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Commission Decision of 18 December 2012 on equivalences between categories of driving licences (notified under document C(2012) 9358) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/21/EU) (repealed)
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- MODELS ISSUED IN MALTA
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MODELS ISSUED IN MALTA
Model Malta 1 (M1) Model issued in Malta from 01.07.1991 to 31.12.2000
Description: pink paper licence, 221 mm × 100 mm when opened, first issued in July 1991 folded in six pages.
Table of equivalences
| Categories of model M1 | Corresponding categories |
|---|---|
| A | A, A1, B1 |
| B | B, BE |
| C | C, CE, C1, C1E |
| D | D, DE, D1, D1E |
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The licence is printed in Maltese and English. The paper licence is a serial-numbered on two sides and covered with small Malta police emblems. A larger emblem is embossed partly on the photograph and partly on the licence and a large Maltese Emblem can be seen in the central large box over the serial number.
Model Malta 2 (M2) Model issued in Malta since 01.01.2001
Description: Pink plastic photo card model, size 85,4 mm × 54 mm – ID card format – issued in 2001, in conformity with 91/439/EEC).
The driving licence consists of two parts – the plastic photo card and the licence counterpart. The photo card displays the card holder’s photograph, address details, signature and entitlements. The counterpart accompanies the driving licence and contains the serial number, the driver’s personal details, licence number, scanned signature of licensee, driving entitlements and validity, information codes, record of penalty points, licence validity dates of licensee over 70, and other relevant information. The bottom part serves as a receipt of the licence. On the back part, the counterpart displays the address of the issuing authority and the description of the licence categories and the description of EU and national information codes.
With regards to security features the licence consists of a very durable and flexible credit-card style photo card sensitive to Ultraviolet light. On the front of the card, a pink Maltese cross is shown in the centre. The words “Driving Licence” translated in the languages of the EU member states (without spaces between words) repeat in curved lines across most of the front. The card also shows a ghost image of the licensee and a micro lettering around the blue square contains the letter M and 12 yellow stars. On the back of the licence 5 Maltese emblems are embossed on the left hand side. Similar lines with the name of the issuing authority are also repeated across the entire back. The category entitlements, their validity and other information codes are also shown on the back side of the card. The counterpart is a yellowish (previously blue and pink) document with watermark. The serial number is displayed on the top right below the authority logo. The serial number is also displayed on the receipt.
Table of equivalences
| Categories of model M2 | Corresponding categories |
|---|---|
| — | AM |
| A1 | A1 |
| A | A2 |
| A+ | A |
| B1 | B1 |
| B | B |
| BE | BE |
| C1 | C1 |
| C1E | C1E |
| C | C |
| CE | CE |
| D1 | D1 |
| D1E | D1E |
| D | D |
| DE | DE |
| F | — |
| G | — |
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