Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/68 of 21 January 2016 on common procedures and specifications necessary for the interconnection of electronic registers of driver cards

Type Implementing Regulation
Publication 2016-01-22
Last updated 2018-03-02
State In force
Department European Commission
Source EUR-Lex
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Reform history JSON API

Article 1

Subject-matter

This Regulation lays down the requirements regarding the obligatory connection of the national electronic registers on driver cards to the TACHOnet messaging system referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014.

Article 2

Definitions

In addition to the definitions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014, the following definitions shall apply:

Article 3

Obligation to connect to TACHOnet

Member States shall connect the national electronic registers referred to in Article 31(1) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014, to TACHOnet messaging system.

Article 3a

Connection by third countries

Subject to the approval of the Commission, third countries may connect their electronic registers to the TACHOnet messaging system if they comply with this Regulation.

Article 3b

Preliminary tests

The connection of a national electronic register to the TACHOnet messaging system, be it through direct or indirect access, shall be established after the successful completion of connection, integration and performance tests in accordance with the instructions and under the supervision of the Commission.

In case of failure of the preliminary tests, the Commission may temporarily put on hold the testing phase. The tests shall resume once the responsible national authority has communicated to the Commission the adoption of the necessary technical improvements at national level allowing the successful performance of the preliminary tests.

The maximum duration of the preliminary tests shall be six months.

Article 4

Technical specifications

TACHOnet messaging system shall fulfil the technical specifications laid down in Annexes I to VII.

Article 5

Use of TACHOnet

Member States shall follow the procedures set out in Annex VIII.

Member States shall provide access to TACHOnet messaging system to their national card issuing authorities and control officers carrying out the duties referred to in Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014, in order to facilitate effective checks of the validity, status and uniqueness of driver cards.

Article 5a

Indirect access to TACHOnet
1.

A national authority requesting indirect access to TACHOnet shall submit the following documents to the Commission:

2.

No later than two months after the submission of the documents referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall request the national authority concerned to submit the technical information necessary to start the preliminary tests referred to in Article 3b.

3.

Indirect access to TACHOnet shall not be provided until the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 have been fulfilled.

Article 6

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 2 March 2018.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX I

General aspects of TACHOnet messaging system

1. Architecture

TACHOnet messaging system shall be composed of the following parts:

2. Management

The Commission shall provide a web based application with secured access, referred to as ‘MOVEHUB web portal’, providing at least the following services:

ANNEX II

Functionalities of TACHOnet messaging system

Appendix

Card statuses

Card Status Definition
Application The CIA has received an application to issue a driver card. This information has been registered and stored in the database with the generated search keys.
Approved The CIA has approved the application for the tachograph card.
Rejected The CIA did not approve the application.
Personalised The tachograph card has been personalised.
Dispatched The National Authority has dispatched the driver card to the relevant driver or delivering agency.
Handed Over The National Authority has handed over the driver card to the relevant driver.
Confiscated The driver card has been taken from the driver by the competent authority.
Suspended The driver card has been taken temporarily from the driver.
Withdrawn The CIA has decided to withdraw the driver card. The card has been permanently invalidated.
Surrendered The tachograph card has been returned to the CIA, and declared no longer needed.
Lost The tachograph card has been declared lost to the CIA.
Stolen The tachograph card has been reported stolen to the CIA. A stolen card is considered lost.
Malfunctioning The tachograph card has been reported as malfunctioning to the CIA.
Expired The period of validity of the tachograph card has expired.
Replaced The tachograph card, which has been reported lost, stolen or malfunctioning, has been replaced by a new card. The data on the new card is the same, with the exception of the card number replacement index, which has been increased by one.
Renewed The tachograph card has been renewed because of a change of administrative data or the validity period coming to an end. The card number of the new card is the same, with the exception of the card number renewal index, which has been increased by one.
In Exchange The CIA that issued a driver card has received a notification that the procedure to exchange that card for a driver card issued by the CIA of another Member State has started.
Exchanged The CIA that issued a driver card has received a notification that the procedure to exchange that card for a driver card issued by the CIA of another Member State has completed.

