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dossier	COM(1997)248 - Registration documents for motor vehicles and their trailers.
document	COM(1997)248
date	April 29, 1999

ANNEX I

PART I OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE(1)

I. The overall dimensions of the registration certificate shall not be greater than an A4 format (210 × 297 mm) or a folder of A4 format.

II. The paper used for Part I of the registration certificate shall be made secure against forgery by using at least two of the following techniques:

- graphics,

- watermark,

- fluorescent fibres, or,

- fluorescent imprints.

III. Part I of the registration certificate may consist of several pages. Member States shall determine the number of pages in accordance with the information contained in the document and its layout.

IV. The first page of Part I of the registration certificate shall contain:

- the name of the Member State issuing Part I of the registration certificate,

- the distinguishing mark of the Member State issuing Part I of the registration certificate, namely:

B Belgium

DK Denmark

D Germany

GR Greece

E Spain

F France

IRL Ireland

I Italy

L Luxembourg

NL Netherlands

A Austria

P Portugal

FIN Finland

S Sweden

UK United Kingdom,

- the name of the competent authority,

- the words "Part I of the Registration Certificate" or, if the certificate consists of one part only, the words "Registration Certificate", printed in large type in the language or languages of the Member States issuing the registration certificate; they shall also appear, after a suitable space, in small type in the other languages of the European Community,

- the words "European Community", printed in the language or languages of the Member State issuing Part I of the registration certificate,

- the number of the document.

V. Part I of the registration certificate shall also contain the following data, preceded by the corresponding harmonised Community codes:

(A) registration number

(B) date of first registration of the vehicle

(C) personal data

(C.1) holder of the registration certificate:

(C.1.1) surname or business name

(C.1.2) other name(s) or initial(s) (where appropriate)

(C.1.3) address in the Member State of registration on the date of issue of the document

(C.4) Where the particulars specified in VI, code C.2 are not included in the registration certificate, reference to the fact that the holder of the registration certificate:

(a) is the vehicle owner

(b) is not the vehicle owner

(c) is not identified by the registration certificate as being the vehicle owner

(D) vehicle:

(D.1) make

(D.2) type

- variant (if available)

- version (if available)

(D.3) commercial description(s)

(E) vehicle identification number

(F) mass:

(F.1) maximum technically permissible laden mass, except for motorcycles

(G) mass of the vehicle in service with bodywork, and with coupling device in the case of a towing vehicle in service from any category other than M1

(H) period of validity, if not unlimited

(I) date of the registration to which this certificate refers

(K) type-approval number (if available)

(P) engine

(P.1) capacity (in cm3)

(P.2) maximum net power (in kW) (if available)

(P.3) type of fuel or power source

(Q) power/weight ratio (in kW/kg) (only for motorcycles)

(S) seating capacity

(S.1) number of seats, including the drivers seat

(S.2) number of standing places (where appropriate)

VI. Part I of the registration certificate may, moreover, contain the following data, preceded by the corresponding harmonised Community codes:

(C) personal data

(C.2) owner of the vehicle

(C.2.1) surname or business name

(C.2.2) other name(s) or initial(s) (where appropriate)

(C.2.3) address in the Member State of registration, on the date of issue of the document

(C.3) natural or legal person who may use the vehicle by virtue of a legal right other than that of ownership

(C.3.1) surname or business name

(C.3.2) other name(s) or initial(s) (where appropriate)

(C.3.3) address in the Member State of registration, on the date of issue of the document

(C.5), (C.6), (C.7), (C.8) where a change in the personal data given in points V, code C.1, VI, code C.2 and/or VI, code C.3 does not give rise to the issue of a new registration certificate, the new personal data corresponding to these points may be included under codes (C.5), (C.6), (C.7) or (C.8); they are then broken down in accordance with the references in points V, code C.1, VI, code C.2, VI, code C.3 and V, code C.4.

