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Removed(i) there is a two years difference between the minimum age for category A1 and the minimum age for category A2;

Removed(ii) there is a requirement of a minimum of two years’ experience on motorcycles of category A2 before access to the driving of motorcycles for category A can be granted, as referred to in paragraph 1, point(c)(i);

Removed(d) for categories B and BE down to 17 years.

Removed3. Member States may lower the minimum age for category C to 18 years and for category D to 21 years with regard to:

Removed(a) vehicles used by the fire service, civil protection and vehicles used for maintaining public order; [Am. 74]

Removed(b) vehicles undergoing road tests for repair or maintenance purposes.

RemovedMember States may mutually recognise on their territory the validity of driving licences issued to drivers under the minimum ages as set out in this paragraph. [Am. 75]

Removed4. Driving licences issued in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3paragraph 2 shall only be valid on the territory of the issuing Member State until the licence holder has reached the minimum age limit set out in paragraph 1. [Am. 76]

RemovedMember States may recognise the validity on their territory of driving licences issued to drivers under the minimum ages set out in paragraph 1.

Removed5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, points (d) and (e), of this Article, where the candidate holds a certificate of professional competence referred to in Article 6 of Directive (EU) 2022/2561, the minimum age for issuing a driving licence shall be as follows:

Removed(a) for categories C and CE, the minimum ages provided for in Article 5(2), point (a)(i) of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;

Removed(b) for categories D1 and D1E, the minimum age provided for in Article 5(3) point (a)(i), second subparagraph, of that Directive;

Removed(c) for categories D and DE, the minimum ages provided for in Article 5(3) point (a)(i) first subparagraph, Article 5(3) point (a)(ii) first subparagraph, and Article 5(3) point (b), of that Directive. [Am. 77]

RemovedWhere, in accordance with Article 5(3), point (a)(i), second subparagraph, or Article 5(3), point (a)(ii), second subparagraph of Directive (EU) 2022/2561, a Member State authorises driving within its territory from a lower age, the validity of the driving licence shall be limited to the territory of the issuing Member State until such time as the licence holder has reached the relevant minimum age referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph and holds a certificate of professional competence.

RemovedArticle 8 Conditions and restrictions

Removed1. Member States shall mark driving licences issued to a person subject to one or more conditions under which he or she is authorised to drive. To that end Member States shall use the corresponding Union codes provided for in Annex I, Part E. They may also use national codes for conditions not covered by Annex I, Part E, and, where they do so, they shall report this fact without delay to the Commission, along with details of the codes and cases in which they are used, upon the entry into force of this Directive and in case of [subsequent] new additions or modifications of existing codes. [Am. 78]

RemovedIf, due to a physical incapacity, driving is authorised only for certain types of vehicles or for vehicles adapted in order to compensate for such incapacities, the test of skills and behaviour provided for in Article 10(1) shall be taken in such a vehicle.

Removed2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 21, to amend Annex I, Part E, where necessary in order to take account of technical, operational or scientific developments.

RemovedArticle 9 Staging and equivalences between categories

Removed1. Driving licences for categories BE, C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D and DE shall be issued only to drivers already entitled to drive vehicles in category B.

Removed2. The validity of driving licences shall be determined as follows:

Removed(a) licences issued for categories C1E, CE, D1E or DE shall be valid for combinations of vehicles in category BE;

Removed(b) licences issued for category CE shall be valid for category DE as long as their holders are entitled to drive vehicles in category D;

Removed(c) licences issued for category C1E or CE shall be valid for category D1E as long as their holders are entitled to drive vehicles in category D1;

Removed(ca) licences issued for category CE and DE shall be valid for categories C and D respectively; [Am. 80]

Removed(d) licences issued for category CE and DE shall be valid for combinations of vehicles in categories C1E and D1E respectively;

Removed(da) licences issued for category C1E and D1E shall be valid for categories C1 and D1 respectively; [Am. 81]

Removed(e) licences issued for any category shall be valid for vehicles in category AM. However, for driving licences issued on its territory, a Member State may limit the equivalences for category AM to categories A1, A2 and A, if that Member State imposes a practical test as a condition for obtaining category AM;

Removed(f) licences issued for category A2 shall also be valid for category A1;

Removed(g) licences issued for categories A, B, C or D shall be valid for categories A1, A2, B1, C1, or D1 respectively;

Removed(h) two2 years after a driving licence, granted for category B, was issued for the first time, it shall be valid for driving the alternatively fuelled vehicles, as referred to in Article 2 [11c] of thisof Council Directive 96/53/ECfor categories M and N established by Regulation EU 2018/858, that are intended to be used on public roads, including those designed and constructed in one or more stages, with a maximum authorised mass above 3 500kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg without a trailer, and for the transport of passengers with a maximum seat capacity of eight seats excluding the driver. Those vehicles may be combined with a trailer or semi-trailer with the maximum authorised mass of this combination not exceeding 5 000 kg; [Am. 82]

Removed(ha) 2 years after a driving licence, granted for category B, was issued for the first time, it shall be valid for driving ambulances as defined in Article 2 [(11a)] and other special usage vehicles, as well as motor caravans, as defined in Article 2 [(11b)] of this Directive that are up to 4250 kg;

RemovedIn the periodic reports to the European Parliament and the Council referred to in Article 20 of this Directive, the Commission shall review the impact of technological advances in the field of emergency medical equipment and/or of the use of alternative fuels on the total mass of ambulances. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 21 of this Directive to amend this Directive by updating the maximum weight of ambulances based on the conclusions of those periodic reports.

