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Council Directive of 29 July 1991 on driving licences (91/439/EEC) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

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    1. ANNEX I

      PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY MODEL DRIVING LICENCE

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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    2. ANNEX Ia

      PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY MODEL DRIVING LICENCE

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. COMMUNITY MODEL DRIVING LICENCE

      5. SPECIMEN COMMUNITY MODEL DRIVING LICENCE Belgian licence (for information)

    3. ANNEX II

      1. I. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING TESTS

        1. A. THEORY TEST

          1. 1. Form

          2. 2. Content of the theory test concerning all vehicle categories

            1. 2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              1. 2.1.1. Road traffic regulations:

              2. 2.1.2. The driver:

              3. 2.1.3. The road:

              4. 2.1.4. Other road users:

              5. 2.1.5. General rules and regulations and other matters:

              6. 2.1.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

              7. 2.1.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

              8. 2.1.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

              9. 2.1.9. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 3. Specific provisions concerning categories A and A1

            1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              1. 3.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 3.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 3.1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 3.1.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 4. Specific provisions concerning categories C, C+E, C1, C1+E, D, D+E,...

            1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              1. 4.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

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              5. 4.1.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

              6. 4.1.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

              7. 4.1.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

              8. 4.1.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

              9. 4.1.9. . . . . . . . . . ....

              10. 4.1.10. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              1. 4.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 4.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 4.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 4.2.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

              5. 4.2.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

              6. 4.2.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

              7. 4.2.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

              8. 4.2.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. B. TEST OF SKILLS AND BEHAVIOUR

          1. 5. The vehicle and its equipment

            1. 5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 6. Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories A and...

            1. 6.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              1. 6.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 6.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 6.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              1. 6.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 6.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 6.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 6.2.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

              5. 6.2.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 6.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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              2. 6.3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 6.3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 6.3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

              5. 6.3.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

              6. 6.3.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

              7. 6.3.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

              8. 6.3.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

              9. 6.3.9. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 7. Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories B, B1...

            1. 7.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              1. 7.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 7.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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              4. 7.1.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

              5. 7.1.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

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            2. 7.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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              3. 7.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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            3. 7.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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            4. 7.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

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              6. 7.4.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

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              8. 7.4.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

              9. 7.4.9. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 8. Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories C, C+E,...

            1. 8.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              1. 8.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 8.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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            3. 8.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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              9. 8.3.9. . . . . . . . . . ....

          5. 9. Marking of the test of skills and behaviour

            1. 9.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 9.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 9.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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              10. 9.3.10. . . . . . . . . . ....

          6. 10. Length of the test

          7. 11. Location of the test

      2. II. KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DRIVING A POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLE

    4. ANNEX III

      MINIMUM STANDARDS OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS FOR DRIVING A POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLE

      1. DEFINITIONS

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. 1.1. Group 1:

          2. 1.2. Group 2:

          3. 1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

        1. 3. Group 1:

        2. 4. Group 2:

        3. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. EYESIGHT

        1. 6. All applicants for a driving licence shall undergo an appropriate...

        2. Group 1:

          1. 6.1. Applicants for a driving licence or for the renewal of...

          2. 6.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 6.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. Group 2:

          1. 6.4. Applicants for a driving licence or for the renewal of...

      4. HEARING

        1. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. PERSONS WITH A LOCOMOTER DISABILITY

        1. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. Group 1:

            1. 8.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 8.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. Group 2:

            1. 8.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

        1. 9. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. Group 1:

            1. 9.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 9.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 9.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 9.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. Group 2:

            1. 9.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. DIABETES MELLITUS

        1. 10. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. Group 1:

          1. 10.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 10.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. Group 2:

          1. 10.3. Consideration may be given to the issuing/renewal of group 2...

          2. 10.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      8. NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES

        1. 11. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. EPILEPSY

          1. 12. Epileptic seizures or other sudden disturbances of the state of...

          2. Group 1:

            1. 12.1. Drivers assessed under group 1 with epilepsy should be under...

            2. 12.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 12.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 12.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

            5. 12.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

            6. 12.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

            7. 12.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

            8. 12.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

            9. 12.9. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. Group 2:

            1. 12.10. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 12.11. Provoked epileptic seizure: the applicant who has had a provoked...

            3. 12.12. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 12.13. . . . . . . . . . ....

            5. 12.14. Epilepsy: 10 years freedom from further seizures shall have been...

      9. MENTAL DISORDERS

        1. Group 1:

          1. 13.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. Group 2:

          1. 13.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      10. ALCOHOL

        1. 14. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. Group 1:

            1. 14.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. Group 2:

            1. 14.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      11. DRUGS AND MEDICINAL PRODUCTS

        1. 15. Abuse:

          1. Regular use:

            1. Group 1:

              1. 15.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. Group 2:

              1. 15.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      12. RENAL DISORDERS

        1. Group 1:

          1. 16.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. Group 2:

          1. 16.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

        1. Group 1:

          1. 17.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. Group 2:

          1. 17.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 18. . . . . . . . . . ....

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