Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2016:894
Date: 2016-11-24
Language of the case: Romanian
Subject matter: Transport
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Romania

Summary — Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 26 April 2017 Transport — Road transport — Driving licences — Directive 2006/126 — Maintenance of entitlements to drive granted before the entry into force of the directive — National legislation terminating the possibility of riding mopeds without holding a driving licence — Lawfulness (European Parliament and Council Directive 2006/126, Art. 13(2)) The provisions of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences, in particular Article 13(2), must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation, adopted in order to transpose that directive into national law, which terminates the authorisation to ride mopeds without holding a driving licence, the issue of which is subject to passing tests or examinations similar to those required for driving other motor vehicles. (see para. 48, operative part)