# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1079 of 20 July 2020 on the verification and correction of data referred to in Regulation (EU) 2018/956 on the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles (Text with EEA relevance), Article 3: Verification of the correctness of the cryptographic hash value and data reported by manufacturers

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

1. The Secretary of State shall, for the heavy-duty vehicles selected in accordance with Article 1(2), crosscheck the cryptographic hash values of the original of the manufacturer’s records file provided in accordance with point (a) of Article 2(2) against the imprint of the corresponding cryptographic hash values provided by the Secretary of State in accordance with their obligation under point (k) of Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/956.
In case of any discrepancy in the cryptographic hash values, and where requested by the Secretary of State, manufacturers shall verify the correctness of the data provided to the Secretary of State and inform the Secretary of State of the result of that verification within one month.
2. The Secretary of State shall, for the heavy-duty vehicles selected in accordance with Article 1(2), crosscheck the data reported in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2018/956 against the corresponding data in the original of the manufacturer’s records file drawn up in accordance with Part I of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2400.
3. The Secretary of State may, for the heavy-duty vehicles selected in accordance with Article 1(2), crosscheck the engine-related data reported in accordance with entries 75 to 78 of point 2 of Part B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/956 against the corresponding values in the engine type-approval certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 595/2009.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1079/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1079/article-3
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