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Commission Directive 2014/85/EU of 1 July 2014 amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.Annex II to Directive 2006/126/EC is amended as follows:
(a)
point 2.1.3 is replaced by the following:
‘2.1.3.The road:
the most important principles concerning the observance of a safe distance between vehicles, braking distances and road holding under various weather and road conditions,
driving risk factors related to various road conditions, in particular as they change with the weather and the time of day or night,
characteristics of various types of road and the related statutory requirements,
safe driving in road tunnels;’;
(b)
point 5.1.3 is replaced by the following:
‘5.1.3.Specific provisions concerning vehicles of category C, CE, D and DE
Member States may decide that no restriction to vehicles with automatic transmission shall be recorded on the driving licence for a category C, CE, D or DE vehicle referred to in point 5.1.2, when the applicant already holds a driving licence obtained on a vehicle with manual transmission in at least one of the following categories: B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 or D1E, and has performed the actions described in point 8.4 during the test of skills and behaviour.’;
(c)
point 6.3.8 is replaced by the following:
‘6.3.8.Special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;’;
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