# Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 of 4 May 2012 laying down technical requirements with regard to driving licences which include a storage medium (microchip) (Text with EEA relevance), Division I.5: DATA PROTECTION MECHANISMS

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

Appropriate mechanisms shall be used for the validation of authenticity and integrity of the microchip and data contained in it and for restricting access to driving licence data.
Data on the microchip shall be protected according the specifications laid down in Annex II, item 3. This paragraph specifies additional requirements to be complied with.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/383/annex/I/division/I.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-383/annex-I/division-I.5
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