PART A1: General specifications for the physical driving licence
(1) The characteristics of the physical driving licence card in the Union model shall be in accordance with ISO/IEC 7810.
The card shall be made of polycarbonate.
Methods for testing the characteristics of driving licence cards for the purpose of confirming their compliance with the international standards shall conform to ISO/IEC 10373.
(2) The licence card shall have two sides and comply with the model in figure 1.
Side 1Side 2
Figure 1: Model of the Union driving licence
Figure 1 text:
1. Name 2. First name 3. Date and place of birth 4a. Date of issue 4b. Date of expiry 4c. Issued by 5. Licence number 10. Valid from 11. Valid to 12. Codes
(3) The driving licence card shall display the following information laid down in Part D:
Side 1 shall display:
(a) the words Driving Licence printed in large type in the language or languages of the Member State issuing the driving licence;
(b) (optional) the name of the Member State of issuance;
(c) the distinguishing sign of the Member State of issuance, printed in negative in a blue rectangle and encircled by 12 yellow stars, as laid down in Part D, point 1;
(d) information specific to the driving licence issued (fields 1 to 9), as laid down in Part D, point 3;
(e) the words European Union model in the language or languages of the Member State of issuance and the words Driving Licence in the other languages of the European Union, printed in pink to form the background of the driving licence, as laid down in Part D, point 2.
Side 2 shall display:
(f) information specific to the categories of the driving licence issued (fields 9 to 12), as laid down in Part D, point 4;
(g) information specific to the administration of the driving licence (fields 13 and 14), as laid down in of Part D, point 5;
(h) an explanation of the following numbered fields which appear on sides 1 and 2 of the driving licence: 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5, 10, 11 and 12.
If a Member State wishes to make the entries in a national language other than one of the following languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish or Swedish, it shall draw up a bilingual version of the driving licence using one of the aforementioned languages, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex.
A space shall be reserved on the driving licence to allow for the possible inclusion of a microchip or similar IT device, or for the possible printing of a QR code.
The colour references shall be as follows:
(i) blue: Pantone Reflex Blue;
(ii) yellow: Pantone Yellow.
(4) Special provisions
(a) Where the holder of a driving licence issued by a Member State in accordance with this Annex has his or her normal place of residence in another Member State, the latter Member State may enter on the driving licence such information as is essential for administering the driving licence, provided that it also enters this type of information on other driving licences which it issues, and provided that there remain enough space for that purpose.
(b) Member States may add colours or markings, such as bar codes or national symbols, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex. Member States shall inform the Commission thereof.
In the context of the mutual recognition of driving licences, any bar codes shall not contain information other than that which can already be read on the driving licence or which is essential to the process of issuing the driving licence.
(c) Information displayed on the driving licence card shall be legible with the naked eye to a person of average visual acuity, using a minimum character height of 5 points for fields 9 to 12 on side 2.
PART A2: Anti-forgery specifications for the physical driving licence
(1) The threats to the physical security of driving licences include:
(a) production of false cards: i.e. creating a new object which bears great resemblance to a true document, either by making it from scratch or by copying a true document;
(b) material alteration: changing a property of an original document, for instance by modifying some of the data displayed on the document.
(2) The system for protection against forgery shall form an integral part of each element of the overall licensing system, including the application process, the secure transmission of data, the card-body material, the manufacturing technique, a minimum set of various security features, and the personalisation process.
(3) The material used for driving licences shall be made secure against forgery by using the following techniques (mandatory security features):
(a) card bodies shall be dull under ultraviolet light;
(b) a security background pattern designed to be resistant to counterfeiting by scanning, printing or copying, using rainbow printing with multicolour security inks and positive and negative guilloche printing. The pattern shall not be composed of the primary colours (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or Key), shall contain complex pattern designs in a minimum of two special colours, and shall include micro-lettering;
(c) optical variable elements providing adequate protection against copying of and tampering with the photograph;
(d) laser engraving;
(e) in the area of the photograph, the security design background and the photograph shall overlap at least on the border of the photograph (weakening pattern).
