Article 1
Section III.4.2 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 575/2014 of 27 May 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 laying down technical requirements with regard to driving licences which include a storage medium (microchip) Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 575/2014 of 27 May 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 laying down technical requirements with regard to driving licences which include a storage medium (microchip) Text with EEA relevance
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX Section III.4.2 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 is replaced by the following: βIII.4.2Β Β Β Numbering system The EU type-approval numbering system shall consist of: (a) The letter βeβ followed by a distinguishing number for the Member State which has granted the EU type-approval 1 for Germany 2 for France 3 for Italy 4 for the Netherlands 5 for Sweden 6 for Belgium 7 for Hungary 8 for the Czech Republic 9 for Spain 11 for the United Kingdom 12 for Austria 13 for Luxembourg 17 for Finland 18 for Denmark 19 for Romania 20 for Poland 21 for Portugal 23 for Greece 24 for Ireland 25 for Croatia 26 for Slovenia 27 for Slovakia 29 for Estonia 32 for Latvia 34 for Bulgaria 36 for Lithuania 49 for Cyprus 50 for Malta. (b) The letters DL preceded by a hyphen and followed by the two figures indicating the sequence number assigned to this Regulation or latest major technical amendment to this Regulation. The sequence number for this Regulation is 00. (c) A unique identification number of the EU type-approval attributed by the issuing Member State. Example of the EU type-approval numbering system: e50-DL00Β 12345 The approval number shall be stored on the microchip in DG 1 for each driving licence carrying such microchip.β
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