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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 383/2012
of 4 May 2012
laying down technical requirements with regard to driving licences which include a storage medium
(microchip)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(5) The
technical
requirements
applicable
to
driving
licences
which include a microchip should be based on inter
nationally agreed technical standards, in particular the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
International Standardisation Organisation/International
Union,
Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 18013 standard,
which establishes a framework for the design format and
data content of an ISO-compliant driving licence.
Having regard to Directive 2006/126/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on
driving licences ( 1 ), and in particular Article 1(2) thereof,
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee on
driving licences,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) Directive
2006/126/EC
provides
for
a
common
model
for driving licences to be issued by Member States,
including an optional storage medium (microchip).
Article 1
Scope
(2) The
introduction
of
such
a
microchip
in
the
driving
licence should enable the Member States to further
This Regulation applies to driving licences which include a
improve the level of anti-fraud protection. Such
microchip issued in conformity with Directive 2006/126/EC.
processing of personal data needs to be carried out in
accordance with the rules of the Union, as set out, inter
alia, in Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament
Article 2
and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the
General requirements
protection of individuals with regard to the processing
of personal data and on the free movement of such
1. The microchip and the data contained in the microchip,
data (
including any optional or additional information, shall comply

2 ).
with the provisions of Annex I to this Regulation.
(3) To
ensure
interoperability
and
adequate
resistance
against
fraud the technical implementation of the microchip
2. The
microchip
shall
store
the
harmonised
driving
licence
should fulfil certain requirements and standards, if
data referred to in Annex I, Paragraph I.2.1.
Member States choose to introduce it in the driving
licence.
3. Member
States
shall
consult
the
Commission
before
storing on the microchip of a driving licence any of the
(4) Driving
licences
which
include
a
microchip
should
be additional data referred to in Annex I, Paragraph I.2.2.
subject to an appropriate EU type-approval procedure
to verify that they comply with those requirements.
The EU type-approval procedure should not apply to
Article 3
driving licences which do not include a microchip.
Applicable standards
( 1 ) OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 18.
The list of applicable standards for driving licences which
( 2 ) OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.
include a microchip is set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

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Article 4
driving licences which include a microchip. The single contact
point shall take adequate measures regarding data protection.
Procedure for EU type-approval
Driving licences which include a microchip shall be subject to
an EU type-approval procedure in accordance with the
2. Member
States
shall
indicate
to
the
Commission
within
provisions laid down in Annex III to this Regulation.
three months of the entry into force of this Regulation, the
name and the contact details of the single contact point
Article 5
designated pursuant to paragraph 1. Member States shall
inform the Commission without delay of any changes thereto.
EU type-approval certificate
1. When
all
relevant
provisions
of
the
EU
type-approval
have 3. The
Commission
shall
make
available
to
Member
States
a
been met with respect to a driving licence which includes a
list of designated single points of contacts and maintain the list.
microchip in accordance with Articles 2, 3 and 4 of this Regu
lation, Member States shall issue an EU type-approval certificate
to the manufacturer or its representative.
Article 7
2. Where
necessary,
in
particular
to
ensure
that
the
Safeguard clause
provisions of this Regulation are complied with, a Member
1. Where
a
Member
State
ascertains
that
a
significant
State may withdraw an EU type-approval that it has issued.
number of driving licences which include a microchip are
repeatedly found not to be in conformity with this Regulation,
3. EU
type-approval
certificates
and
their
notification
of
their it shall communicate this to all single contact points, to the
withdrawal shall comply with the model set out in Annex IV to
Supervisory Authority as referred to in Directive 95/46/EC and
this Regulation.
to the Commission. The relevant EU type-approval certificate
number connected to those driving licences as well as a
4. The
Commission
shall
be
informed
of
all
issued
or description of the non-compliance shall be indicated.
withdrawn EU type-approval certificates. In case of a withdrawal
a detailed reason shall be provided.
2. The
Member
State
which
issued
these
driving
licences
shall
The Commission shall inform the Member States of any with
investigate the problem without delay and take appropriate
drawal of an EU-type approval.
corrective action, including withdrawal of the EU type-
approval certificate where necessary.
5. EU
type-approval
certificates
issued
by
Member
States
shall be mutually recognised.
Article 8
Article 6
Entry into force
Single contact points
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
1. Each
Member
State
shall
designate
an
authority
or
body following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
acting as a single contact point for information relating to
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 May 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I
General requirements for driving licences which include a microchip
The general requirements for driving licences including a microchip described in this Annex are based on international
standards, in particular the ISO/IEC 18013-series standards. They cover:
— the specifications for the microchip and the logical data structure on the microchip,
— the specifications for harmonised and additional data to be stored, and
— the specifications relating to data protection mechanisms for the digitally stored data on the microchip.
I.1 ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviation Meaning
AID Application
Identifier
BAP Basic
Access
Protection
DG Data
Group
EAL 4+ Evaluation
Assurance
Level
4
Augmented
EF Elementary
File
EFID Elementary
File
Identifier
eMRTD Machine
Readable
Travel
Documents
ICC Integrated
Circuit
Card
ISO International
Standard
Organisation
LDS Logical
Data
Structure
PICC Proximity
Integrated
Circuit
Card
PIX Proprietary
Application
Identifier
Extension
RID Registered
Application
Identifier
SOd Document
Security
Object
I.2 DATA
STORED
ON
THE
MICROCHIP
I.2.1 Harmonised
mandatory
and
optional
driving
licence
data
The microchip shall store the harmonised driving licence data specified in Annex I, Paragraph 3, to Directive
2006/126/EC. If a Member State decides to include in the driving licence data items marked as optional in Annex
I, Paragraph 3, of Directive 2006/126/EC, these items shall be stored in the microchip.
I.2.2 Additional
data
After consulting the Commission, Member States may store additional data, provided that it does not interfere in
anyway with the implementation of Directive 2006/126/EC.

