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1 RESPER (Driving Licence Network)

1.1 General information

EU driving licence network, supporting the issuing of driving licences, a.o. to ensure that no person holds more than one driving licence

Legal base: Directive 2006/126/EC

Legal retention period: 6 months (EU provision, recorded in the document ‘Common Rules concerning the interconnection of national electronic registers on driving licences’).

A Member State that joins the RESPER network, can choose what message exchange system to use. It may use EUCARIS or it may use the EU Hub. These systems are interconnected. The systems exchange functionally identical message, i.e. the data elements and their definitions are interoperable and interchangeable between the systems. From technical perspective, though, the message formats are different. Conversions between message formats is carried by the EUCARIS broker.

Message exchanges involving EUCARIS Member States, are peer-to-peer, i.e. Member States communicate directly, without using the EU Hub. In communication where one or both Member States use EU Hub, the communication passes the EU Hub.

Data provided to 01-01-2018, using EUCARIS: B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EST, FIN, GB, H, HR, I, IRL, L, LT, LV M, N, NL, PL, RO, S, SK, SLO

Data provided to 01-01-2018, using EU Hub: A, E, F, GR,P

1.2 Member State information

Service used: yes/no

Data retention period:

National contact point (NCP), i.e. the organisation that hosts EUCARIS with the purpose of providing RESPER information:

Name organisation	Remarks

Information providing organization(s), if different from NCP:

Name organisation	Remarks

Information requesting organization(s):

