# 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), Division Model Sweden 1: Issued in Sweden from 1 June 1999 to 30 November 2007

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Description: Driving licence was issued as an ID-1 card made of polycarbonate.
Table of equivalences
Categories of model S1
Corresponding categories
Notes
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AM
A1
A1
1, 3, 4
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A2
A
A
1, 3, 5
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B1
B
B
2, 6
BE
BE
7
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C1
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C1E
C
C
CE
CE
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D1
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D1E
D
D
DE
DE
Additional information:
1.. Licence holders who obtained their category A entitlement with the restriction to light motorcycles before 1 July 1996 are entitled to drive motor vehicles with a cubic capacity not exceeding 125 cm3, without a power (kW) limitation. This right remains until the driving licence expires. On issue of a new driving licence after withdrawal the holder is only entitled to drive A1 vehicles according to Directive 2006/126/EC. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.
2.. Licence holders who obtained a category B licence before 1 July 1996 are entitled to drive private cars with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3,5 t, as long as the vehicle is registered as a private car and not as a light lorry. This right remains until the driving licence expires. On issue of a new driving licence after withdrawal the holder is only entitled to drive B vehicles according to Directive 2006/126/EC. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.
3.. Licence holders who obtained a category A1 or A licence before 19 January 2013 are entitled to drive four-wheel motorcycles. This right remains until the driving licence expires. On issue of a new driving licence after withdrawal the holder is only entitled to drive A1 or A vehicles according to Directive 2006/126/EC. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.
4.. Licence holders who obtained a category A1 licence before 19 January 2013 are entitled to drive A1 motorcycles with a power/weight ratio exceeding 0,1 kW/kg (code 79.05). This right remains until the driving licence expires. On issue of a new driving licence after withdrawal the holder is only entitled to drive A1 vehicles according to Directive 2006/126/EC. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.
5.. Licence holders who obtained a category A licence before 19 January 2013 are entitled to drive motorcycles with power exceeding 25 kW or with a power/weight ratio exceeding 0,16 kW/kg only if they have held a category A licence for at least two years or have passed a driving test on a motorcycle of this type after reaching 21 years of age.
6.. Licence holders who obtained a category B licence before 19 January 2013 are entitled to drive motor tricycles of any power. This right remains until the driving licence expires. Category B licences issued after withdrawal after 19 January 2013 entitle the holder to drive motor tricycles with a net power exceeding 15 kW only in Swedish territory and provided that the holder is 21 or older. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.
7.. Licence holders who obtained a category BE licence before 19 January 2013 are entitled to drive vehicles where the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 3,5 t (code 79.06). This right remains until the driving licence expires. On issue of a new driving licence after withdrawal the holder is only entitled to drive BE vehicles according to Directive 2006/126/EC. The renewal or issue of a driving licence in cases other than after withdrawal does not affect previous rights.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1945/annex/division/27/division/Model (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1945/annex/division-27/division-Model
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