Format | VCRS

Schemas

The open format of core section 11, in JSON Schema 2020-12. Each schema answers at the address its $id names.

The facts export: A claimant register in the open format of VCRS 0.1.0-beta.2, section 11.1: the facts that set each record's grade, without the personal data behind them.
One record: One person's entry in a facts export: the facts that set its grade (VCRS 0.1.0-beta.2, section 4), without the personal data behind them.
The conformance statement: The one-page statement a representative publishes when it claims a level (VCRS 0.1.0-beta.2, section 11.2). No personal data.

An implementation builds in this order: a record's canonical form under RFC 8785 and its SHA-256 digest (core 11.3), the snapshot root over every record's line, its identifier and its digest, as the Merkle Tree Hash of RFC 9162 (core 5.4), then each record's grade, checked against the test vectors below.

Test vectors

Each vector is one record with the flows, the annex and the dates it is graded under, and the grade it must get (core 11.4). The reasons say why it holds that grade, in the codes of core 11.5. Each description opens the vector's file.

Annex AT: Austria (Verbandsklage auf Abhilfe)

Record	Grade	Reasons
Named in the claim the qualified entity filed, with the declaration on parallel claims (§ 624(1), § 628(2) ZPO)	C	declared_only
Joined through the qualified entity with the declaration; residence not held, which decides nothing where everyone opts in	C	declared_only
The qualified entity refused the consumer's request to join, so no Beitritt was filed (§ 628(1) ZPO)	D	not_active, not_opted_in, no_parallel_declaration
Beitritt filed without the declaration that the claim is pursued nowhere else (§ 628(2) ZPO)	D	no_parallel_declaration
Signed up with the qualified entity and declared, but no claim or Beitritt was filed for them (§ 628(1) ZPO)	D	not_opted_in

Annex BE: Belgium (action en réparation collective)

Record	Grade	Reasons
Resident in France, no option yet, before any judgment or agreement set a window: counts as support	C	declared_only
Resident in France, opted in at the greffe within the four months after the merits judgment (art. XVII.55/1 CDE), no declaration on parallel actions asked	C	declared_only
Resident in France, no option yet, while the four months after the merits judgment run: counts as support	C	declared_only
Resident in Belgium, no option at the greffe, in an action that binds residents unless they opt out (opt_in_residents false): counted	C	declared_only
Resident in Belgium, option lodged at the greffe within the window, where residents opt in (art. XVII.55/1 §1 CDE)	C	declared_only
Resident in France, no option at the greffe by the close of the four months after the merits judgment (art. XVII.55/1 CDE): not a member	D	not_opted_in
Resident in France, wrote to the greffe before the merits judgment was published, so before the four months began (art. XVII.55/1 CDE): not a member	D	not_opted_in
Resident in France, opted in at the greffe after the four months closed (art. XVII.55/1 CDE): not a member	D	not_opted_in
Resident in France, signed up with the representative within the four months but lodged nothing at the greffe (art. XVII.55/1 CDE): not a member	D	not_opted_in
No residence held, so the record can't show whether the person must opt in (art. XVII.45 §3, 7° CDE)	D	residence_unknown
Resident in Belgium, no option at the greffe after the window closed, in an export that leaves unstated whether residents opt in: read as opting in (core 4.6)	D	not_opted_in
Resident in Belgium, no option at the greffe after the window closed, where residents opt in, as after a merits judgment in an action introduced from 10 June 2024 (art. XVII.55/1 §1 CDE)	D	not_opted_in
An SME with its principal establishment in Luxembourg, no option at the greffe by the close of the four months after the merits judgment (art. XVII.45 §3, 7° and XVII.55/1 CDE): not a member	D	not_opted_in

The core

Record	Grade	Reasons
Checked against an outside source, identity through a notified eIDAS means at substantial	A	None
As above, at assurance high	A	None
A legal person: registration number, checked against the business register, identified through eIDAS	A	None
Checked; identity verified at assurance low only	B	assurance_too_low
Checked; identity verified through a scheme the core does not name	B	scheme_not_recognised
Checked against an outside source; identity not verified	B	identity_not_verified
Evidence the person supplied places them in the class; identity not verified	B	not_checked, identity_not_verified
Supplied evidence and verified identity, but membership not checked against an outside source	B	not_checked
Basis checked, but the outside source is not named	C	no_evidence
Evidence stored, but the facts held don't decide class membership	C	class_not_established
Named, distinct, contact confirmed, informed; membership on the person's word alone	C	declared_only
Declared membership stays C even where the declaration places the person in the class	C	declared_only
A legal person on its own word	C	declared_only
Basis supplied, but no document is stored	C	no_evidence
A natural person whose record omits birth_date altogether	D	not_distinct
Marked the duplicate of another record	D	duplicate
Excluded by the representative	D	not_active
A legal person without a registration number	D	not_distinct
A name but nothing that tells two people with that name apart	D	not_distinct
Anonymous: no name held	D	no_name
Opted out	D	not_active
The facts held place the person outside the class	D	outside_class
Every rule of 4.1 that applies is reported, in the order of 4.1	D	not_active, uninformed_flow, no_name, unconfirmed_contact
Contact channel never confirmed	D	unconfirmed_contact
Joined through a flow version that doesn't state the claim	D	uninformed_flow
Names a flow version the register doesn't hold	D	uninformed_flow
Withdrawn before the reference date	D	not_active

