Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1787 of 23 July 2026 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the detailed procedure for collecting real-world data relating to CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles
Data as of 2026-08-13 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definition applies: ‘Real-world data’ means the data regarding the lifetime values and static accumulated data referred to in point 3.3 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2161 that has been obtained from on-board fuel and electric energy consumption monitoring devices.
Collection and reporting of data by Member States
1. From 1 July 2028, Member States and the bodies or establishments referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 2014/45/EU shall collect the following data when new heavy-duty vehicles registered from 1 July 2027 and equipped with on-board fuel and electric energy consumption monitoring devices in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2161 undergo roadworthiness test in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2014/45/EU: (a) real-world data; (b) vehicle identification number (VIN); (c) the vehicle odometer reading; (d) the date on which the roadworthiness tests took place. 2. The real-world data shall be read out by using a device referred to in point (14) of Section I of Annex III to Directive 2014/45/EU. That device shall be capable of reading out the data as recorded on the on-board fuel and electric energy consumption monitoring device. 3. The Member States and the bodies and establishments referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 2014/45/EU responsible for the collection of the VINs shall use secure means of communication for that collection. 4. From 2029, by 30 November each year, Member States shall report the data referred to in paragraph 1 that were collected in the preceding reporting period to the Commission, via an electronic data transfer to the EEA. 5. Member States shall use the electronic tools and procedural guidance made available by the Commission and the EEA when reporting the data specified in paragraph 1. For the purposes of this reporting, Member States shall designate a contact person and shall notify the Commission of the contact details of that person and of any subsequent changes thereto. 6. From 1 January 2028, Member States and the bodies and establishments referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 2014/45/EU may, on a voluntary basis, collect the data referred to in paragraph 1. By 30 November 2028, they may report to the Commission, via an electronic data transfer to the EEA, any such data collected between 1 January 2028 and 30 June 2028.
Obligations relating to the protection of personal data
1. The bodies or establishments responsible for roadworthiness testing, when collecting the VINs together with the real-world data directly from the vehicles shall, in relation to the collection and processing of the VINs, be considered as controllers of these data within the meaning of Article 4(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and shall provide information to vehicle owners in accordance with Article 13 of that Regulation. 2. Where the VINs together with the real-world data are obtained indirectly from vehicle owners, Member States, as controllers, shall provide information in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. 3. The EEA shall be regarded as a controller under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 for the processing of VINs under this Regulation. 4. The data collected in accordance with Article 2 may only be retained for the following periods: (a) by the bodies and establishments responsible for roadworthiness tests, until six months after transmission of the data to the EEA or to the authorities designated by the Member States in accordance with Article 2(4); (b) by the authorities designated by the Member States pursuant to Article 2(4), until six months after transmission of the data to the EEA; (c) by the EEA, until 20 years from the date on which the data was first reported in accordance with Article 2(4).
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 .
Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.