Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1945 of 14 October 2016 on equivalences between categories of driving licences (notified under document C(2016) 6517) (Text with EEA relevance )

This Decision shall apply to all valid driving licences issued by the Member States which are in circulation.

The Commission agrees with the tables of equivalences between categories of driving licences, which have been issued in Member States before the implementation of Directive 2006/126/EC, and the harmonised categories of driving licences as defined in Article 4 of that Directive, as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

The Commission agrees that: (a) the categories of driving licences which have been issued before the implementation of Directive 2006/126/EC entitle the holder to drive vehicles of the corresponding categories as described in the Annex to this Decision without exchange of the driving licence; (b) certain restrictions apply, as provided for in the relevant entitlement in the Annex; (c) on exchange of a driving licence to a European Union model driving licence as described in Annex I to Directive 2006/126/EC, the equivalent entitlement is granted as described in the Annex to this Decision.

Decision 2014/209/EU is repealed.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.