# Commission Regulation (EU) No 36/2010 of 3 December 2009 on Community models for train driving licences, complementary certificates, certified copies of complementary certificates and application forms for train driving licences, under Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (text with EEA relevance), Division 2.23

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

Add a photograph of the applicant, preferably a digital photo (preferred format: jpeg;.bmp;.tiff) which allows good definition for the small size. For renewal applications, the photograph shall be updated.
The specifications for the quality of portraits, set out in Appendix 11 to Section IV of the ICAO document 9303 ‘Machine Readable Travel Documents’ (ed. 2006) apply. It contains detailed guidelines, that can be summarised as follows:
photo shall include a full face, front view and open eyes,
photo shall present full head from top of hair to shoulders,
photo shall be taken against a plain white or off-white background,
avoid shadows on the face or background,
face in photo shall have a natural expression (closed mouth),
face in photo shall not include sunglasses with coloured lenses or glasses with a thick frame, no light shall be reflected on the lenses,
the subject shall not wear a hat, except those who are accepted by the State authorities,
the contrast and lighting in the photo shall be normal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/36/annex/IV/division/5/division/2/division/2.23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-36/annex-IV/division-5/division-2/division-2.23
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