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Ad hoc charging and payment at recharging points |
Other |
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- Description:
- The operator must enable end users to recharge on an ad hoc basis at its publicly accessible recharging points and, from the applicable date, accept widely used electronic payment instruments.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Publicly accessible recharging points for electric vehicles
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Review of the payment options offered and the technical equipment of the recharging points.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 5(1)
- Source excerpt:
- Operators of recharging points shall, at the publicly accessible recharging points operated by them, provide end users with the possibility to recharge their electric vehicle on an ad hoc basis.
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Electronic payment at high-power recharging points |
Governance |
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- Description:
- From 1 January 2027, the operator must ensure that the covered recharging points enable electronic payments through card readers or contactless payment devices.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Publicly accessible recharging points of at least 50 kW on the TEN-T road network or in safe and secure parking areas
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Verification that card readers or contactless payment devices are installed and operational.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 5(1)
- Source excerpt:
- From 1 January 2027, operators of recharging points shall ensure that all publicly accessible recharging points operated by them, with a power output equal to or more than 50 kW deployed along the TEN-T road network or deployed on a safe and secure parking area, including recharging points deployed before 13 April 2024, comply with the requirements set out in points (a) or (b).
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Alternative to automatic authentication |
Stakeholder Engagement |
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- Description:
- Where automatic authentication is offered, the operator must always provide end users with a clearly indicated and convenient option to charge on an ad hoc basis or use another contract-based solution.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Publicly accessible recharging points offering automatic authentication
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Review of the user interface and available alternative payment and contract-based options.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 5(2)
- Source excerpt:
- Operators of recharging points shall ensure that when they offer automatic authentication at a publicly accessible recharging point operated by them, end users always have the right to not make use of the automatic authentication and instead either to recharge their vehicle on an ad hoc basis, as provided for in paragraph 1, or to use another contract-based recharging solution offered at that recharging point.
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Transparent and non-discriminatory recharging prices |
Governance |
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- Description:
- The operator must charge reasonable, clearly comparable, transparent and non-discriminatory prices and must not discriminate between end users or mobility service providers.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Publicly accessible recharging points and recharging services
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Review of pricing for reasonableness, transparency, comparability and non-discrimination.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 5(3)
- Source excerpt:
- Prices charged by operators of publicly accessible recharging points shall be reasonable, easily and clearly comparable, transparent and non-discriminatory.
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Display of recharging prices |
Reporting |
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- Description:
- The operator must disclose ad hoc prices and their components before the charging session begins; for points of at least 50 kW, the price per kWh and any occupancy fee per minute must be displayed.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Publicly accessible recharging points
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Review of price displays at the recharging station before the charging session begins.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 5(4)
- Source excerpt:
- Operators of publicly accessible recharging points with a power output equal to or more than 50 kW shall, at the recharging stations, show the ad hoc price per kWh and any possible occupancy fee expressed in price per minute so that that information is known to end users before they initiate a recharging session and price comparison is facilitated.
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Digital connectivity of recharging points |
Governance |
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- Description:
- By 14 October 2024, the operator must ensure that all publicly accessible recharging points operated by it are digitally connected recharging points.
- Frequency:
- One-time
- Check frequency:
- One-time
- Products/Services:
- Publicly accessible recharging points
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Technical verification of digital connectivity of operated recharging points.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 5(7)
- Source excerpt:
- By 14 October 2024, operators of recharging points shall ensure that all publicly accessible recharging points operated by them are digitally-connected recharging points.
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Smart-charging capability |
Governance |
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- Description:
- The operator must ensure that the covered recharging points are capable of smart charging.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Publicly accessible recharging points built after 13 April 2024 or renovated after 14 October 2024
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Technical verification that smart charging is supported.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 5(8)
- Source excerpt:
- Operators of recharging points shall ensure that all publicly accessible recharging points operated by them and built after 13 April 2024 or renovated after 14 October 2024 are capable of smart recharging.
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Fixed cable at direct-current recharging points |
Governance |
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- Description:
- By 14 April 2025, the operator must install a fixed recharging cable at all publicly accessible direct-current recharging points operated by it.
- Frequency:
- One-time
- Check frequency:
- One-time
- Products/Services:
- Publicly accessible direct-current recharging points
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Technical verification that a fixed recharging cable is installed.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 5(10)
- Source excerpt:
- By 14 April 2025, the operators of publicly accessible recharging points shall ensure that all direct current (DC) publicly accessible recharging points operated by them have a fixed recharging cable installed.
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Ad hoc hydrogen refuelling and price disclosure |
Other |
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- Description:
- The operator must enable ad hoc refuelling, accept widely used electronic payment instruments, charge reasonable and non-discriminatory prices, and display the ad hoc price per kg before refuelling begins.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling points
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Review of ad hoc payment capability, electronic payment devices and price display.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 7(1)
- Source excerpt:
- Operators of hydrogen refuelling points shall, at the publicly accessible refuelling points operated by them, provide end users with the possibility to refuel on an ad hoc basis.
