Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799Show full title

2. GENERAL PROVISIONS

2.1. Overview of the transition

The preamble of this Annex provides an overview of the transition between the first and the second generation tachograph systems.

In addition to the provisions of this preamble:

• first generation motion sensors will not be interoperable with second generation vehicle units.

• second generation motion sensors will start to be installed in vehicles at the same time as second generation vehicle units.

• data download and calibration equipment will need to evolve, in order to support use of both generation of recording equipment and tachograph cards.

2.2. Interoperability between VU and cards

It is understood that first generation tachograph cards are interoperable with first generation vehicle units (in compliance with Annex 1B of this Regulation), while second generation tachograph cards are interoperable with second generation vehicle units (in compliance with Annex 1C of this Regulation). In addition, the requirements below shall apply.

MIG_001 Except as provided for in requirement MIG_004 and MIG_005, first generation tachograph cards may continue to be used in second generation vehicle units until their end of validity date. Their holders may however ask for their replacement by second generation tachograph cards as soon as they are available.

MIG_002 Second generation vehicle units shall be able to use any valid first generation driver, control and company card inserted.

MIG_003 This capability may be suppressed once and forever in such vehicle units by workshops, so that first generation tachograph cards cannot be accepted anymore. This may only be done after the European Commission has launched a procedure aiming to request workshops to do so, for example during each periodic inspection of tachograph.

MIG_004 Second generation vehicle units shall only be able to use second generation workshop cards.

MIG_005 For determining the mode of operation, second generation vehicle units shall only consider the types of the valid cards inserted, regardless of their generations.

MIG_006 Any valid second generation tachograph card shall be able to be used in first generation vehicle units exactly the same manner as a first generation tachograph card of the same type.

2.3. Interoperability between VU and MS

It is understood that first generation motion sensors are interoperable with first generation vehicle units, while second generation motion sensors are interoperable with second generation vehicle units. In addition, the requirements below shall apply.

MIG_007 Second generation vehicle units will not be able to be paired and used with first generation motion sensors.

MIG_008 Second generation motion sensors may be paired and used with second generation vehicle units only, or with both generations of vehicle units.

2.4. Interoperability between vehicle units, tachograph cards and equipment for data download

MIG_009 Equipment for data download may be used with one generation only of vehicle units and tachograph cards, or with both.

2.4.1 Direct card download by IDE

MIG_010 Data shall be downloaded by IDE from tachograph cards of one generation inserted in their card readers, using the security mechanisms and the data download protocol of this generation, and downloaded data shall have the format defined for this generation.

MIG_011 To allow drivers' control by non EU control authorities, it shall also be possible to download second generation driver (and workshop) cards exactly the same manner as 1st generation drivers (and workshop) cards. Such download shall include:

• non signed EFs and ,

• non signed EFs (1st generation) and ,

• the other application data EFs (within DF) requested by the first generation card download protocol. This information shall be secured with a digital signature, according to the first generation security mechanisms.

Such download shall not include application data EFs only present in second generation driver (and workshop) cards (application data EFs within DF).

2.4.2 Card download through a vehicle unit

MIG_012 Data shall be downloaded from a second generation card inserted in a first generation vehicle unit using the first generation data download protocol. The card shall answer to the vehicle unit commands exactly the same manner as a first generation card and downloaded data shall have the same format as data downloaded from a first generation card.

MIG_013 Data shall be downloaded from a first generation card inserted in a second generation vehicle unit using the data download protocol defined in Appendix 7 of this Annex. The vehicle unit shall send commands to the card exactly the same manner as a first generation vehicle unit, and downloaded data shall respect the format defined for first generation cards.

2.4.3 Vehicle unit download

MIG_014 Data shall be downloaded from second generation vehicle units using the second generation security mechanisms, and the data download protocol specified in Appendix 7 of this Annex.

MIG_015 To allow drivers' control by non EU control authorities and vehicle unit data download by non EU workshops, it may optionally also be possible to download data from second generation vehicle units using the first generation security mechanisms, and the first generation data download protocol. Downloaded data shall have the same format as data downloaded from a first generation vehicle unit. This capability may be selected through commands in the menu.

2.5. Interoperability between VU and calibration equipment

MIG_016 Calibration equipment shall be able to perform calibration of each generation of tachograph, using the calibration protocol of this generation. Calibration equipment may be used with one generation only of tachograph, or with both.