# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799 of 18 March 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the requirements for the construction, testing, installation, operation and repair of tachographs and their components (Text with EEA relevance), Division (16): Upon card insertion the recording equipment shall detect whether the card inserted is a valid tachograph card and in such a case identify the card type and the card generation.

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

If a card with the same card number and a higher renewal index has already been inserted in the recording equipment, the card shall be declared as non-valid.
If a card with the same card number and renewal index but with a higher replacement index has already been inserted in the recording equipment, the card shall be declared as non-valid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/799/annex/1/division/3/division/3.1/division/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-799/annex-1/division-3/division-3.1/division-16
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