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Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.This Directive shall apply to the vehicle registration documents issued...

  3. Article 2.For the purposes of this Directive: ‘vehicle’: shall mean any...

  4. Article 3.(1) Member States shall issue a registration certificate for vehicles...

  5. Article 3a.(1) Where the competent authority of a Member State receives...

  6. Article 4.For the purposes of this Directive, the registration certificate issued...

  7. Article 5.(1) For the purposes of identifying a vehicle in road...

  8. Article 6.The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in...

  9. Article 7.(1) The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on...

  10. Article 8.(1) Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations...

  11. Article 9.Member States shall assist one another in the implementation of...

  12. Article 10.This Directive shall enter into force on the day of...

  13. Article 11.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      PART I OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE

      1. I. This part may be implemented in either of two formats:...

      2. II. Specifications of Part I of the Registration Certificate in paper...

        1. II.1. The overall dimensions of the Registration Certificate shall not be...

        2. II.2. The paper used for Part I of the Registration Certificate...

        3. II.3. Part I of the Registration Certificate may consist of several...

        4. II.4. The first page of Part I of the Registration Certificate...

        5. II.5. Part I of the Registration Certificate shall also contain the...

        6. II.6. Part I of the Registration Certificate may, moreover, contain the...

        7. II.7 Member States may include additional information (in Part I of...

      3. III. Specifications of Part I of the Registration Certificate in smart...

        1. III.1 Card format and data legible with the eye

          1. A. Basic imprint

            1. Front

          2. B. Personalisation imprint

            1. Front

            2. Back

          3. C. Physical security features of the smart card

        2. III.2. Data storage and protection

        3. III.3. Interface

        4. III.4. Storage capacity of the card

        5. III.5. Standards

        6. III.6. Technical Characteristics and Transmission Protocols

        7. III.7. Temperature range

        8. III.8. Physical lifetime

        9. III.9. Electrical characteristics

        10. III.10. File structure

        11. III.11. Data structure

        12. III.12. Reading the registration data

          1. A. Application selection

          2. B. Reading data from files

          3. C. Verification of data authenticity

        13. III.13. Special provisions

    2. ANNEX II

      PART II OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE

      1. I. This part may be implemented in either of two formats:...

      2. II. Specifications of Part II of the registration certificate in paper...

        1. II.1. The overall dimensions of the registration certificate shall not be...

        2. II.2. The paper used for part II of the registration certificate...

        3. II.3. Part II of the registration certificate may consist of several...

        4. II.4. The first page of Part II of the registration certificate...

        5. II.5. Part II of the Registration Certificate shall also contain the...

        6. II.6. Part II of the registration certificate may, moreover, contain the...

        7. II.7. Member States may include additional information in Part II of...

      3. III. Specifications of Part II of the Registration Certificate in smart...

        1. III.1. Card format and data legible with the eye

          1. A. Basic imprint

            1. Front

          2. B. Personalisation imprint

            1. Front

            2. Back

          3. C. Physical security features of the smart card

        2. III.2. Data storage and protection

        3. III.3. Interface

        4. III.4. Storage capacity of the card

        5. III.5. Standards

        6. III.6. Technical characteristics and transmission protocols

          1. A. Supply voltage, programming voltage

          2. B. Answer to reset

          3. C. Protocol parameter selection

          4. D. Transmission protocol T = 1

        7. III.7. Temperature range

        8. III.8. Physical lifetime

        9. III.9. Electrical characteristics

        10. III.10. File structure

        11. III.11. Data structure

        12. III.12. Reading the registration data

          1. A. Application selection

          2. B. Reading data from files

          3. C. Verification of data authenticity

        13. III.13. Special provisions

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