02020R1812 — EN — 02.12.2020 — 000.001

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1812

of 1 December 2020

laying down rules on the online data exchange and the notification of EU type-approvals under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council







Article 1

Common secure electronic exchange system

The European Type Approval Exchange System (‘ETAES’) shall be used as the common secure electronic exchange system referred to in Article 27(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858.

Article 2

Security measures

The following security measures shall be observed in ETAES in order to prevent unauthorised access:

(a) encryption of communication between the ETAES client and the ETAES server, using a https protocol with a Secure Sockets Layer certificate;

(b) web security preventing attackers from injecting client-side scripts into the web page(s) and from using multiple layers to trick a user into clicking on a button or link to another web page;

(c) ►C1 a fine grained access control system that makes it possible to grant read or write permissions for the access of authorised parties. ◄

Article 3

Procedure for the exchange of type-approval information

1. When informing authorities on the granting of EU type-approvals, on amendments, refusals and withdrawals thereof pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 27 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, the approval authority shall provide an entry for at least the following attributes in ETAES: (a) the distinguishing number of the Member State, in accordance with point 2.1 of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683 ( 1 ), that issued the EU type-approval certificate; (b) the number of the EU type-approval certificate ( 2 ); (c) the approval date of the EU type-approval certificate; (d) the name of the technical service responsible for carrying out the tests, where applicable ( 3 ); (e) the name of the manufacturer; (f) the type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit as specified by the manufacturer in the EU type-approval certificate; (g) the vehicle category pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, where applicable; (h) the Regulation applying to the EU type approved whole-vehicle-, system-, separate technical unit- or component; (i) the status of the EU type-approval ‘granted’, ‘amended’, ‘refused’ or ‘withdrawn’; (j) the EU type-approval reference to a vehicle, system, component or a separate technical unit.

2. In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the approval authority shall also upload the following documents separately in ETAES, in an electronic searchable format: (a) a copy of the EU type-approval certificate, with the indication ‘CERT’ followed by the EU type-approval certificate number ( 4 ) ( 5 ); (b) the information items to be attached to the EU type-approval certificate referred to in points (a), (c) and (d) of Article 28(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, with the indication ‘IF’ followed by the EU type-approval certificate number ( 6 ); (c) the test report and/or the test results sheet referred to in point (b) of Article 28(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, with the indication ‘TR’ followed by the EU type-approval certificate number ( 7 ); (d) any documents other than the ones mentioned in points (a), (b) and (c), with the indication ‘OTHER’ followed by the EU type-approval certificate number ( 8 ).

3. Where it is necessary to include multiple documents for the uploads referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, an additional sequential number, starting from 1, shall follow the indications laid down in points (b), (c) and (d) of paragraph 2 of this Article ( 9 ).

4. In the case documents are amended by a revision, as provided for in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, the indications laid down in points (a), (b), (c) and (d) of paragraph 2 of this Article shall be followed by the indication Rev. and a two-digit sequential number starting from 01 ( 10 ).

Article 4

List of EU type-approvals

1. When Member States make the lists of EU type-approvals and technical services referred to in Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 accessible to the public using ETAES, they shall do so in a standardised searchable format. Member States shall keep those lists up to date.

2. The following information shall be included in the list(s) referred to in paragraph 1: (a) the distinguishing number of the Member State, in accordance with point 2.1 of Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683, that issued the EU type-approval certificate; (b) the number of the EU type-approval certificate; (c) the status of the EU type-approval ‘granted’, ‘amended’, ‘refused’ or ‘withdrawn’; (d) the name of the technical service responsible for carrying out the tests, where applicable; (e) the approval date of the EU type-approval certificate.

3. A list of EU type-approvals and technical services referred to in Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 may be published on the website of the Commission

Article 5

Entry into force and application

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.