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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-757/annex-II",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/757",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 14 November 2012 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and amending Decision 2007/756/EC (notified under document C(2012) 8075) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/757/EU)",
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  "number": "II",
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  "text": "The Annex to Decision 2007/756/EC is amended as follows:\n(1) Chapter 1 is amended as follows:\n(a) The description of the data field 1. ‘European Vehicle Number’ is replaced by the following:\n‘numeric identification code as defined in Appendix 6’;\n(b) Footnote (1) is replaced by the following:\n‘(1)\nnot used’.\n(c) The description of the data field 2.1 is replaced by the following:\n‘Member State numeric code as defined in Appendix 6, part 4’.\n(d) The description of the data field 11 is replaced by the following:\n‘Member State numeric code as defined in Appendix 6, part 4’.\n(2) In Chapter 2.1, Links with other registers, the explanation regarding VKMR is replaced by the following:\n‘VKMR: 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. Appendix 6 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’.\n(3) The following Appendix is added:\n‘Appendix 6\nPART ‘0’ —\nVEHICLE IDENTIFICATION\nGeneral remarks\nThis appendix describes the European Vehicle Number and linked marking applied in a visible manner on the vehicle to identify it uniquely and in a permanent manner during operation. It does not describe other numbers or markings eventually engraved or fixed in a permanent manner on the chassis or the main components of the vehicle during its construction.\nEuropean Vehicle number and linked abbreviations\nEach railway vehicle receives a number consisting of 12 figures (called European Vehicle Number (EVN)) with the following structure:\nRolling stock group\nInteroperability capability and vehicle type[2 figures]\nCountry in which the vehicle is registered[2 figures]\nTechnical characteristics[4 figures]\nSerial number[3 figures]\nCheck digit[1 figure]\nWagons\n00 to 09\n10 to 19\n20 to 29\n30 to 39\n40 to 49\n80 to 89\n[details in part 6]\n01 to 99\n[details in part 4]\n0000 to 9999\n[details in part 9]\n000 to 999\n0 to 9\n[details in part 3]\nHauled passenger vehicles\n50 to 59\n60 to 69\n70 to 79\n[details in part 7]\n0000 to 9999\n[details in part 10]\n000 to 999\nTractive rolling stock and units in a train set in fixed or pre-defined formation\n90 to 99\n[details in part 8]\n0000000 to 8999999\n[the meaning of these figures is defined by the Member States, eventually by bilateral or multilateral agreement]\nSpecial vehicles\n9000 to 9999\n[details in part 11]\n000 to 999\nIn a given country, the 7 digits of technical characteristics and serial number are sufficient to identify uniquely a vehicle inside the groups of hauled passenger vehicles and special vehicles.\nAlphabetical markings complete the number:\n(a) abbreviation of the country in which the vehicle is registered (details in part 4);\n(b) Vehicle Keeper Marking (details in part 1);\n(c) abbreviations of the technical characteristics (details in part 12 for the wagons, part 13 for the hauled passenger vehicles).\nThe European Vehicle Number shall be changed when it does not reflect the interoperability capability or technical characteristics according to this Appendix due to technical modifications of the vehicle. Such technical modifications may require a new placing in service according to Articles 20 to 25 of Directive 2008/57/EC.\nPART 1 —\nVEHICLE KEEPER MARKING\n1.\nDefinition of the Vehicle Keeper Marking (VKM)\nA Vehicle Keeper Marking (VKM) is an alphabetic code, consisting of 2 to 5 letters. A VKM is inscribed on each rail vehicle, near the European Vehicle Number. The VKM identifies the Vehicle Keeper as registered in a National Vehicle Register.\nA VKM is unique and valid in all countries covered by this TSI and all countries that enter into an agreement that involves the application of the system of vehicle numbering and VKM as described in this TSI.\n2.