Article 7, Paragraph 2. · Directive (EU) 2025/2205

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2.Member States may raise or lower the minimum age for issuing a driving licence:

(a)for category AM, down to 14 years or up to 18 years;

(b)for category B1, up to 18 years;For category B1, Member States may, subject to the prior agreement of the Commission, nevertheless lower the minimum age to 15 years for issuing a driving licence limited to their territory, for the vehicles referred to in Article 9(4), point (c), and under the conditions specified in Article 6(1), point (c)(i) and in Article 9(4), point (c);

(c)for category A1, up to 18 years, provided that both of the following conditions are fulfilled:

(i)there is a difference of at least two years between the minimum age for category A1 and the minimum age for category A2;

(ii)there is a requirement of a minimum of two years’ experience on motorcycles of category A2, before allowing the driving of motorcycles of category A, as referred to in paragraph 1, point (c)(i);

(d)for categories B and BE, down to 17 years;

(e)for categories D1, D1E, D and DE, down to 18 years, provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:

(i)the driver holds a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;

(ii)for categories D and DE only, the driver is subject to the restrictions set out in Article 5(3), third subparagraph, of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;

(f)for categories D and DE down to 20 years, provided that the driver holds a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive (EU) 2022/2561.