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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85Show full title

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport

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[F1 [F2IV. CONSTRUCTION AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TACHOGRAPH CARDS U.K.

1. Visible data U.K.

The front page will contain:

  • [171] the words Driver card or Control card or Workshop card or Company card printed in large type in the official language or languages of the Member State issuing the card, according to the type of the card;

  • [172] [F3 [F4the same words in the other official languages of the Community, printed to form the background of the card:

    BG КАРТА НА ВОДАЧА КОНТРОЛНА КАРТА КАРТАЗА МОНТАЖ И НАСТРОЙКИ КАРТА НА ПРЕВОЗВАЧА
    ES TARJETA DEL CONDUCTOR TARJETA DE CONTROL TARJETA DEL CENTRO DE ENSAYO TARJETA DE LA EMPRESA
    CS KARTA ŘIDIČE KONTROLNÍ KARTA KARTA DÍLNY KARTA PODNIKU
    DA FØRERKORT KONTROLKORT VÆRKSTEDSKORT VIRKSOMHEDSKORT
    DE FAHRERKARTE KONTROLLKARTE WERKSTATTKARTE UNTERNEHMENSKARTE
    ET AUTOJUHI KAART KONTROLLIJA KAART TÖÖKOJA KAART TÖÖANDJA KAART
    EL ΚΑΡΤΑ ΟΔΗΓΟΥ ΚΑΡΤΑ ΕΛΕΓΧΟΥ ΚΑΡΤΑ ΚΕΝΤΡΟΥ ΔΟΚΙΜΩΝ ΚΑΡΤΑ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΗΣ
    EN DRIVER CARD CONTROL CARD WORKSHOP CARD COMPANY CARD
    FR CARTE DE CONDUCTEUR CARTE DE CONTROLEUR CARTE D’ATELIER CARTE D’ENTREPRISE
    HR KARTICA VOZAČA NADZORNA KARTICA KARTICA RADIONICE KARTICA PRIJEVOZNIKA
    GA CÁRTA TIOMÁNAÍ CÁRTA STIÚRTHA CÁRTA CEARDLAINNE CÁRTA COMHLACHTA
    IT CARTA DEL CONDUCENTE CARTA DI CONTROLLO CARTA DELL’OFFICINA CARTA DELL’ AZIENDA
    LV VADĪTĀJA KARTE KONTROLKARTE DARBNĪCAS KARTE UZŅĒMUMA KARTE
    LT VAIRUOTOJO KORTELĖ KONTROLĖS KORTELĖ DIRBTUVĖS KORTELĖ ĮMONĖS KORTELĖ
    HU GÉPJÁRMŰVEZETŐI KÁRTYA ELLENŐRI KÁRTYA MŰHELYKÁRTYA ÜZEMBENTARTÓI KÁRTYA
    MT KARTA TAS-SEWWIEQ KARTA TAL-KONTROLL KARTA TAL-ISTAZZJON TAT-TESTIJIET KARTA TAL-KUMPANNIJA
    NL BESTUURDERS KAART CONTROLEKAART WERKPLAATSKAART BEDRIJFSKAART
    PL KARTA KIEROWCY KARTA KONTROLNA KARTA WARSZTATOWA KARTA PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWA
    PT CARTÃO DE CONDUTOR CARTÃO DE CONTROLO CARTÃO DO CENTRO DE ENSAIO CARTÃO DE EMPRESA
    RO CARTELA CONDUCĂTORULUI AUTO CARTELA DE CONTROL CARTELA AGENTULUI ECONOMIC AUTORIZAT CARTELA OPERATORULUI DE TRANSPORT
    SK KARTA VODIČA KONTROLNÁ KARTA DIELENSKÁ KARTA PODNIKOVÁ KARTA
    SL VOZNIKOVA KARTICA KONTROLNA KARTICA KARTICA PREIZKUŠEVALIŠČA KARTICA PODJETJA
    FI KULJETTAJAKORTTI VALVONTAKORTTI KORJAAMOKORTTI YRITYSKORTTI
    SV FÖRARKORT KONTROLLKORT VERKSTADSKORT FÖRETAGSKORT] ]
  • [173] the name of the Member State issuing the card (optional);