ANNEX III

Message provisions of TACHOnet messaging system

1. General technical requirements

2. XML messages structure and Schema definition (XSD)

Appendix

Minimum requirements for the content of the XML messages

Common header Common header Mandatory
Version The official version of the XML specifications shall be specified through the namespace defined in the message XSD and in the version attribute of the Header element of any XML message. The version number (‘n.m’) shall be defined as fixed value in every release of the XML Schema Definition file (xsd). Yes
Test Identifier Optional id for testing. The originator of the test shall populate the identifier and all participants in the workflow shall forward/return the same identifier. In production it shall be ignored and shall not be used if it is supplied. No
Technical Identifier A UUID uniquely identifying each individual message. The sender shall generate a UUID and shall populate this attribute. This data shall not be used in any business capacity. Yes
Workflow Identifier The workflowId is a UUID and shall be generated by the requesting Member State. This identifier shall be then used in all messages to correlate the workflow. Yes
Sent At The date and time (in UTC format) that the message was sent. Yes
Timeout This is an optional date and time (in UTC format) attribute. This value shall be set only by the central hub for forwarded requests and is calculated based on the date/time the initial request has been received by the hub. This shall inform the responding Member State of the time when the request shall be timed out. This value is not required in initial requests sent to the hub and all response messages. No
From The ISO 3166-1 Alpha 2 code of the Member State sending the message or ‘EU’. Yes
To The ISO 3166-1 Alpha 2 code of the Member State to which the message is being sent or ‘EU’. Yes
Check Issued Cards Request Check Issued Cards Request Mandatory
--- --- ---
Family Name Driver's family name. Yes
First Name Driver's first/given name. No
Date of Birth Driver's date of birth. Yes
Place of Birth Driver's place of birth. No
Driving Licence Number Driver's driving licence number. No
Driving Licence Issuing Country The country that issued the driver's driving licence. No
Check Issued Cards Response Check Issued Cards Response Mandatory
Status Code The status code of the response. Yes
Status Message An explanatory status description. No
Search Mechanism Was the card found by the NYSIIS search or a custom search. Yes
Found Driver Details Found Driver Details Yes if the driver is found
Family Name The family name of any found drivers. Yes
First Name The first name of any found drivers. No
Date of Birth The date of birth of any found drivers. Yes
Place of Birth The place of birth of any found drivers. No
Card Details Card Details Yes if the driver is found
Card Number The found card number. Yes
Card Status The found card status. Yes
Valid for driving The found card is/is not valid for driving. Yes
Card Issuing Authority The name of the authority that issued the found card. Yes
Card Start of Validity Date The date of the start of validity of the found card. Yes
Card Expiry Date The date of expiry of the found card. Yes
Card Status Modified Date The date that the found card was last modified. Yes
Temporary Card The found card is a temporary card. No
Driving Licence Details Driving Licence Details Yes if a driver card is found
Driving Licence Number The found driver's driving licence number. Yes
Driving Licence Issuing Country The issuing country of the found driver's driving licence. Yes
Driving Licence Status The status of the found driver's driving licence. No
Driving Licence Issuing Date The issuing date of the found driver's driving licence. No
Driving Licence Expiry Date The expiry date of the found driver's driving licence. No
Workshop Card Details Workshop Card Details Yes if a workshop card is found
Workshop name The name of the workshop to which the found workshop card was issued. Yes
Workshop address The address of the workshop to which the found workshop card was issued. Yes
Check Card Status Request Check Card Status Request Mandatory
Card Number The number of the card for which details are required. Yes
Check Card Status Response Check Card Status Response Mandatory
--- --- ---
Status Code The status code of the response. Yes
Status Message An explanatory status description. No
Requested Card Details Requested Card Details Yes if the requested card is found
Card number The requested card number. Yes
Card Status The status of the requested card. Yes
Valid for driving The requested card is/is not valid for driving. Yes
Card Issuing Authority The name of the authority that issued the requested card. Yes
Card Start of Validity Date The date of the start of validity of the requested card. Yes
Card Expiry Date The date of expiry the requested card. Yes
Card Status Modified Date The date that the requested card was last modified. Yes
Temporary Card The requested card is a temporary card. No
Workshop Card Details Workshop Card Details Yes if a workshop card is found
Workshop Name The name of the workshop to which the card was issued. Yes
Workshop Address The address of the workshop to which the card was issued. Yes
Card Holder Details Card Holder Details
Family Name The family name of the driver to whom the card was issued. Yes
First Name The first name of the driver to whom the card was issued. No
Date of Birth The date of birth of the driver to whom the card was issued. Yes
Place of Birth The place of birth of the driver to whom the card was issued. No
Driving Licence Details Driving Licence Details Yes if a driver card is found
Driving Licence Number The driving licence number of the driver to whom the card was issued. Yes
Driving Licence Issuing Country The country that issued driving licence number to the driver to whom the card was issued. Yes
Driving Licence Status The status of the driving licence of the driver to whom the card was issued. No
Driving Licence Issuing Date The issuing date of the driving licence of the driver to whom the card was issued. No
Driving Licence Expiry Date The expiry date of the driving licence of the driver to whom the card was issued. No
Modify Card Status Request Modify Card Status Request Mandatory
--- --- ---
Card Number The number of the card of which the status has changed. Yes
New Card Status The status to which the card has been changed. Yes
Card Status Modified Date The date and time that the card status was modified. Yes
Declared by Declared by
Authority The name of the authority that made the card status change. Yes
Authority address The address of the authority that made the card status change. Yes
Family Name The family name of the person who made the card status change. No
First Name The first name of the person who made the card status change. No
Phone The phone number of the person who made the card status change. No
Email The email address of the person who made the card status change. No
Modify Card Status Acknowledgement Modify Card Status Acknowledgement Mandatory
--- --- ---
Status Code The status code of the acknowledgement. Yes
Status Message An explanatory status description. No
Acknowledgement type The type of the acknowledgment: for request or response. Yes
Modify Card Status Response Modify Card Status Response Mandatory
--- --- ---
Status Code The status code of the response. Yes
Status Message An explanatory status description. No
Card Number The requested driver card number. Yes
Card Status The status of the requested card as it exists in the tachograph card register. Yes
Issued Card Driving Licence Request Issued Card Driving Licence Request Mandatory
--- --- ---
Card Number The number of the card that has been issued. Yes
Driving Licence Number The number of the foreign driving licence that was used to apply for the driver card. Yes
Family Name The family name of the driver to whom the card was issued. Yes
First Name The first name of the driver to whom the card was issued. No
Date of Birth The date of birth of the driver to whom the card was issued. Yes
Place of Birth The place of birth of the driver to whom the card was issued. No
Issued Card Driving Licence Response Issued Card Driving Licence Response Mandatory
--- --- ---
Status Code The status code of the response. Yes
Status Message An explanatory status description. No