Name organisation	Request purpose(s)	Remarks

1.3 Data Classification Sheet

Data element		Provided Yes/No	Regarded as personal data Yes/No	Remarks
Search Driving Licence By Name (SDLN)				Search where a person holds a driving licence
Request message				Request by name and birth date of a driving licence holder
Business Case Identifier		Yes		A serial or reference number identifying each individual request
Requesting Member State		Yes		Member State issuing the request
Requested Member States		Yes		A request can be directed to 1, some or all countries connected to the network
Driver search data
Family name		Yes		Name as indicated on the driving licence
First name				Name as indicated on the driving licence. Must be provided if available
Date of birth		Yes		Note: The date may be incomplete (if the date of birth of the searched driver is not completely known).
Place of birth				Optional to provide
Gender				Optional to provide
Response message
Business case Identifier		Yes		Business Case Identifier echoed from the request
		Yes		Requesting competent authority echoed from the request
		Yes		Organisation responsible for the content of the response.
Result status code				Search result (found, not found, error). This is the result of the complete inquiry, to all Member States
Result status message				Explanatory description if necessary
Member State results				One occurrence for each inquired Member State
Responding Member State
Response date and time
Response status code				Search result (found, not found, error). This is the result of the inquiry to the responding Member State
Response status message				Explanatory description if necessary
Driver results				Data of all holders of driving licences found
Search method		Yes		Search method used to find the driver (name search via NYSIIS phonetic key or custom search).
Family name		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.1
First name				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.2
Date of birth		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.3
Place of birth				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.3
Gender
Matching percentage				Denotes how well the data of the driver found match the data of the driver searched, i.e. a calculated match between the data in this section and the driver search data of the request message.
Driving licence information				Identifying info about the driving licence of the driver. May be used to launch a GDLD inquiry (to further inquire the driving licence of the driver).
Driving licence number		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.5
Driving licence administrative number				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.13
Issue date		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(a)
Issuing authority		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(c)
Get driving licence details (GDLD)
Request message				Request by driving licence identifying data
Business Case Identifier		Yes		A serial or reference number identifying each individual request
Requesting Member State		Yes		Member State issuing the request
Requested Member States		Yes		Member State that issued the driving licence
Driving licence search data				Identifying info about the driving licence of the driver. The requesting Member State provides all data available, the requested Member State uses the data required to make the search unique, i.e. to identify the driving licence uniquely.
Driving licence number		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.5
Driving licence administrative number				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.13
Issue date		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(a)
Issuing authority		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(c)
Response message
Business case Identifier		Yes		Business Case Identifier echoed from the request
Response date and time
		Yes		Requesting competent authority echoed from the request
		Yes		Organisation responsible for the content of the response.
Response status code				Search result (found, not found, error).
Response status message				Explanatory description if necessary
Driver information				Data of the person holding the driving licence
Family name		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.1
First name				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.2
Date of birth		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.3
Nationality (-ies)
Place of birth				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.3
Gender
Driving licence information				One occurrence for each inquired Member State
Driving licence number		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.5
Driving licence administrative number				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.13
Issue date		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(a)
Issuing authority		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(c)
Date of expiry if the licence				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(b)
Permanent place of residence or postal address				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.8
Driving licence status		Yes		A Member State shall explicitly denote if the driving licence is valid or invalid. Possible values: Valid, Invalid
Invalidation reason(s)				If a driving licence is invalid, one or more invalidation reasons may be given. The meaning and use of invalidation reasons is described in the document ‘Common Rules concerning the interconnection of national electronic registers on driving licences’
	Confiscated
	Lost
	Stolen
	Disqualified
	Suspended
	Withdrawn
	Cancelled
	Expired
	InExchange
	Exchanged
	End date of invalidation
Category information				Category info 2006/126/EC, Annex I: item 9.
Category				Category as defined in 2006/126/EC, article 4. 2006/126/EC, Annex I, Page 2 (a) 9.
National categories				Please list the national categories used in your Member State, giving the meaning of the codes in the Remarks
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Date of first issue				2006/126/EC, Annex I, Page 2 (a) 10.
Date of expiry				2006/126/EC, Annex I, Page 2 (a) 11.
Category status				A Member State shall explicitly denote if the category is valid or invalid. Possible values: Valid, Invalid
Invalidation reason(s)				If a category is invalid, one or more invalidation reasons may be given. The meaning and use of invalidation reasons is described in the document ‘Common Rules concerning the interconnection of national electronic registers on driving licences’
	Disqualified
	Suspended
	Withdrawn
	Cancelled
	Expired
	End date of invalidation
Additional information / restriction(s) in code form				2006/126/EC, Annex I, page 2 (a) 12. The list of codes is taken from Commission Directive (EU) 2015/653 Annex
01.xx				Driver: Sight correction and/or protection
02.				Driver: Hearing aid/communication aid
03.xx				Driver: Prosthesis/orthosis for the limbs
10.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified transmission
15.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified clutch
20.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified braking system
