# 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 III.3: FUNCTIONAL CERTIFICATE

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

A functional evaluation of driving licences including a microchip shall be laboratory- tested in accordance with the criteria specified in Annex II, item 14.
Member States implementing a microchip on driving licences shall ensure that the relevant functional standards and the requirements of Annex I are complied with.
A functional certificate shall be delivered to the manufacturer once:
there is a valid security certificate for the microchip,
compliance with requirements of Annex II has been demonstrated, and
functional tests have been passed successfully.
The relevant Member State authority is responsible for issuing the functional certificate. The functional certificate shall indicate the identity of the issuing authority, the identity of the applicant, the identification of the microchip and a detailed list of the tests and their results.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/383/annex/III/division/III.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-383/annex-III/division-III.3
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