Driver cards issued by Member States shall be mutually recognised.

Where the holder of a valid driver card issued by a Member State has established his normal residence in another Member State, he may ask for his card to be exchanged for an equivalent driver card. It shall be the responsibility of the Member State which carries out the exchange to verify whether the card produced is still valid.

Member States carrying out an exchange shall return the old card to the authorities of the issuing Member State and indicate the reasons for so doing.

Where a Member State replaces or exchanges a driver card, the replacement or exchange, and any subsequent replacement or exchange, shall be registered in that Member State.