25.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified accelerator system
31.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Pedal adaptations and pedal safeguards
32.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Combined service brake and accelerator system
33.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Combined service brake, accelerator and steering system
35.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified control layouts
40.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified steering
42.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified rear/side view devices
43.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Driver seating position
44.xx, 45., 46., 47.				Vehicle adaptation: Modifications to motorcycles
50.				Restricted to a specific vehicle (denoted by vehicle identification number VIN)
61.				Limited use: Only daytime journeys
62.				Limited use: Limited radius (specified in km)
63.				Limited use: Drive without passengers only
64.				Limited use: Limited speed (specified in km/h)
65.				Limited use: Driving authorised solely when accompanied by a holder of a driving licence of at least the equivalent category
66.				Limited use: Without trailer
67.				Limited use: No motorways
68.				Limited use: No alcohol
69.				Limited use: Restricted to driving vehicles equipped with an alcohol interlock in accordance with EN 50436
70.				Administrative matter: Exchange of licence (with number and issuing Member State specified)
71.				Administrative matter: Duplicate of licence (with number and issuing Member State specified)
73.				Administrative matter: Restricted to category B1 vehicles (quadricycles)
78.				Administrative matter: Restricted to vehicles with automatic transmission
79.01				Administrative matter: Restricted to two-wheel vehicles with or without side-car
79.02				Administrative matter: Restricted to category AM vehicles of the three-wheel or light quadricycle type
79.03				Administrative matter: Restricted to tricycles
79.04				Administrative matter: Restricted to tricycles combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg
79.05				Administrative matter: Category A1 motorcycle with a power/weight ratio above 0,1 kW/kg
79.06				Administrative matter: Category BE vehicle where the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 3 500 kg
80.				Administrative matter: Restricted to holders of a driving licence for a category A vehicle of the motor tricycle type not having reached the age of 24 years
81.				Administrative matter: Restricted to holders of a driving licence for a category A vehicle of the two-wheel motorcycle type not having reached the age of 21 years
95.				Driver holding CPC meeting the obligation of professional aptitude provided for by Directive 2003/59/EC (with end date specified)
96.				Category B vehicles combined with a trailer with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 750 kg where the maximum authorised mass of such combination exceeds 3 500 kg but does not exceed 4 250 kg
97.				Not authorised to drive a category C1 vehicle which falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85(**)
National codes				codes 100 and above:national codes valid only for driving in the territory of the Member State which issued the licence. Please list the national codes used in your Member State, giving the meaning of the national codes in the remarks
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Notification driving licence status (NDLS)				Is specifically used to notify statuses InExchange, Exchanged. May be used to notify other statuses.
Request message				The request message denotes a new driving licence status of a specified licence
Business case Identifier		Yes
Driving licence identifying data
Driving licence number		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.5
Driving licence administrative number				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.13
Issue date		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(a)
Issuing authority		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(c)
Notifying authority				Name of the authority responsible for notifying the status change
New driving licence status		Yes		Possible values: Valid, Invalid
Invalidation reason(s)				In the notification, one or more invalidation reasons may be given. The meaning and use of invalidation reasons is described in the document ‘Common Rules concerning the interconnection of national electronic registers on driving licences’
	Confiscated
	Lost
	Stolen
	Disqualified
	Suspended
	Withdrawn
	Cancelled
	Expired
	InExchange
	Exchanged
End date of invalidation
Indication driving licence details needed				Via this indication, the requester denotes if it requires driving licence details. If this indication is set to ‘yes’, the response contains driving licence details. Possible values: Yes, No
Response message				The response message denotes the reaction of the Member State of registration to the proposed status change, as well as driving licence details, if requested.
Business case Identifier		Yes		Business Case Identifier echoed from the request
Processing status		Yes		Possible reaction to a notification status. Possible values OK, NotOK.
Processing status message				Explanatory details, if applicable
Driving licence details				The driving licence details are only provided if this is denoted in the request. The details consist of the same data elements as in the GDLD response.
Driver information				Data of the person holding the driving licence
Family name		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.1
First name				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.2
Date of birth		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.3
Nationality (-ies)
Place of birth				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.3
Gender
Driving licence information				One occurrence for each inquired Member State
Driving licence number		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.5
Driving licence administrative number				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.13
Issue date		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(a)
Issuing authority		Yes		2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(c)
Date of expiry if the licence				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.4(b)
Permanent place of residence or postal adddress				2006/126/EC, Annex I: item d.8
Driving licence status		Yes		A Member State shall explicitly denote if the driving licence is valid or invalid. Possible values: Valid, Invalid
Invalidation reason(s)				If a driving licence is invalid, one or more invalidation reasons may be given. The meaning and use of invalidation reasons is described in the document ‘Common Rules concerning the interconnection of national electronic registers on driving licences’
	Confiscated
	Lost
	Stolen
	Disqualified
	Suspended
	Withdrawn
	Cancelled
	Expired
	InExchange
	Exchanged
End date of invalidation
Category information				Category info 2006/126/EC, Annex I: item 9.
Category				Category as defined in 2006/126/EC, article 4. 2006/126/EC, Annex I, Page 2 (a) 9.
