Research notes on eCoC, EU 2018/858 and cross-border compliance.
The September 28 release changes axle, mass-context and bodywork checks and adds Euro 6 values. Review templates by vehicle category, manufacturing stage and actual data.
Review the official ICM 2.3 to 3.1 history, its effects on vehicle templates, and the system maintenance needed as completion-stage and submission rules change.
For Chinese vehicle manufacturers, eCoC implementation is not a pure IT project — it is a systems engineering exercise spanning regulation, digital signing, data governance and integration. This article identifies six decisions that must be made early.
July 5, 2026 is the legal Article 37 milestone. November 29 is the latest boundary of a coordinated national operating transition. This guide separates law, operating status, and country cutovers.
An eCoC is not a scan of a paper CoC. It is structured vehicle data linked to the VIN, type approval, electronic signing, and authority exchange.