{"id":1932,"date":"2024-07-09T08:40:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T06:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/?post_type=faq&p=1932"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:56:14","slug":"9-6-what-is-a-coc","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/","title":{"rendered":"9.6 What is a COC?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this case, a Certificate of Conformity (COC) is a document that declares that your vehicle conforms to EC standards and is allowed free movement within the European Union. In the COC, the manufacturer declares that the vehicle meets the standards and requirements set by the EC. It identifies the vehicle and the manufacturer, the type approval number, technical specifications and other data. Exactly what the COC needs to include is set by EU regulation (Amendment IX, Regulation 92\/53).<\/p>\n

Only certain motorcycles, tractors and passenger vehicles qualify for a COC. Vehicles that do not have the EU specification (e.g. vehicles manufactured for the U.S. or Japanese markets) and older vehicles that have not been given the type approval of the EC yet are ineligible for COCs. Converted vehicles are also unable to be issued with COCs.\u00a0In these cases, we do not provide a COC. This information will be highlighted in the car description, which we advise you to read carefully.<\/p>\n

\"EuroCOC\"<\/p>\n

If there is no Certificate of Conformity (COC) available for your vehicle, you can easily order one online through EUROCOC<\/a>. To make the process even more convenient, we’re currently offering a special promotion code that you can use at checkout. Simply enter the code during your purchase to receive a 10% discount. This ensures that you’ll have the necessary documentation quickly and affordably. Promo code = OPENLANE10<\/b><\/p>\n

If you would like to know more about the Certificate of Conformity, please follow this link:\u00a0www.eurococ.eu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this case, a Certificate of Conformity (COC) is a document that declares that your vehicle conforms to EC standards and is allowed free movement within the European Union. In the COC, the manufacturer declares that the vehicle meets the standards and requirements set by the EC. It identifies the vehicle and the manufacturer, the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[160,169],"class_list":["post-1932","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-for-buyers","faq_category-car-documents-and-other-related-documents"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n9.6 What is a COC? \u2013 OPENLANE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"9.6 What is a COC?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this case, a Certificate of Conformity (COC) is a document that declares that your vehicle conforms to EC standards and is allowed free movement within the European Union. In the COC, the manufacturer declares that the vehicle meets the standards and requirements set by the EC. It identifies the vehicle and the manufacturer, the...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"OPENLANE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OPENLANE.Europe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-11T13:56:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EuroCOC.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"223\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"54\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@OPENLANE_Europe\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/help\\\/faq\\\/for-buyers\\\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\\\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/help\\\/faq\\\/for-buyers\\\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\\\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\\\/\",\"name\":\"9.6 What is a COC? \u2013 OPENLANE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/help\\\/faq\\\/for-buyers\\\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\\\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/help\\\/faq\\\/for-buyers\\\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\\\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/EuroCOC.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-09T06:40:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-11T13:56:14+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/help\\\/faq\\\/for-buyers\\\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\\\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/help\\\/faq\\\/for-buyers\\\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\\\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/help\\\/faq\\\/for-buyers\\\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\\\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/EuroCOC.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/EuroCOC.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/help\\\/faq\\\/for-buyers\\\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\\\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"9.6 What is a COC?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"OPENLANE\",\"description\":\"Online used car auction website\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"OPENLANE\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/openlane-RGB-on-Wht.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/openlane-RGB-on-Wht.png\",\"width\":615,\"height\":159,\"caption\":\"OPENLANE\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/info.openlane.eu\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/OPENLANE.Europe\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/OPENLANE_Europe\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/openlane-europe\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/openlane_europe\\\/\"],\"description\":\"Our purpose is to make used car wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. We sell high-quality second-hand vehicles exclusively and directly to car dealers and traders. All cars come with quality car descriptions and inspections. Our digital marketplace is the fresh wave carrying the automotive industry into the digital age. We give car traders more opportunities, more flexibility and more freedom than can be found anywhere else. Our strong commitment to quality and service drives us to continuously improve our offerings to suit the industry\u2019s ever-evolving needs. We aim to be the best and we strive to help our customers do the same. With flexible, modular and end-to-end remarketing solutions, and customer service in more than 20 languages, we offer innovative, tech-driven solutions and services that help customers to buy and sell with ease across Europe.\",\"email\":\"info@openlane.eu\",\"telephone\":\"+32 (0)16 38 00 68\",\"legalName\":\"OPENLANE Europe NV\",\"vatID\":\"BE0867129223\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"201\",\"maxValue\":\"500\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"9.6 What is a COC? \u2013 OPENLANE","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"9.6 What is a COC?","og_description":"In this case, a Certificate of Conformity (COC) is a document that declares that your vehicle conforms to EC standards and is allowed free movement within the European Union. In the COC, the manufacturer declares that the vehicle meets the standards and requirements set by the EC. It identifies the vehicle and the manufacturer, the...","og_url":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/","og_site_name":"OPENLANE","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OPENLANE.Europe","article_modified_time":"2026-05-11T13:56:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":223,"height":54,"url":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EuroCOC.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@OPENLANE_Europe","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/","url":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/","name":"9.6 What is a COC? \u2013 OPENLANE","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EuroCOC.png","datePublished":"2024-07-09T06:40:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-11T13:56:14+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EuroCOC.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EuroCOC.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/help\/faq\/for-buyers\/car-documents-and-other-related-documents\/9-6-what-is-a-coc\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"9.6 What is a COC?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/","name":"OPENLANE","description":"Online used car auction website","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/#organization","name":"OPENLANE","url":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/openlane-RGB-on-Wht.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/openlane-RGB-on-Wht.png","width":615,"height":159,"caption":"OPENLANE"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OPENLANE.Europe","https:\/\/x.com\/OPENLANE_Europe","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/openlane-europe","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/openlane_europe\/"],"description":"Our purpose is to make used car wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. We sell high-quality second-hand vehicles exclusively and directly to car dealers and traders. All cars come with quality car descriptions and inspections. Our digital marketplace is the fresh wave carrying the automotive industry into the digital age. We give car traders more opportunities, more flexibility and more freedom than can be found anywhere else. Our strong commitment to quality and service drives us to continuously improve our offerings to suit the industry\u2019s ever-evolving needs. We aim to be the best and we strive to help our customers do the same. With flexible, modular and end-to-end remarketing solutions, and customer service in more than 20 languages, we offer innovative, tech-driven solutions and services that help customers to buy and sell with ease across Europe.","email":"info@openlane.eu","telephone":"+32 (0)16 38 00 68","legalName":"OPENLANE Europe NV","vatID":"BE0867129223","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"201","maxValue":"500"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/1932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/1932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89622,"href":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/1932\/revisions\/89622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=1932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}