National categories				Please list the national categories used in your Member State, giving the meaning of the codes in the Remarks
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Date of first issue				2006/126/EC, Annex I, Page 2 (a) 10.
Date of expiry				2006/126/EC, Annex I, Page 2 (a) 11.
Category status				A Member State shall explicitly denote if the category is valid or invalid. Possible values: Valid, Invalid
Invalidation reason(s)				If a category is invalid, one or more invalidation reasons may be given. The meaning and use of invalidation reasons is described in the document ‘Common Rules concerning the interconnection of national electronic registers on driving licences’
	Disqualified
	Suspended
	Withdrawn
	Cancelled
	Expired
End date of invalidation
Additional information / restriction(s) in code form				2006/126/EC, Annex I, page 2 (a) 12. The list of codes is taken from Commission Directive (EU) 2015/653 Annex
01.xx				Driver: Sight correction and/or protection
02.				Driver: Hearing aid/communication aid
03.xx				Driver: Prosthesis/orthosis for the limbs
10.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified transmission
15.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified clutch
20.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified braking system
25.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified accelerator system
31.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Pedal adaptations and pedal safeguards
32.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Combined service brake and accelerator system
33.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Combined service brake, accelerator and steering system
35.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified control layouts
40.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified steering
42.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Modified rear/side view devices
43.xx				Vehicle adaptation: Driver seating position
44.xx, 45., 46., 47.				Vehicle adaptation: Modifications to motorcycles
50.				Restricted to a specific vehicle (denoted by vehicle identification number VIN)
61.				Limited use: Only daytime journeys
62.				Limited use: Limited radius (specified in km)
63.				Limited use: Drive without passengers only
64.				Limited use: Limited speed (specified in km/h)
65.				Limited use: Driving authorised solely when accompanied by a holder of a driving licence of at least the equivalent category
66.				Limited use: Without trailer
67.				Limited use: No motorways
68.				Limited use: No alcohol
69.				Limited use: Restricted to driving vehicles equipped with an alcohol interlock in accordance with EN 50436
70.				Administrative matter: Exchange of licence (with number and issuing Member State specified)
71.				Administrative matter: Duplicate of licence (with number and issuing Member State specified)
73.				Administrative matter: Restricted to category B1 vehicles (quadricycles)
78.				Administrative matter: Restricted to vehicles with automatic transmission
79.01				Administrative matter: Restricted to two-wheel vehicles with or without side-car
79.02				Administrative matter: Restricted to category AM vehicles of the three-wheel or light quadricycle type
79.03				Administrative matter: Restricted to tricycles
79.04				Administrative matter: Restricted to tricycles combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg
79.05				Administrative matter: Category A1 motorcycle with a power/weight ratio above 0,1 kW/kg
79.06				Administrative matter: Category BE vehicle where the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 3 500 kg
80.				Administrative matter: Restricted to holders of a driving licence for a category A vehicle of the motor tricycle type not having reached the age of 24 years
81.				Administrative matter: Restricted to holders of a driving licence for a category A vehicle of the two-wheel motorcycle type not having reached the age of 21 years
95.				Driver holding CPC meeting the obligation of professional aptitude provided for by Directive 2003/59/EC (with end date specified)
96.				Category B vehicles combined with a trailer with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 750 kg where the maximum authorised mass of such combination exceeds 3 500 kg but does not exceed 4 250 kg
97.				Not authorised to drive a category C1 vehicle which falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85(**)
National codes				codes 100 and above:national codes valid only for driving in the territory of the Member State which issued the licence. Please list the national codes used in your Member State, giving the meaning of the national codes in the remarks
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Secure message				The secure message is used as follow up on a SDLN, GDLD or NDLS inquiry, if
Message content description				The secure message is a free format e-mail like message intended to be used as a follow up on RESPER inquiries, i.e. asking for clarification of a certain inquiry result (e.g. clarify why a driving licence is flagged as invalid), or verifying, if there is doubt, if a RESPER result matches with a driving licence applicant, or verify normal residence. In these secure message, personal data may be exchanged. Please indicate the kind of personal data exchanged by your Member State when requesting information via secure message, or by providing information via secure message
Request photos				Indicate yes if you (occasionally) request photos via secure message – to verify the identity of an applicant.
Provide photos				Indicate yes if you (occasionally) provide via secure message – to verify the identity of an applicant
Request personal data from population register				Indicate yes if you (occasionally) request population register data – to verify the identity of an applicant or normal residence
Provide personal data from population register				Indicate yes if you (occasionally) provide population register data – to verify the identity of an applicant or normal residence
Request information on police investigations or court cases/decisions				Indicate yes if you (occasionally) request information why a police or judicial body withdrew, confiscated or disqualified a driving licence
Provide information on police investigations or court cases/decisions				Indicate yes if you (occasionally) provide information why a police or judicial body withdrew, confiscated or disqualified a driving licence
Request medical information				Indicate yes if you (occasionally) request information to verify harmonised community codes or to assess if an applicant must undergo a medical examination
Provide medical information				Indicate yes if you (occasionally) request information to verify harmonised community codes or to assess if an applicant must undergo a medical examination
Business case Identifier		Yes
Subject line		Yes
Message text		Yes		Free format.
Message attachments				Free format.

Overview of data elements of the RESPER service

1 RESPER (Driving Licence Network)

1.1 General information

1.2 Member State information

1.3 Data Classification Sheet