  • [174] [F3 [F4the distinguishing sign of the Member State issuing the card, printed in negative in a blue rectangle and encircled by 12 yellow stars; the distinguishing signs shall be as follows:

    B

    :

    Belgium

    BG

    :

    Bulgaria

    CZ

    :

    The Czech Republic

    DK

    :

    Denmark

    D

    :

    Germany

    EST

    :

    Estonia

    GR

    :

    Greece

    E

    :

    Spain

    F

    :

    France

    HR

    :

    Croatia

    IRL

    :

    Ireland

    I

    :

    Italy

    CY

    :

    Cyprus

    LV

    :

    Latvia

    LT

    :

    Lithuania

    L

    :

    Luxembourg

    H

    :

    Hungary

    M

    :

    Malta

    NL

    :

    The Netherlands

    A

    :

    Austria

    PL

    :

    Poland

    P

    :

    Portugal

    RO

    :

    Romania

    SLO

    :

    Slovenia

    SK

    :

    Slovakia

    FIN

    :

    Finland

    S

    :

    Sweden

    UK

    :

    The United Kingdom.] ]

  • [175] information specific to the card issued, numbered as follows:

    Driver card Control card Company or workshop card
    1. Surname of the driver Control body name [X1Company or workshop name]
    2. First name(s) of the driver Surname of the controller (if applicable) Surname of card holder (if applicable)
    3. Birth date of the driver First name(s) of the controller (if applicable) First name(s) of card holder (if applicable)
    4.(a) Card start of validity date
    (b) Card expiry date (if any)
    (c) The name of the issuing authority (may be printed on page 2)
    (d) A different number from the one under heading 5, for administrative purposes (optional)
    5.(a) Driving licence number (at the date of issue of the driver card)
    5.(b) Card number
    6. Photograph of the driver Photograph of the controller (optional)
    7. Signature of the driver Signature of the holder (optional)
    8. Normal place of residence, or postal address of the holder (optional) Postal address of control body Postal address of company or workshop
  • [176] dates shall be written using a dd/mm/yyyy or dd.mm.yyyy format (day, month, year);

the reverse page will contain:

  • [177] an explanation of the numbered items which appear on the front page of the card;

  • [178] with the specific written agreement of the holder, information which is not related to the administration of the card may also be added, such addition will not alter in any way the use of the model as a tachograph card.

[179] Tachograph cards shall be printed with the following background predominant colours:

  • driver card: white,

  • control card: blue,

  • workshop card: red,

  • company card: yellow.

[180] Tachograph cards shall bear at least the following features for protection of the card body against counterfeiting and tampering:

  • a security design background with fine guilloche patterns and rainbow printing,

  • in the area of the photograph, the security design background and the photograph shall overlap,

  • at least one two-coloured microprint line.

[181] After consulting the Commission, Member States may add colours or markings, such as national symbols and security features, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex.

2. Security U.K.

The system security aims at protecting integrity and authenticity of data exchanged between the cards and the recording equipment, protecting the integrity and authenticity of data downloaded from the cards, allowing certain write operations onto the cards to recording equipment only, ruling out any possibility of falsification of data stored in the cards, preventing tampering and detecting any attempt of that kind.

[182] In order to achieve the system security, the tachograph cards shall meet the security requirements defined in the tachograph cards generic security target (Appendix 10).

[183] Tachograph cards shall be readable by other equipment such as personal computers.

3. Standards U.K.

[184] The tachograph cards shall comply with the following standards:

  • ISO/IEC 7810 Identification cards — Physical characteristics,

  • ISO/IEC 7816 Identification cards — Integrated circuits with contacts:

    • Part 1: Physical characteristics,

    • Part 2: Dimensions and location of the contacts,

    • Part 3: Electronic signals and transmission protocols,

    • Part 4: Inter-industry commands for interchange,

    • Part 8: Security related inter-industry commands,

  • ISO/IEC 10373 Identification cards — Test methods.

