Article 15, Paragraph 7. · Directive (EU) 2025/2205

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7.The Commission may, after conducting the assessment referred to in paragraph 6 and by means of an implementing act, decide that a third country has a road transport framework in place that wholly or partially guarantees a level of road safety that is comparable to that of the Union, in order for the driving licences issued by that third country to be exchanged in accordance with paragraph 3.The implementing act referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall contain at least:

(a)the driving licence categories referred to in Article 6, in respect of which an exchange may be made in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article;

(b)the dates of issuance of the third country driving licences after which an exchange may be made in accordance with paragraph 3;

(c)any general conditions to be complied with for the purpose of verifying the authenticity of the official document to be exchanged;

(d)any general conditions with which the applicant has to comply, prior to the exchange, in order to demonstrate that the applicant meets the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness set out in Annex III.

Where the driving licence of the applicant does not make it possible for the applicant to comply with the second subparagraph, point (a) or (b), of this paragraph, Member States may decide to exchange the driving licence in accordance with paragraph 2. Where the applicant is not able to comply with the second subparagraph, points (c) or (d), of this paragraph, Member States shall refuse to exchange the driving licence.Any additional condition set out in the implementing act referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall provide for either the applicability of the national provisions of the Member State in accordance with paragraph 2, or for the refusal of the exchange of the driving licence, where such conditions are not complied with by the applicant.The implementing act under this paragraph shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 26(2).