\nFormat of the Vehicle Keeper Marking\nThe VKM is representation of the full name or abbreviation of the vehicle keeper, if possible in a recognisable manner. All 26 letters of the Latina alphabet may be used. The letters in the VKM are written in capitals. Letters that do not stand for first letters of words in the keeper’s name may be written in lower case. For checking uniqueness, the letters written in lower case will be taken as written in capitals.\nLetters may contain diacritical signs. Diacritical signs used by these letters are ignored for checking uniqueness.\nFor vehicles of keepers that reside in a country that does not use the Latin alphabet, a translation of the VKM in its own alphabet may be applied behind the VKM separated from it by a slash-sign (‘/’). This translated VKM is disregarded for data-processing purposes.\n3.\nProvisions about allocation of Vehicle Keeper Markings\nA vehicle keeper can be issued more than one VKM, in case:\nthe vehicle keeper has a formal name in more than one language;\na vehicle keeper has good cause to distinguish between separate vehicle fleets within his organisation.\nA single VKM can be issued for a group of companies:\nthat belong to single corporate structure (e.g. holding structure);\nthat belong to a single corporate structure that has appointed and mandated one organisation within this structure to handle all issues on behalf of all others;\nthat has mandated a separate, single legal entity for handling all issues on their behalf, in which event the legal entity is the keeper.\n4.\nRegister of Vehicle Keeper Markings and procedure for allocation\nThe register of VKM is public and updated on a real time basis.\nAn application for a VKM is filed with the applicant’s competent national authority and forwarded to the ERA. A VKM can be used only after publication by the ERA.\nThe holder of a VKM must inform the competent national authority when he ends the use of a VKM, and the competent national authority will forward the information to the ERA. A VKM will then be revoked once the keeper has proved that the marking has been changed on all vehicles concerned. It will not be reissued for 10 years, unless it is reissued to the original holder or at his request to another holder.\nA VKM can be transferred to another holder, which is the legal successor to the original holder. A VKM stays valid when the VKM’s holder changes his name to a name that does not bear resemblance to the VKM.\nIn case of a change of keeper which entails a change of VKM, the vehicles concerned must be marked with the new VKM within three months from the date of registration of the change of keeper in the National Vehicle Register. In case of inconsistency between the VKM marked on the vehicle and the data registered in the NVR, the NVR-registration supersedes.\nPART 2\nNot used\nPART 3 —\nRULES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE CHECK-DIGIT (DIGIT 12)\nThe check-digit is determined in the following manner:\nthe digits in the even positions of the basic number (counting from the right) are taken at their own decimal value;\nthe digits in the odd positions of the basic number (counting from the right) are multiplied by 2;\nthe sum formed by the digits in even position and by all the digits which constitute the partial products obtained from the odd positions is then established;\nthe unit’s digit of this sum is retained;\nthe complement required to bring the unit’s digit to 10 forms the check-digit; should this units digit be nought, then the check-digit will also be nought.\nExamples:\n1 —\nLet the basic number be\n3\n3\n8\n4\n4\n7\n9\n6\n1\n0\n0\nMultiplication factor\n2\n1\n2\n1\n2\n1\n2\n1\n2\n1\n2\n6\n3\n16\n4\n8\n7\n18\n6\n2\n0\n0\nSum: 6 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 2 + 0 + 0 = 52\nThe unit’s digit of this sum is 2.\nThe check-digit number will therefore be 8 and the basic number thus becomes the registration number 33 84 4796 100 – 8.\n2 —\nLet the basic number be\n3\n1\n5\n1\n3\n3\n2\n0\n1\n9\n8\nMultiplication factor\n2\n1\n2\n1\n2\n1\n2\n1\n2\n1\n2\n6\n1\n10\n1\n6\n3\n4\n0\n2\n9\n16\nSum: 6 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 6 = 40\nThe unit’s digit of this sum is 0.\nThe check-digit number will therefore be 0 and the basic number thus becomes the registration number 31 51 3320 198 – 0.\nPART 4 —\nCODING OF THE COUNTRIES IN WHICH THE VEHICLES ARE REGISTERED (DIGITS 3-4 AND ABBREVIATION)\nThe Information relating to third countries is given for information purposes only.