
Article 1 
Annex I to Directive 2006/126/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2 

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 2017 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3 
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

In Annex I, Section 3 of Directive 2006/126/EC concerning page 2 of the driving licence, point (a), point (12) is replaced by the following:
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12. additional information/restriction(s), in code form, facing the category affected.
The codes shall be as follows:— codes 01 to 99harmonised European Union codes
01.Sight correction and/or protection01.01.Glasses01.02.Contact lens(es)01.05.Eye cover01.06.Glasses or contact lenses01.07.Specific optical aid02.Hearing aid/communication aid03.Prosthesis/orthosis for the limbs03.01.Upper limb prosthesis/orthosis03.02.Lower limb prosthesis/orthosis

10.Modified transmission10.02.Automatic selection of gear ratio10.04.Adapted transmission control device15.Modified clutch15.01.Adapted clutch pedal15.02.Hand operated clutch15.03.Automatic clutch15.04.Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of clutch pedal20.Modified braking systems20.01.Adapted brake pedal20.03.Brake pedal suitable for use by left foot20.04.Sliding brake pedal20.05.Tilted brake pedal20.06.Hand operated brake20.07.Brake operation with maximum force of … N (for example: “20.07(300N)”)20.09.Adapted parking brake20.12.Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of brake pedal20.13.Knee operated brake20.14.Brake system operation supported by external force25.Modified accelerator system25.01.Adapted accelerator pedal25.03.Tilted accelerator pedal25.04.Hand operated accelerator25.05.Knee operated accelerator25.06.Accelerator operation supported by external force25.08.Accelerator pedal on the left25.09.Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of accelerator pedal31.Pedal adaptations and pedal safeguards31.01.Extra set of parallel pedals31.02.Pedals at (or almost at) the same level31.03.Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of accelerator and brake pedals when pedals not operated by foot31.04.Raised floor32.Combined service brake and accelerator systems32.01.Accelerator and service brake as combined system operated by one hand32.02.Accelerator and service brake as combined system operated by external force33.Combined service brake, accelerator and steering systems33.01.Accelerator, service brake and steering as combined system operation by external force with one hand33.02.Accelerator, service brake and steering as combined system operation by external force with two hands35.Modified control layouts (lights switches, windscreen wiper/washer, horn, direction indicators, etc.)35.02.Control devices operable without releasing the steering device35.03.Control devices operable without releasing the steering device with the left hand35.04.Control devices operable without releasing the steering device with the right hand35.05.Control devices operable without releasing the steering device and the accelerator and braking mechanisms40.Modified steering40.01.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 wheel40.09.Foot operated steering40.11.Assistive device at steering wheel40.14.One hand/arm operated alternative adapted steering system40.15.Two hand/arm operated alternative adapted steering system42.Modified rear/side view devices42.01.Adapted device for rear view42.03.Additional inside device permitting side view42.05.Blind spot viewing device43.Driver seating position43.01.Driver seat height for normal view and in normal distance from the steering wheel and the pedals43.02.Driver seat adapted to body shape43.03.Driver seat with lateral support for good stability43.04.Driver seat with armrest43.06.Seat belt adaptation43.07.Seat belt type with support for good stability44.Modifications to motorcycles (sub-code use obligatory)44.01.Single operated brake44.02.Adapted front wheel brake44.03.Adapted rear wheel brake44.04.Adapted accelerator44.08.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-rest44.12.Adapted hand grip45.Motorcycle with side-car only46.Tricycles only47.Restricted to vehicles of more than two wheels not requiring balance by the driver for starting, stopping and standing50.Restricted to a specific vehicle/chassis number (vehicle identification number, VIN)

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

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61.Limited to day time journeys (for example: one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset)62.Limited to journeys within a radius of … km from holder's place of residence or only inside city/region63.Driving without passengers64.Limited to journeys with a speed not greater than … km/h65.Driving authorised solely when accompanied by a holder of a driving licence of at least the equivalent category66.Without trailer67.No driving on motorways68.No alcohol69.Restricted 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)”)

70.Exchange of licence No … issued by … (EU/UN distinguishing sign in the case of a third country; for example “70.0123456789.NL”)71.Duplicate of licence No … (EU/UN distinguishing sign in the case of a third country; for example “71.987654321.HR”)73.Restricted to category B vehicles of the motor quadricycle type (B1)78.Restricted to vehicles with automatic transmission79.(…) Restricted to vehicles which comply with the specifications indicated in brackets, for the application of Article 13 of this Directive79.01.Restricted to two-wheel vehicles with or without side-car79.02.Restricted to category AM vehicles of the three-wheel or light quadricycle type79.03.Restricted to tricycles79.04.Restricted to tricycles combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg79.05.Category A1 motorcycle with a power/weight ratio above 0,1 kW/kg79.06.Category BE vehicle where the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 3 500 kg80.Restricted to holders of a driving licence for a category A vehicle of the motor tricycle type not having reached the age of 24 years81.Restricted to holders of a driving licence for a category A vehicle of the two-wheel motorcycle type not having reached the age of 21 years95.Driver holding CPC meeting the obligation of professional aptitude provided for by Directive 2003/59/EC until … (for example “95(01.01.12)”)96.Category B vehicles combined with a trailer with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 750 kg where the maximum authorised mass of such combination exceeds 3 500 kg but does not exceed 4 250 kg97.Not authorised to drive a category C1 vehicle which falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
— codes 100 and abovenational codes valid only for driving in the territory of the Member State which issued the licence.Where a code applies to all categories for which the licence is issued, it may be printed under headings 9, 10 and 11;'
