{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-37/annex-II/division-III/division-III.1/division-C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-37/annex-II/division-III/division-III.1/division-C.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1999/37",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-37",
  "path": "annex/II/division/III/division/III.1/division/C",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "C",
  "heading": "Physical security features of the smart card",
  "text": "The threats to the physical security of documents are:\nProduction of false cards: creating a new object which bears great resemblance to the document, either by making it from scratch or by copying an original document.\nMaterial alteration: changing a property of an original document, e.g. modifying some of the data printed on the document.\nThe material used for Part II of the registration certificate shall be made secure against forgery by using at least three of the following techniques:\nmicroprinting,\nguilloche printing*,\niridescent printing,\nlaser engraving,\nultraviolet fluorescent ink,\ninks with viewing angle — dependent colour*,\ninks with temperature — dependent colour*,\ncustom holograms*,\nvariable laser images,\noptical variable images.\nMember States are free to introduce additional security features.\nAs a basis, the techniques indicated with an asterisk are to be preferred as they enable the law enforcement officers to check the validity of the card without any special means.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Directive 2003/127/EC of 23 December 2003 amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1999/37/annex/II/division/III/division/III.1/division/C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:04.829702+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}