¹ Drivers' licences and driving licences, as well as licences to transport persons on a professional basis, are only issued to persons residing in Switzerland, staying there or wishing to drive in a professional capacity Motor vehicles registered in Switzerland.

² The residence of the resident is deemed to be the home of his or her family if he or she returns regularly twice a month on average.

¹ The minimum age required for driving motor vehicles is:

A.

14 years for the special categories G and M;

B. ¹

In special category F:

1.

16 years for motor vehicles and tractors with a maximum speed not exceeding 45 km/h, motor wagons and agricultural vehicles,

2.

18 years for other vehicles;

C.

In sub-category A1:

1. ²

16 years for vehicles equipped with a spark-ignition engine with a cylinder capacity of up to 50 cm ³ And for vehicles equipped with another engine with a rated power or a continuous power of up to 4 kW,

2.

18 years for other vehicles;

D.

18 years in categories A, B, BE, C and CE, and in subcategories B1, C1 and C1E;

E.

21 years in categories D and DE and in sub-categories D1 and D1E;

F. ³

For motor vehicles for which a driver's licence is not required.

² The driver's licence for categories B, C and CE may be issued to apprentice lorry drivers who are 17 years of age. They may take the driving test of these categories at least 6 months before they reach the required minimum age and can only obtain a driver's licence at the age of 18. ⁴

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⁴ The cantonal authority may:

A.

To provide benefits to persons with disabilities who have not attained the minimum age, who need a motor vehicle and who are able to drive it with safety:

1.

The granting of a driving licence in category B, sub-category B1 or special categories F or M,

2.

An authorisation to drive, before reaching the minimum age, vehicles that do not require a permit;

B.

Issuing a driver's licence from the special category M to persons who have not reached the minimum age, where the use of another means of transport cannot be required.

⁵ Licensees of the special categories G or M may, before reaching the age of 16 years, drive motor vehicles that do not require a licence (s. 5, para. 2).

¹ Any applicant for a driver's licence, a driver's licence or an authorization to transport persons on a professional basis must meet the medical requirements of Schedule 1.

² Any person using a motor vehicle for which the driver's licence is not required shall have a corrected visual acuity of 0.2 for at least one eye and shall not have a visual field that is too small.

³ The cantonal authority may derogate from the minimum medical requirements if the applicant possesses the aptitude for driving within the meaning of s. 14, para. 2, CRL and an Institute for Special Examinations proposes. ¹

¹ Any applicant for a Class D driver's licence must justify regular driving of category C or trolleybus motor vehicles for one year. ¹

² The obligation to drive motor vehicles according to the requirements of para. 1 does not apply to candidates who have successfully completed the minimum training described in para. 2 ^Bis And which led:

A.

A category C motor vehicle or a trolley bus for at least three months; or

B.

Category B motor vehicles regularly for at least two years. ²

^2bis The minimum training shall enable the learner to learn how to properly handle the vehicle and to acquire the necessary automation. It is also intended to make it capable of driving in a user-friendly manner and to move independently without endangtaking other road users. It shall be followed by an instructor authorised to teach the driving of a motor vehicle or a combination of vehicles of categories C, D, CE and DE, as well as sub-categories C1, D1, C1E and D1E and holder of a driving licence Category D. ³

^2ter Minimum training includes:

A.

52 driving lessons of at least 45 minutes for candidates who hold a driving licence from category B or sub-category C1 or D1;

B.

24 driving lessons of at least 45 minutes for candidates who hold a Class C driver's licence;

C.

12 driving lessons of at least 45 minutes for candidates holding a Class D driver's licence limited to line traffic. ⁴

³ Candidates for driving licences in sub-category D1 must have led:

A. ⁵

A category C motor vehicle or a trolley bus for at least three months, or

B.

Category B motor vehicles for at least one year.

⁴ To carry out professional transport of persons with motor vehicles of categories B or C, subcategories B1 or C1 or special category F, you must have regularly conducted a motor vehicle of the category A corresponding or higher category (except for Category A and sub-category A1) for at least one year.

⁵ Unless otherwise specified, the practice of driving within the meaning of this Article shall include the regular driving of motor vehicles, exercised during the two years preceding the application for a driver's licence or driving licence. Learning courses are not considered to be driving.

⁶ During the probationary period (s. 1 to 5) preceding the application for the permit, but for at least one year, and until the driver's licence is granted or, if such a permit is not required, until admission to the practical driving test, the candidate must not have committed Motor vehicle, no infringement of the provisions of the right of road traffic causing or having led to the withdrawal of the driving licence. ⁶

¹ Before applying for a driver's licence, a driver's licence or an authorization to transport persons on a professional basis, the applicant must have conducted a summary examination of the visual faculties with a physician or Optician recognized by the cantonal authority. ¹ This control is set out in Appendix 4. The result will be presented at the same time as the permit application.

² The control will cover the following functions:

A.

For applicants for a driver's licence or a driving licence in categories A or B, sub-categories A1 or B1 and special categories F, G or M:

-

Visual acuity

-

Visual field,

-

Eye mobility (diplopia);

B. ²

For applicants for a driver's licence or driver's licence in categories C and D, sub-categories C1 or D1 or for authorisation to carry out professional transport of persons, the stereoscopic vision will also be examined And pupillary motility.

³ View control must not be more than 24 months old. ³

¹ On the basis of the basic theoretical examination, the applicant for the driving licence in categories A or B or sub-categories A1 or B1 must submit an attestation that he has taken a first-aid course to the injured.

² The applicant proves that he has received such training by producing an attestation from an institute recognised by the OFROU. This certificate will only be issued to participants who have completed the course. It shall not be more than six years old.

³ The first aid to the injured course is to:

A.

Instructions on the safety measures to be taken at the scene of an accident and on how to alert rescue services;

B.

Knowledge of the measures to be taken up to the physician's intervention to maintain the physiological functions necessary for survival; and

C.

