ISO 24534-4:2010 provides requirements for electronic registration identification (ERI) that are 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. for international resales); safety-related purposes; crime reduction; commercial services.