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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-203/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2020/203",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/203 of 28 November 2019 on classification of vehicles, obligations of European Electronic Toll Service users, requirements for interoperability constituents and minimum eligibility criteria for notified bodies (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-203",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/203\nof 28 November 2019\non classification of vehicles, obligations of European Electronic Toll Service users, requirements for interoperability constituents and minimum eligibility criteria for notified bodies\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Directive (EU) 2019/520 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitating cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union, and in particular Articles 8(5), 10(3), 15(4),15(5), and 19(5) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nTo ensure that the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) works well, EETS users need to provide correct data and are responsible for the status of the on-board equipment, if an on-board equipment is used.\n(2)\nIn order to increase interoperability of the electronic road toll systems and ensure compatibility with general requirements stemming from EU legislation, as for example data protection, EETS providers and toll chargers need to comply with a minimum set of procedural, technical and operational requirements.\n(3)\nGeneral infrastructure requirements should be established to ensure that the interoperability constituents provide for accurate data, correct identification of the EETS providers, proper installation of the on board equipment, if one is used, and correct information for the drivers on road fees obligations.\n(4)\nStandard criteria for nominating the bodies responsible for the assessment of conformity of specifications and suitability for use of interoperability constituents need to be defined so that a minimum level of expertise is ensured and manufacturers can rely on equal treatment in all Member States.\n(5)\nTo ensure consistent application between this Regulation and Directive (EU) 2019/520, it should apply from the date referred to in the Article 32(1) of Directive (EU) 2019/520.\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 91, 29.3.2019, p. 45."
    }
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  "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."
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