Knowledge concerning, in particular, the correct position of the injured, the artificial respiration for the injured who no longer breathe, the way to stop the serious bleeding and the rudiments of heart massages.

⁴ The organization and program of the injured first aid courses, as well as the requirements for instructors, must be approved by the OFROU.

⁵ Do not have to take a first aid course to the injured:

A.

Holders of a licence to conduct one of the categories or sub-categories referred to in para. 1;

B.

Physicians, dentists and veterinarians;

C.

Medical personnel who are in possession of a diploma or certificate of capacity;

D.

Instructors providing first aid courses;

E.

Persons not mentioned in the sub-section. Is able to provide evidence that they have received first aid training at an institute recognized by the OFROU.

¹ Any person wishing to obtain a driver's licence, a driver's licence or an authorization to transport persons in a professional capacity must address to the competent authority or to one of the services designated by it: ¹

A.

An application form in accordance with Annex 4, completed completely and in accordance with the truth;

B. ²

Two passport photos in color format 35 ' 45 mm;

C.

A certificate attesting the complete participation in a first aid course within the meaning of s. 10.

² The apprentice driver of lorries who have not yet reached the age of 18 or the apprentice mechanic in motorcycles must attach to his application a certificate from the Office cantonal de la formation professionnelle, according to which a contract Valid learning has been concluded.

³ At the time of filing the first application, the applicant must present himself personally and produce a valid photo identification. The person entitled to receive the application will verify and confirm the identity of the applicant by affixing its stamp and signature on the application form, which it will forward to the competent authority.

⁴ If the application is filed after the cancellation of the driver's licence, it must be accompanied by a notice of expertise from an officially recognised institute attesting to the person's aptitude for the psychology of traffic. The expert opinion must not be more than three months old. ³

¹ A review by a medical adviser or a specialized institute to be appointed by the cantonal authority is necessary for:

A.

Candidates for driving licences in categories C or D or sub-categories C1 or D1;

B.

Applicants for an authorization to transport persons on a professional basis under s. 25;

C. ¹

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D.

Applicants over 65 years of age;

E.

Physically disabled candidates.

² The first examination carried out by a medical officer shall cover the points listed in the medical certificate set out in Annex 2. Its result shall be communicated to the cantonal authority by means of the formula according to Annex 3.

³ Epileptics are permitted to drive a motor vehicle to the extent that a neurologist or a physician specializing in the treatment of epilepsy issues a certificate of fitness.

¹ The competent authority shall examine whether the conditions for issuing a driver's licence, a driving licence (Art. 5 A Ss) or an authorization to transport persons in a professional capacity (s. 25 in relation to art. 11 A , para. 1, let. (b) are fulfilled. She:

A.

Address the applicant to a medical adviser appointed by itself or entrust it to a specialised institute of his choice, if the person's ability to drive a motor vehicle raises doubts;

B.

Orders a psychological or psychiatric examination by an institute designated by itself, if the applicant's character or psychic ability to drive a motor vehicle raises doubts;

C.

Address, according to art. 11 A , para. 1, the candidate for a medical adviser appointed by himself or entrusted to a specialist institute of his choice;

D.

Hears a minor or prohibited applicant and his or her legal representative if the applicant refuses to sign the application form;

E.

Verifies if the applicant is registered in ADMAS;

F.

May be given an extract from the criminal record and, in case of doubt, a certificate of good morals.

² In the cases referred to in para. 1, let. B and c, the cantonal authority shall make available to the medical adviser or the specialised institute all documents relating to the person's ability to examine.

¹ The members, officials and employees of the authorities responsible for road traffic, as well as the appeal authorities, shall be subject to the confidentiality of the findings and the reports communicated to them on the subject The state of physical and mental health, as well as the visual acuity of applicants for a driver's licence and holders of driving licences. This provision shall not apply to the exchange of information between the said authorities or between them and the doctors and institutes responsible for the examinations.

² The findings and reports on the state of physical and mental health must be kept in such a way that they cannot be read by unauthorized persons.

³ The expertise of a doctor or a traffic psychologist shall be recognised by all the cantons, if they have been made by a doctor, a psychologist or an institute officially designated and if they are not earlier than one year.

¹ The canton of residence may allow a candidate to undergo the basic theoretical examination, the complementary theoretical examination and the practical examination in another canton.

² Authorization is not required for candidates who are trained and pass the examination as part of the course of the army.

The result of the examination will be notified to the candidate. In the event of failure, the reasons will be communicated and, upon request, given in writing to the person concerned.

¹ The basic theoretical examination allows the competent authority to determine whether the candidate has the knowledge described in Annex 11, c. II.1. ¹

^1bis The candidate may pass the basic theoretical examination one month at the earliest before attaining the required minimum age. ²

² The cantons are developing the examination questions in conjunction with the OFROU.

³ Do not have to pass the basic theoretical examination:

A.

Candidates for a driving licence in categories A, B, C or D or sub-categories A1, B1, C1 or D1 who hold a driving licence from one of these categories or sub-categories;

B.

Candidates for a special category F driving licence who hold a special category G driving licence;

C.

Candidates for a driving licence in categories BE, CE or DE or sub-categories C1E or D1E who hold a driving licence for the tractor vehicle.

⁴ Candidates for driving special categories F, G and M pass a basic theoretical examination adapted to the characteristics of the category of the vehicle.

⁵ The success of the basic theoretical examination remains valid for two years.

Before issuing the driver's licence or a driver's licence for special categories G or M, the registration authority shall use the applicant's personal data and the information necessary for that purpose.

¹ The driver's licence is issued following a successful basic theoretical examination. If it is not necessary to pass such a review, the permit is granted when the conditions for obtaining it are met.

² The category A driver's licence shall be limited to motorcycles, including those with sidecar, where the power of the engine does not exceed 35 kW and the ratio of the engine power to the empty weight shall not exceed 0.20 kW/kg. The restriction is not applied to: ¹

A.

