Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 10

Minimum age

Article 10

Member States shall prescribe the minimum age of licence applicants, which shall be at least 20 years. However, a Member State may issue licences to applicants from the age of 18 years, the validity of such a licence then being limited to the territory of the issuing Member State.

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Article 11: Basic requirements

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