(4) In addition, the material used for driving licences shall be made secure against forgery by using at least three of the following techniques (additional security features):
(a) colour-shifting inks*;
(b) thermochromic ink*;
(c) custom holograms*;
(d) variable laser images*;
(e) ultraviolet fluorescent ink, visible and transparent;
(f) iridescent printing;
(g) digital watermarking in the background;
(h) infrared or phosphorescent pigments;
(i) tactile characters, symbols or patterns*.
In so far as possible, the techniques indicated with an asterisk shall be preferred, since they enable law enforcement officers to check the validity of the card without any special means. Member States may introduce security features other than those listed under this point.
PART B: Specifications for microchips included in physical driving licences
(1) The microchip and the data contained on the microchip, including additional information provided for by the national laws related to driving licences, shall comply with Part B1.
(2) The list of applicable standards for driving licences which include a microchip is set out in Part B2.
(3) Driving licences which include a microchip shall be subject to a Union type-approval procedure in accordance with Part B3.
(4) Where all relevant provisions of the Union type-approval have been met with respect to a driving licence which includes a microchip in accordance with points (1), (2) and (3), Member States shall issue a Union type-approval certificate to the manufacturer or its representative.
(5) Where necessary, in particular to ensure that this Part is complied with, a Member State may withdraw a Union type-approval certificate that it has issued.
(6) Union type-approval certificates and the notification of their withdrawal shall comply with the model set out in part B4.
(7) The Commission shall be informed of all Union type-approval certificates issued or withdrawn. In the case of a withdrawal, the withdrawing Member State shall provide detailed reasoning.
The Commission shall inform the Member States of any withdrawal of a Union type-approval.
(8) Union type-approval certificates issued by Member States shall be mutually recognised.
(9) Where a Member State ascertains that a significant number of driving licences which include a microchip are repeatedly found not to be in conformity with this part of this Annex, that Member State shall communicate that fact to the Commission. It shall indicate the relevant Union type-approval certificate number connected to those driving licences, as well as a description of the non-compliance. The Commission shall, without undue delay, inform the other Member States of the facts communicated to it in accordance with this point.
(10) The Member State of issuance of the driving licences referred to in point (9) shall investigate the problem without delay and take appropriate corrective action, including, where appropriate, the withdrawal of the Union type-approval certificate.
PART B1: General requirements for driving licences which include a microchip
The general requirements for driving licences including a microchip described in this Annex are based on international standards, in particular the ISO/IEC 18013-series standards. They cover:
(a) the specifications for the microchip and the logical data structure on the microchip;
(b) the specifications for harmonised data and any additional data to be stored;
(c) the specifications relating to data protection mechanisms for the data stored on the microchip.
Title 1
ABBREVIATIONS
AbbreviationMeaning
AIDApplication Identifier
BAPBasic Access Protection
DGData Group
EAL 4+Evaluation Assurance Level 4 Augmented
EFElementary File
EFIDElementary File Identifier
eMRTDMachine Readable Travel Documents
ICCIntegrated Circuit Card
ISOInternational Organisation for Standardisation
LDSLogical Data Structure
PICCProximity Integrated Circuit Card
PIXProprietary Application Identifier Extension
RIDRegistered Application Identifier
SOdDocument Security Object
Title 2
DATA STORED ON THE MICROCHIP
(1) Harmonised mandatory and optional driving licence data
The microchip shall store the harmonised driving licence data specified in part D. If a Member State decides to include in the driving licence data items marked as optional in part D, those items shall also be stored on the microchip.
(2) Additional data
Member States may store such additional data on the microchip as is provided for in their national laws related to driving licences. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
Title 3
MICROCHIP
(1) Storage medium type
The storage medium for driving licence data shall be a microchip with a contact, contactless, or combined contact and contactless (dual) interface, as specified in part B2, item 1.
(2) Applications
All data on a microchip shall be stored in electronic applications. All applications on the microchip shall be identified by a unique code called the Application Identifier (AID) as specified in part B2, item 2.