4. Environmental and electrical specifications U.K.

[185] The tachograph cards shall be capable of operating correctly in all the climatic conditions normally encountered in Community territory and at least in the temperature range - 25 o C to + 70 o C with occasional peaks of up to + 85 o C, occasional meaning not more than 4 hours each time and not over 100 times during the lifetime of the card.

[186] The tachograph cards shall be capable of operating correctly in the humidity range 10 % to 90 %.

[187] The tachograph cards shall be capable of operating correctly for a five-year period if used within the environmental and electrical specifications.

[188] During operation, the tachograph cards shall conform to Commission Directive 95/54/EC of 31 October 1995 (1) , related to electromagnetic compatibility, and shall be protected against electrostatic discharges.

5. Data storage U.K.

For the purpose of this paragraph,

  • times are recorded with a resolution of one minute, unless otherwise specified,

  • odometer values are recorded with a resolution of one kilometre,

  • speeds are recorded with a resolution of 1 km/h.

The tachograph cards functions, commands and logical structures, fulfilling data storage requirements are specified in Appendix 2.

[189] This paragraph specifies minimum storage capacity for the various application data files. The tachograph cards shall be able to indicate to the recording equipment the actual storage capacity of these data files.

Any additional data that may be stored on tachograph cards, related to other applications eventually borne by the card, shall be stored in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (2) .

5.1. Card identification and security data U.K.
5.1.1. Application identification U.K.

[190] The tachograph cards shall be able to store the following application identification data:

  • tachograph application identification,

  • type of tachograph card identification.

5.1.2. Chip identification U.K.

[191] The tachograph cards shall be able to store the following integrated circuit (IC) identification data:

  • IC serial number,

  • IC manufacturing references.

5.1.3. IC card identification U.K.

[192] The tachograph cards shall be able to store the following smart card identification data:

  • card serial number (including manufacturing references),

  • card type approval number,

  • card personaliser identification (ID),

  • embedder ID,

  • IC identifier.

5.1.4. Security elements U.K.

[193] The tachograph cards shall be able to store the following security elements data:

  • European public key,

  • Member State certificate,

  • card certificate,

  • card private key.

5.2. Driver card U.K.
5.2.1. Card identification U.K.

[194] The driver card shall be able to store the following card identification data:

  • card number,

  • issuing Member State, issuing authority name, issue date,

  • card beginning of validity date, card expiry date.

5.2.2. Card holder identification U.K.

[195] The driver card shall be able to store the following card holder identification data:

  • surname of the holder,

  • first name(s) of the holder,

  • date of birth,

  • preferred language.

5.2.3. Driving licence information U.K.

[196] The driver card shall be able to store the following driving licence data:

  • issuing Member State, issuing authority name,

  • driving licence number (at the date of the issue of the card).

5.2.4. Vehicles used data U.K.

[197] The driver card shall be able to store, for each calendar day where the card has been used, and for each period of use of a given vehicle that day (a period of use includes all consecutive insertion/withdrawal cycle of the card in the vehicle, as seen from the card point of view), the following data:

  • date and time of first use of the vehicle (i.e. first card insertion for this period of use of the vehicle, or 00.00 if the period of use is on-going at that time),

  • vehicle odometer value at that time,

  • date and time of last use of the vehicle, (i.e. last card withdrawal for this period of use of the vehicle, or 23.59 if the period of use is on-going at that time),

  • vehicle odometer value at that time,

  • VRN and registering Member State of the vehicle.

[198] The driver card shall be able to store at least 84 such records.

5.2.5. Driver activity data U.K.

[199] The driver card shall be able to store, for each calendar day where the card has been used or for which the driver has entered activities manually, the following data:

  • the date,

  • a daily presence counter (increased by one for each of these calendar days),

  • the total distance travelled by the driver during this day,

  • a driver status at 00.00,

  • whenever the driver has changed of activity, and/or has changed of driving status, and/or has inserted or withdrawn his card:

    • the driving status (CREW, SINGLE),

    • the slot (DRIVER, CO-DRIVER),

    • the card status (INSERTED, NOT INSERTED),

    • the activity (DRIVING, AVAILABILITY, WORK, BREAK/REST),

    • the time of the change.