Annex CZ: Czech Republic (hromadné řízení)

Record	Grade	Reasons
Written consent to the action given before it was filed, which counts as a přihláška (§ 31 odst. 2)	B	not_checked, identity_not_verified
Resident in Slovakia, a signed přihláška made with the plaintiff (§ 84 odst. 2, § 32 odst. 1)	B	not_checked, identity_not_verified
A signed přihláška lodged with the court within the period, which the court passes to the plaintiff (§ 32 odst. 2)	B	not_checked, identity_not_verified
A signed přihláška on the ministry's form, made with the plaintiff, with the order confirmation behind the claim (§ 32 odst. 1, § 33)	B	not_checked, identity_not_verified
Signed up on the plaintiff's site and confirmed by mail, but made no signed přihláška (§ 33 odst. 1)	D	not_opted_in
A přihláška made after the joining period had ended (§ 31 odst. 1, § 34 odst. 2)	D	not_active
A přihláška without the facts of § 33 odst. 2, left uncorrected after the plaintiff's request (§ 34 odst. 2)	D	not_active
Struck from the list on the plaintiff's motion, since membership was not at least probable (§ 41)	D	not_active

Annex DE: Germany (Verbandsklage under the VDuG)

Record	Grade	Reasons
Signed up with the representative, not yet registered with the Bundesamt für Justiz, while the § 46(1) window is still open: counted on the record's own facts	B	not_checked, identity_not_verified
Membership rests on the consumer's sworn statement, which is no Berechtigungsnachweis (§ 16(2) VDuG; KG 20 VKl 1/25, p. 35), so it is the person's own word	C	declared_only
Signed up with the representative but never registered the claim with the Bundesamt für Justiz, and the § 46(1) window has closed	D	not_opted_in
Registered with the Bundesamt für Justiz after the § 46(1) window had closed	D	not_opted_in
Sent the registration to the representative instead of the Bundesamt für Justiz (§ 47(1) VDuG), and the window has closed	D	not_opted_in

Annex FI: Finland (ryhmäkanne under the ryhmäkannelaki)

Record	Grade	Reasons
Resident in Sweden, gave the claimant written notice within the period (8 § 1 mom)	C	declared_only
Gave the claimant written notice within the period the court set (8 § 1 mom)	C	declared_only
Signed up with the claimant, no notice yet, while the court's period is still open: counted on the record's other facts (6 § 1 mom)	C	declared_only
A new member the claimant brought in during preparation by widening the group's definition (12 § 1 mom): a member in law, which the validator does not count (Annex FI, section 8)	D	not_opted_in
Admitted by the claimant for a special reason after the period, before the refined summons (8 § 2 mom): a member in law, which the validator does not count (Annex FI, section 8)	D	not_opted_in
A pre-registration taken before the court set the period, with no notice within it (8 § 1 mom)	D	not_opted_in
Sent the notice to the court, not to the claimant (8 § 1 mom)	D	not_opted_in
Gave the claimant no written notice, and the court's period has closed (8 § 1 mom)	D	not_opted_in
Did not pay the sign-up fee the designated organisation required (8 § 1 mom)	D	not_active

Annex IE: Ireland (representative action under the 2023 Act)

Record	Grade	Reasons
Habitually resident in another Member State, notified the qualified entity and signed the declaration (s. 24(1))	C	declared_only
Notified the qualified entity on Form 3 and signed the declaration (s. 24(1), s. 25(1))	C	declared_only
Did not pay the qualified entity's entry fee within the period it published (s. 29(3))	D	not_active
Notified the qualified entity but signed no declaration (s. 25(3))	D	no_parallel_declaration
Signed up with the qualified entity's site and signed the declaration, but never notified it on Form 3 (s. 24(4))	D	not_opted_in
Notified the qualified entity after the court deemed the action admissible (s. 24(2))	D	not_active
Notified the trader, not the qualified entity (s. 24(1))	D	not_opted_in
Resident outside the Member States, so the person cannot notify (s. 24(1))	D	outside_class

Annex IT: Italy (azione di classe and azione rappresentativa)

