This Directive shall apply to the activity of driving carried out by:
nationals of a Member State, and
nationals of third countries who are employed or used by an undertaking established in a Member State
(hereinafter referred to as ‘drivers’) engaged in road transport within the Union, on roads open to the public, using:
vehicles for which a driving licence of category C1, C1 + E, C or C + E, as defined in Directive 2006/126/EC, or a driving licence recognised as equivalent, is required,
vehicles for which a driving licence of category D1, D1 + E, D or D + E, as defined in Directive 2006/126/EC, or a driving licence recognised as equivalent, is required.
For the purposes of this Directive, the references to categories of driving licences containing a plus sign (‘+’) shall be read in accordance with the correspondence table set out in Annex III to this Directive.