Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 22 October 2025,

For the European Parliament

The President

R. METSOLA

For the Council

The President

M. BJERRE

( 1 ) OJ C 293, 18.8.2023, p. 133 .

( 2 ) Position of the European Parliament of 6 February 2024 and position of the Council at first reading of 29 September 2025 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Position of the European Parliament of 21 October 2025 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

( 3 ) Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA of 24 February 2005 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties ( OJ L 76, 22.3.2005, p. 16 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_framw/2005/214/oj ).

( 4 ) Council Framework Decision 2008/947/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments and probation decisions with a view to the supervision of probation measures and alternative sanctions ( OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 102 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_framw/2008/947/oj ).

( 5 ) Directive 2010/64/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings ( OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2010/64/oj ).

( 6 ) Directive 2012/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 on the right to information in criminal proceedings ( OJ L 142, 1.6.2012, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/13/oj ).

( 7 ) Directive 2013/48/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty ( OJ L 294, 6.11.2013, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2013/48/oj ).

( 8 ) Directive (EU) 2016/343 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings ( OJ L 65, 11.3.2016, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/343/oj ).

( 9 ) Directive (EU) 2016/800 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings ( OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/800/oj ).

( 10 ) Directive (EU) 2016/1919 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings ( OJ L 297, 4.11.2016, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/1919/oj ).

( 11 ) Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 May 2014 in Commission v Parliament and Council , C-43/12, ECLI:EU:C:2014:298, paragraph 43.

( 12 ) Directive (EU) 2025/2205 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2025 on driving licences, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 ( OJ L, 2025/2205, 5.11.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2025/2205/oj ).

( 13 ) Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences ( OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 18 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/126/oj ).

( 14 ) Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport ( OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2010/40/oj ).

( 15 ) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) ( OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj ).

( 16 ) Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA ( OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 89 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/680/oj ).

( 17 ) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers ( OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/182/oj ).

( 18 ) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC ( OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj ).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2025/2206/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)

DIRECTIVE (EU) 2025/2206 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 October 2025 amending Directive (EU) 2025/2205 as regards certain driving disqualifications