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  1. Belgium has notified a national measure for the directive: a royal decree on the driving licence needed for hydrogen or electric vans, published in the Moniteur Belge on 24 June 2026, notified to the Commission in July 2026 and applying from 26 November 2027, according to the EU Publications Office's record of national transposition measures. Publications Office of the European Union
  2. The Commission published a draft of the implementing regulation on mobile driving licences on 15 June 2026. When this record was checked, the EU Publications Office still listed it as a draft that is not the Commission's final position, with no adopted act number. Publications Office of the European Union
  3. Finland has notified its Driving Licence Act (386/2011) as last amended by Act 349/2026, notified on 28 May 2026, according to the same EU record. Publications Office of the European Union
  4. Both directives entered into force on 25 November 2025. Most of the new rules do not apply to drivers until national laws take them over. European Commission (incl. Travel to Europe: ETIAS and EES), Publications Office of the European Union
  5. Directive (EU) 2025/2205 on driving licences and Directive (EU) 2025/2206 on driving disqualifications are both dated 22 October 2025 and were published in the Official Journal in November 2025. Publications Office of the European Union, Publications Office of the European Union
  6. The Council adopted its first-reading position in September 2025, and Parliament gave final approval in October 2025. Publications Office of the European Union
  7. Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the new rules in March 2025, which the Commission welcomed. European Commission (incl. Travel to Europe: ETIAS and EES)
  8. The European Parliament adopted its first-reading position in February 2024. Publications Office of the European Union
  9. The European Commission proposed new driving licence rules in March 2023, including a digital licence valid across the EU and online replacement, renewal and exchange. European Commission (incl. Travel to Europe: ETIAS and EES)
  10. Every driving licence issued in the EU since 19 January 2013 uses the same credit-card-sized plastic format. European Commission (incl. Travel to Europe: ETIAS and EES)

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