Persons who are 25 years of age;

B. ²

Apprentice motorcycle mechanics who are trained by a Class A driving instructor;

C.

Persons who will be trained in the conduct of motorcycles in the course of the army or police course.

³ The driver's licence may be subject to the same conditions, restrictions and indications as the driving licence. ³

⁴ Licensees are required to advertise within 14 days to the competent authority, by submitting their driver's licence, any circumstances that require a licence amendment or replacement.

⁵ The Learning Master shall, without delay, announce to the admitting authority issuing the driver's licence that a termination of the apprenticeship contract with the apprentice mechanic in motorcycles has occurred during the period of validity The driver's licence of category A. The competent authority shall invite the holder of the licence to file its driver's licence and shall issue to it, for the remaining period of validity, a driver's licence of category A limited to Motorcycles whose power of the engine does not exceed 35 kW and whose ratio between the power The engine and the vacuum weight shall not exceed 0.20 kW/kg. ⁴

¹ The driver's licence is valid:

A.

4 months for category A and subcategory A1;

B.

12 months for sub-category B1 and special category F;

C.

24 months for all other categories.

² The validity of the class A driver's licence and the A1 subcategory shall be extended by 12 months where there is evidence that the basic practical training within the meaning of s. 19 was successfully completed.

³ The validity of the driver's licence shall expire when:

A.

The holder has failed three times as a result of the conduct examination and the competent authority denies, on the basis of a test, the person's ability to drive;

B.

The apprenticeship is interrupted before the apprentice truck driver has reached the age of 18. ¹

⁴ Only the person who, on the basis of a test carried out by the competent authority, is considered capable of driving or who, at the end of the period of validity of the first permit, has not exhausted all opportunities, can apply for a second driver's licence To present themselves for examination. The authority shall lay down any conditions.

¹ Every race with a motor vehicle for which the driver must hold a driver's licence shall be deemed to be a race for learning.

² The driver's licence for category A, sub-categories A1 and B1 and special category F gives the right to shop for learning without being accompanied.

^2bis The driver's licence of sub-category D1 gives the right to conduct learning courses with vehicles of sub-category C1, that of sub-category D1E of learning courses with sets of vehicles of the Subcategory C1E. ¹

³ The holder of the driving licence for the categories BE, CE or DE and of subcategories C1E or D1E may, without being accompanied, carry out apprenticeship courses with road trains if he is in possession of the driving licence of the vehicle Tractor.

⁴ No person shall transport persons during apprenticeship races with vehicles of category D or sub-category D1. An exception to this rule is the accompanying person within the meaning of s. 15, para. 1, CRL, the driving instructor, the traffic expert and other student drivers. ²

⁵ The following authorizations and conditions must be included in the driver's licence:

A.

The class C or sub-category C1 student driver's licence makes it possible to conduct learning courses with a category B motor vehicle;

B.

The deaf and invalids can only conduct learning courses if they are accompanied by a person who is officially authorized to train them;

C.

Apprentice truck drivers may only conduct learning courses if they are accompanied by a driving instructor or a person authorized to train such apprentices. This support is only required up to 18 years of age for apprenticeship courses with a category B motor vehicle;

D. ³

The driver's licence for the sub-category C1 makes it possible to conduct learning courses with a motor vehicle of the fire service of a total weight of more than 7500 kg and with a self-school truck of category C.

⁶ All professional transportation of persons is excluded in the course of apprenticeship.

¹ A running race is deemed to be in preparation for a practical examination with a motor vehicle for which the driver does not need to hold a driver's licence.

² During exercise races with vehicles of category D or of sub-category D1 for which the driver's licence is not required, the escort in the sense of art. 15, para. 1, CRL, the driving instructor, the traffic expert and other student drivers may take a seat on the vehicle; the driver of the vehicle shall be provided with a certificate of admission to the examination of driving in category D or Subcategory D1.

³ The certificate of registration in a tractor-driving course recognised within the meaning of Art. 4, para. 3, allows the holder of the driving licence of the special category G to conduct exercise racing with tractors having a maximum speed of not more than 40 km/h. The conduct of special vehicles is not permitted. Trailers can only be towed on the direct route to and during the course of the course. Tractor driving courses can attest to the registration only one month before the course date.

¹ Every person who wishes to obtain a driver's licence for categories A or B or subcategories A1 or B1 must be able to prove that they have taken a course in traffic theory. This course shall not be more than two years old.

² Participation in the course assumes that the applicant is in possession of the driver's licence.

³ Persons who already hold a licence to conduct one of the categories or sub-categories referred to in para. 1.

⁴ The course aims, in particular, to develop the direction of traffic and the faculties to perceive the dangers, in order to bring the driver to circulate defensively, by showing respect and a sense of responsibility. The course lasts eight hours in total. It must be followed by a driving instructor.

⁵ The driving instructor is required to provide the driver with a certificate confirming that the student has participated in the course of traffic theory.

¹ Every person who wishes to obtain a driving licence from Category A or sub-category A1 shall, within four months after the issuance of the driver's licence, follow a basic practical instruction with a person in Possession of an authorization to teach the conduct of category A. ¹

² In this basic practical instruction, the student driver should acquire the basic knowledge of the driving dynamics and observation technique required to drive in traffic, and learn to use correctly His vehicle. The basic training is also intended to raise awareness of defensive, responsible and energy efficient conduct. Candidates for Category A driving licences do not have the right to follow basic practical training with vehicles of sub-category A1. ²

³ Basic practical training:

A.

For candidates for a Class A driving licence: twelve hours;

B.

For candidates for the driving licence of sub-category A1: eight hours;

C.

For candidates for a Category A driving licence, who hold the driving licence of the A1 subcategory: six hours.

⁴ The driving instructor must certify in writing that the motorcycle student has completed basic practical training and meets the objectives of the courses.

The OFROU enacts instructions on the structure and content of the course of traffic theory and basic practical instruction.

