Council Directive 1999/37/ECShow full title

[F1 II. Specifications of Part I of the Registration Certificate in paper format U.K.

II.1. The overall dimensions of the Registration Certificate shall not be greater than an A4 format (210 × 297 mm) or a folder of A4 format. U.K.

II.2. 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: U.K.

• graphics,

• watermark,

• fluorescent fibres, or

• fluorescent imprints.

Member States are free to introduce additional security features.

II.3. 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. U.K.

II.4. The first page of Part I of the Registration Certificate shall contain: U.K.

• the name of the Member State issuing Part I of the Registration Certificate,

• [F2 the distinguishing mark of the Member State issuing Part I of the registration certificate, namely:

  B

  :

  Belgium

  [F3 BG

  :

  Bulgaria]

  CZ

  :

  Czech Republic

  DK

  :

  Denmark

  D

  :

  Germany

  EST

  :

  Estonia

  GR

  :

  Greece

  E

  :

  Spain

  F

  :

  France

  [F4 HR

  :

  Croatia]

  IRL

  :

  Ireland

  I

  :

  Italy

  CY

  :

  Cyprus

  LV

  :

  Latvia

  LT

  :

  Lithuania

  L

  :

  Luxembourg

  H

  :

  Hungary

  M

  :

  Malta

  NL

  :

  Netherlands

  A

  :

  Austria

  PL

  :

  Poland

  P

  :

  Portugal

  [F3 RO

  :

  Romania]

  SLO

  :

  Slovenia

  SK

  :

  Slovakia

  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.

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member States of the European Union) and the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.

F3 Inserted by Council Directive 2006/103/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of transport policy, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

F4 Inserted by Council Directive 2013/22/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of transport policy, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia.

II.5. Part I of the Registration Certificate shall also contain the following data, preceded by the corresponding harmonised Community codes: U.K.

(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(s) 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 II.6, 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 cm ³ ),

(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 driver's seat,

(S.2)

number of standing places (where appropriate).

II.6. Part I of the Registration Certificate may, moreover, contain the following data, preceded by the corresponding harmonised Community codes: U.K.

(C)

personal data,

(C.2)

owner of the vehicle (repeated as many times as there are owners),

(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 II.5, code C.1, II.6, code C.2 and/or II.6, 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 II.5, code C.1, II.6, code C.2, II.6, code C.3 and II.5, 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 3 500  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)

unbraked (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) [F5 ;]

[F6 (X)

proof of having passed the roadworthiness test, date of next roadworthiness test or expiry of current certificate.]

Textual Amendments

F5 Substituted by Directive 2014/46/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles.

F6 Inserted by Directive 2014/46/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles.

II.7 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 II.5 and II.6, additional national codes.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 2003/127/EC of 23 December 2003 amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles (Text with EEA relevance).

(1)

[F1 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)

[F1 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 Commission Directive 2002/80/EC ( OJ L 291, 28.10.2002, p. 20 ).]

(3)

[F1 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 Commission Directive 2001/27/EC ( OJ L 107, 18.4.2001, p. 10 ).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 2003/127/EC of 23 December 2003 amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles (Text with EEA relevance).