32025L2205#art_2Directive (EU) 2025/2205 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Article 2 — Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply: (1) driving licence means a document, be it in a physical or a digital format, or both, that certifies the right to drive power-driven vehicles and states the conditions under which the holder is authorised to drive; (2) physical driving licence means a driving licence that is in a physical format; (3) mobile driving licence means a driving licence that is in a digital format; (4) power-driven vehicle means any self-propelled road vehicle, other than a rail-borne vehicle; (5) two-wheel vehicle means a vehicle as referred to in Article 4(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (6) three-wheel vehicle means a vehicle as referred to in Article 4(2), point (b), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013; (7) light quadricycle means a vehicle as referred to in Article 4(2), point (f), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013; (8) motorcycle means a two-wheel vehicle with or without a sidecar, as referred to in Article 4(2), points (c) and (d), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013; (9) powered tricycle means a vehicle with three symmetrically arranged wheels, as referred to in Article 4(2), point (e), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013; (10) motor vehicle means any power-driven vehicle which is normally used for carrying persons or goods by road or for drawing, on the road, vehicles used for the carriage of persons or goods, and includes trolleybuses; (11) trolleybus means any vehicle that can be connected to an electric conductor and is not track-based; (12) heavy quadricycle means a vehicle as referred to in Article 4(2), point (g), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013; (13) motor caravan means a special purpose vehicle of category M as referred to in Article 4 and point 5.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/858. (14) crisis means an exceptional, unexpected and sudden, natural or man-made event of extraordinary nature and scale that takes place inside or outside of the Union, which has significant direct or indirect impacts on the area of road transport and which also prevents or significantly impairs the possibility for the holders of driving licences or relevant national authorities from carrying out the necessary procedures for their renewal.

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