Judgment;Summary — ECLI:EU:C:2019:148
Date: 2019-02-28
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Transport
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Karlsruhe (Germany) lodged on 4 January 2018 — Criminal proceedings against Detlef Meyn (Case C-9/18) Language of the case: German Referring court Oberlandesgericht Karlsruhe Parties to the main proceedings Accused party: Detlef Meyn Question referred Does the obligation of recognition under Article 2(1) of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences 1 — the third driving licences directive (‘the Driving Licences Directive’) — also apply following the exchange of a driving licence by a Member State of the European Union without a test of fitness to drive, in the case where the previous driving licence is not subject to the obligation of recognition (in this case: the previous licence issued by another Member State of the European Union was for its part based on the exchange of a driving licence from a third country (third sentence of Article 11(6) of the Driving Licences Directive))? ____________ 1 OJ 2006 L 403, p. 18.