¹ Every person who wishes to instruct apprentice truck drivers must have an authorization to train such apprentices. This is granted by the cantonal authority only to the supervisors or those working in the company, who have the experience of the driving profession, who have driven trucks for at least three years without having compromised Road safety through traffic violations, which have a good reputation and offer the guarantee that they can be trained as young adults.

² Every person who wishes to obtain authorization to train apprentice truck drivers must take a training course and prove that they possess the required knowledge of road traffic (Annex 11, c. II). The OFROU sets guidelines for training courses.

³ The validity of the authorisation to train apprentices is limited to six years. It may be extended for a further period of six years where the holder proves that, since the grant or last extension of the authorisation, he has taken a refresher course, and that one or more of the apprentices he has regularly Accompanied successfully the examination for the driving of a truck.

⁴ If the driver's licence has been issued to an apprentice driver of lorries who are not 18 years of age, the master shall be required to inform the cantonal admission authority without delay, which has issued the driver's licence, that The learning was stopped prematurely.

¹ The supplementary theoretical examination shall allow the admissions authority to determine whether the applicant for driving licences of categories C or D or sub-categories C1 or D1 is aware of the requirements set out in Annex 11, c. II.

² The cantons are developing the examination questions in conjunction with the OFROU.

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⁴ The success of the complementary theoretical examination remains valid for two years.

¹ Through the practical examination, the traffic expert checks whether the candidate is capable, even in a difficult situation of traffic, of driving according to the rules of road traffic, knowing ahead of time and having regard to other users of the traffic. Route.

² The conditions of admission and the subject matter of the examination are based on Annex 12.

³ Not subject to the practical examination:

A.

Holders of a Class B or Class B1 driver's licence who wish to obtain a driver's licence from sub-category A1 and who have successfully completed basic practical training under s. 19;

B.

Persons who wish to obtain a licence to operate special categories G and M. L' art. 28, para. 2, is reserved;

C. ¹

Holders of a Class C or sub-Class C1 driver's licence who wish to obtain a driving licence from the D1 sub-category.

⁴ If it is found that during the practical examination the applicant is insufficiently aware of the rules of circulation, the admissions authority shall order a new examination on the basis of the basic theory.

¹ Anyone who fails the practical test twice can be admitted to a new practical test only if the driver's training is certified to be completed.

² Anyone who fails three times on the practical test can only be admitted to a fourth examination following a positive test under s. 16, para. 3.

¹ Subject to Art. 24 A , the driver's licence is issued for an unlimited period.

² It is issued for all categories, sub-categories and special category F after the successful completion of the practical examination; for the special categories G and M, it is issued after the successful completion of the examination of the basic theory. Art. 28, para. 2, is reserved.

³ The driving licence of category A shall only be issued for motorcycles, including those with sidecar, where the power of the engine does not exceed 35 kW and the ratio of the engine power to the empty weight shall not exceed 0.20 kW/kg. ²

⁴ The limitations of the power referred to in para. 3 do not apply:

A. ³

Persons who possess a driver's licence for motorcycles of unlimited power and who have successfully passed the practical examination on a two-place motorcycle with a cylinder capacity of at least 600 cm ³ With a power of at least 40 kW;

B. ⁴

Apprentice motorcycle mechanics who have been trained by a Class A driving instructor;

C.

Persons who have been trained in the conduct of motorcycles in the course of courses provided by the army or police.

⁵ The limitation of power in Category A shall be lifted, at the request of the holder of the driving licence, no sooner than two years after the issuance of the licence in that category if the competent authority finds that, during the two years preceding the Of the application, the holder has not committed any infringement of the provisions of the right of road traffic which have caused or may result in the removal of the driver's licence.

¹ The driving licence for categories A and B shall be issued to the test. This provision does not apply to persons who already have an unlimited duration driving licence from one of these categories.

² The sub-categories and special categories obtained prior to the issuance of the test driver's licence and the other categories and sub-categories obtained during the trial period are also limited to the due date of the Driver's licence.

¹ The admission authority shall issue the licence of unlimited duration at the end of the probationary period if the applicant has followed the additional training according to Art. 27 A To 27 G . Participation in the supplementary training shall be certified by means of the certificate on the application form set out in Annex 4 A The cantonal authority may exempt the applicant from the obligation to produce the certificate, if the course organizer confirms by electronic means that the applicant has followed the two days of the course. ²

² If the holder of the driving licence has not followed the additional training during the probationary period and wishes to drive motor vehicles of the categories and sub-categories, he is required to catch up with the training Additional period of three months. As soon as the holder of the permit submits to the competent authority the certificate of the organizer of the course according to which he has registered, the authority shall issue a driving authorization limited to the two days of the course.

³ If the holder of the driving licence has not followed the additional training during the additional period and wishes to drive motor vehicles of the categories and sub-categories, he is required to apply for a student's licence Driver. After the holder has completed the prescribed training courses and passed the driving examinations, the competent authority shall issue a new driver's licence to the test.

⁴ If the holder of the driving licence in the trial who has not attended the additional training or during the probationary period or during the additional period wishes to drive only special categories vehicles, the competent authority may Issue, at its request, the unlimited duration driving licence of the special categories.

The following fees must be included in the driver's licence:

A.

The authorization to carry out professional carriage of persons under s. 25, with a reference to the category, sub-category or special category of the vehicle with which the transport may be made;

B.

Authorization to operate trolleybuses in accordance with s. 17, para. 3, of the order of 6 July 1951 on trolleybuses ² ;

C.

The right to use the distinctive sign "Medical/Emergency", granted to physicians designated for emergency services on a proposal from the Cantonal Society of Physicians;

D. ³

The authorisation, for holders of sub-category C1, of driving motor vehicles of the service of a total weight of more than 7500 kg, irrespective of the number of seats, provided that they have passed the driving test with a car Automobile of the fire service of an effective weight of more than 7500 kg or with a category C self-school truck;

E. ⁴

The certificate of capacity for the transport of persons or goods with reference to the category or sub-category with which the transport may be carried out and the period of validity, provided that no separate card has been established (art. 9, para. 3, of the O of 15 June 2007 fixing the admission of drivers ⁵ ).

