Directive 2014/47/EU of the European Parliament and of the… Article 5

Percentage of vehicles to be inspected

Article 5

1.   For vehicles referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 2(1), the total number of initial technical roadside inspections in the Union shall, in every calendar year, correspond to at least 5 % of the total number of these vehicles that are registered in the Member States. 2.   Each Member State shall make efforts to carry out an appropriate number of initial technical roadside inspections, proportionate to the total number of such vehicles that are registered in its territory. 3.   Information on vehicles inspected shall be communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 20(1).