{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-1629/article-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-1629/article-18.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2016/1629",
  "legislation_title": "Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-1629",
  "path": "article/18",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Unique European vessel identification number",
  "text": "1. Member States shall ensure that each craft is assigned a unique European vessel identification number (ENI), in accordance with Annexes II and V.\n2. Each craft shall have only one ENI, which shall remain unchanged during its entire lifetime.\n3. When issuing a Union inland navigation certificate, the competent authority shall include the ENI therein.\n4. Each Member State shall draw up a list indicating the competent authorities responsible for assigning ENIs and shall notify the Commission thereof, as well as any changes to the list. The Commission shall maintain an up-to-date list of competent authorities on an appropriate website.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/1629/article/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:34.126346+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."
}