{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-59/article-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-59/article-14.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2003/59",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers, amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 and Council Directive 91/439/EEC and repealing Council Directive 76/914/EEC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-59",
  "path": "article/14",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Transposition and implementation",
  "text": "1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 10 September 2006. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.\nWhen Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.\n2. Member States shall apply these measures:\nfrom 10 September 2008 as regards the initial qualification required to drive vehicles in licence categories D1, D1+E, D and D+E;\nfrom 10 September 2009 as regards the initial qualification required to drive vehicles in licence categories C1, C1+E, C and C+E.\nMember States shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof and shall assist each other in applying these measures.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2003/59/article/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:53.443182+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}