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Member States intending to introduce additional data shall provide the Commission with detailed information on
the type of additional data and the reasons for storing such data on the microchip. The Commission shall examine
this information and, where appropriate, deliver an opinion in the light of the requirements laid down in this
Annex and after consultation of the Working Party established under Article 29 of Directive 95/46/EC. The
Commission shall also indicate in its opinion, where appropriate, whether the additional data is to be stored in the
EU driving licence application or in another application.
I.3 MICROCHIP
I.3.1 Storage
medium
type
The storage medium for driving licence data shall be a microchip with a contact, contactless, or combined contact
and contactless (dual) interface, as specified in Annex II, item 1 of this Regulation.
I.3.2 Applications
All data on a microchip shall be stored in applications. All applications on the microchip shall be identified by a
unique code called Application Identifier (AID) as specified in Annex II, item 2.
I.3.2.1 EU Driving Licence Application
Mandatory and optional driving licence data shall be stored in the dedicated EU Driving Licence application. The
AID for the EU Driving Licence application shall be:
‘A0 00 00 04 56 45 44 4C 2D 30 31’,
consisting of:
— the Registered Application Identifier (RID) for the European Commission: ‘A0 00 00 04 56’,
— the Proprietary Application Identifier Extension (PIX) for the EU Driving Licence application: ‘45 44 4C 2D
30 31’ (EDL-01).
Data shall be grouped in Data Groups (DGs) as part of a Logical Data Structure (LDS).
DGs shall be stored as Elementary Files (EFs) in the EU Driving Licence application, and shall be protected in
accordance with Annex II, item 3.
I.3.2.2 Other Applications
Other additional data shall be stored in one or more dedicated applications apart from the EU Driving Licence
Application. Each such application shall be identified by a unique AID.
I.4 LOGICAL
DATA
STRUCTURE
OF
THE
EU
DRIVING
LICENCE
APPLICATION
I.4.1 Logical
Data
Structure
Driving Licence Data shall be stored on the microchip in a Logical Data Structure (LDS) specified in Annex II, item
4. This paragraph specifies additional requirements for the mandatory, optional and additional DGs.
Each DG shall be stored in one EF. The EFs to be used for the EU Driving Licence Application shall be identified
with the Elementary File Identifiers (EFIDs) and Short EF identifiers as specified in Annex II, item 5.
I.4.2 Mandatory
Data
Groups
The mandatory and optional data elements shall be stored in the following DGs:
— DG 1: all mandatory and optional data elements as printed on the document, except face image and signature
image,
— DG 5: image of the licence holder’s signature,
— DG 6: image of the licence holder’s face.
DG 1 data shall be structured as specified in paragraph I.6 of this Annex and as specified in Annex II, item 6. Data
contained in other DGs shall be stored according to the specifications of Annex II as specified in Annex II, item 7.