(a) Union Driving Licence Application
Mandatory and optional driving licence data, as referred to in part D, shall be stored in the dedicated Union Driving Licence application. The AID for the Union Driving Licence Application shall be:
A0 00 00 04 56 45 44 4C 2D 30 31,
consisting of both of the following:
the Registered Application Identifier (RID) for the European Commission: A0 00 00 04 56;
the Proprietary Application Identifier Extension (PIX) for the Union Driving Licence Application: 45 44 4C 2D 30 31 (EDL-01).
Data shall be grouped in Data Groups (DGs) as part of a Logical Data Structure (LDS).
DGs shall be stored as Elementary Files (EFs) in the Union Driving Licence application, and shall be protected in accordance with part B2, item 3.
(b) Other applications
Any additional data shall be stored in one or more dedicated applications that are separate from the Union Driving Licence Application. Each such application shall be identified by a unique AID.
Title 4
LOGICAL DATA STRUCTURE FOR MICROCHIPS OF THE UNION DRIVING LICENCE APPLICATION
(1) Logical Data Structure
Driving Licence Data shall be stored on the microchip in a Logical Data Structure (LDS) as specified in part B2, item 4. This point specifies additional requirements for the mandatory and additional DGs.
Each DG shall be stored in one EF. The EFs to be used for the Union Driving Licence Application shall be identified with the Elementary File Identifiers (EFIDs) and Short EFIDs as specified in part B2, item 5.
(2) Mandatory Data Groups
The mandatory and optional data elements shall be stored in the following DGs:
DG 1: all mandatory and optional data elements as displayed on the document, except the images of the driving licence holder’s face and signature;
DG 5: image of the driving licence holder’s signature;
DG 6: image of the driving licence holder’s face.
DG 1 data shall be structured as specified in point 6 of this Part, and as specified in Part B2, item 6. Data contained in DG 5 and DG 6 shall be stored in accordance with the specifications of part B2, item 7.
(3) Additional Data Groups
Any additional data elements provided for by the national law of Member States concerning driving licences, shall be stored in the following DGs:
DG 2: details of the driving licence holder, except for biometric data;
DG 3: details of the issuing authority;
DG 4: portrait image;
DG 7: biometric data regarding the fingerprint(s) of the driving licence holder;
DG 11: other details, such as the full name of the driving licence holder in national characters.
Data contained in these DGs shall be stored in accordance with the specifications of part B2, item 8.
Title 5
DATA SECURITY MECHANISMS
Appropriate mechanisms shall be used for the validation of the authenticity and integrity of the microchip and the data contained in it, and for restricting access to driving licence data.
Data on the microchip shall be protected in accordance with the specifications laid down in part B2, item 3. This Title specifies additional requirements that shall be complied with.
(1) Authenticity Verification
(a) Mandatory Passive Authentication
All DGs stored in the Union Driving Licence application shall be protected with passive authentication.
Data related to passive authentication shall comply with the requirements specified in part B2, item 9.
(b) Optional Active Authentication
Optional Active Authentication mechanisms shall be applied to ensure that the original microchip has not been replaced.
(2) Access Restriction
(a) Mandatory Basic Access Protection
The Basic Access Protection mechanism (BAP) shall be applied for all data in the Union Driving Licence application. In the interest of interoperability with existing systems such as those using Machine Readable Travel Documents (eMRTD) it is mandatory to use the one-line Machine Readable Zone (MRZ), as specified in part B2, item 10.
The Kdoc document key used to access the microchip is generated from the one-line MRZ, which can be entered either manually or by using an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) reader. The BAP 1 configuration defined for a one-line MRZ as specified in part B2, item 10, shall be applied.
(b) Conditional Extended Access Control
Where personal data as referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 are stored on the microchip, access to such data shall be protected with additional measures.
The Extended Access Control mechanisms shall comply with the specifications of part B2, item 11.
(c) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for driving licences including a microchip
Member States shall establish the necessary national arrangements for Public Key management, in accordance with Annex A to ISO/IEC standard 18013_3.
