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categories of driving licences (notified under document number C(2008) 3790) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/766/EC) (repealed) (c. 766)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 FRANCE

Model France 1 (F1)

Issued in France until 1954

Description: Pink card with two pages, photo on front.

Table of equivalences

Categories of model F1	Corresponding categories
—	B (see: 1)
1^o Voitures affectés à des transports en commun	D
2^o véhicules pesant en charge plus de 3 000 kg	C, CE
3^o Motocycles à deux roues	A

Additional information:

1.If nothing is indicated on the reverse of the licence, it is not valid for driving vehicles of categories 1^o, 2^o, 3^o. Therefore the equivalent entitlement to a category B, which is not contained within one of the three described categories, has not been indicated on the document. A line in the table shows this: ‘—’.

Model France 2 (F2)

Issued in France from 1954 to 20.1.1975

Description: Pink paper licence (considerably larger than the models in Annex I to Directive 91/439/EEC), six pages.

Table of equivalences

Categories of model F2	Corresponding categories
A1	A1, B1
A	A, B1
B	A1, B
C	A1, B, BE, C, CE, D, DE
D	A1, B, BE, C, CE, D, DE (see: 1)
BE	A1, B, BE
CE	A1, B, BE, C, CE, D, DE
DE	A1, B, BE, C, CE, D, DE (see: 1)
FA1	A1 + code (10, 15, …)
FA	A + code (10, 15, …)
FB	B + code (10, 15, …)

Additional information:

1.If the testing vehicle, in which the licence holder passed his practical test for category D or DE, was ≤ 3,5 t, the holder is only entitled to drive the following categories: A1, B1, B, BE, D 79 (≤ 3 500 kg).

Model France 3 (F3)

Issued in France from 20.1.1975 to 1.3.1980

Description: Pink paper licence (considerably larger than the models in Annex I to Directive 91/439/EEC), six pages.

Table of equivalences

Categories of model F3	Corresponding categories
A1	A1, B1
A	A, B1
B	A1, B
C	A1, B, BE, C, CE 79 (≤ 12,5 t)
C1	A1, B, BE, C, CE, D, DE
D	A1, B, BE, C, CE 79 (≤ 12,5 t), D, DE (see: 1)
BE	A1, B, BE
DE	A1, B, BE, C, CE, D, DE
FA1	A1 + code (10, 15, …)
FA	A + code (10, 15, …)
FB	B + code (10, 15, …)
FBE	BE + code (10, 15, …)

Additional information:

1.If the testing vehicle, in which the licence holder passed his practical test for category D was ≤ 3,5 t (between 20.1.1975 and 31.5.1979) or was ≤ 7 t (between 1.6.1979 and 1.3.1980), the holder is only entitled to drive: A1, B1, B, BE, D 79 (≤ 3 500 kg).

Model France 4 (F4)

Issued in France from 1.3.1980 to 1.1.1985

Description: Pink paper licence (considerably bigger than the models in Annex I to Directive 91/439/EEC), six pages.

Table of equivalences

Categories of model F4	Corresponding categories
A1	A1, B1
A2	A, B1
A3	A, B1
A4	B1
B	A1, B
BE	A1, B, BE
C	A1, B, BE, C, CE 79 (≤ 12,5 t)
C1	A1, B, BE, C, CE, D, DE
D	A1, B, BE, C, CE 79 (≤ 12,5 t), D, DE (see: 1)
DE	A1, B, BE, C, CE 79 (≤ 12,5 t), D, DE
FA1	A1, B1 + code (10, 15, …)
FA2	A, B1 + code (10, 15, …)
FA3	A, B1 + code (10, 15, …)
FA4	B1 + code (10, 15, …)
FB	A1, B + code (10, 15, …)

Additional information:

1.If the testing vehicle, in which the licence holder passed his practical test for category D was ≤ 7 t, the holder is only entitled to drive: A1, B1, B, BE, D 79 (≤ 3 500 kg).

Model France 5 (F5)

Issued in France from 1.1.1985 to 30.6.1990

Description: Pink paper licence with six pages.

Table of equivalences

Categories of model F5	Corresponding categories
AT	B1
AL	A1, B1
A	A, B1
B	A1, B
BE	A1, B, BE
C	A1, B, BE, C, CE, D, DE
C limité	A1, B, BE, C, CE 79 (≤ 12,5 t)
CE	A1, B, BE, C, CE
D	A1, B, BE, C, CE 79 (≤ 12,5 t), D, DE (see: 1)
DE	A1, B, BE, C, CE 79 (≤ 12,5 t), D, DE

Additional information:

1.If the category D testing vehicle was less than 3,5 t, the holder is only entitled to drive: A1, B1, B, BE, D 79 (≤ 3 500 kg).

Model France 6 (F6)

Issued in France from 1.7.1990 to 15.11.1994

Description: Pink paper licence with six pages.

Table of equivalences

Categories of model F6	Corresponding categories
AT	B1
AL	A1, B1
A	A, B1
B	A1, B
BE	A1, B, BE
C	C
CE	C, CE
D	D
DE	D, DE

Model France 7 (F7)

Issued in France from 15.11.1994 to 28.2.1999

Description: Pink paper licence with six pages.

Table of equivalences

Categories of model F7	Corresponding categories
AT	B1
AL	A1, B1
A	A, B1
B	A1, B
BE	A1, B, BE
C	C
CE	C, CE
D	D
DE	D, DE

Model France 8 (F8)

Issued in France since 1.3.1999

Description: Pink paper licence in accordance with Annex I to Directive 91/439/EEC.

The following harmonised categories have been introduced:

A1, A, B1, B, BE, C, CE, D and DE.