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I.4.3 Additional
Data
Groups
The additional data elements shall be stored in the following DGs:
— DG 2: details on the licence holder, except for biometric data,
— DG 3: details on issuing authority,
— DG 4: portrait image,
— DG 7: biometric data regarding fingerprint of the licence holder,
— DG 8: biometric data regarding iris of the licence holder,
— DG 11: other details, such as the full name of the holder in national characters.
Data contained in these DGs shall be stored according to the specifications of Annex II, item 8.
I.5 DATA
PROTECTION
MECHANISMS
Appropriate mechanisms shall be used for the validation of authenticity and integrity of the microchip and data
contained in it and for restricting access to driving licence data.
Data on the microchip shall be protected according the specifications laid down in Annex II, item 3. This
paragraph specifies additional requirements to be complied with.
I.5.1 Authenticity
Verification
I.5.1.1 Mandatory Passive Authentication
All DGs stored in the EU Driving Licence application shall be protected with passive authentication.
Data related to passive authentication shall conform to the requirements specified in Annex II, item 9.
I.5.1.2 Optional Active Authentication
Optional Active Authentication mechanisms shall be applied to ensure that the original microchip has not been
replaced.
I.5.2 Access
Restriction
I.5.2.1 Mandatory Basic Access Protection
The Basic Access Protection mechanism (BAP) shall be applied for all data in the EU Driving Licence application.
In the interest of interoperability with existing systems such as that using Machine Readable Travel Documents
(eMRTD) it is mandatory to use the one-line Machine Readable Zone (MRZ), as specified in Annex II, item 10.
The K doc document key used to access the chip is generated from the one-line MRZ, which can be entered either
manually or using an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) reader. The BAP 1 configuration defined for a one-line
MRZ as specified in Annex II, item 10 shall be applied.
I.5.2.2 Conditional Extended Access Control
When more sensitive data are stored on the microchip, access to such data shall be restricted with additional
measures.
The Extended Access Control mechanisms shall comply with the specifications of Annex II, item 11.
I.5.3 Public
Key
Infrastructure
(PKI)
for
driving
licences
including
a
microchip
The single contact point defined in Article 6 shall establish the necessary national arrangements for Public Key
management, in accordance with Annex A of ISO standard 18013_3.

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I.6 DATA
PRESENTATION
I.6.1 Formatting
of
data
in
DG
1
Tag
L Value Encoding M/O
61
V DG1
Data
elements
(nested)
Tag
L Value
5F 01
V Type
approval
number ans
M
5F 02
V
Constructed data object of demographic data elements
M
Tag
L Value
5F 03
3 Issuing
Member
State a3
M
5F 04
V Surname(s)
of
the
holder as
M
5F 05
V Other
name(s)
of
the
holder as
M
5F 06
4
Date of birth (ddmmyyyy) n8
M
5F 07
V Place
of
birth ans
M
5F 08
3 Nationality a3
O
5F 09
1 Gender M/F/U
O
5F 0A
4
Date of issue of the licence n8
M
(ddmmyyyy)
5F 0B
4
Date of expiry of the licence n8
M
(ddmmyyyy)
5F 0C
V Issuing
authority ans
M
5F 0D
V Administrative
number
(other
ans
O
than document number)
5F 0E
V Document
number an
M
5F 0F
V Permanent
place
of
residence,
or
ans
O
postal address
7F 63
V Constructed
data
object
of
categories
of
vehicles/
M
restrictions/conditions
Tag
L Value
(coded
as
defined
below)
02
1 Number
of
categories/ N
M
restrictions/conditions
87
V Category/restriction/condition ans
M
87
V Category/restriction/condition ans
O
…
…
…
…
…
87
V Category/restriction/condition ans
O

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I.6.2 Logical
record
format
The categories regarding vehicles, restrictions or conditions shall be compiled in a data object following the
structure specified in the following table:
Vehicle category code
Date of issue Date
of
expiry Code Sign Value
where:
— vehicle category codes shall be presented as defined in Article 4 of Directive 2006/126/EC (such as AM, A1,
A2, A, B1, B, etc.),
— date of issue shall be presented in the format DDMMYYYY (day in two digits followed by month in two digits
followed by year in four digits) for the vehicle category,
— date of expiry shall be presented in the format DDMMYYYY (day in two digits followed by month in two
digits followed by year in four digits) for the vehicle category,
— code, sign and value refer to additional information or restrictions relating to the vehicle category or the
driver.