Title 6
DATA PRESENTATION
(1) Formatting of data in DG 1
TagLValueEncodingM/O
61VDG1 Data elements (nested)
TagLValue
5F 01VType approval numberansM
5F 02VConstructed data object of demographic data elementsM
TagLValue
5F 033Issuing Member Statea3M
5F 04VSurname(s) of the holderasM
5F 05VOther name(s) of the holderasM
5F 064Date of birth (ddmmyyyy)n8M
5F 07VPlace of birthansM
5F 083Nationalitya3O
5F 091GenderM/F/UO
5F 0A4Date of issue of the driving licence (ddmmyyyy)n8M
5F 0B4Date of expiry of the driving licence (ddmmyyyy)n8M
5F 0CVIssuing authorityansM
5F 0DVAdministrative number (other than document number)ansO
5F 0EVDocument numberanM
5F 0FVPermanent place of residence, or postal addressansO
7F 63VConstructed data object of categories of vehicles/ restrictions/conditionsM
TagLValue (coded as defined below)
021Number of categories/restrictions/ conditionsNM
87VCategory/restriction/conditionansM
87VCategory/restriction/conditionansO
……………
87VCategory/restriction/conditionansO
(2) Logical record format
The categories regarding vehicles, restrictions or conditions shall be compiled in a data object following the structure specified in the following table:
Vehicle category codeDate of issueDate of expiryCodeSignValue
where:
(a) vehicle category codes shall be presented as defined in Article 6 (such as AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B, etc.);
(b) date of issue shall be presented in the format DDMMYYYY (day in two digits followed by month in two digits followed by year in four digits) for the vehicle category;
(c) date of expiry shall be presented in the format DDMMYYYY (day in two digits followed by month in two digits followed by year in four digits) for the vehicle category;
(d) code, sign and value refer to additional information or restrictions relating to the vehicle category or the driver.
PART B2: List of applicable standards for driving licences which include a storage medium
ItemSubjectRequirementApplicable to
1Storage medium interface, organisation and commandsISO/IEC 7816 series (contact), ISO/IEC 14443 series (contactless) as referred to in ISO/IEC 18013-2:2008, Annex CPart B1, point 3.(1)
2Application identifierISO/IEC 7816-5:2004Part B1, point 3.(2)
3Data security mechanismsISO/IEC 18013-3:2009Part B1, point 3.(2) point (a)
Part B1, point 5
4Logical data structureISO/IEC 18013-2:2008Part B1, point 4.(1)
5Elementary file identifiersISO/IEC 18013-2:2008 Table C.2Part B1, point 4.(1)
6Data presentation for DG 1ISO/IEC 18013-2:2008, Annex C.3.8Part B1, point 4.(2)
Part B1, point 6.(1)
7Mandatory data presentation for DG 5 and DG 6ISO/IEC 18013-2:2008, Annex C.6.6 and Annex C.6.7, face image and signature image to be stored in JPEG or JPEG2000 formatPart B1, point 4.(2)
8Optional and additional data presentationISO/IEC 18013-2:2008, Annex CPart B1, point 4.(3)
9Passive authenticationISO/IEC 18013-3:2009, paragraph 8.1, data shall be stored in EF.SOd (Document Security Object) in the LDSPart B1, point 5.(1), point (a)
10Basic access restrictionISO/IEC 18013-3:2009 and its Amendment 1Part B1, point 5.(2), point (a)
Basic access restriction configurationISO/IEC 18013-3:2009, Annex B.8
11Extended access restrictionTechnical Guideline TR-03110, Advanced Security Mechanisms for Machine Readable Travel Documents – Extended Access Control (EAC), Version 1.11Part B1, point 5.(2), point (b)
12Test methodsISO/IEC 18013-4:2011Part B3, point 1
13Security certificateEvaluation Assurance Level 4 augmented (EAL 4+) or equivalentPart B3, point 2
14Functional certificateSmart card testing according to ISO/IEC 10373 seriesPart B3, point 3
PART B3: Procedure for Union type-approval of driving licences which include a microchip
Title 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Manufacturers applying for a Union type-approval of driving licences including a microchip shall present a security certificate and a functional certificate.
Any intended modification to the production process, including any intended software modifications, shall be subject to a prior notification to the authority which granted the Union type-approval. The authority may require further information and tests before accepting the modification.
Tests shall follow the methods laid down in part B2, item 12.