ANNEX IV

Transliteration and NYSIIS (New York State Identification and Intelligence System) Services

ANNEX V

Security requirements

ANNEX VI

Service levels

An availability of means an unavailability of means an unavailability of means an unavailability of
An availability of Daily Monthly Yearly
98 % 0,5 hours 15 hours 7,5 days

Member States are encouraged to respect the daily availability rate, however it is recognised that certain necessary activities, such as system maintenance, require a down time of more than 30 minutes. However, the monthly and yearly availability rates remain mandatory.

The global request timeout (time within which the requestor may wait for a response) shall not exceed 20 seconds.

The escalation procedure shall be detailed to the Commission upon request.

Member States shall notify other Member States and the Commission of any routine maintenance activities via the web application, at least one week before the beginning of those activities if technically possible.

ANNEX VII

This Annex provides details of logging, statistical and routing data collected at the central hub, not at the Member States.

Logging and Statistics of the data collected at the central hub

ANNEX VIII

Use of TACHOnet messaging system

1. Issuing of driver cards

2. Withdrawn, suspended or stolen driver cards

3. Exchange of driver cards

ANNEX IX

Application for indirect access to TACHOnet

The [short name of the national authority requesting indirect access to TACHOnet] of [name of the country requesting indirect access to TACHOnet] has signed a contract with [short name of the national authority providing indirect access to TACHOnet] in order to get indirect access to TACHOnet through [name of the country providing indirect access to TACHOnet].

The contract whereby [name of the country providing indirect access to TACHOnet] provides indirect access to TACHOnet to [name of the country requesting indirect access to TACHOnet], is attached to this application.

The following information is provided:

Signed

[Representative of the national authority requesting indirect access to TACHOnet]

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