(F) mass:

(F.2) maximum permissible laden mass of the vehicle in service in the Member State of registration

(F.3) maximum permissible laden mass of the whole vehicle in service in the Member State of registration

(J) vehicle category

(L) number of axles

(M) wheelbase (in mm)

(N) for vehicles with a total exceeding 3500 kg, distribution of the technically permissible maximum laden mass among the axles:

(N.1) axle 1 (in kg)

(N.2) axle 2 (in kg), where appropriate

(N.3) axle 3 (in kg), where appropriate

(N.4) axle 4 (in kg), where appropriate

(N.5) axle 5 (in kg), where appropriate

(O) technically permissible maximum towable mass of the trailer:

(O.1) braked (in kg)

(O.2) unbreaked (in kg)

(P) engine:

(P.4) rated speed (in min-1)

(P.5) engine identification number

(R) colour of the vehicle

(T) maximum speed (in km/h)

(U) sound level:

(U.1) stationary (in dB(A))

(U.2) engine speed (in min-1)

(U.3) drive-by (in dB(A))

(V) exhaust emissions:

(V.1) CO (in g/km or G/kWh)

(V.2) HC (in g/km or g/kWh)

(V.3) NOx (in g/km or g/kWh)

(V.4) HC + NOx (in g/km)

(V.5) particulates for diesel (in g/km or g/kWh)

(V.6) corrected absorption coefficient for diesel (in min-1)

(V.7) CO2(in g/km)

(V.8) combined fuel consumption (in L/100 km)

(V.9) indication of the environmental category of EC type-approval; reference to the version applicable pursuant to Directive 70/220/EEC(2) or Directive 88/77/EEC(3).

(W) fuel tank(s) capacity (in litres).

VII. Member States may include additional information (in Part I of the registration certificate), in particular they may add between brackets to the identification codes, as laid down under V and VI, additional national codes.

(1) The certificate consisting of one part only will bear the words "Registration Certificate", and there will be no reference in the text to "Part I."

(2) Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by gases from positive-ignition engines of motor vehicles (OJ L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 1.), Directive as last amended by Directive 96/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 282, 1.11.1996, p. 64).

(3) Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3 December 1987 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles (OJ L 36, 9.2.1988, p. 33). Directive as last amended by Directive 96/1/EC (OJ L 40, 17.2.1996, p. 1).

ANNEX II

PART II OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE(1)

I. The dimensions of the registration certificate shall not be greater than an A4 format (210 × 297 mm) or a folder of A4 format:

II. The paper used for part II of the registration certificate shall be made secure against forgery by using at least two of the following techniques:

- graphics,

- watermark,

- fluorescent fibres, or,

- fluorescent imprints.

III. Part II of the registration certificate may consist of several pages. Member States shall determine the number of pages in accordance with the information contained in the document and its layout.

IV. The first page of Part II of the registration certificate shall contain

- the name of the Member State issuing Part II of the registration certificate,

- the distinguishing mark of the Member State issuing Part II of the registration certificate, namely:

B Belgium

DK Denmark

D Germany

GR Greece

E Spain

F France

IRL Ireland

I Italy

L Luxembourg

NL Netherlands

A Austria

P Portugal

FIN Finland

S Sweden

UK United Kingdom,

- the name of the competent authority,

- the words"Part II of the Registration Certificate", printed in large type in the language or languages of the Member States issuing the registration certificate; they shall also appear, after a suitable space, in small type, in the other languages of the European Community,

- the words "European Community", printed in the language or languages of the Member State issuing Part II of the registration certificate,

- the number of the document.

V. Part II of the registration certificate shall also contain the following data, preceded by the corresponding harmonised Community codes:

(A) registration number

(B) date of the first registration of the vehicle

(D) vehicle:

(D.1) make

(D.2) type

- variant (if available)

- version (if available)

(D.3) commercial description(s)

(E) vehicle identification number

(K) type-approval number (if available)

VI. Part II of the registration certificate may, moreover, contain the following data, preceded by the corresponding harmonised Community codes:

(C) personal data

(C.2) owner of the vehicle

(C.2.1) surname or business name

(C.2.2) other name(s) or initial(s) (where appropriate)

(C.2.3) address in the Member State of registration, on the date of issue of the document

(C.3) natural or legal person who may use the vehicle by virtue of a legal right other than that of ownership

(C.3.1) surname or business name

(C.3.2) other name(s) or initial(s) (where appropriate)

(C.3.3) address in the Member State of registration, on the date of issue of the document

(C.5), (C.6) where a change in the personal data given in point VI, code C.2 and/or point VI, code C.3 does not give rise to the issue of a new Part II of the registration certificate, the new personal data corresponding to these points may be included under codes (C.5) or (C.6); they are broken down in accordance with point VI, code C.2 and point VI, code C.3.

(J) vehicle category

VII. Member States may include additional information in Part II of the registration certificate; in particular, they may add between brackets to the identification codes, as laid down under points V and VI, additional national codes.

(1) This Annex is concerned only with registration certificates consisting of Parts I and II.