When enrolling in the license of driving conditions, restrictions and other additional indications, it is necessary to use numerical codes or introductory texts. The OFROU enacts the corresponding instructions.

¹ The competent authority shall lift the conditions and restrictions if the holder of the permit meets the conditions necessary for the unrestricted driving of vehicles of the category, sub-category or special category.

² Other additional indications will be eliminated if the necessary conditions for their registration have lapsed.

¹ When the driver's licence is extended or restricted, or when the data on the permit is amended, a new permit must be issued. The old document loses its validity when the new licence is issued and must be returned to the authority.

² In the event of a loss of a licence, a new driver's licence or a new driver's licence may be issued only if the loss is confirmed in writing. If the licence that has been replaced is found, it must be returned to the authority within fourteen days. Persons domiciled abroad are subject to the provisions of Art. 24 H , para. 2 and 3. ²

¹ When conducting races between the farm and the fields or the forest, drivers of agricultural motor vehicles are not required to carry on them the driver's licence or the attestation of registration to a recognised course of conduct Tractors. ²

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¹ Persons who obtain a driver's licence on the basis of s. 42, para. 3 ^Bis , let. B, without being domiciled in Switzerland, shall be issued a valid driving licence until the date of the next periodic examination in the field of traffic medicine (Art. 27, para. 1, let. (a).

² Persons who have transferred their home abroad and whose Swiss driver's licence has been lost receive a certificate of driving licences registered in Switzerland.

³ The admission authority shall, upon request, issue a driving licence whose validity is limited to a maximum of five years:

A.

In lieu of a lost Swiss driver's licence issued on the basis of Art. 42, para. 3 ^Bis , let. B;

B.

In lieu of a lost Swiss driver's licence, if the new country of residence does not recognise the certificate referred to in para. 2 as proof of driving authorisations obtained in Switzerland; or

C.

In place of a Swiss driving licence lost or expired, if the new country of domicile has recognised it as proof of driving licences equivalent to those which it has issued, without establishing a driving licence National; a licence to conduct an expired test may be replaced only if the holder has followed the additional training prescribed in Swiss law.

¹ To transport people professionally (art. 3, para. 1 ^Bis , OTR 2 ¹ ) With vehicles of categories B or C, sub-categories B1 or C1 or special category F, an authorization to transport persons on a professional basis is required. Such authorisation is not required for bicycles-electric taxis, even if they are driven with a licence to drive categories B and F. ²

² Authorization to transport persons on a professional basis is not necessary for:

A.

The professional transport of sick, injured or disabled persons in motor vehicles equipped for this purpose and equipped with special alarms (art. 82, para. 2, and 110, para. 3, paragraph a, OETV ³ ) When:

1.

Sick, injured or disabled persons belonging to the staff of a company, exclusively, are transported by means of vehicles belonging to the undertaking,

2.

The driver carries out such transportation in the course of his or her activity with the police, military administration, civil protection or a fire department, with the agreement of the authority;

B.

The professional transport of persons when the price of the race is included in other benefits and the journey does not exceed 50 km.

³ The authorization to transport persons on a professional basis shall be granted to the holder of a driving licence in category B, sub-category B1 or special category F where the applicant can prove:

A.

In a supplementary theoretical examination, that he knows the duration of the work and rest of the professional drivers of light vehicles assigned to the transport of persons; the candidate who wishes to carry out only the races referred to in Art. 4, para. 1, let. A, b or c, OTR 2 is not required to pass this examination; and

B.

In a complementary practical examination, that it is capable of transporting persons in a motor vehicle of the category, sub-category or special category thereof without endanging them, even in traffic situations Difficult. ⁴

⁴ Authorization to carry out professional carriage of persons shall be granted without further examination to the holder of a driving licence in category D or sub-category D1.

^4bis The holder of a driving licence in category C shall, at his request, grant authorisation to carry out professional transport of persons without passing any other examination, provided that he has not committed a motor vehicle, during the period of Less than one year before the filing of the application, no infringement of the provisions of the right of road traffic that has caused or may result in the removal of the driver's licence. This rule also applies to the holder of a driving licence in sub-category C1 if he has successfully passed the complementary theoretical examination referred to in Annex 11, c. 2. ⁵

⁵ The authorization is valid only with the driver's licence.

¹ If a driver has committed offences that raise doubts about his qualifications, the admissions authority orders a new theoretical or practical examination, or both. ¹

² It may order a practical examination for candidates for a driving licence for special categories G or M and for drivers of motor vehicles for the conduct of which a licence is not required, where the ability of such persons Drivers raises doubts.

³ If the new examination is ordered in connection with the withdrawal of the driver's licence, it may take place at the earliest one month after the date of the withdrawal; in that case, the authority shall issue a driver's licence to the person concerned.

⁴ If the person concerned fails the new examination, s. 23 applies.

⁵ The date of the new driving test is not included in the driver's licence.

¹ If the ability to conduct a person raises doubts (art. 15 D , para. 1, CRL), the cantonal authority orders:

A.

In the case of traffic medicine matters: an examination of the fitness for driving by a physician with the title of SSML traffic medicine specialist or a title recognized as equivalent by the SSML;

B.

In the case of traffic psychology questions: an examination of the fitness for driving by a psychologist specialist in traffic psychology FSP, diagnostic option, or by a traffic psychologist with a recognised title Equivalent by the SPC.

² In the case of questions pertaining to both the traffic medicine and the traffic psychology, a review must be carried out by a physician as defined in para. 1, let. A, and by a traffic psychologist as defined in para. 1, let. B.

¹ A control race may be ordered to determine the measures to be taken in case of doubt as to the aptitude or qualifications necessary for the conduct. ¹

² If the person concerned does not succeed in the control race:

A. ²

The driver's licence will be revoked or the foreign driver's licence will be prohibited. The person concerned may apply for a driver's licence;

B.

