Council Directive 2004/66/ECShow full title

ROAD TRANSPORT

1. Council Directive 96/26/EC of 29 April 1996 on admission to the occupation of road haulage operator and road passenger transport operator and mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifictions intended to facilitate for these operators the right to freedom of establishment in national and international transport operations.

In Annex Ia, footnote 1 is replaced by the following:

‘(¹) Distinctive symbol of the State: (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) Netherlands, (A) Austria, (PL) Poland, (P) Portugal, (SLO) Slovenia, (SK) Slovakia, (FIN) Finland, (S) Sweden, (UK) United Kingdom.’.

2. Directive 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers, amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 and Council Directive 91/439/EEC and repealing Council Directive 76/914/EEC.

(a)

In Annex II, point 2, below the words ‘side 1 contains’, point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘the distinguishing sign of the Member State issuing the card, printed in negative in a blue rectangle and encircled by 12 yellow stars; the distinguishing signs are 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

:

Netherlands

A

:

Austria

PL

:

Poland

P

:

Portugal

SLO

:

Slovenia

SK

:

Slovakia

FIN

:

Finland

S

:

Sweden

UK

:

United Kingdom’.

(b)

In Annex II, point 2, below the words ‘side 1 contains’, point (e) is replaced by the following:

‘the title “European Communities model” in the language or languages of the Member State issuing the card and the heading “driver qualification card” in the other official languages of the Community, printed in blue so as to form the background to the card:

• tarjeta de cualificación del conductor

• Osvědčení profesní způsobilosti řidiče

• chaufføruddannelsesbevis

• Fahrerqualifizierungsnachweis

• juhi ametipädevuse kaart

• δελτίο επιμόρφωσης οδηγού

• driver qualification card

• carte de qualification de conducteur

• cárta cáilíochta tiomána

• carta di qualificazione del conducente

• vadītāja kvalifikācijas apliecība

• vairuotojo kvalifikacinė kortelė

• gépjárművezetői képesítési igazolvány

• karta ta' kwalifikazzjoni tas-sewwieq

• kwalificatiekaart bestuurder

• karta kwalifikacji kierowcy

• carta de qualificação do motorista

• preukaz o kvalifikácii vodiča

• kartica o usposobljenosti voznika

• kuljettajan ammattipätevyyskortti

• yrkeskompetensbevis för förare’.

(c)

In Annex II, point 2, below the words ‘side 2 contains’, the second sentence of point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘If a Member State wishes to word these entries in a national language other than one of the following languages: Spanish, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish and Swedish, it shall draw up a bilingual version of the card using one of the abovementioned languages, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex.’