Ch. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Drivers' Hours and Tachographs (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/453), regs. 1(3), 81; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/165/article/13Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on tachographs in road transport, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport (Text with EEA relevance)Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on tachographs in road transport, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport (Text with EEA relevance)King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0165-20200820texttext/xmlen2025-06-18Expert Participation2025-04-21CHAPTER IIITYPE-APPROVAL
Article 12Applications for UK type-approval: certificates1.

An application for UK type-approval shall be made to the Secretary of State.

2.

The application shall be made in accordance with regulation 6 of the 1980 Regulations.

3.

The form of the document issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of such an application (in accordance with paragraph (iii) of the definition of “information document” in regulation 3(1) of the 1980 Regulations) shall require the application to be accompanied by—

a)

a security certificate;

b)

a functionality certificate;

c)

an interoperability certificate;

d)

in the case of an application relating to a vehicle unit, information about the seals.

4.

A security certificate shall be issued by a person appointed by the Secretary of State (which may be a person outside the United Kingdom).

5.

A functionality certificate shall be issued by the Secretary of State.

6.

An interoperability certificate shall be issued by a person appointed by the Secretary of State (which may be a person outside the United Kingdom).

7.

In respect of tachographs, their relevant components, and tachograph cards:

a)

the security certificate shall certify the following for the vehicle unit, tachograph cards, motion sensor, and connection to the satellite navigation system receiver when the satellite navigation system is not embedded in the vehicle units:

i)

compliance with security targets;

ii)

fulfilment of the following security functions: identification and authentication, authorisation, confidentiality, accountability, integrity, audit, accuracy and reliability of service;

b)

the functional certificate shall certify that the tested item fulfils the appropriate requirements in terms of functions performed, environmental characteristics, electromagnetic compatibility characteristics, compliance with physical requirements and compliance with other applicable standards;

c)

the interoperability certificate shall certify that the tested item is fully interoperable with the necessary tachographs or tachograph card models.

8.

The Secretary of State shall give notice to manufacturers as provided for in regulation 10(1)(c) of the 1980 Regulations to ensure that a manufacturer is required to give notice under that regulation of any alterations in software or hardware of a tachograph or in the nature of materials used for its manufacture.

9.

Where notice of alterations is given to the Secretary of State under regulation 10 of the 1980 Regulations, the Secretary of State may require an update or a confirmation of the relevant functional, security or interoperability certificates, before confirming to the manufacturer the extension of the type-approval or taking action under regulation 11 of those Regulations.