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Price information by mobility service providers |
Reporting |
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- Description:
- The mobility service provider must charge reasonable, transparent and non-discriminatory prices, provide all session-specific price components electronically before the session begins, and must not charge extra fees for cross-border e-roaming.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Mobility services for recharging or refuelling
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Review of price disclosures and treatment of users and operators.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 5(5)
- Source excerpt:
- Mobility service providers shall make available to end users, prior to the start of an intended recharging session, all price information specific to that recharging session, through freely available, widely supported electronic means, clearly distinguishing all price components, including applicable e-roaming costs and other fees or charges applied by the mobility service provider.
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Provision of infrastructure and service data |
Reporting |
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- Description:
- By 14 April 2025, the operator or, according to the arrangements between them, the owner must make the required static and dynamic infrastructure and service data available free of charge.
- Frequency:
- One-time
- Check frequency:
- One-time
- Products/Services:
- Publicly accessible recharging and refuelling points for alternative fuels
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Verification that required static and dynamic data are available and the API has been established.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 20(2)
- Source excerpt:
- By 14 April 2025, operators of publicly accessible recharging points and refuelling points for alternative fuels, or, in accordance with the arrangements between them, the owners of those points, shall ensure the availability of static data and dynamic data concerning alternative fuels infrastructure operated by them, or services inherently linked to such infrastructure that they provide or they outsource, at no cost.
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API for infrastructure data |
Reporting |
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- Description:
- The operator or owner must establish an API providing free and unrestricted access to the required data and submit information about the API to the national access points.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Publicly accessible recharging and refuelling points for alternative fuels
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Technical review of the API for free, unrestricted data access and compliance with technical requirements.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 20(3)
- Source excerpt:
- Each operator of publicly accessible recharging and refuelling points for alternative fuels, or, in accordance with the arrangements between them, the owner of those points, shall set up an Application Programme Interface (API) that provides free and unrestricted access to the data referred to in paragraph 2, and shall submit information on that API to the national access points.
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Compatibility labelling at refuelling points |
Other |
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- Description:
- Recharging and refuelling point operators must provide the required compatibility information and graphical labels on the relevant infrastructure components.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Recharging points, refuelling points and alternative-fuel vehicles
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Review of labelling on pumps, nozzles, recharging points, vehicles and vehicle manuals.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 19(2)(a)
- Source excerpt:
- That graphical expression shall be placed in a clearly visible manner: (a) by refuelling point operators, on corresponding pumps and their nozzles at all refuelling points operated by them, from the date on which fuels are placed on the market;
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Vehicle information on alternative fuels |
Reporting |
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- Description:
- Manufacturers must provide relevant, consistent and clear information on compatible fuels and recharging infrastructure in vehicle manuals and on vehicles when the vehicles are placed on the market.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Motor vehicles capable of being regularly recharged or refuelled
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Review of vehicle labelling and manual information when vehicles are placed on the market.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 19(1)(a)
- Source excerpt:
- in motor vehicle manuals and on motor vehicles, by the manufacturers, when those vehicles are placed on the market;
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Vehicle compatibility labelling |
Other |
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- Description:
- Manufacturers must place the required compatibility label near the fuel-filler caps of compatible vehicles and in vehicle manuals.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- New motor vehicles and their fuel tanks
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Review of labelling near fuel-filler caps and in vehicle manuals.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 19(2)(b)
- Source excerpt:
- by manufacturer, in the immediate proximity of all fuel tanks’ filling caps of motor vehicles recommended for and compatible with that fuel and in motor vehicle manuals, when such motor vehicles are placed on the market.
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Compatibility information in dealerships |
Reporting |
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- Description:
- Distributors must make relevant, consistent and clear information on vehicle, infrastructure and fuel compatibility available in motor vehicle dealerships.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Motor vehicles capable of being regularly recharged or refuelled
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Review of consumer information in sales materials and dealerships.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 19(1)(c)
- Source excerpt:
- in motor vehicle dealerships, by the distributors.
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Design of hydrogen stations for vehicle classes |
Governance |
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- Description:
- The operator of a publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling station must ensure that the station is designed to serve light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Hydrogen refuelling stations and related infrastructure
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Technical verification that the station is designed to serve light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 6(3)
- Source excerpt:
- The operator of a publicly accessible refuelling station, or, where the operator is not the owner, the owner of that station in accordance with the arrangements between them, shall ensure that the station is designed to serve light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles.
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Technical provision duty of the recharging-point owner |
Governance |
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- Description:
- The owner must, under the arrangements between them, make available recharging points with the technical characteristics needed for the operator to comply with the authentication, digital connectivity, smart-charging and fixed-cable duties.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Recharging points where the operator is not the owner
- Checking responsibility:
- -
- Check method:
- Verification that the owner makes technically suitable recharging points available to the operator.
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 5(11)
- Source excerpt:
- Where the operator of a recharging point is not the owner of that point, the owner shall make available to the operator, in accordance with the arrangements between them, a recharging point with the technical characteristics which enable the operator to comply with the obligations set out in paragraphs 2, 7, 8 and 10.
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