ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION MODEL FOR A DRIVER QUALIFICATION CARD
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION MODEL FOR A DRIVER QUALIFICATION CARD 1. Physical characteristics of the driver qualification card The physical characteristics of the driver qualification card must comply with ISO standards 7810 and 7816-1. The methods for verifying the physical characteristics of the driver qualification card to ensure that they are consistent with international standards must comply with ISO standard 10373. 2. Information appearing on the driver qualification card The driver qualification card must have two sides. Side 1 must contain: (a) the heading ‘driver qualification card’ printed in large type in the official language or languages of the Member State issuing the driver qualification card; (b) the name of the Member State issuing the driver qualification card (optional); (c) the distinguishing sign of the Member State issuing the driver qualification card, printed in negative in a blue rectangle and encircled by 12 yellow stars; the distinguishing signs are as follows: B : Belgium BG : Bulgaria CZ : Czechia DK : Denmark D : Germany EST : Estonia IRL : Ireland GR : Greece E : Spain F : France HR : Croatia I : Italy CY : Cyprus LV : Latvia LT : Lithuania L : Luxembourg H : Hungary M : Malta NL : Netherlands A : Austria PL : Poland P : Portugal RO : Romania SLO : Slovenia SK : Slovakia FIN : Finland S : Sweden (d) information specific to the driver qualification card, numbered as follows: 1. surname of the holder; 2. first name of the holder; 3. date and place of birth of the holder; 4. (a) date of issue; (b) date of expiry; (c) the name of the issuing authority (may be printed on side 2); (d) a different number from the driving licence number for administrative purposes (optional); 5. (a) driving licence number; (b) serial number; 6. photograph of the holder; 7. signature of the holder; 8. normal place of residence, or postal address of the holder (optional); 9. the categories of vehicles for which the driver satisfies the initial qualification and periodic training requirements; (e) the title ‘European Union model’ in the language or languages of the Member State issuing the driver qualification card and the heading ‘driver qualification card’ in the other official languages of the Union, printed in blue so as to form the background to the driver qualification card: tarjeta de cualificación del conductor карта за квалификация на водача osvědčení profesní způsobilosti řidiče chaufføruddannelsesbevis Fahrerqualifizierungsnachweis juhi pädevustunnistus δελτίο επιμόρφωσης οδηγού driver qualification card carte de qualification de conducteur cárta cáilíochta tiománaí kvalifikacijska kartica vozača carta di qualificazione del conducente vadītāja kvalifikācijas apliecība vairuotojo kvalifikacinė kortelė gépjárművezetői képesítési igazolvány karta ta’ kwalifika tas-sewwieq kwalificatiekaart bestuurder karta kwalifikacji kierowcy carta de qualificação de motorista cartelă de pregătire profesională a conducătorului auto kvalifikačná karta vodiča kartica o usposobljenosti voznika kuljettajan ammattipätevyyskortti yrkeskompetensbevis för förare; (f) the reference colours: — blue: Pantone Reflex blue, — yellow: Pantone yellow; Side 2 must contain: (a) 9. the categories of vehicles for which the driver satisfies the initial qualification and periodic training requirements; 10. the harmonised Union code, ‘95’, provided for in Annex I to Directive 2006/126/EC; 11. a space reserved for the possible entry by the Member State issuing the driver qualification card of essential administrative details or details relating to road safety (optional). If the details relate to a heading set out in this Annex, such details must be preceded by the corresponding heading number; (b) an explanation of the numbered entries appearing on sides 1 and 2 of the driver qualification card (at least headings 1, 2, 3, 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 5(a), 5(b) and 10). If a Member State wishes to word these entries in a national language other than Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish, it shall draw up a bilingual version of the driver qualification card using one of those languages, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex. 3. Security, including data protection The aim of the various constituent parts of the driver qualification card is to rule out any forgery or tampering and to detect any attempts to do so. The Member State must ensure that the level of security of the driver qualification card is at least comparable to the level of security of the driving licence. 4. Particular arrangements After consulting the Commission, Member States may add colours or markings, such as a bar code, national symbols and security features, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex. In connection with the mutual recognition of driver qualification cards, the bar code may not contain any information other than that already legibly appearing on the driver qualification card or which is essential for the card-issuing process. 5. Transitional provisions Driver qualification cards issued before 23 May 2020 shall be valid until their date of expiry. 6. European Union model for a driver qualification card