\nAccording to the alphabetical coding system described in Appendix 4 to the 1949 convention and Article 45(4) of the 1968 convention on road traffic.\nCountries\nAlphabetical country code\nNumerical country code\nAlbania\nAL\n41\nAlgeria\nDZ\n92\nArmenia\nAM\n58\nAustria\nA\n81\nAzerbaijan\nAZ\n57\nBelarus\nBY\n21\nBelgium\nB\n88\nBosnia-Herzegovina\nBIH\n49\nBulgaria\nBG\n52\nChina\nRC\n33\nCroatia\nHR\n78\nCuba\nCU\n40\nCyprus\nCY\nCzech Republic\nCZ\n54\nDenmark\nDK\n86\nEgypt\nET\n90\nEstonia\nEST\n26\nFinland\nFIN\n10\nFrance\nF\n87\nGeorgia\nGE\n28\nGermany\nD\n80\nGreece\nGR\n73\nHungary\nH\n55\nIran\nIR\n96\nIraq\nIRQ\n99\nIreland\nIRL\n60\nIsrael\nIL\n95\nItaly\nI\n83\nJapan\nJ\n42\nKazakhstan\nKZ\n27\nKyrgyzstan\nKS\n59\nLatvia\nLV\n25\nLebanon\nRL\n98\nLiechtenstein\nFL\nLithuania\nLT\n24\nLuxembourg\nL\n82\nMacedonia\nMK\n65\nMalta\nM\nMoldova\nMD\n23\nMonaco\nMC\nMongolia\nMGL\n31\nMontenegro\nMNE\n62\nMorocco\nMA\n93\nNetherlands\nNL\n84\nNorth Korea\nPRK\n30\nNorway\nN\n76\nPoland\nPL\n51\nPortugal\nP\n94\nRomania\nRO\n53\nRussia\nRUS\n20\nSerbia\nSRB\n72\nSlovakia\nSK\n56\nSlovenia\nSLO\n79\nSouth Korea\nROK\n61\nSpain\nE\n71\nSweden\nS\n74\nSwitzerland\nCH\n85\nSyria\nSYR\n97\nTajikistan\nTJ\n66\nTunisia\nTN\n91\nTurkey\nTR\n75\nTurkmenistan\nTM\n67\nUkraine\nUA\n22\nUnited Kingdom\nGB\n70\nUzbekistan\nUZ\n29\nVietnam\nVN\n32\nPART 5\nNot used\nPART 6 —\nINTEROPERABILITY CODES USED FOR WAGONS (DIGITS 1-2)\nCommission Regulation [TSI WAG as adopted after the revision].\nFixed or variable gauge.\nExcept for wagons in category I (temperature-controlled wagons), not to be used for new vehicles authorised placed in service.\n2nd digit1st digit\n0\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n2nd digit1st digit\nTrack Gauge\nfixed or variable\nfixed\nvariable\nfixed\nvariable\nfixed\nvariable\nfixed\nvariable\nfixed or variable\nTrack Gauge\nWagons conform to TSI WAG including section 7.1.2 and all conditions set out in Appendix C\n0\nwith axles\nNot to be used\nwagons\nnot to be used\nPPV/PPW wagons\n(variable gauge)\nwith axles\n0\n1\nwith bogies\nwith bogies\n1\n2\nwith axles\nwagons\nPPV/PPW wagons\n(fixed gauge)\nwith axles\n2\n3\nwith bogies\nwith bogies\n3\nOther wagons\n4\nwith axles\nmaintenance related wagons\nOther wagons\nWagons with special numbering for technical characteristics not placed in service inside EU\nwith axles\n4\n8\nwith bogies\nwith bogies\n8\n1st digit2nd digit\n0\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n1st digit2nd digit\nPART 7 —\nINTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC ABILITY CODES USED FOR HAULED PASSENGER VEHICLES (DIGITS 1-2)\nCompliance with the applicable TSIs, see appendix P, part 5.\nIncluding vehicles, which according to existing regulations carry the digits defined in the present table. COTIF: vehicle compliant with COTIF regulation in force at the moment of placing in service\nExcepted for coaches with fixed gauge (56) and adjustable gauge (66) already in service, not to be used for new vehicles\nDomestic traffic\nTEN and/or COTIF and/or PPV/PPW\nDomestic traffic or international traffic by special agreement\nTEN and/or COTIF\nPPV/PPW\n2nd digit1st digit\n0\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n5\nVehicles for domestic traffic\nFixed-gauge non-air-conditioned vehicles (including car-carrying wagons)\nGauge-adjustable (1435/1520) non-air-conditioned vehicles\nNot to be used\nGauge-adjustable (1435/1668) non-air-conditioned vehicles\nHistorical vehicles\nNot to be used\nFixed-gauge vehicles\nGauge-adjustable (1435/1520) vehicles with change of bogies\nGauge-adjustable (1435/1520) vehicles with gauge-adjustable axles\n6\nService vehicles\nFixed-gauge air-conditioned vehicles\nGauge-adjustable (1435/1520) air-conditioned vehicles\nService vehicles\nGauge-adjustable (1435/1668) air-conditioned vehicles\nCar-carrying wagons\nNot to be used\n7\nAir-conditioned and pressure-tight vehicles\nNot to be used\nNot to be used\nPressure-tight fixed-gauge air-conditioned vehicles\nNot to be used\nOther vehicles\nNot to be used\nNot to be used\nNot to be used\nNot to be used\nPART 8 —\nTYPES OF TRACTIVE ROLLING STOCK AND UNITS IN A TRAIN SET IN FIXED OR PRE-DEFINED FORMATION (DIGITS 1-2)\nThe first digit is ‘9’.