[200] The driver card memory shall be able to hold driver activity data for at least 28 days (the average activity of a driver is defined as 93 activity changes per day).

[201] The data listed under requirements 197 and 199 shall be stored in a way allowing the retrieval of activities in the order of their occurrence, even in case of a time overlap situation.

5.2.6. Places where daily work periods start and/or end U.K.

[202] The driver card shall be able to store the following data related to places where daily work periods begin and/or end, entered by the driver:

  • the date and time of the entry (or the date/time related to the entry if the entry is made during the manual entry procedure),

  • the type of entry (begin or end, condition of entry),

  • the country and region entered,

  • the vehicle odometer value.

[203] The driver card memory shall be able to hold at least 42 pairs of such records.

5.2.7. Events data U.K.

For the purpose of this subparagraph, time shall be stored with a resolution of one second.

[204] The driver card shall be able to store data related to the following events detected by the recording equipment while the card was inserted:

  • time overlap (where this card is the cause of the event),

  • card insertion while driving (where this card is the subject of the event),

  • last card session not correctly closed (where this card is the subject of the event),

  • power supply interruption,

  • motion data error,

  • security breach attempts.

[205] The driver card shall be able to store the following data for these events:

  • event code,

  • date and time of beginning of the event (or of card insertion if the event was on-going at that time),

  • date and time of end of the event (or of card withdrawal if the event was on-going at that time),

  • VRN and registering Member State of vehicle in which the event happened.

Note: For the time overlap event: U.K.

  • date and time of beginning of the event shall correspond to the date and time of the card withdrawal from the previous vehicle,

  • date and time of end of the event shall correspond to the date and time of card insertion in current vehicle,

  • vehicle data shall correspond to the current vehicle raising the event.

Note: For the last card session not correctly closed event: U.K.

  • date and time of beginning of event shall correspond to the card insertion date and time of the session not correctly closed,

  • date and time of end of event shall correspond to the card insertion date and time of the session during which the event was detected (current session),

  • vehicle data shall correspond to the vehicle in which the session was not correctly closed.

[206] The driver card shall be able to store data for the six most recent events of each type (i.e. 36 events).

5.2.8. Faults data U.K.

For the purpose of this subparagraph, time shall be recorded with a resolution of one second.

[207] The driver card shall be able to store data related to the following faults detected by the recording equipment while the card was inserted:

  • card fault (where this card is the subject of the event),

  • recording equipment fault.

[208] The driver card shall be able to store the following data for these faults:

  • fault code,

  • date and time of beginning of the fault (or of card insertion if the fault was on-going at that time),

  • date and time of end of the fault (or of card withdrawal if the fault was on-going at that time),

  • VRN and registering Member State of vehicle in which the fault happened.

[209] The driver card shall be able to store data for the twelve most recent faults of each type (i.e. 24 faults).

5.2.9. Control activity data U.K.

[210] The driver card shall be able to store the following data related to control activities:

  • date and time of the control,

  • control card number and card issuing Member State,

  • type of the control (displaying and/or printing and/or VU downloading and/or card downloading (see note)),

  • period downloaded, in case of downloading,

  • VRN and registering Member State of the vehicle in which the control happened.

Note: security requirements imply that card downloading will only be recorded if performed through a recording equipment. U.K.

[211] The driver card shall be able to hold one such record.

5.2.10. Card session data U.K.

[212] The driver card shall be able to store data related to the vehicle which opened its current session:

  • date and time the session was opened (i.e. card insertion) with a resolution of one second,

  • VRN and registering Member State.

5.2.11. Specific conditions data U.K.

[212a] The driver card shall be able to store the following data related to specific conditions entered while the card was inserted (whatever the slot):

  • date and time of the entry,

  • type of specific condition.

[212b] The driver card shall be able to hold 56 such records.

5.3. Workshop card U.K.
5.3.1. Security elements U.K.

[213] The workshop card shall be able to store a personal identification number (PIN code).

