1.1. This Regulation applies to the approval of vehicles of categories M1 and N11 with regard to their Event Data Recorder (EDR). 1.2. This Regulation is without prejudice to requirements of national or regional laws related to privacy, data protection and personal data processing. 1.3. The following data elements are excluded from the scope: VIN, associated vehicle details, location/positioning data, information of the driver, and date and time of an event. 1.4. If there is no system or sensor designed to provide the data element to be recorded and stored under section 3, in the format (range, resolution, and sample rate) indicated in Annex 4. "DATA ELEMENTS" or it is not operational at the time of recording, this document requires neither recording of such data nor fitting or making such systems or sensors operational. However, if the vehicle is fitted with an original equipment manufacturer sensor or system designed to provide the data element in the format specified in Annex 4. "DATA ELEMENTS", then it is mandatory to report the data element in the specified format when the sensor or system is operational. In the case the reason for not being operational at the time of recording is a failure of this system or sensor, this failure state shall be recorded by the EDR as defined in the data elements Annex 4. Data elements.