Definitions
Article 2
For the purpose of this Regulation and in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009, the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘ERRU (European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings)’ means a system of interconnection of national electronic registers, set up in accordance Article 16(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009; (b) ‘Asynchronous interface’ means a process whereby a message in response to a request is returned on a new HTTP connection; (c) ‘Broadcast search’ means a request message from a Member State addressed to all other Member States; (d) ‘Central hub’ means the information system enabling the routing of ERRU messages between Member States; (e) ‘CPC’ means certificate of professional competence, as referred to in Article 8(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009; (f) ‘Member State of infringement’ means the Member State in which a transport undertaking has committed an infringement; (g) ‘Member State of establishment’ means the Member State in which an undertaking is established; (h) ‘National system’ means the information system set up in each Member State for the purpose of emitting, processing and responding to ERRU messages; (i) ‘Synchronous interface’ means a process whereby a message in response to a request is returned on the same HTTP connection as the one used for the request; (j) ‘Requesting Member State’ means the Member State emitting a request or a notification, which is then routed to the responding Member States; (k) ‘Responding Member State’ means the Member State to whom the ERRU request or notification is directed.