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From · plenary report· 14 Oct 2025

A-10-2025-0191

on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences, amending Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012

To · adopted text· 28 Feb 2024

TA-9-2024-0095

Driving licences

These two texts have too little in common to compare paragraph by paragraph: they are different documents rather than versions of one (for example one group’s motion and the joint text that was adopted).

+1,334 added · −14 removed · 5 changed paragraphs, packaging included.

Part 14 of 24: Paragraphs 749–808

Added:F : France

Added:HR : Croatia

Added:IRL : Ireland

Added:I : Italy

Added:CY : Cyprus

Added:LV : Latvia

Added:LT : Lithuania

Added:L : Luxembourg

Added:H : Hungary

Added:M : Malta

Added:NL : The Netherlands

Added:A : Austria

Added:PL : Poland

Added:P : Portugal

Added:RO : Romania

Added:SLO : Slovenia

Added:SK : Slovakia

Added:FIN : Finland

Added:S : Sweden

Added:(2) The words “driving licence” to be printed on the driving licences in the language(s) of the Member States shall be the following ones:

Added:Свидетелство за управление на МПС

Added:Permiso de Conducción

Added:Řidičský průkaz

Added:Kørekort

Added:Führerschein

Added:Juhiluba

Added:Άδεια Οδήγησης

Added:Driving Licence

Added:Permis de conduire

Added:Ceadúas Tiomána

Added:Vozačka dozvola

Added:Patente di guida

Added:Vadītāja apliecība

Added:Vairuotojo pažymėjimas

Added:Vezetői engedély

Added:Liċenzja tas-Sewqan

Added:Rijbewijs

Added:Prawo Jazdy

Added:Carta de Condução

Added:Permis de conducere

Added:Vodičský preukaz

Added:Vozniško dovoljenje

Added:Ajokortti

Added:Körkort;

Added:(3) Information specific to the licence issued shall be as follows:

Added:(4) Information specific to the categories of the licence issued shall be as follows:

Added:Where a code specified in Part E applies to all categories for which the licence is issued, it may be printed under fields 9, 10 and 11.

Added:(5) Information specific to the administration of the licence issued shall be as follows:

Added:PART E: UNION AND NATIONAL CODES

Added:Codes 01 to 99 shall be harmonised European Union codes

Added:DRIVER (medical reasons)

Added:VEHICLE ADAPTATIONS

Added:Letters used in combination with codes 01 to 44 for further specification:

Added:a left

Added:b right

Added:c hand

Added:d foot

Added:e middle

Added:f arm

Added:g thumb