ISO TS 24534-3:2008 provides the requirements for an Electronic Registration Identification (ERI) that is based on an identifier assigned to a vehicle (e.g. for recognition by national authorities) suitable to be used for : electronic identification of local and foreign vehicles by national authorities, vehicle manufacturing, in-life-maintenance and end-of-life identification (vehicle life cycle management), adaptation of vehicle data, e.g. in case of international re-sales, safety-related purposes, crime reduction, and commercial services. It adheres to privacy and data protection regulations. ISO TS 24534-3:2008 defines the vehicle identification data. This data is called the ERI data and includes the vehicle identifier and possible additional vehicle related information (as typically included in a vehicle registration certificate).