RemovedThe Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 21, to amend this Directive by updating the maximum weight of vehicles referred to in the first subparagraph of this point in order to take account of the impact of technical advances and the development of alternative fuels for ambulances; [Am. 83]

Removed(hb) 2 years after a driving licence granted for category BE, was issued for the first time, it shall authorise driving alternatively fuelled vehicles, as defined in Article 2 (11c) of this Directive for categories M and N established by Regulation EU 2018/858, that are intended to be used on public roads, including those designed and constructed in one or more stages, with a maximum authorised mass above 3 500 kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg without a trailer. Those vehicles may be combined with a trailer or semi-trailer where the maximum authorised mass of the trailer or semi-trailer not exceeding 3 500 kg; [Am. 84]

Removed(hc) 3 years after a driving licence, granted for category C1, was issued for the first time, it shall be valid for driving alternatively fuelled vehicles, as defined in Article 2 [(11 c)] of this Directive, with a maximum authorized mass above 7 500 kg but not exceeding 8 250 kg without a trailer and which are designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than eight passengers in addition to the driver. Those vehicles may be combined with a trailer having maximum authorized mass not exceeding 750 kg; [Am. 85]

Removed(hd) 3 years after a driving licence, granted for category C1E, was issued for the first time, it shall be valid for driving alternatively fuelled vehicles referred to in Article 9(2), point (hc) and its trailer or semi-trailer having a maximum authorised mass of over 750 kg provided that the authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 12 750 kg; [Am. 86]

Removed(he) 3 years after a driving licence, granted for category D1, was issued for the first time, it shall be valid for vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 22 passengers in addition to the driver and with a maximum length not exceeding 8 meters. [Am. 88]

RemovedIn its second implementation report to the European Parliament and the Council referred to in Article 20 of this directive, the Commission shall assess the impact of development and deployment of alternatively fuelled vehicles and/or the application of [point (h) to point (hd) of this Article] on road safety. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 21 to amend this Directive by updating the mass thresholds of alternatively fuelled vehicles. [Am. 89]

Removed3. For driving on their territory, Member States may grant the following equivalences:

Removed(a) powered tricycles under a licence for category B, for powered tricycles with a power exceeding 15 kW provided that the holder of the licence for category B is at least 21 years old;

Removed(b) category A1 motorcycles under a licence for category B.

RemovedThe equivalences provided for in the first subparagraph shall be mutually recognised by the Member States that granted them.

RemovedMember States shall not indicate on the driving licence that a holder is entitled to drive the vehicles referred to in the first subparagraph, except by means of the relevant Union codes specified in Annex I, Part E.

RemovedMember States shall inform the Commission without delay about equivalences referred to in the first subparagraph that are granted on their territory, including the national codes which may have been used before the entry into force of this Directive. The Commission shall make this information available to Member States for the purpose of facilitating the application of this paragraph.

Removed4. Member States may authorise the driving on their territory of the following categories of vehicles:

Removed(a) vehicles of category D1 with a maximum authorised mass of 3 500 kg, excluding any specialised equipment intended for the carriage of passengers with disabilities, by drivers over 21 years old holding a driving licence granted for category B, at least two years after such a driving licence was issued for the first time and provided that the vehicles are being used by non-commercial bodies for social purposes and that the driver provides his or her services on a voluntary basis;

Removed(b) vehicles of a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3 500 kg by drivers over 21 years old holding a driving licence granted for category B, at least two years after such a driving licence was issued for the first time , provided that all of the following conditions are met:

Removed(i) those vehicles are intended to be used, when stationary, only as an instructional or recreational area;

Removed(ii) that they are used by non-commercial bodies for social purposes;

Removed(iii) they have been modified so that they may not be used either for the transport of more than nine persons or for the transport of any goods other than those strictly necessary for their purposes;

Removed(c) vehicles of category B with a maximum authorised mass of 2 500 kg and a maximum speed physically limited to 45 km/h by drivers below 21 years old holding a driving licence granted for category B1.

RemovedMember States shall not indicate on the driving licence that a holder is entitled to drive the vehicles referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b), except by means of relevant national codes.

RemovedMember States shall inform the Commission of any authorisations granted in accordance with this paragraph.

Removed4a. Member States shall be entitled to authorise to drive vehicles of category D or D1, in their territory, to the holders of driving licence granted for category C, provided that no other persons are transported in the vehicle and the driver is a person executing the roadworthiness test in accordance with Directive 2014/45/EU, or a mechanic of the car-repair shop performing a test ride, both within 5 km radius from the workshop, once the vehicle has been repaired, or maintenance or inspection drive purposes. The Member States shall inform the Commission on any authorisations granted in accordance with this paragraph. [Am. 91]

RemovedArticle 10 Issue, validity and renewal

Removed1. Driving licences shall be issued only to applicants who meet the following conditions:

Removed(a) they have passed a test of skills and behaviour and a theoretical test and who meet the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving , in accordance with the provisions of Annexes II and III;

Removed(b) as regards category AM they have passed a theory test only; Member States may require applicants to pass a test of skills and behaviour and a medical examination for this category.

RemovedFor three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles within this category, Member States may impose a distinctive test of skills and behaviour. For the differentiation of vehicles in category AM, a national code may be inserted on the driving licence;