A driving ban is decided when the control race has been carried out with a motor vehicle for which it is not necessary to have a driving licence

³ The control race cannot be repeated.

⁴ If the person concerned does not appear in the control race and does not make an apology, the said race is deemed not to have been successful. When ordering the control race, the authority must inform the data subject of the consequences of such negligence.

The driver's licence or driver's licence may be withdrawn as a preventive measure in the event of serious doubts as to the ability to conduct a person.

¹ If an individual has doubts about the ability to conduct another person's conduct in the cantonal authority, the latter may request a report from the attending physician. It guarantees anonymity to the author of the communication if he so requests. Nor can the identity of the latter be disclosed in the framework of administrative procedures.

² If the person reported does not have a attending physician or does not indicate who is the latter, the cantonal authority may, within the limits of its discretion, order a review in accordance with s. 28 A .

Where the withdrawal of the driver's licence or the driver's licence is pronounced for an indefinite or permanent period, the competent authority shall inform the person concerned, by notifying him of his decision, of the conditions which will enable him to obtain New driver's licence or driver's licence.

When a driver voluntarily makes the driving licence to the authority, the effects are the same as for a withdrawal. The authority must give it an acknowledgement of receipt.

¹ Withdrawal of a driver's licence or a driving licence from a category or sub-category shall entail the withdrawal of the driver's licence and the driver's licence from all categories, sub-categories and category F special ²

² The removal of a driver's licence or a special category driver's licence will result in the removal of the driver's licence and the driver's licence for all special categories.

³ The s. 1 and 2 do not apply when a withdrawal is pronounced for medical reasons.

⁴ The competent authority to deliver the withdrawal may:

A. ³

Combine the withdrawal of the driver's licence or driver's licence from a category or sub-category with the removal of the driving licence from the special categories G and M;

B.

Combine the withdrawal of the driver's licence or driving licence from a special category with the removal of the driver's licence or the driving licence for categories and sub-categories.

⁵ In order to avoid the consequences of excessive rigour, the withdrawal of the driving licence may be decided for a different period depending on the categories, sub-categories or special categories, subject to the minimum duration laid down by the law, If, among other things, the permittee:

A.

Has committed the offence justifying the withdrawal with a motor vehicle of which he or she does not need to carry on his profession, and

B.

Has a good reputation as a driver of the vehicle of the category, sub-category or special category for which the duration of the withdrawal is shortened.

¹ If the holder of the driving licence is guilty of an offence resulting in the removal of the driving licence from the categories and sub-categories and that withdrawal shall be carried out during the probationary period, the authority shall issue a new Conduct the test. The new probationary period ends one year after the expiry date of the licence to be tested.

² If the withdrawal of the permit falls after the probationary period, the authority will issue a new trial permit. The new probationary period ends one year after the date of issue.

¹ If the holder of the driving licence is guilty of a second offence resulting in the removal of the driving licence from the categories and sub-categories, the permit is cancelled. This also applies where the permit has been issued in the meantime for an unlimited period.

² The cancellation applies to all categories and subcategories. It also applies to special categories where there is no guarantee that in the future it will not commit offences with special categories vehicles.

³ If the cancellation concerns only the categories and sub-categories, the competent authority shall issue a driving licence for special categories.

⁴ The competent authority shall inform the driver concerned of the conditions under which he may again obtain a driver's licence.

Any person who wishes to drive motor vehicles after the cancellation of the driver's licence must apply for a driver's licence. Art. 35 A , para. 3, is reserved.

¹ The administrative authority of the canton of domicile shall be obliged to prohibit persons from travelling with motor vehicles for which a driver's licence is not necessary, where they do not have the capacity as a result of disease or Physical or mental disabilities, because of alcoholism or other forms of substance abuse, or who are unable to do so for other reasons. ²

² A travel ban may be ordered for at least one month when the driver, by violating the rules of traffic, has seriously or repeatedly endangered the traffic or has repeatedly caused trouble to other users Of the road. The authority may give a warning when it waives the travel ban. ³

³ A travel ban of at least one month must be imposed against any person who has driven a motor vehicle for which a driving licence is not required:

A.

With a blood alcohol level of 0.80 per thousand or more;

B.

When she was unable to do so because she was under the influence of narcotic or pharmaceutical products;

C.

If the person has intentionally objected to a blood test, a control by an ethylometer or other preliminary examination that had been ordered or expected to be reckless, or to a complementary medical examination, or Ensured that such measures could not achieve their intended purpose;

D.

If the vehicle has been removed for use by the vehicle;

E.

If it drove the vehicle despite a travel ban;

F.

If she fled after injuring or killing a person. ⁴

⁴ The authority may issue a warning when the blood alcohol level reaches 0.50 per thousand and more, but less than 0.80. ⁵

The driving ban is valid for all types of vehicles specified in the decision.

¹ The cantons shall organise road education courses for drivers who are guilty according to Art. 25, para. 3, let. E, LCR. ¹

² Persons attending courses must be provided with adequate additional training to behave properly in traffic. ²

³ Can be called upon to take a road education course for drivers of motor vehicles, mopeds and cyclists who, in a repeated way, have compromised road safety by violating traffic rules. ³ The summons shall be sent by the competent authority to withdraw the driving licences.

⁴ In addition to attending a road education course, other measures may be ordered (warning, withdrawal of permit, prohibition of movement). ⁴

⁵ The course costs are borne by the participants.

¹ Anyone wishing to organise road education courses must be recognised by the cantonal authority. ¹

^1bis The act of recognition shall be issued if:

A.

Management offers any guarantee as to an irreproachable organisation of the signs;

B.

Management hires qualified staff for education;

C.

The course organizer has a teaching room and appropriate teaching materials;

D.

