In order to allow for fair competition in the development of applications related to the tachograph, intellectual property rights and patents related to the transmission of data in or out of the tachograph should be available to all on a royalty-free basis.
Chun iomaíocht chothrom a áirithiú agus feidhmchláir a bhaineann leis an tacagraf á bhforbairt, ba cheart do chearta maoine intleachtúla nó paitinní a bhaineann le sonraí a tharchur isteach sa tacagraf nó amach as, a bheith ar fáil do chách, saor ó ríchíosanna.