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ANNEX II
List of applicable standards for driving licences which include a storage medium
Item Subject Requirement Applicable
to
1 Storage
medium
interface,
organisation
ISO/IEC 7816 series (contact), Annex I, paragraph I.3.1
and commands
ISO/IEC 14443 series (contactless)
as referred to in ISO/IEC 18013-
2:2008, Annex C
2 Application
identifier ISO/IEC
7816-5:2004 Annex
I,
paragraph
I.3.2
3 Data
protection
mechanisms ISO/IEC
18013-3:2009 Annex
I,
paragraph
I.3.2.1
Annex I, paragraph I.5
4 Logical
data
structure ISO/IEC
18013-2:2008 Annex
I,
paragraph
I.4.1
5 Elementary
file
identifiers ISO/IEC
18013-2:2008
Table
C.2 Annex
I,
paragraph
I.4.1
6 Data
presentation
for
DG
1 ISO
18013-2:2008,
Annex
C.3.8 Annex
I,
paragraph
I.4.2
Annex I, paragraph I.6.1
7 Mandatory
data
presentation
for
DG
5
ISO/IEC 18013-2:2008, Annex Annex I, paragraph I.4.2
and DG 6
C.6.6 and Annex C.6.7, face
image and signature image to be
stored in JPEG or JPEG2000
format
8 Optional
and
additional
data
presentation ISO/IEC
18013-2:2008,
Annex
C Annex
I,
paragraph
I.4.3
9 Passive
authentication ISO/IEC
18013-3:2009,
paragraph
Annex I, paragraph I.5.1.1
8.1, data shall be stored in EF.SOd
(Document Security Object) in the
LDS
10 Basic
access
restriction ISO/IEC
18013-3:2009
and
its
Annex I, paragraph I.5.2.1
Amendment 1
Basic access restriction configuration ISO/IEC
18013-3:2009,
Annex
B.8
11 Extended
access
restriction Technical
Guideline
TR-03110,
Annex I, paragraph I.5.2.2
Advanced Security Mechanisms
for Machine Readable Travel
Documents – Extended Access
Control (EAC), Version 1.11
12 Test
methods ISO
18013-4:2011 Annex
III,
Paragraph
III.1
13 Security
certificate Evaluation
Assurance
Level
4
Annex III, paragraph III.2
augmented (EAL 4+) or equivalent
14 Functional
certificate Smart
card
testing
according
to
Annex III, paragraph III.3
ISO 10373 series

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ANNEX III
Procedure for EU type-approval of driving licences which include a microchip
III.1 GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Manufacturers applying for an EU type-approval of driving licences including a microchip shall present a security
certificate and a functional certificate.
Any intended modification to the production process, including software, shall be subject to a prior notification to
the authority which granted type-approval. The authority may require further information and tests before
accepting the modification.
Tests shall follow the methods laid down in item 12 of Annex II to this Regulation.
III.2 SECURITY
CERTIFICATE
For the security evaluation, driving licence microchips shall be evaluated according to the criteria specified in
Annex II, item 13.
A security certificate shall only be delivered upon successful evaluation of the ability of the microchip to resist
attempts to tamper with or alter data.
III.3 FUNCTIONAL
CERTIFICATE
A functional evaluation of driving licences including a microchip shall be laboratory- tested in accordance with the
criteria specified in Annex II, item 14.
Member States implementing a microchip on driving licences shall ensure that the relevant functional standards
and the requirements of Annex I are complied with.
A functional certificate shall be delivered to the manufacturer once:
— there is a valid security certificate for the microchip,
— compliance with requirements of Annex II has been demonstrated, and
— functional tests have been passed successfully.
The relevant Member State authority is responsible for issuing the functional certificate. The functional certificate
shall indicate the identity of the issuing authority, the identity of the applicant, the identification of the microchip
and a detailed list of the tests and their results.
III.4 EU
TYPE-APPROVAL
CERTIFICATE
III.4.1 Model certificate
Member States shall deliver the EU type-approval certificate on the presentation of security and functional
certificates as provided in this Annex. EU type-approval certificates shall comply with the model in Annex IV.
III.4.2 Numbering system
The EU type-approval numbering system shall consist of:
(a) The letter ‘e’ 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

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— 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
— 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-DL00 12345
The approval number shall be stored on the microchip in DG 1 for each driving licence carrying such microchip.

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ANNEX IV
Model for the EU type-approval certificate concerning driving licences which include a microchip
Name of the competent authority: ................................................................................................
.................................................................
Notification concerning ( 1 ):
— approval
— withdrawal of approval
of an EU Driving Licence including a microchip
Approval No: ................................................................................................
................................................................................................
..........
1. Manufacturing brand or trademark: .......................................................................................................................................................
2. Name of model: ................................................................................................................................................................
............................
3. Name of manufacturer or of its representative, where applicable: ..............................................................................................
..............................................................................................
................................................................................................
...............................
4. Address of manufacturer or of its representative, where applicable: ..........................................................................................
..............................................................................................
................................................................................................
...............................
5. Laboratory test reports:
5.1 Security Certificate No: .............................................................................Date: ............................................................................
Issued by: ................................................................................................
................................................................................................
5.2 Functional Certificate No: ..........................................................................Date: ..........................................................................
Issued by: ................................................................................................
................................................................................................
6. Date of approval: ................................................................................................
..........................................................................................
7. Date of withdrawal of approval: .............................................................................................................................................................
8. Place: ..................................................................................................................................................................................
...............................
9. Date: ..................................................................................................................................................................................
...............................
10. Descriptive documents in Annex: ................................................................................................
...........................................................
11. Signature: ................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................
( 1 ) Tick the relevant box.

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