The curriculum of courses and the subject taught guarantee the required teaching. ²

^1ter The recognised road education courses are valid throughout Switzerland. ³

² The duration of the courses depends on their nature and on the distribution of lessons; however, it will generally be eight hours. ⁴

³ If, during the course, the ability to drive a participant raises doubts, the cantonal authority will be informed. The Commission will take the necessary measures; it may, inter alia, order a repetition of the course, a teaching of the conduct or a new examination (Art. 28). ⁵

⁴ The summons to the course will refer to the offence committed.

⁵ If, without apology, the convening is not followed up, the cantonal authority shall fix a new date; the driver in question shall bear the costs resulting from the course he has missed. The appeal against further convocations based on an arrangement setting another date is excluded. ⁶

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¹ The traffic permit and the plates will be issued:

A. ¹

If the prescribed liability insurance has been entered into or if the holder has been released from the obligation to insure in accordance with s. 73, para. 1, LK;

B.

If the vehicle meets the requirements for construction and equipment;

C.

Whether the tax deducted in accordance with the Limpcar ² Has been acquitted or if the vehicle is exempt;

D. ³

Whether the foreign-made vehicle has been taxed or exempt from the investment under customs procedures;

E. ⁴

If, where applicable, the entire charge or security due to the vehicle within the meaning of the Federal Act of 19 December 1997 relating to a charge on the traffic of heavy goods vehicles ⁵ Have been paid and if the vehicle is equipped with the prescribed input device that allows the levy to be collected. ⁶

² Authorisation of the customs administration is not necessary in order to issue short-term circulation permits and collective movement permits and the corresponding plates (Art. 20 to 26 FVO ⁷ ).

³ The provisional registration of vehicles is governed by Art. 16 to 19 FVO.

⁴ Drivers must always carry the original of the traffic permit, unless a duplicate has been issued to them. Drivers of agricultural motor vehicles shall not be required to carry the driving licence when conducting races between the farm, the fields or the forest; the same applies to the drivers of trailers of the fire services or Civil protection which performs errands on the territory of the municipality. ⁸

¹ Neither the traffic permit nor the control plates are required for:

A.

Mono-axes without a trailer driven by a person on foot;

B.

Arm cars equipped with an engine;

C. ¹

The following trailers, other than special trailers:

1.

Agricultural trailers with a maximum speed of 30 km/h, when they are drawn by tractors or motor vehicles whose maximum speed does not exceed 30 km/h, by their construction,

2.

Agricultural trailers with a maximum speed of 30 km/h and of which the guaranteed weight does not exceed 1500 kg, coupled with motor vehicles whose maximum speed exceeds 30 km/h, by their construction, and of which all the wheels are motor,

3.

Trailers coupled with motor carts and work trucks,

4.

Trailers and carrying axles attached to monoaxes.

D.

Work vehicles used on demarcated sites, where traffic is not completely excluded;

E.

Motor vehicles and trailers assigned to the internal traffic of a company but authorised to circulate on the public road;

F.

Troubleshooting carts;

G. ²

Wheeled containers; the authorization to tow or to the transfer station is established for the towing vehicle and limited to certain types of containers;

H. ³

Motor vehicles being towed;

I. ⁴

Vehicles carried on a motor vehicle or a trailer and taken to load and unload them, if the holder of the transport vehicle has entered into an insurance within the meaning of s. 27, para. 1, OAV ⁵ ;

J. ⁶

Vehicles that companies in the automotive industry move within the scope of the business, if both are insurance within the meaning of s. 27, para. 1, FVO, was concluded;

K. ⁷

Light mopeds;

L. ⁸

Wheelchairs ⁹ Electric drive with a maximum speed of not more than 10 km/h.

² ... ¹⁰

³ If they have a valid certificate of insurance, the cantons may, by sending a summons, authorise a vehicle to be brought to the expertise by the shortest route. ¹¹

The types of traffic permits are as follows;

A.

The driving licence for the normal registration of motor vehicles or trailers;

B.

A movement permit for the provisional registration of motor vehicles or trailers;

C.

Short-term permits for motor vehicles or trailers;

D.

The collective driving licence for motor vehicles or trailers of the companies of the motor vehicle industry;

E.

The permit for replacement vehicles.

¹ The parking lot of the vehicle shall issue the permit of movement to the holder when the holder submits the certificate of insurance and the following documents: ¹

A.

In the first registration of a vehicle of Swiss origin or when registering a foreign vehicle:

1.

The expert report (form. 13.20 A), where appropriate bearing the seal of customs or accompanied by a separate customs authorization,

2. ²

...

B.

For the new registration of vehicles that have changed from a parking lot or a holder:

1.

The former traffic permit,

2. ³

In the case of a change in the holder of a vehicle that has not been placed under a customs procedure, an authorisation from the customs authorities established on behalf of the new holder. ⁴

² The person applying for a short-term permit does not need to be a holder of the vehicle and there is no need for the vehicle to be registered in the parking lot. ⁵

³ The collective driving licence shall be issued by the canton in which the undertaking has its seat; it shall be established on behalf of the undertaking or its responsible leader.

⁴ The permit for replacement vehicles may also be issued by the township in which the original vehicle became unserviceable and the replacement vehicle was supported.

⁵ Licensees are required to advertise within 14 days to the authority, by submitting a traffic permit, any circumstances that require a licence amendment or replacement. They will inform the authority that the vehicle is permanently removed from circulation by making the traffic permit. If the holder does not register another vehicle within 14 days, he or she must also immediately return the control plates.

¹ The expert report (form. 13.20 A) shall be completed by the manufacturer or importer, or by the supplier provided to present the vehicles; it shall be signed by the manufacturer or importer.

² The first subparagraph shall not apply to individual importers who import a vehicle directly for their personal use. In this case, the traffic expert completes the report of expertise in the vehicle's individual expertise.

³ A special expert report (form. 13.20 B) is required to announce the technical modifications to a vehicle (s. 34, para. 2, OETV ¹ ). ²

⁴ The reports of expertise or their contents, together with the technical information attached, shall be retained by the authority for 15 years from the date of the first release of the vehicles.

