# 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), Article 3

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

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1945/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1945/article-3
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