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Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 11.Various provisions concerning the exchange, the withdrawal, the replacement and the recognition of driving licences
Article 13.Equivalences between non-Community model licences
PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN UNION MODEL DRIVING LICENCE
I. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING TESTS
B. TEST OF SKILLS AND BEHAVIOUR
6. Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories A1, A2...
6.1. Preparation and technical check of the vehicle with a bearing...
6.2. Special manoeuvres to be tested with a bearing on road...
7. Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories B, B1...
8. Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories C, CE,...
II. KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DRIVING A POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLE
MINIMUM STANDARDS OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS FOR DRIVING A POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLE
9. Cardiovascular conditions or diseases can lead to a sudden impairment...
9.1. For the following cardiovascular conditions, driving licences may be issued...
9.2. For the following cardiovascular conditions, driving licences shall not be...
9.4. Member States may restrict the issue or renewal of driving...
NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA SYNDROME
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA SYNDROME
11.2. In the following paragraphs, a moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome...
11.3. Applicants or drivers in whom a moderate or severe obstructive...
11.4. Driving licences may be issued to applicants or drivers with...
11.5. Applicants or drivers with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnoea...
12. Epileptic seizures or other sudden disturbances of the state of...
12.1. Drivers assessed under group 1 with epilepsy should be under...
12.2. Provoked epileptic seizure: the applicant who has had a provoked...
12.3. First or single unprovoked seizure: the applicant who has had...
12.4. Other loss of consciousness: the loss of consciousness should be...
12.5. Epilepsy: drivers or applicants can be declared fit to drive...
12.6. Seizures exclusively in sleep: the applicant or driver who has...
12.7. Seizures without influence on consciousness or the ability to act:...
12.8. Seizures because of a physician-directed change or reduction of anti-epileptic...
12.10. The applicant should be without anti-epileptic medication for the required...
12.11. Provoked epileptic seizure: the applicant who has had a provoked...
12.12. First or single unprovoked seizure: the applicant who has had...
12.13. Other loss of consciousness: the loss of consciousness should be...
12.14. Epilepsy: 10 years freedom from further seizures shall have been...
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PERSONS WHO CONDUCT PRACTICAL DRIVING TESTS
4. Quality assurance and periodic training
4.1.1. Member States shall have in place quality assurance arrangements to...
4.1.2. Quality assurance arrangements should involve the supervision of examiners at...
4.1.3. Member States must provide that each examiner is subject to...
4.1.4 Member States may provide that where an examiner is authorised...
4.1.5 The work of driving examination must be monitored and supervised...
4.2.1. Member States shall provide that, in order to remain authorised,...
4.2.2. Member States shall take the appropriate measures for ensuring that...
4.2.3. The nature of periodic training may take the form of...
4.2.4. Member States may provide that where an examiner is authorised...
4.2.5. Where an examiner has not conducted tests for a category...
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