This document specifies a set of tests and procedures designed to indicate whether encoders or decoders essential video coding (EVC), which contains tests and a reference software designed to verify whether bitstreams and decoders meet normative requirements specified in ISO/IEC°23094-1. An encoder can claim conformance to ISO/IEC°23094-1 if the bitstreams that it generates are conforming bitstreams. Characteristics of coded bitstreams and decoders are defined in ISO/IEC°23094-1. Decoder characteristics define the properties and capabilities of the applied decoding process. The capabilities of a decoder specify which bitstreams the decoder can decode and reconstruct. A bitstream can be decoded by a decoder if the characteristics of the bitstream are within the specified decoder capabilities.