Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

ANNEX I PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY MODEL DRIVING LICENCE

1. The physical characteristics of the card of the Community model driving licence shall be in accordance with ISO 7810 and ISO 7816-1.

The card shall be made of polycarbonate.

Methods for testing the characteristics of driving licences for the purpose of confirming their compliance with the international standards shall be in accordance with ISO 10373.

2. Physical security of driving licences

The threats to the physical security of driving licences are:

• production of false cards: creating a new object which bears great resemblance to the document, either by making it from scratch or by copying an original document,

• material alteration: changing a property of an original document, e.g. modifying some of the data printed on the document;

The overall security lies in the system in its entirety, consisting of the application process, the transmission of data, the card body material, the printing technique, a minimum set of different security features and the personalisation process.

(a)

The material used for driving licences shall be made secure against forgery by using the following techniques (mandatory security features):

• card bodies shall be UV dull,

• a security background pattern designed to be resistant to counterfeit by scanning, printing or copying, using rainbow printing with multicolour security inks and positive and negative guilloche printing. The pattern shall not be composed of the primary colours (CMYK), shall contain complex pattern designs in a minimum of two special colours and shall include micro lettering,

• optical variable elements providing adequate protection against copying and tampering of the photograph,

• laser engraving,

• in the area of the photograph the security design background and photograph should overlap on at least its border (weakening pattern).

(b)

In addition, the material used for driving licences shall be made secure against forgery by using at least three of the following techniques (additional security features):

• colour-shifting inks*,

• termochromic ink*,

• custom holograms*,

• variable laser images*,

• ultraviolet fluorescent ink, visible and transparent,

• iridescent printing,

• digital watermark in the background,

• infrared or phosphorescent pigments,

• tactile characters, symbols or patterns*.

(c)

Member States are free to introduce additional security features. As a basis, the techniques indicated with an asterisk are to be preferred as they enable the law enforcement officers to check the validity of the card without any special means.

3. The licence shall have two sides.

Page 1 shall contain:

(a)

the words ‘Driving Licence’ printed in large type in the language or languages of the Member State issuing the licence;

(b)

the name of the Member State issuing the licence (optional);

(c)

the distinguishing sign of the Member State issuing the licence, printed in negative in a blue rectangle and encircled by twelve yellow stars; the distinguishing signs shall be as follows:

B

:

Belgium

CZ

:

Czech Republic

DK

:

Denmark

D

:

Germany

EST

:

Estonia

GR

:

Greece

E

:

Spain

F

:

France

IRL

:

Ireland

I

:

Italy

CY

:

Cyprus

LV

:

Latvia

LT

:

Lithuania

L

:

Luxembourg

H

:

Hungary

M

:

Malta

NL

:

The Netherlands

A

:

Austria

PL

:

Poland

P

:

Portugal

SLO

:

Slovenia

SK

:

Slovakia

FIN

:

Finland

S

:

Sweden

UK

:

The United Kingdom;

(d)

information specific to the licence issued, numbered as follows:

1.

surname of the holder;

2.

other name(s) of the holder;

3.

date and place of birth;

4.

(a)

date of issue of the licence;

(b)

date of expiry of the licence or a dash if the licence is valid indefinitely under the provision of Article 7(2)(c);

(c)

the name of the issuing authority (may be printed on page 2);

(d)

a different number from the one under heading 5, for administrative purposes (optional);

5.

number of the licence;

6.

photograph of the holder;

7.

signature of the holder;

8.

permanent place of residence, or postal address (optional);

9.

category of vehicle(s) the holder is entitled to drive (national categories shall be printed in a different type from harmonised categories);

(e)

the words ‘European Communities model’ in the language(s) of the Member State issuing the licence and the words ‘Driving Licence’ in the other languages of the Community, printed in pink to form the background of the licence:

• Permiso de Conducción

• Řidičský průkaz

• Kørekort

• Führerschein

• Juhiluba

• Άδεια Οδήγησης

• Driving Licence

• Permis de conduire

• Ceadúas Tiomána

• Patente di guida

• Vadītāja apliecība

• Vairuotojo pažymėjimas

• Vezetői engedély

• Liċenzja tas-Sewqan

• Rijbewijs

• Prawo Jazdy

• Carta de Condução

• Vodičský preukaz

• Vozniško dovoljenje

• Ajokortti

• Körkort;

(f)

Colour references:

• blue: Pantone Reflex Blue,

• yellow: Pantone Yellow.

Page 2 shall contain:

(a)

9.

category of vehicle(s) the holder is entitled to drive (national categories shall be printed in a different type from harmonised categories);

10.

date of first issue of each category (this date must be repeated on the new licence in the event of subsequent replacement or exchange);

11.

date of expiry of each category;

12.

additional information/restriction(s), in code form, facing the (sub)category affected.

