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This part of ISO 15638 provides the following for cooperative telematics applications for regulated commercial freight vehicles (4.37): a) A framework (4.20) for the provision of cooperative telematics application services for regulated commercial freight vehicles; b) A description of the concept of operation, regulatory aspects and options and the role models; c) A conceptual architecture (4.7) using an on-board platform and wireless communications to a regulator (4.25) or his agent; d) References for the key documents on which the architecture (4.7) is based; e) Details of the architecture (4.7) of the facilities layer; f) A taxonomy of the organisation of generic procedures; g) Common terminology for the ISO 15638 family of standards. This part of ISO 15638 is based on a (multiple) service provider (4.39) oriented approach. ISO 15638 has been developed for use in the context of regulated commercial freight vehicles. There is nothing however to prevent a jurisdiction extending or adapting the scope to include other types of regulated vehicles, as it deems appropriate.