Title 2
SECURITY CERTIFICATE
For the security evaluation, microchips to be included in driving licences shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria specified in part B2, item 13.
A security certificate shall be delivered only upon successful evaluation of the ability of the microchip to resist attempts to tamper with or alter data.
Title 3
FUNCTIONAL CERTIFICATE
A functional evaluation of driving licences that include a microchip shall be carried out under laboratory testing in accordance with the criteria specified in part B2, item 14.
Member States including a microchip in driving licences shall ensure that the relevant functional standards and the requirements of part B1 are complied with.
A functional certificate shall be delivered to the manufacturer if all of the following conditions have been met:
(a) there is a valid security certificate for the microchip;
(b) compliance with the requirements of part B2 has been demonstrated;
(c) functional tests have been passed successfully.
The relevant Member State authority shall be responsible for issuing the functional certificate. The functional certificate shall indicate the identity of the issuing authority, the identity of the applicant, the identification of the microchip, and a detailed list of the tests and their results.
Title 4
UNION TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
(1) Model certificate
Member States shall deliver the Union type-approval certificate upon presentation of security and functional certificates as provided for in this Annex. Union type-approval certificates shall comply with the model in part B4.
(2) Numbering system
The Union type-approval numbering system shall consist of:
(a) the letter e followed by the following number identifying the Member State which granted the Union type-approval:
1 for Germany;
2 for France;
3 for Italy;
4 for the Netherlands;
5 for Sweden;
6 for Belgium;
7 for Hungary;
8 for Czechia;
9 for Spain;
12 for Austria;
13 for Luxembourg;
17 for Finland;
18 for Denmark;
19 for Romania;
20 for Poland;
21 for Portugal;
23 for Greece;
24 for Ireland;
25 for Croatia;
26 for Slovenia;
27 for Slovakia;
29 for Estonia;
32 for Latvia;
34 for Bulgaria;
36 for Lithuania;
49 for Cyprus;
50 for Malta;
(b) the letters DL preceded by a hyphen and followed by the two figures indicating the sequence number assigned to this Annex, or to the latest major technical amendment to this Annex. The sequence number for this Annex is 00;
(c) a unique identification number of the Union type-approval attributed by the issuing Member State.
Example of the Union type-approval numbering system: e50-DL00 12345.
The approval number shall be stored on the microchip in DG 1 for each driving licence carrying such microchip.
PART B4: Model for the Union type-approval certificate concerning driving licences which include a microchip
Name of the competent authority: …
Notification concerning (*):
approval □
withdrawal of approval □
of a Union Driving Licence including a microchip
Approval No: …
1. Manufacturing brand or trademark: …
2. Name of model: …
3. Name of manufacturer or of its representative, where applicable: …
…
4. Address of manufacturer or of its representative, where applicable: …
…
5. Laboratory test reports:
5.1 Security Certificate No: … Date: …
Issued by: …
5.2 Functional Certificate No: … Date: …
Issued by: …
6. Date of approval: …
7. Date of withdrawal of approval: …
8. Place: …
9. Date: …
10. Descriptive documents in Annex: …
11. Signature: …
(*) Tick the relevant box.
PART C: Specifications for the mobile driving licence
(1) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 910/2014, European Digital Identity Wallets shall provide to authorised persons at least the following features:
(a) the retrieval and storage of data sufficient to prove the driving rights of a person;
(b) the display and transfer of the data listed in point (a).
(2) The mobile driving licences and other relevant systems shall comply with the ISO/IEC 18013-5 standard on mobile driving licences and with Regulation (EU) No 910/2014.
(3) For the purposes of this Annex, the holder of a mobile driving licence issued in accordance with this Directive shall be considered its authorised user only where the holder is identified as such.
(4) The Member States shall allow the holder of the driving licence to be issued with a mobile driving licence to that holder’s European Digital Identity Wallet.
The European Digital Identity Wallet containing the mobile driving licence shall allow automatically or upon request the updating or re-issuing of the mobile driving licence.
