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This European Standard lays down harmonized identifiers for power supply for electric road vehicles. The requirements in this standard are to complement the informational needs of users regarding the compatibility between the charging stations, the cable assemblies and the vehicles that are placed on the market. The identifier is intended to be visualized at charging stations, on vehicles, on cable assemblies, in EV dealerships and in consumer manuals as described in this document. Power supply for EVs uses vehicle inlets, socket-outlets, connectors and plugs, as mentioned in FprEN 61851-1:2016 and EN 62196-1:2014. This European Standard defines for each harmonized identifier the size, shape, colour and other information of relevance for compatibility recognition, as well as the location of placement. This European Standard provides harmonized compatibility labelling across Europe and thus effectively supports the implementation of Article 7 of Directive 2014/94 / EU by EU Member States. The European Standard complements the information needs of an electric vehicle user arriving at a connecting point with respect to the connection of his electric vehicle. Indeed, the consumer needs to be able to easily distinguish the different types of electrical interfaces proposed, in addition to optional information like power levels and above all, to identify the correct interface of the connecting point compatible with his electric vehicle. The station identifier could concern the plug of the mobile cord in case of a socket outlet configuration, or directly concern the car inlet in case attached cable configuration.