Commission Regulation (EU) No 566/2011 of 8 June 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards access to vehicle repair and maintenance information Text with EEA relevance

‘2 The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall include: (a) an unequivocal vehicle identification; (b) service handbooks, including repair and maintenance records; (c) technical manuals; (d) component and diagnosis information (such as minimum and maximum theoretical values for measurements); (e) wiring diagrams; (f) diagnostic trouble codes (including manufacturer specific codes); (g) the software calibration identification number applicable to a vehicle type; (h) information provided concerning, and delivered by means of, proprietary tools and equipment; (i) data record information and two-directional monitoring and test data; and (j) standard work units or time periods for repair and maintenance tasks if made available, either directly or through a third party, to manufacturers’ authorised dealers and repairers.’;

‘8 Where vehicle repair and maintenance records are kept in a central data base of the vehicle manufacturer or on its behalf, independent repairers, approved and authorised as required in point 2.2 of Annex XIV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 , shall have access to such records free of charge and under the same conditions as authorised dealers or repairers in order to record information on repair and maintenance performed.

‘2 Manufacturers shall make available vehicle repair and maintenance information including transactional services such as reprogramming or technical assistance on an hourly, daily, monthly, and yearly basis, with fees for access to such information varying in accordance with the respective periods of time for which access is granted. In addition to time-based access, manufacturers may offer transaction-based access, for which fees are charged per transaction and not based on the time for which access is granted. Where both access systems are offered by manufacturers, independent repairers shall choose a preferred access system, either time-based or transaction-based.’;

‘9 The Forum on Access to Vehicle Information (the Forum) is hereby established. The Forum shall consider whether access to information affects the advances made in reducing vehicle theft and shall make recommendations for improving the requirements relating to access to information. In particular, the Forum shall advise the Commission on the introduction of a process for approving and authorising independent operators by accredited organisations to access information on vehicle security. The Commission may decide to keep the discussions and findings of the Forum confidential.’;

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.