European Digital Identity Wallets shall allow the holder of a mobile driving licence to display or transmit to a third party all or part of the data contained in the mobile driving licence. Competent authorities of the Member States shall be authorised to request from European Digital Identity Wallets the data contained in mobile driving licences in order to be able to ascertain the driving rights of the holder of the driving licence in question (verification).
The information transmitted directly from the electronic attestation of the mobile driving licence stored in the European Digital Identity Wallet shall allow competent authorities to determine the driving rights of the holder of the mobile driving licence (verification), including any restrictions applicable in the Union or in the territory of a Member State. Member States shall not consider a mobile driving licence valid if it has expired or if it has been revoked. Where a Member State decides to revoke a mobile driving licence, it shall enter information about that decision into a revocation list managed by that Member State, or make it accessible to other Member States for the purpose of verification in another way, free of charge and in an operable manner. A Member State imposing a driving disqualification, if it is other than the Member State of issuance, shall immediately notify the latter Member State.
PART D: Data to be included in the Union driving licence
(1) The distinguishing signs of the Member States issuing the driving licence shall be as follows:
B: Belgium
BG: Bulgaria
CZ: Czechia
DK: Denmark
D: Germany
EST: Estonia
GR: Greece
E: Spain
F: France
HR: Croatia
IRL: Ireland
I: Italy
CY: Cyprus
LV: Latvia
LT: Lithuania
L: Luxembourg
H: Hungary
M: Malta
NL: The Netherlands
A: Austria
PL: Poland
P: Portugal
RO: Romania
SLO: Slovenia
SK: Slovakia
FIN: Finland
S: Sweden
(2) The words driving licence to be displayed on the driving licences in the respective language(s) of the Member States shall be as follows:
Свидетелство за управление на МПС
Permiso de Conducción
Řidičský průkaz
Kørekort
Führerschein
Juhiluba
Άδεια Οδήγησης
Driving Licence
Permis de conduire
Ceadúnas Tiomána
Vozačka dozvola
Patente di guida
Vadītāja apliecība
Vairuotojo pažymėjimas
Vezetői engedély
Liċenzja tas-Sewqan
Rijbewijs
Prawo Jazdy
Carta de Condução
Permis de conducere
Vodičský preukaz
Vozniško dovoljenje
Ajokortti
Körkort;
(3) Information specific to the individual driving licence issued shall be as follows:
FieldInformation
1surname of the holder
2other name(s) of the holder
3date and place of birth
4adate of issue of the driving licence
4bdate of expiry of the driving licence
4cname of the issuing authority
4d(optional) a number different from that under field 5, for administrative purposes
5number of the driving licence
6photograph of the holder
7signature of the holder
8(optional) holder’s permanent place of residence, or postal address
9category of vehicle(s) the holder is entitled to drive (national categories shall be displayed in a typeface different from that used for harmonised categories)
(4) Information specific to the categories of the driving licence issued shall be as follows:
FieldInformation
9category of vehicle(s) the holder is entitled to drive (national categories shall be displayed in a typeface different from that used for harmonised categories)
10date of first issue of each category, except if not available (this date must be repeated on the new driving licence in the event of subsequent replacement or exchange); each field of the date shall be written with two digits and in the following sequence: day.month.year (DD.MM.YY)
11date of expiry of each category; each field of the date shall be written with two digits and in the following sequence: day.month.year (DD.MM.YY)
12additional information/restriction(s), in code form, facing the category affected, as specified in Part E
Where a code specified in Part E applies to all categories for which the driving licence is issued, it may be displayed under fields 9, 10 and 11.
(5) Information specific to the administration of the driving licence issued shall be as follows:
FieldInformation
13(optional) an entry by the host Member State of information essential for administering the driving licence when implementing point (4), point (a), of part A1;
14(optional) an entry by the Member State of issuance of information essential for administering the driving licence or related to road safety; this information may, in particular, include any cancellation, withdrawal, suspension or any restriction of the right to drive of a driver of a power-driven vehicle, of his or her driving licence or of the recognition of the validity of his or her driving licence, such as one limited to certain categories or to the territory of certain Member States.
If the information relates to one of the headings defined in this Annex, it shall be preceded by the number of the field in question.
