1. The physical characteristics of the card of the ►M2 European Union model driving licence ◄ shall be in accordance with ISO 7810 and ISO 7816-1.
The card shall be made of polycarbonate.
Methods for testing the characteristics of driving licences for the purpose of confirming their compliance with the international standards shall be in accordance with ISO 10373.
2. Physical security of driving licences
The threats to the physical security of driving licences are:
production of false cards: creating a new object which bears great resemblance to the document, either by making it from scratch or by copying an original document,
material alteration: changing a property of an original document, e.g. modifying some of the data printed on the document;
The overall security lies in the system in its entirety, consisting of the application process, the transmission of data, the card body material, the printing technique, a minimum set of different security features and the personalisation process.
The material used for driving licences shall be made secure against forgery by using the following techniques (mandatory security features):
card bodies shall be UV dull,
a security background pattern designed to be resistant to counterfeit by scanning, printing or copying, using rainbow printing with multicolour security inks and positive and negative guilloche printing. The pattern shall not be composed of the primary colours (CMYK), shall contain complex pattern designs in a minimum of two special colours and shall include micro lettering,
optical variable elements providing adequate protection against copying and tampering of the photograph,
laser engraving,
in the area of the photograph the security design background and photograph should overlap on at least its border (weakening pattern).
In addition, the material used for driving licences shall be made secure against forgery by using at least three of the following techniques (additional security features):
colour-shifting inks*,
termochromic ink*,
custom holograms*,
variable laser images*,
ultraviolet fluorescent ink, visible and transparent,
iridescent printing,
digital watermark in the background,
infrared or phosphorescent pigments,
tactile characters, symbols or patterns*.
Member States are free to introduce additional security features. As a basis, the techniques indicated with an asterisk are to be preferred as they enable the law enforcement officers to check the validity of the card without any special means.
3. The licence shall have two sides.
Page 1 shall contain:
the words ‘Driving Licence’ printed in large type in the language or languages of the Member State issuing the licence;
the name of the Member State issuing the licence (optional);
the distinguishing sign of the Member State issuing the licence, printed in negative in a blue rectangle and encircled by 12 yellow stars; the distinguishing signs shall be as follows:
B: Belgium
BG: Bulgaria
CZ: Czech Republic
DK: Denmark
D: Germany
EST: Estonia
GR: Greece
E: Spain
F: France
HR: Croatia
IRL: Ireland
I: Italy
CY: Cyprus
LV: Latvia
LT: Lithuania
L: Luxembourg
H: Hungary
M: Malta
NL: The Netherlands
A: Austria
PL: Poland
P: Portugal
RO: Romania
SLO: Slovenia
SK: Slovakia
FIN: Finland
S: Sweden
UK: The United Kingdom;
information specific to the licence issued, numbered as follows:
surname of the holder;
other name(s) of the holder;
date and place of birth;
date of issue of the licence;
date of expiry of the licence or a dash if the licence is valid indefinitely under the provision of Article 7(2)(c);
the name of the issuing authority (may be printed on page 2);
a different number from the one under heading 5, for administrative purposes (optional);
number of the licence;
photograph of the holder;
signature of the holder;
permanent place of residence, or postal address (optional);
category of vehicle(s) the holder is entitled to drive (national categories shall be printed in a different type from harmonised categories);
the words ‘European Union model’ in the language(s) of the Member State issuing the licence and the words ‘Driving Licence’ in the other languages of the European Union, printed in pink to form the background of the licence:
Свидетелство за управление на МПС
Permiso de Conducción
Řidičský průkaz
Kørekort
Führerschein
Juhiluba
Άδεια Οδήγησης
Driving Licence
Permis de conduire
Ceadúas Tiomána
Vozačka dozvola
Patente di guida
Vadītāja apliecība
Vairuotojo pažymėjimas
Vezetői engedély
Liċenzja tas-Sewqan
Rijbewijs
Prawo Jazdy
Carta de Condução
Permis de conducere
Vodičský preukaz
Vozniško dovoljenje
Ajokortti
Körkort;
Colour references:
blue: Pantone Reflex Blue,
yellow: Pantone Yellow.
Page 2 shall contain:
category of vehicle(s) the holder is entitled to drive (national categories shall be printed in a different type from harmonised categories);
date of first issue of each category (this date must be repeated on the new licence in the event of subsequent replacement or exchange); each field of the date shall be written with two digits and in the following sequence: day.month.year (DD.MM.YY);
date of expiry of each category; each field of the date shall be written with two digits and in the following sequence: day.month.year (DD.MM.YY);
additional information/restriction(s), in code form, facing the category affected.
in implementation of section 4(a) of this Annex, a space reserved for the possible entry by the host Member State of information essential for administering the licence;
a space reserved for the possible entry by the Member State which issues the licence of information essential for administering the licence or related to road safety (optional). If the information relates to one of the headings defined in this Annex, it should be preceded by the number of the heading in question.
With the specific written agreement of the holder, information which is not related to the administration of the driving licence or road safety may also be added in this space; such addition shall not alter in any way the use of the model as a driving licence;
The codes shall be as follows:
— | codes 01 to 99: harmonised European Union codes DRIVER (medical reasons) VEHICLE ADAPTATIONS Letters used in combination with codes 01 to 44 for further specification: LIMITED USE CODES ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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— | codes 100 and above: national codes valid only for driving in the territory of the Member State which issued the licence. |
Where a code applies to all categories for which the licence is issued, it may be printed under headings 9, 10 and 11;
an explanation of the following numbered items which appear on pages 1 and 2 of the licence: 1, 2, 3, 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 5, 10, 11 and 12;
If a Member State wishes to make the entries in a national language other than one of the following languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish or Swedish, it will draw up a bilingual version of the licence using one of the aforementioned languages, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex;
a space shall be reserved on the European Union model driving licence to allow for the possible introduction of a microchip or similar computer device.
4. Special provisions
Where the holder of a driving licence issued by a Member State in accordance with this Annex has his normal place of residence in another Member State, that Member State may enter in the licence such information as is essential for administering it, provided that it also enters this type of information in the licences which it issues and provided that there remains enough space for the purpose.
After consulting the Commission, Member States may add colours or markings, such as bar codes and national symbols, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex.
In the context of mutual recognition of licences, the bar code may not contain information other than what can already be read on the driving licence or which is essential to the process of issuing the licence.
Information contained in the front and reverse side of the card shall be legible with the eye, using a minimum character height of 5 points for items 9 to 12 on the reverse side.
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