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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2008-65/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2008/65",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2008/65/EC of 27 June 2008 amending Directive 91/439/EEC on driving licences",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2008-65",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Directive 2008/65/EC\nof 27 June 2008\namending Directive 91/439/EEC on driving licences\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 91/439/EEC of 29 July 1991 on driving licences, and in particular Article 7a (2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe list of codes as described in Annex I and Ia to Directive 91/439/EEC needs to be adapted.\n(2)\nCommunity code 78, restricting the right to drive vehicles within a driving licence category to vehicles with automatic transmission only, should be amended in view of scientific and technical progress in the field.\n(3)\nThe minimum requirements for driving test vehicles as laid down in Annex II of Directive 91/439/EEC need to be aligned with the change in the definition of Community code 78.\n(4)\nThe minimum requirements for theory and practical tests as laid down in Annex II of Directive 91/439/EEC should be reviewed in order to bring the testing requirements into line with the demands of daily traffic with regard to the use of tunnels so as to improve the road safety level of this particular part of the road infrastructure.\n(5)\nThe periods laid down in points 5.2 and 6.2.5 of Annex II to Directive 91/439/EEC have proved to be inadequate for the satisfactory implementation of the necessary measures. A supplementary period should be granted.\n(6)\nDirective 91/439/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(7)\nThe measures provided for in this Directive are in conformity with the opinion of the Committee on driving licences,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 237, 24.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/103/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 344)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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