With the specific written agreement of the holder, information which is not related to the administration of the driving licence or to road safety may also be added in this field; such addition shall not alter in any way the use of the item as a driving licence.
PART E: Union and national codes
Codes 01 to 99 shall be harmonised European Union codes
Title 1
DRIVER (medical reasons)
01Sight correction and/or protection
01.01.Glasses
01.02.Contact lens(es)
01.05.Eye cover
01.06.Glasses or contact lenses
01.07.Specific optical aid
02Hearing aid/communication aid
03Prosthesis/orthosis for the limbs
03.01.Upper limb prosthesis/orthosis
03.02.Lower limb prosthesis/orthosis
Title 2
VEHICLE ADAPTATIONS
10Modified transmission
10.02.Automatic selection of gear ratio
10.04.Adapted transmission control device
15Modified clutch
15.01.Adapted clutch pedal
15.02.Hand operated clutch
15.03.Automatic clutch
15.04.Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of clutch pedal
20Modified braking systems
20.01.Adapted brake pedal
20.03.Brake pedal suitable for use by left foot
20.04.Sliding brake pedal
20.05.Tilted brake pedal
20.06.Hand operated brake
20.07.Brake operation with maximum force of … N (for example: 20.07(300N))
20.09.Adapted parking brake
20.12.Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of brake pedal
20.13.Knee-operated brake
20.14.Brake system operation supported by external force
25Modified accelerator system
25.01.Adapted accelerator pedal
25.03.Tilted accelerator pedal
25.04.Hand-operated accelerator
25.05.Knee-operated accelerator
25.06.Accelerator operation supported by external force
25.08.Accelerator pedal on the left
25.09.Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of accelerator pedal
31Pedal adaptations and pedal safeguards
31.01.Extra set of parallel pedals
31.02.Pedals at (or almost at) the same level
31.03.Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of accelerator and brake pedals when pedals not operated by foot
31.04.Raised floor
32Combined service brake and accelerator systems
32.01.Accelerator and service brake as combined system operated by one hand
32.02.Accelerator and service brake as combined system operated by external force
33Combined accelerator, service brake, and steering systems
33.01.Accelerator, service brake and steering as combined system operation by external force with one hand
33.02.Accelerator, service brake and steering as combined system operation by external force with two hands
35Modified control layouts (lights switches, windscreen wiper/washer, horn, direction indicators, etc.)
35.02.Control devices operable without releasing the steering device
35.03.Control devices operable without releasing the steering device with the left hand
35.04.Control devices operable without releasing the steering device with the right hand
35.05.Control devices operable without releasing the steering device or the accelerator and braking mechanisms
40Modified steering
40.01.Steering with maximum operation force of … N (for example 40.01(140N))
40.05.Adapted steering wheel (larger/thicker steering wheel section, reduced diameter, etc.)
40.06.Adapted position of steering wheel
40.09.Foot-operated steering
40.11.Assistive device at steering wheel
40.14.One hand/arm operated alternative adapted steering system
40.15.Two hand/arm operated alternative adapted steering system
42Modified rear/side view devices
42.01.Adapted device for rear view
42.03.Additional inside device permitting side view
42.05.Blind spot viewing device
43Driver seating position
43.01.Driver seat height for normal view and in normal distance from the steering wheel and the pedals
43.02.Driver seat adapted to body shape
43.03.Driver seat with lateral support for good stability
43.04.Driver seat with armrest
43.06.Seat belt adaptation
43.07.Seat belt type with support for good stability
44Modifications to motorcycles (sub-code use obligatory)
44.01.Single operated brake
44.02.Adapted front wheel brake
44.03.Adapted rear wheel brake
44.04.Adapted accelerator
44.08.Seat height allowing the driver, in sitting position, to have two feet on the surface at the same time and balance the motorcycle during stopping and standing.