The codes shall be as follows:

• codes 01 to 99

  :

  harmonised Community codes

  DRIVER (Medical reasons)

  01. Sight correction and/or protection

  • Glasses

  • Contact lense(s)

  • Protective glass

  • Opaque lense

  • Eye cover

  • Glasses or contact lenses

  02. Hearing aid/communication aid

  • Hearing aid for one ear

  • Hearing aid for two ears

  03. Prosthesis/orthosis for the limbs

  • Upper limb prosthesis/orthosis

  • Lower limb prosthesis/orthosis

  05. Limited use (subcode use obligatory, driving subject to restrictions for medical reasons)

  • Limited to day time journeys (for example: one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset)

  • Limited to journeys within a radius of … km from holder's place of residence or only inside city/region

  • Driving without passengers

  • Limited to journeys with a speed not greater than … km/h

  • Driving authorised solely when accompanied by a holder of a driving licence

  • Without trailer

  • No driving on motorways

  • No alcohol

  VEHICLE ADAPTATIONS

  10. Modified transmission

  • Manual transmission

  • Automatic transmission

  • Electronically operated transmission

  • Adjusted gear-shift lever

  • Without secondary gearbox

  15. Modified clutch

  • Adjusted gear-shift lever

  • Manual clutch

  • Automatic clutch

  • Partitioning in front of/fold away/detached clutch pedal

  20. Modified braking systems

  • Adjusted brake pedal

  • Enlarged brake pedal

  • Brake pedal suitable for use by left foot

  • Brake pedal by sole

  • Tilted brake pedal

  • Manual (adapted) service brake

  • Maximum use of reinforced service brake

  • Maximum use of emergency brake integrated in the service brake

  • Adjusted parking brake

  • Electrically operated parking brake

  • (Adjusted) foot operated parking brake

  • Partitioning in front of/fold away/detached brake pedal

  • Brake operated by knee

  • Electrically operated service brake

  25. Modified accelerator systems

  • Adjusted accelerator pedal

  • Accelerator pedal by sole

  • Tilted accelerator pedal

  • Manual accelerator

  • Accelerator at knee

  • Servo accelerator (electronic, pneumatic, etc.)

  • Accelerator pedal on the left of brake pedal

  • Accelerator pedal on the left

  • Partitioning in front of/fold away/detached accelerator pedal

  30. Modified combined braking and accelerator systems

  • Parallel pedals

  • Pedals at (or almost at) the same level

  • Accelerator and brake with sliding

  • Accelerator and brake with sliding and orthesis

  • Fold away/detached accelerator and brake pedals

  • Raised floor

  • Partitioning on the side of the brake pedal

  • Partitioning for prosthesis on the side of the brake pedal

  • Partitioning in front of the accelerator and brake pedals

  • Heel/leg support

  • Electrically operated accelerator and brake

  35. Modified control layouts

  (Lights switches, windscreen wiper/washer, horn, direction indicators, etc.)

  • Control devices operable without negative influence on the steering and handling

  • Control devices operable without releasing the steering wheel and accessories (knob, fork, etc.)

  • Control devices operable without releasing the steering wheel and accessories (knob, fork, etc.) with the left hand

  • Control devices operable without releasing the steering wheel and accessories (knob, fork, etc.) with the right hand

  • Control devices operable without releasing the steering wheel and accessories (knob, fork, etc.) and the combined accelerator and braking mechanismss

  40. Modified steering

  • Standard assisted steering

  • Reinforced assisted steering

  • Steering with backup system

  • Lengthened steering column

  • Adjusted steering wheel (Larger and/or thicker steering wheel section, reduced diameter steering wheel, etc.)

  • Tilted steering wheel

  • Vertical steering wheel

  • Horizontal steering wheel

  • Foot operated driving

  • Alternative adjusted steering (joy-stick, etc.)

  • Knob on the steering wheel

  • Hand orthesis on the steering wheel

  • With orthesis tenodese

  42. Modified rearview mirror(s)

  • External (left or) right-side rear-view mirror

  • External rear-view mirror set on the wing

  • Additional inside rear-view mirror permitting view of traffic

  • Panoramic inside rear-view mirror

  • Blind spot rear-view mirror

  • Electrically operated outside rear-view mirror(s)

  43. Modified driver seat

  • Driver seat at a good viewing height and in normal distance from the steering wheel and the pedal

  • Driver seat adjusted to body shape

  • Driver seat with lateral support for good sitting stability

  • Driver seat with armrest

  • Lengthening of sliding driver's seat

  • Seat-belt adjustment

  • Harness-type seat-belt

  44. Modifications to motorcycles (subcode use obligatory)

  • Single operated brake

  • (Adjusted) hand operated brake (front wheel)

  • (Adjusted) foot operated brake (back wheel)

  • (Adjusted) accelerator handle

  • (Adjusted) manual transmission and manual clutch

  • (Adjusted) rear-view mirror(s)

