The competent authority shall publish the procedure to be followed for obtaining a licence.

All licence applications shall be lodged with the competent authority by the candidate driver or any entity on his behalf.

Applications submitted to the competent authority may be for the grant of a new licence, the updating of licence particulars, a renewal or a duplicate.

The competent authority shall issue the licence as soon as possible and no later than one month after receiving all the necessary documents.

A licence shall be valid for 10 years, subject to Article 16(1).

A licence shall be issued in a single original. Any duplication of a licence, other than by the competent authority where a duplicate is requested, shall be prohibited.