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Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 2

Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 2

Mutual recognition

Article 2

1.   Driving licences issued by Member States shall be mutually recognised. 2.   When the holder of a valid national driving licence without the administrative validity period set out in Article 7(2) takes up normal residence in a Member State other than that which issued the driving licence, the host Member State may apply to the licence the administrative validity periods set out in that Article by renewing the driving licence, as from 2 years after the date on which the holder has taken up normal residence on its territory.

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