# Council Directive 96/50/EC of 23 July 1996 on the harmonization of the conditions for obtaining national boatmasters' certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway in the Community, Article 4

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

1. In order to obtain a certificate, an applicant must satisfy the minimum requirements set out in Articles 5 to 8. The certificate shall mention whether the boatmaster has Group A or Group B authorization.
2. The certificates issued by the Member States which meet the minimum requirements mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be mutually recognized.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1996/50/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1996-50/article-4
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