits allocated in Field 4 are: from 1 000 to 1 999 for traction vehicles, from 2 000 to 2 999 for hauled passenger vehicles, from 3 000 to 3 999 for wagons, from 4 000 to 4 999 for special vehicles."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "OJ L 359, 18.12.2006, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "OJ L 84, 26.3.2008, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f15",
      "text": "OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 29."
    }
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