Record	Grade	Reasons
Adhered by a domanda in the fascicolo informatico within a term, identified by SPID (notified under eIDAS), membership checked against the defendant's records (art. 840-septies(1) c.p.c.)	A	None
No domanda yet, after the first term and before the judgment sets the second: the person may still adhere (art. 840-sexies(1)(e) c.p.c.), so the record counts on its own facts	A	None
Filed a domanda di adesione after the last term had closed (artt. 840-quinquies(1), 840-sexies(1)(e) c.p.c.)	D	not_opted_in
No domanda di adesione was filed within a term the court set, and the last term has closed (artt. 840-quinquies(1), 840-sexies(1)(e) c.p.c.)	D	not_opted_in
The adherent revoked the mandate to the rappresentante comune, so the adhesion is void (art. 840-septies(7) c.p.c.)	D	not_active
Sent the adhesion to the representative instead of filing it in the fascicolo informatico, and the last term has closed (art. 840-septies(1) c.p.c.)	D	not_opted_in
In an azione di classe the adherent did not pay the fondo spese the judgment set, so the adhesion is void by law (art. 840-sexies(3) c.p.c.)	D	not_active

Annex NL: the Netherlands (WAMCA)

Record	Grade	Reasons
A company checked against the Handelsregister, acting through eHerkenning	A	None
Vehicle checked against the RDW register, identity through iDIN	A	None
Name and birth date given, contact confirmed, invoice supplied: the SOMI pattern plus evidence	B	not_checked, identity_not_verified
Resident in Germany, no opt-in yet, before any window opened: counts as support	C	declared_only
Resident in Belgium, opted in and declared no parallel action (art. 1018f lid 5 and 6 Rv)	C	declared_only
Resident in Germany, opted in by e-mail to the court, the route the court set: represented	C	declared_only
Resident in Germany, no opt-in yet, while the window is still open: counts as support	C	declared_only
Resident in Belgium, opted in, but no declaration on parallel actions, after the opt-in window closed	D	no_parallel_declaration
Resident in Germany, never opted in: not represented in a Dutch action, after the opt-in window closed	D	not_opted_in, no_parallel_declaration
Resident in Germany, consent given at sign-up before the window opened: not represented	D	not_opted_in
Resident in Germany, opted in after the window closed: not represented	D	not_opted_in
Resident in Germany, opted in by telling the foundation, not the registry: not represented	D	not_opted_in
Resident in Germany, never opted in, contact never confirmed: rules 7 and 8 reported in the order of 4.1	D	unconfirmed_contact, not_opted_in, no_parallel_declaration
No residence held, so the record can't show the person is represented	D	residence_unknown
A box the person ticked, no name held: the Stellantis and TPC pattern	D	no_name, not_distinct, unconfirmed_contact

Annex PL: Poland (postępowanie grupowe)

Record	Grade	Reasons
Resident in Germany, gave the podmiot upoważniony a written declaration with the statements of art. 6 ust. 7	C	declared_only
Gave the group's representative a written declaration of joining, with the statements on parallel claims (art. 11 ust. 2 pkt 3, art. 12)	C	declared_only
Sued the defendant alone before the group action began, then declared after the court's term but before the first instance ended; the court discontinues the own action (art. 13 ust. 2)	C	declared_only
Declared a withdrawal after the composition order became final, which has no effect, so the record stays active (art. 17 ust. 3)	C	declared_only
Declared after the term the court set in the announcement (art. 11 ust. 5)	D	not_active
Sent the declaration to the court, not to the representative (art. 11 ust. 2 pkt 3)	D	not_opted_in
In a podmiot upoważniony's action, the declaration states that the person joined another group action against the defendant over the same infringement (art. 6 ust. 7 pkt 1)	D	no_parallel_declaration
Signed up with the representative's site but gave no written declaration of joining (art. 1 ust. 3, art. 11 ust. 2 pkt 3)	D	not_opted_in
In a member-led action, the declaration does not say whether the person joined another group action or sued over the same infringement (Annex PL, PL-14)	D	no_parallel_declaration
The court refused the person membership in the composition order (art. 17 ust. 1)	D	not_active

Annex PT: Portugal (ação popular and DL 114-A/2023)

Record	Grade	Reasons
Identity through Chave Móvel Digital, notified under eIDAS at assurance high	A	None
Resident in Spain, expressed the will to be represented (art. 12 DL 114-A/2023), no formality and no parallel declaration needed	C	declared_only
Resident in Spain, never expressed the will to be represented, in an action outside DL 114-A/2023: no statute asks people abroad to opt in	C	declared_only
Resident in Portugal: represented without opting in (art. 14 Lei 83/95), counted on declared membership	C	declared_only
Resident in Spain, never expressed the will to be represented, in an action under DL 114-A/2023 (art. 12(1))	D	not_opted_in
Resident in Portugal who refused representation to the association alone (art. 15(4) Lei 83/95 takes a declaration in the court file): withdrawn, so not counted	D	not_active

Implementations

An implementation conforms when it grades every vector as the vector states: the grade, and the reason codes of core 11.5 in their order.

Implementation	Language	Licence	Notes
steddle/vcrs	Markdown, JSON Schema	CC BY 4.0	The text, the schemas and the test vectors, published read-only. Comments arrive as issues there.
The reference validator	PHP	Not published	Grades every record of a facts export, measures coverage at each grade, computes the snapshot root with the inclusion proof of each record, and drafts the conformance statement. It grades every vector as stated. Not published.

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