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Council Directive of 29 July 1991 on driving licences (91/439/EEC) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.. . . . . . . . . ....

  3. Article 2.. . . . . . . . . ....

  4. Article 3.. . . . . . . . . ....

  5. Article 4.. . . . . . . . . ....

  6. Article 5.. . . . . . . . . ....

  7. Article 6.. . . . . . . . . ....

  8. Article 7.. . . . . . . . . ....

  9. Article 7a.. . . . . . . . . ....

  10. Article 7b.. . . . . . . . . ....

  11. Article 8.. . . . . . . . . ....

  12. Article 9.. . . . . . . . . ....

  13. Article 10.. . . . . . . . . ....

  14. Article 11.. . . . . . . . . ....

  15. Article 12.. . . . . . . . . ....

  16. Article 13.. . . . . . . . . ....

  17. Article 14.. . . . . . . . . ....

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      ANNEX I

      PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY MODEL DRIVING LICENCE

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

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

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

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      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)

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      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. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 4.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 4.1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 4.1.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

              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. . . . . . . . . . ....

              1. 6.3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              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. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 7.1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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

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

              6. 7.1.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

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

              1. 7.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 7.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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

              4. 7.2.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

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

              1. 7.3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 7.3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 7.3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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

              1. 7.4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 7.4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 7.4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 7.4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

              5. 7.4.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

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

              7. 7.4.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

              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. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 8.1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 8.1.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

              5. 8.1.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

              6. 8.1.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

              7. 8.1.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

              8. 8.1.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

              9. 8.1.9. . . . . . . . . . ....

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

              1. 8.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 8.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 8.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 8.2.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

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

              1. 8.3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 8.3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 8.3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 8.3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

              5. 8.3.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

              6. 8.3.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

              7. 8.3.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

              8. 8.3.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

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

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

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

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

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

              1. 9.3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 9.3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 9.3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 9.3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

              5. 9.3.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

              6. 9.3.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

              7. 9.3.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

              8. 9.3.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

              9. 9.3.9. . . . . . . . . . ....

              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

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      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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