44.09.Maximum operation force of front wheel brake … N (for example 44.09(140N))
44.10.Maximum operation force of rear wheel brake … N (for example 44.10(240N))
44.11.Adapted foot-rest
44.12.Adapted hand grip
45Motorcycle with side-car only
46Tricycles only
47Restricted to vehicles of more than two wheels not requiring balance by the driver for starting, stopping and standing
50Restricted to a specific vehicle/chassis number (vehicle identification number, VIN)
Letters used in combination with codes 01 to 44 for further specification:
a left
b right
c hand
d foot
e middle
f arm
g thumb
Title 3
LIMITED USE CODES
60Optional equivalences(sub-code use obligatory)
60.01.The holder of a category B driving licence of at least 21 years may drive powered tricycles exceeding 15 kW
60.02.The holder of a category B driving licence may drive category A1 motorcycles
60.03.The holder of a category B1 driving licence may drive only vehicles with a maximum mass not exceeding 2500 kg and a maximum speed technically limited to 45 km/h
61Limited to daytime journeys (for example: between one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset)
62Limited to journeys within a radius of … km from the holder’s place of residence, or only inside a city/region
63Driving without passengers
64Limited to journeys with a speed not exceeding … km/h
65Driving authorised solely when accompanied by a holder of a driving licence of at least the equivalent category, unless condition is covered by code 98.02.
66Without trailer
67No driving on motorways
68No alcohol
69Restricted to driving vehicles equipped with an alcohol interlock in accordance with EN 50436. Indication of an expiry date is optional (for example 69 or 69(01.01.2016))
Title 4
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
70Exchange of driving licence No … issued by … (EU distinguishing sign, for example 70.0123456789.NL, or UN distinguishing sign in the case of a third country, for example 70.0123456789.NO)
71Duplicate of driving licence No … (EU distinguishing sign, for example 71.987654321.HR, or UN distinguishing sign in the case of a third country, for example 71.987654321.UK)
72Exchange of driving licence No … issued by … (UN distinguishing sign in the case of a third country subject to an implementing decision under Article 15(7), for example 72.0123456789.USA)
73Restricted to category B vehicles of the motor quadricycle type (B1)
78Restricted to vehicles with automatic transmission
79Restricted to vehicles which comply with the specifications indicated in brackets or specified in a sub-code, for the application of Article 21 of this Directive
79.01.Restricted to two-wheel vehicles with or without a side-car
79.02.Restricted to category AM vehicles of the three-wheel or light quadricycle type
79.03.Restricted to tricycles
79.04.Restricted to tricycles combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg
79.05.Category A1 motorcycle with a power/weight ratio above 0,1 kW/kg
79.06.Category BE vehicle where the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 3500 kg
80Restricted to holders, not having reached the age of 24 years, of a driving licence for a category A vehicle of the powered tricycle type
81Restricted to holders, not having reached the age of 21 years, of a driving licence for a category A vehicle of the two-wheel motorcycle type
95Driver holding CPC, meeting the obligation of professional aptitude provided for by Directive (EU) 2022/2561 until … (for example 95(01.01.2028))
96Codes used for indicating authorisation based on additional training in category
96Category B vehicles combined with a trailer with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 750 kg where the maximum authorised mass of such combination exceeds 3500 kg but does not exceed 4250 kg
96.01.Emergency vehicle driven for its intended purposes with a category B driving licence where the maximum authorised mass exceeds 3500 kg, but does not exceed 5000 kg, including the mass of a trailer if used as a vehicle combination
96.02.Motor caravan driven with a category B driving licence, where the maximum authorised mass exceeds 3500 kg, but does not exceed 4250 kg or, combined with a trailer, does not exceed 5000 kg
96.03.Alternatively-fuelled vehicle combined with a trailer, where the maximum authorised mass of the combination exceeds 4250 kg but does not exceed 5000 kg
97Not authorised to drive a category C1 vehicle which falls within the scope of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
98Codes used for the purposes of Articles 17 and 18 (sub-code use obligatory)
98.01.The driver is considered a novice driver and is subject to the conditions for the probationary period. Where the driving licence is exchanged, renewed or replaced, the code shall be complemented with the end date of the probationary period that was initially recorded (for instance 98.01.13.04.2028)
98.02.The holder shall comply with the conditions for the accompanied driving scheme until the holder reaches the age of 18 years old
Codes 100 and above shall be national codes valid only for driving in the territory of the Member State of issuance.
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