Article 2 U.K. Definitions

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.