Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/68 of 21 January 2016 on common procedures and specifications necessary for the interconnection of electronic registers of driver cards (c. 68)

ANNEX VIII Use of TACHOnet messaging system

1. Issuing of driver cards

1.1. When the applicant for a driver card holds a driving licence issued in a Member State different than the Member State of application, a broadcast Check Issued Card search shall be performed by the Member State of application.

1.2. Member States issuing a driver card to a driver holding a driving license issued in another Member State, shall immediately notify the latter, through the Issued Card Driving Licence function, that a driver card has been issued.

1.3. When the applicant for a driver card holds a driving licence issued in the Member State of application, and for which an ICDL notification had been previously recorded in its national register, the Member State shall perform either a singlecast CIC or a Check Card Status search to the Member State that sent the ICDL notification.

1.4. Every ICDL notification shall be recorded in the national register of the Member State receiving it.

1.5. Member States shall perform a broadcast CIC search for, at least, 30 % of applications presented by drivers holding a licence issued in that Member State.

1.6. Member States may choose not to use the ICDL functionality as provided for in points 1.3 to 1.5. In this case, they shall carry out a broadcast CIC search for every application received.

1.7. Member States shall notify the Commission by no later than the date of application of this Regulation on whether they will record the ICDL notifications in their national registers or they will follow the procedure in point 1.6.

1.8. Member States that, five years or less before the date of application of this Regulation, did not record ICDL notifications in their national registers as set out in point 1.4, shall perform a broadcast CIC search for the 100 % of applications, except for driving licences for which an ICDL notification has been recorded, in which case point 1.3 shall apply.

1.9. The obligation provided for in point 1.8 shall apply for a period of five years as from the date in which the recording of ICDL notifications has been effectively implemented in the national register of each Member State.