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Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community · European Union

(23) Unnecessary administrative and financial burdens should be avoided when replacing authorisations to drive issued to drivers before the application of the relevant provisions of this Directive with harmonised complementary certificates and licences which are in conformity with this Directive. Therefore, entitlements to drive previously granted to a driver should be safeguarded, as far as possible. The qualifications and experience of each driver, or group of drivers, should be taken into account by the issuing bodies when authorisations are to be replaced. The issuing body should decide, on the basis of qualifications and/or experience, whether it is necessary for a driver or a group of drivers to undergo any additional examination and/or training before they can receive replacement licences and harmonised complementary certificates. Therefore, it should be a matter for the issuing body to decide whether qualifications and/or experience suffice to issue the required licences and harmonised complementary certificates, without there being any need for further examination or training.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.