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Commission Regulation (EU) No 575/2014 of 27 May 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 laying down technical requirements            with regard to driving licences which include a storage medium (microchip) (Text with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Regulation (EU) No 575/2014                     

# of 27 May 2014

# amending Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 laying down technical requirements with regard to driving licences which include a storage                        medium (microchip)                     

# (Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences(1), and in particular Article 1(2) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012(2) applies to driving licences which include a microchip and lays down a series of technical requirements.

(2)In particular, Section III.4.2 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 lays down an EU type-approval numbering system                              based on the assignment of a distinguishing number for the Member State which has granted the EU type-approval.

(3)Following the accession of Croatia to the Union, it is necessary to provide for a distinguishing number for this country which                              is in compliance with the UN/ECE numerical order for type-approval.

(4)Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on driving licences,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

# Article 1U.K.

Section III.4.2 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

# Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 May 2014.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEXU.K.

Section III.4.2 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 is replaced by the following:

### ‘III.4.2**Numbering system**

The EU type-approval numbering system shall consist of:                  

The letter “e” followed by a distinguishing number for the Member State which has granted the EU type-approval                           

1

for Germany                              

2

for France                              

3

for Italy                              

4

for the Netherlands                              

5

for Sweden                              

6

for Belgium                              

7

for Hungary                              

8

for the Czech Republic                              

9

for Spain                              

11

for the United Kingdom                              

12

for Austria                              

13

for Luxembourg                              

17

for Finland                              

18

for Denmark                              

19

for Romania                              

20

for Poland                              

21

for Portugal                              

23

for Greece                              

24

for Ireland                              

25

for Croatia                              

26

for Slovenia                              

27

for Slovakia                              

29

for Estonia                              

32

for Latvia                              

34

for Bulgaria                              

36

for Lithuania                              

49

for Cyprus                              

50

for Malta.                              

The letters DL preceded by a hyphen and followed by the two figures indicating the sequence number assigned to this Regulation                                 or latest major technical amendment to this Regulation. The sequence number for this Regulation is 00.                           

A unique identification number of the EU type-approval attributed by the issuing Member State.                           

Example of the EU type-approval numbering system: e50-DL00 12345                  

The approval number shall be stored on the microchip in DG 1 for each driving licence carrying such microchip.’                  

1

OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 18.                           

2

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) (OJ L 120, 5.5.2012, p. 1).