\nIf the second digit describes the type of tractive stock, following coding is mandatory:\nCode\nGeneral vehicle type\n0\nMiscellaneous\n1\nElectric locomotive\n2\nDiesel locomotive\n3\nElectric multiple-unit set (high speed) [power car or trailer]\n4\nElectric multiple-unit set (except high speed) [power car or trailer]\n5\nDiesel multiple-unit set [power car or trailer]\n6\nSpecialised trailer,\n7\nElectric shunting engine\n8\nDiesel shunting engine\n9\nSpecial vehicle\nPART 9 —\nSTANDARD NUMERICAL MARKING OF WAGONS (DIGITS 5 TO 8)\nPart 9 indicates the numerical marking associated to the main technical characteristics of the wagon and it is published on the ERA website (www.era.europa.eu).\nAn application for a new code is filed with the registering entity (as referred to in Decision 2007/756/EC) and sent to the ERA. A new code can be used only after publication by the ERA.\nPART 10 —\nCODES FOR THE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HAULED PASSENGER STOCK (DIGITS 5-6)\nPart 10 is published on the ERA website (www.era.europa.eu).\nAn application for a new code is filed with the registering entity (as referred to in Decision 2007/756/EC) and sent to the ERA. A new code can be used only after publication by the ERA.\nPART 11 —\nCODES FOR THE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPECIAL VEHICLES (DIGIT 6 TO 8)\nPart 11 is published on the ERA website (www.era.europa.eu).\nAn application for a new code is filed with the registering entity (as referred to in Decision 2007/756/EC) and sent to the ERA. A new code can be used only after publication by the ERA.\nPART 12 —\nLETTER MARKING FOR WAGONS EXCLUDING ARTICULATED AND MULTIPLE WAGONS\nPart 12 is published on the ERA website (www.era.europa.eu).\nAn application for a new code is filed with the registering entity (as referred to in Decision 2007/756/EC) and sent to the ERA. A new code can be used only after publication by the ERA.\nPART 13 —\nLETTER MARKING FOR HAULED PASSENGER STOCK\nPart 13 is published on the ERA website (www.era.europa.eu).\nAn application for a new code is filed with the registering entity (as referred to in Decision 2007/756/EC) and sent to the ERA. A new code can be used only after publication by the ERA.’",
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      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2012/757/EU of 14 November 2012 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and amending Decision 2007/756/EC (Official Journal of the European Union L 345 of 15 December 2012)."
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      "text": "For special vehicles, the number has to be unique in a given country with the first digit and the 5 last digits of the technical characteristics and serial number."
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      "text": "For NMBS/SNCB, the use of an encircled single letter B can be continued."
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      "text": "Diacritical marks are ‘accent-signs’, such as in À, Ç, Ö, Č, Ž, Å etc. Special letters such as Ø and Æ will be represented by a single letter; in tests for uniqueness Ø is treated as O and Æ as A.’"
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      "text": "According to the alphabetical coding system described in Appendix 4 to the 1949 convention and Article 45(4) of the 1968 convention on road traffic."
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      "text": "Commission Regulation [TSI WAG as adopted after the revision]."
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      "text": "Except for wagons in category I (temperature-controlled wagons), not to be used for new vehicles authorised placed in service."
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      "text": "Fixed or variable gauge."
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      "text": "Compliance with the applicable TSIs, see appendix P, part 5."
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      "text": "Including vehicles, which according to existing regulations carry the digits defined in the present table. COTIF: vehicle compliant with COTIF regulation in force at the moment of placing in service"
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      "text": "Excepted for coaches with fixed gauge (56) and adjustable gauge (66) already in service, not to be used for new vehicles"
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