[214] The workshop card shall be able to store the cryptographic keys needed for pairing motion sensors to vehicle units.

5.3.2. Card identification U.K.

[215] The workshop card shall be able to store the following card identification data:

  • card number,

  • issuing Member State, issuing authority name, issue date,

  • card beginning of validity date, card expiry date.

5.3.3. Card holder identification U.K.

[216] The workshop card shall be able to store the following card holder identification data:

  • workshop name,

  • workshop address,

  • surname of the holder,

  • first name(s) of the holder,

  • preferred language.

5.3.4. Vehicles used data U.K.

[217] The workshop card shall be able to store vehicles used data records in the same manner as a driver card.

[218] The workshop card shall be able to store at least 4 such records.

5.3.5. Driver activity data U.K.

[219] The workshop card shall be able to store driver activity data in the same manner as a driver card.

[220] The workshop card shall be able to hold driver activity data for at least one day of average driver activity.

5.3.6. Daily work periods start and/or end data U.K.

[221] The workshop card shall be able to store daily works period start and/or end data records in the same manner as a driver card.

[222] The workshop card shall be able to hold at least three pairs of such records.

5.3.7. Events and faults data U.K.

[223] The workshop card shall be able to store events and faults data records in the same manner as a driver card.

[224] The workshop card shall be able to store data for the three most recent events of each type (i.e. 18 events) and the six most recent faults of each type (i.e. 12 faults).

5.3.8. Control activity data U.K.

[225] The workshop card shall be able to store a control activity data record in the same manner as a driver card.

5.3.9. Calibration and time adjustment data U.K.

[226] The workshop card shall be able to hold records of calibrations and/or time adjustments performed while the card is inserted in a recording equipment.

[227] Each calibration record shall be able to hold the following data:

  • [F5purpose of calibration (activation, first installation, installation, periodic inspection)] ,

  • vehicle identification,

  • parameters updated or confirmed (w, k, l, tyre size, speed limiting device setting, odometer (new and old values), date and time (new and old values),

  • recording equipment identification (VU part number, VU serial number, motion sensor serial number).

[228] The workshop card shall be able to store at least 88 such records.

[229] The workshop card shall hold a counter indicating the total number of calibrations performed with the card.

[230] The workshop card shall hold a counter indicating the number of calibrations performed since its last download.

5.3.10. Specific conditions data U.K.

[230a] The workshop card shall be able to store data relevant to specific conditions in the same manner as the driver card. The workshop card shall be able to store two such records.

5.4. Control card U.K.
5.4.1. Card identification U.K.

[231] The control card shall be able to store the following card identification data:

  • card number,

  • issuing Member State, issuing authority name, issue date,

  • card beginning of validity date, card expiry date (if any).

5.4.2. Card holder identification U.K.

[232] The control card shall be able to store the following card holder identification data:

  • control body name,

  • control body address,

  • surname of the holder,

  • first name(s) of the holder,

  • preferred language.

5.4.3. Control activity data U.K.

[233] The control card shall be able to store the following control activity data:

  • date and time of the control,

  • type of the control (displaying and/or printing and/or VU downloading and/or card downloading),

  • period downloaded (if any),

  • VRN and Member State registering authority of the controlled vehicle,

  • card number and card issuing Member State of the driver card controlled.

[234] The control card shall be able to hold at least 230 such records.

5.5. Company card U.K.
5.5.1. Card identification U.K.

[235] The company card shall be able to store the following card identification data:

  • card number,

  • issuing Member State, issuing authority name, issue date,

  • card beginning of validity date, card expiry date (if any).

5.5.2. Card holder identification U.K.

[236] The company card shall be able to store the following card holder identification data:

  • company name,

  • company address.

5.5.3. Company activity data U.K.

[237] The company card shall be able to store the following company activity data:

  • date and time of the activity,

  • type of the activity (VU locking in and/or out, and/or VU downloading and/or card downloading),

  • period downloaded (if any),

  • VRN and Member State registering authority of vehicle,

  • card number and card issuing Member State (in case of card downloading).

[238] The company card shall be able to hold at least 230 such records.] ]

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