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OPINION (COM(2025)0179 – C100073/2025 – 2025/0096(COD))

On the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the registration documents for vehicles and vehicle registration data recorded in national vehicle registers

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Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection · Rapporteur: Klara Dostalova

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The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection gives its opinion to the Committee on Transport and Tourism on the proposed directive on vehicle registration documents and vehicle registration data in national registers. It proposes amendments that extend the transition period from 4 years to 3 years, make mobile registration certificates optional rather than mandatory, and allow Member States to use secure national digital solutions instead of EU Digital Identity Wallets. The amendments set stricter data rules: a maximum 5-year retention period for data on previous holders and owners, processing limited to safety and fraud prevention, access restricted to competent authorities, and cross-border access only on justified request. They add a temporary de-registration mechanism of up to 4 years with simplified re-registration, limit odometer recording to the last valid periodic technical inspection, and require sellers to notify ownership transfers so they are removed from the register. They strengthen parliamentary oversight of delegated acts by requiring an impact assessment before adoption, cutting the delegation period from 5 years to 2 years, and requiring explicit approval for renewal.

Committee position. The committee proposes amendments to the Commission's proposal, extending the transition period, making mobile certificates optional with consent, strengthening data protection, allowing national digital solutions, introducing temporary de-registration, and reinforcing parliamentary oversight of delegated acts.

Key points

  1. The transition to mobile registration certificates is extended from 4 years to 3 years after entry into force, with physical certificates still issued until then.
  2. After the transition, Member States issue mobile certificates by default but must also issue a physical certificate free of charge on request, with simple procedures for applicants regardless of digital skills.
  3. Mobile certificates require explicit consent from the vehicle owner, and Member States may use secure national digital solutions as alternatives to EU Digital Identity Wallets.
  4. Data on previous holders and owners is kept for a maximum of 5 years and processed only for safety, fraud prevention or environmental purposes.
  5. Personal data for verification is restricted to competent authorities, with no sharing with private entities or commercial processing, and cross-border access only on justified request.
  6. A temporary de-registration mechanism allows suspension for up to 4 years, with simplified re-registration without new technical inspections, but Member States may refuse re-registration on reasonable suspicion of fraud.
  7. Odometer fraud prevention is limited to recording the last valid periodic technical inspection, removing the requirement to keep complete lifetime mileage history.
  8. Sellers must notify the competent national authority of ownership transfers, and the previous owner or holder is then removed from the register.
  9. The Commission must present an impact assessment before adopting any delegated act, and the delegation period is cut from 5 years to 2 years with renewal requiring explicit approval from Parliament and Council.
  10. A sunset clause provides that if delegation is not renewed, existing measures stay in force but no new acts may be adopted without the ordinary legislative procedure.
  11. The Commission should evaluate national bicycle identification registers and consider measures to facilitate information exchange between Member States that have them.
  12. Member States must ensure holders or owners can request correction of inaccurate mobile certificate data through a simple electronic procedure, processed without undue delay.

Who is affected

  • Vehicle owners and holders: mobile certificates require their explicit consent, and they can request a free physical certificate and revoke temporary access.
  • Member States: gain flexibility on digital solutions, de-registration and re-registration, but must meet data protection and notification obligations.
  • Competent authorities: are the only bodies allowed to access personal data for verification, and cross-border access requires a justified request.
  • Sellers of vehicles: must notify the competent national authority of ownership transfers, after which they are removed from the register.
  • The Commission: must present an impact assessment before delegated acts and faces a shorter delegation period with explicit renewal approval.

Figures and deadlines

  • 4 years: original implementation period, changed to 3 years in the amendments.
  • 5-year maximum retention period for information on previous holders and owners.
  • 3 years: maximum period for temporary vehicle suspension under the de-registration mechanism.
  • 4 years: maximum period for temporary de-registration in the new definition and Article 8(4a).
  • 2 years: original delegation period, reduced to 2 years in the amendments.
  • 1 year: deadline for the Commission to adopt implementing acts on technical specifications of mobile certificates.