Directive (EU) 2025/2205 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 Octo... (32025L2205)
Directive (EU) 2025/2205 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2025 on driving licences, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2022/2561 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 (Text with EEA relevance)
- DIRECTIVE (EU) 2025/2205 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
- of 22 October 2025
- on driving licences, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2022/2561 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
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- Article 1
- Subject matter and scope
- Article 2
- Definitions
- Article 3
- Union standard specifications on driving licences and mutual recognition
- Article 4
- Physical driving licences
- Article 5
- Mobile driving licences
- Article 6
- Driving licence categories
- Article 7
- Minimum ages
- Article 8
- Conditions and restrictions
- Article 9
- Staging and equivalences between categories
- Article 10
- Issue, validity and renewal
- Article 11
- Compliance with the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness
- Article 12
- Extension of validity in the event of a crisis
- Article 13
- Exchange and replacement of driving licences issued by Member States
- Article 14
- Attesting the right to drive during exchange or replacement
- Article 15
- Exchange of driving licences issued by third countries
- Article 16
- Effects of the cancellation, withdrawal, suspension or 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
- Article 17
- Accompanied driving scheme
- Article 18
- Probationary period
- Article 19
- Examiners
- Article 20
- Normal residence
- Article 21
- Equivalences between non-Union standard driving licences
- Article 22
- Mutual assistance and EU driving licence network
- Article 23
- Reporting by Member States
- Article 24
- Review and reporting by the Commission
- Article 25
- Exercise of the delegation
- Article 26
- Committee procedure
- Article 27
- Amendments to Directive (EU) 2022/2561
- Article 28
- Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/1724
- Article 29
- Transposition
- Article 30
- Repeal
- Article 31
- Entry into force
- Article 32
- Addressees
- ANNEX I
- STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND PROVISIONS CONCERNING DRIVING LICENCES ISSUED BY MEMBER STATES
- PART A1:
- General specifications for the physical driving licence
- PART A2:
- Anti-forgery specifications for the physical driving licence
- PART B:
- Specifications for microchips included in physical driving licences
- PART B1:
- General requirements for driving licences which include a microchip
- Title 1
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Title 2
- DATA STORED ON THE MICROCHIP
- (1)
- Harmonised mandatory and optional driving licence data
- (2)
- Additional data
- Title 3
- MICROCHIP
- (1)
- Storage medium type
- (2)
- Applications
- (a)
- Union Driving Licence Application
- (b)
- Other applications
- Title 4
- LOGICAL DATA STRUCTURE FOR MICROCHIPS OF THE UNION DRIVING LICENCE APPLICATION
- (1)
- Logical Data Structure
- (2)
- Mandatory Data Groups
- (3)
- Additional Data Groups
- Title 5
- DATA SECURITY MECHANISMS
- (1)
- Authenticity Verification
- (a)
- Mandatory Passive Authentication
- (b)
- Optional Active Authentication
- (2)
- Access Restriction
- (a)
- Mandatory Basic Access Protection
- (b)
- Conditional Extended Access Control
- (c)
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for driving licences including a microchip
- Title 6
- DATA PRESENTATION
- (1)
- Formatting of data in DG 1
- (2)
- Logical record format
- PART B2:
- List of applicable standards for driving licences which include a storage medium
- PART B3:
- Procedure for Union type-approval of driving licences which include a microchip
- Title 1
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Title 2
- SECURITY CERTIFICATE
- Title 3
- FUNCTIONAL CERTIFICATE
- Title 4
- UNION TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
- (1)
- Model certificate
- (2)
- Numbering system
- PART B4:
- Model for the Union type-approval certificate concerning driving licences which include a microchip
- PART C:
- Specifications for the mobile driving licence
- PART D:
- Data to be included in the Union driving licence
- PART E:
- Union and national codes
- Title 1
- DRIVER (medical reasons)
- Title 2
- VEHICLE ADAPTATIONS
- Title 3
- LIMITED USE CODES
- Title 4
- ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
- ANNEX II
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING TESTS AND KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DRIVING A POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLE
- Part I
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING TESTS
- Title A
- THEORY TEST
- 1.
- Form
- 2.
- Content of the theory test concerning all vehicle categories
- 3.
- Specific provisions concerning categories A1, A2 and A
- 4.
- Specific provisions concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E
- Title B
- TEST OF SKILLS AND BEHAVIOUR
- 5.
- The vehicle and its equipment
- (1)
- Vehicle transmission
- 6.
- Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories A1, A2 and A
- (1)
- Preparation and technical check of the vehicle with a bearing on road safety
- (3)
- Behaviour in traffic
- 7.
- Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories B, B1 and BE
- (1)
- Preparation and technical check of the vehicle with a bearing on road safety
- (2)
- Categories B and B1: special manoeuvres to be tested with a bearing on road safety
- (4)
- Behaviour in traffic
- 8.
- Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 and D1E
- (1)
- Preparation and technical check of the vehicle with a bearing on road safety
- (2)
- Driving the towing vehicle without trailer (categories C1E, CE, D1E and DE only)
- (4)
- Behaviour in traffic
- 9.
- Marking of the test of skills and behaviour
- 10.
- Length of the test
- 11.
- Location of the test
- Part II
- KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DRIVING A POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLE
- ANNEX III
- MINIMUM STANDARDS OF FITNESS FOR DRIVING A POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLE
- DEFINITIONS
- Title 1
- EYESIGHT
- Title 2
- HEARING
- Title 3
- PERSONS WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY
- Title 4
- CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
- Title 5
- DIABETES MELLITUS
- Title 6
- NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA SYNDROME
- Title 7
- NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES
- Title 8
- OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA SYNDROME
- Title 9
- EPILEPSY
- Title 10
- MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS
- Title 11
- ALCOHOL
- Title 12
- DRUGS AND MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
- Title 13
- RENAL DISORDERS
- Title 14
- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- ANNEX IV
- MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PERSONS WHO CONDUCT PRACTICAL DRIVING TESTS
- 1.
- Competences required by a driving examiner
- 2.
- General conditions
- (3)
- Professional standard
- (4)
- Equivalences
- 3.
- Initial qualification
- (1)
- Initial training
- (2)
- Examinations
- 4.
- Quality assurance and periodic training
- (1)
- Quality assurance
- (2)
- Periodic training
- 5.
- Acquired rights
- ANNEX V
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVER TRAINING AND TESTING FOR COMBINATIONS, INCLUDING ALTERNATIVELY-FUELLED VEHICLES, FOR MOTOR CARAVANS, AND FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES
- Title A
- COMBINATIONS
- 2.
- Content of driver training
- 3.
- Duration and contents of the test of skills and behaviour
- Title B
- MOTOR CARAVANS AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES
- 2.
- Content of driver training
- 3.
- Duration and content of the test of skills and behaviour
- ANNEX VI
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVER TRAINING AND TESTING FOR MOTORCYCLES WITHIN CATEGORY A (PROGRESSIVE ACCESS)
- 3.
- Content of driver training
- 4.
- Duration and contents of the test of skills and behaviour
- ANNEX VII
- CORRELATION TABLE
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