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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)

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;’;

(d)

point 7.4.8 is replaced by the following:

‘7.4.8.Special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;’;

(e)

point 8.3.8 is replaced by the following:

‘8.3.8.Special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;’.