  • (Adjusted) commands (direction indicators, braking light, …)

  • Seat height allowing the driver, in sitting position, to have two feet on the road at the same time

  45. Motorcycle with side-car only

  50. Restricted to a specific vehicle/chassis number (vehicle identification number, VIN)

  51. Restricted to a specific vehicle/registration plate (vehicle registration number, VRN)

  ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

  70. Exchange of licence No … issued by … (EU/UN distinguishing sign in the case of a third country; e.g: 70.0123456789.NL)

  71. Duplicate of licence No … (EU/UN distinguishing sign in the case of a third country; e.g: 71.987654321.HR)

  72. Restricted to category A vehicles having a maximum cylinder capacity of 125 cc and maximum power of 11 KW (A1)

  73. Restricted to category B vehicles of the motor tricycle or quadricycle type (B1)

  74. Restricted to category C vehicles the maximum authorised mass of which does not exceed 7 500 kg (C1)

  75. Restricted to category D vehicles with not more than 16 seats, excluding the driver's seat (D1)

  76. Restricted to category C vehicles the maximum authorised mass of which does not exceed 7 500 kg (C1), attached to a trailer the maximum authorised mass of which exceeds 750 kg, provided that the maximum authorised mass of the vehicle train thus formed does not exceed 12 000 kg, and that the maximum authorised mass of the trailer does not exceed the unladen mass of the drawing vehicle (C1E)

  77. Restricted to category D vehicles with not more than 16 passenger seats, excluding the driver's seat (D1), attached to a trailer the maximum authorised mass of which exceeds 750 kg provided that (a) the maximum authorised mass of the vehicle train thus formed does not exceed 12 000 kg and the maximum authorised mass of the trailer does not exceed the unladen mass of the drawing vehicle and (b) the trailer is not used to carry passengers (D1E)

  78. Restricted to vehicles with automatic transmission

  79. (…) Restricted to vehicles which comply with the specifications indicated in brackets, in the context of the application of Article 10(1) of Directive 91/439/EEC

  90.01

  :

  to the left

  90.02

  :

  to the right

  90.03

  :

  left

  90.04

  :

  right

  90.05

  :

  hand

  90.06

  :

  foot

  90.07

  :

  usable

  95. Driver holding CPC meeting the obligation of professional aptitude provided for by Directive 2003/59/EC until … [e.g.: 95.01.01.2012]

  96. Driver having completed training or having passed a test of skills and behaviour in accordance with the provisions of Annex V.

• codes 100 and above:

  :

  national codes valid only for driving in the territory of the Member State which issued the licence.

  Where a code applies to all categories for which the licence is issued, it may be printed under headings 9, 10 and 11;

  13.

  in implementation of section 4(a) of this Annex, a space reserved for the possible entry by the host Member State of information essential for administering the licence;

  14.

  a space reserved for the possible entry by the Member State which issues the licence of information essential for administering the licence or related to road safety (optional). If the information relates to one of the headings defined in this Annex, it should be preceded by the number of the heading in question.

  With the specific written agreement of the holder, information which is not related to the administration of the driving licence or road safety may also be added in this space; such addition shall not alter in any way the use of the model as a driving licence;

(b)

an explanation of the numbered items which appear on pages 1 and 2 of the licence (at least items 1, 2, 3, 4 (a), 4 (b), 4 (c), 5, 10, 11 and 12)

If a Member State wishes to make the entries in a national language other than one of the following languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish or Swedish, it shall draw up a bilingual version of the licence using one of the aforementioned languages, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex;

(c)

a space shall be reserved on the Community model licence to allow for the possible introduction of a microchip or similar computer device.

4. Special provisions

(a)

Where the holder of a driving licence issued by a Member State in accordance with this Annex has his normal place of residence in another Member State, that Member State may enter in the licence such information as is essential for administering it, provided that it also enters this type of information in the licences which it issues and provided that there remains enough space for the purpose.

(b)

After consulting the Commission, Member States may add colours or markings, such as bar codes and national symbols, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex.

In the context of mutual recognition of licences, the bar code may not contain information other than what can already be read on the driving licence or which is essential to the process of issuing the licence.

COMMUNITY MODEL DRIVING LICENCE

Page 1 DRIVING LICENCE [MEMBER STATE]

Page 2 1. Name 2. First name 3. Date and place of birth 4a. Date of issue of driving licence 4b. Official date of expiry 4c. Issued by 5. Serial number of licence 8. Place of residence 9. Category(1) 10. Date of issue, by category 11. Date of expiry, by category 12. Restrictions

SPECIMEN MODEL LICENCE

BELGIAN LICENCE (for information)

(1)

Note: a pictogram and a line for category AM will be added.

Note: the term ‘A2’ will be added to the section on motorcycle categories.