Commission Decision of 25 August 2008 on equivalences between categories of driving licences (notified under document number C(2008) 3790) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/766/EC) (repealed) (c. 766)

ANNEX I

MODELS ISSUED IN GERMANY

Model Germany 2 (D2)

Issued in the German Democratic Republic until 1969

Description: Grey model with four pages.

Table of equivalences

D2a: Model issued until 31.3.1957.
Categories of model D2a	Corresponding categories
1	A, B (see: 5)
2	A1, A, B, BE, C, CE (see: 1, 3, 4)
3	A1, A, B, BE, C1, C1E (see: 2, 3, 4)
4	A1, A, B (see: 4, 5)

D2b: Model issued from 1.4.1957 to 1969.
Categories of model D2b	Corresponding categories
1	A
2	A1, B (see: 4, 5)
3	A1
4	A1, B, BE, C1, C1E (see: 2, 3, 4)
5	A1, B, BE, C, CE (see: 1, 3, 4)

Additional information:

A statutory amendment, which took effect on 1.4.1957, changed the scope and the definitions of categories. Hence two tables of equivalences are required for this model.

1. If the holder of a ‘Klasse 2’ entitlement issued before 1.4.1957 or of a ‘Klasse 5’ entitlement issued after 31.3.1957 had his 50th birthday before or on 31.12.1999, his entitlement ceased to be valid on 31.12.2000. In case this licence holder exchanged his licence for a new model before or on 31.12.2000, the period of validity and the periodicity of medical examination for the new model applies. If a holder turns 50 after 31.12.1999, he has to exchange his licence for a new model on his 50th birthday and thereafter a period of validity of five years applies.

Where such a licence holder establishes his normal residence in another Member State without being in compliance with the above rules, his ‘Klasse 2’ entitlement should not be recognised (unless he has changed his normal residence before the above rules apply to him).

2. The holder of a ‘Klasse 3’ licence issued before 1.4.1957 and of a ‘Klasse 4’ licence issued after 31.3.1957 is also entitled to drive the following vehicle: CE 79 (> 12 t, but not more than three axles in total).

This entitlement has to figure on a new licence which is issued to him in exchange, only at the explicit demand of the holder.

3. The holder of a vehicle of ‘Klasse 3’ issued before 1.4.1957 (D2a) or ‘Klasse 4’ issued after 31.3.1957 (D2b), is entitled to drive buses without passengers with a maximum weight of less than 7,5 t, also in international traffic.

The holder of a vehicle of ‘Klasse 2’ issued before 1.4.1957 (D2a) or ‘Klasse 5’ issued after 31.3.1957 (D2b), is entitled to drive buses without passengers in international traffic.

After exchange of the models in Germany, the right to drive a bus without passengers is limited to German territory with application of a national code.

4. A holder of a ‘Klasse 2’, ‘Klasse 3’ or ‘Klasse 4’ licence of model D2a or of a ‘Klasse 2’, ‘Klasse 4’ or ‘Klasse 5’ licence of model D2b, which has been issued before 1.12.1954, is entitled to drive unrestricted category A only after exchange of the licence. Without exchanging the licence, the model entitles the holder to drive A 79 (≤ 250 cm³) only.

5. Without exchange of the document, the following applies:

Where a ‘Klasse 1’ or ‘Klasse 4’ licence was issued before 1.12.1954, the holder is entitled to drive B 79 (≤ 700 cm³) only. In case a ‘Klasse 1’ or ‘Klasse 4’ was issued after that date and before 1.4.1957, or a ‘Klasse 2’ licence was issued after 31.3.1957, the holder is entitled to drive B 79 (≤ 250 cm³) only.

In the case of exchange of the document for a new licence, the holder is granted a full B.