⁵ In agreement with the cantons, the competent authority of the Federal Department of Defence, Population and Sports Protection (DDPS) and the Directorate General of Customs, the OFROU defines the content of the expert report and publishes Instructions on how to complete it. ³

¹ The expert report (form. 13.20 A) bearing the seal of customs shall be used as proof of customs duty and taxation in accordance with the Limpcar ² .

² The right to use in Switzerland a vehicle that has not been placed under customs or non-imposed conditions must be based on an authorisation from the customs authorities.

³ The Directorate General of Customs shall inform the registration authorities of the types of vehicles for which the attestation of the investment under customs procedure or of taxation within the meaning of para. 1 or the authorization within the meaning of para. 2 are not required.

¹ Where parking is concerned, the general rule should be the place where the vehicle is parked overnight.

² The holder's domicile is considered to be a parking place:

A.

For vehicles that are used during the week outside the holder's home canton and are brought back to the end of the week, on average at least twice a month;

B.

For vehicles which are used alternately for less than nine consecutive months in several cantons;

C.

For vehicles whose duration of parking is the same outside of the holder's home canton.

¹ The quality of the holder is determined according to the factual circumstances. In particular, the holder of the power to dispose of the vehicle and who uses or makes use of it at his own expense or in his or her own interest is considered to be the holder.

^1bis Where several persons are holders of a vehicle, they are required to indicate to the registration authority the person in charge who will be registered in the movement permit as holder. ¹

² The cantonal authority shall examine the quality of the holder only in case of doubt, in particular where the certificate of insurance is not established in the name of the person applying for the driving licence, where the driving licence is not the holder of a driving licence, When interchangeable plates are requested or a commercial vehicle is made available to an employee.

¹ The driving licence for the normal registration of vehicles and the collective driving licence shall have an unlimited validity period.

² The duration of the licence for replacement vehicles, the driving licence for the provisional registration of vehicles and the short-term licence shall be governed by the FVO ¹ . As regards the validity of the special authorisation, it is the OCR ² Which is authentic.

³ Within the limits of s. 17 FVO, the period of validity of the movement permit for the provisional registration of non-duty-paid vehicles may be fixed or extended beyond that of the customs authorization only where it expressly provides for it.

¹ Are deemed to be special conditions within the meaning of s. 10, para. 3 ¹ , and 96, c. 1, para. 3, LK: ²

A.

The decisions of the authority listed in the movement permit or in the annex to the traffic permit, for example with regard to the maximum speed;

B.

Registrations fixing the maximum permitted for the weights and dimensions of vehicles;

C. ³

Entries relating to the number of seats.

² Must be included in the movement permit for the assignment of a vehicle to the professional carriage of persons under s. 3, OTR 2 ⁴ ; exceptions are vehicles set out in s. 4, para. 1, let. D, OTR 2. ⁵

³ The special purpose vehicle licence will mention the requirement to have a special authorization. In the case of vehicles intended to take particularly heavy trailers, the weight of the overall body which deviate from the requirements of the CRL will be indicated in the driving licence under the heading "Decisions of authority".

⁴ A holder who takes a leased vehicle or who often or permanently transfers his or her vehicle to a third party may apply to the registration authority, by means of an official electronic form, for a change in ownership of the vehicle. Assent or that of any other natural or legal person mentioned on the form. If a cardholder does not have access to the electronic channel, he or she may submit the application in writing to the registration authority. The registration authority shall enter this restriction in the driving licence and in the automated register of vehicles and holders of vehicles (MOFIS), if it is aware of such a request at the time of registration. ⁶

⁵ The registration authority shall retain the application in its original form or in an electronically reproducible form, as long as the registration remains and for the next ten years. ⁷

¹ When a vehicle is removed from circulation or replaced by another vehicle, the holder shall have the authority cancel the traffic permit and, if so, the duplicate. If the holder fails to fulfil this obligation, the plates specified in the permit are no longer assigned to the holder unless the holder provides proof that the vehicle was demolished or registered in the name of another holder.

² Where a circulation permit containing an entry under s. 80, para. 4, is submitted to the registration authority, the latter refuses:

A.

Establishing a movement permit on behalf of a new holder;

B.

To delete the entry. ²

³ The refusal shall lapse if the natural or legal person mentioned on the form gives his consent in writing on paper or in electronic form or a court has ruled on the ownership reports by a judgment entered in force. ³

⁴ ... ⁴

¹ The authority issues:

A. ¹

Plates with black letters and numbers on a white background for motor vehicles, motorcycles, motor quadricycles and motor tricycles, mono-axes and trailers;

B.

Plates with black letters and numbers on a clear blue background for the work vehicles;

C.

Plates with black letters and numbers on light brown background for special vehicles;

D. ²

Plates with black letters and numbers on a clear green background for agricultural vehicles;

E. ³

Plates with black letters and numbers on a yellow background for light motorcycles and light motor quadricycles;

F.

Plates with white letters and numbers on a black grey background for the vehicles of the arc; if these plates cannot be properly fixed, the shield, the letters and the numerals shall be painted in the body, on a black grey field;

G. ⁴

...

² The following plates have a special sign:

A.

Plates for provisional registration according to Art. 18 OAV ⁵ ;

B. ⁶

...

C.

The professional plates carry the letter "U";

D. ⁷

The plates of the vehicles whose holders enjoy diplomatic or consular privileges and immunities bear the abbreviation "CD", "CC" or "AT" on a dark green or dark blue background.

³ A change of plates will be made if a vehicle is classified in a new category for which another type of plate is required. There is no need for a change of plates:

A.

For motor vehicles of a maximum total weight of 3500 kg which are classified in a new category for six consecutive months at most;

B.

For other motor vehicles that are classified in a new category for three consecutive months at most. ⁸

¹ The plates will be made of stainless steel; they can be fitted with a reflective coating. The OFROU may authorize the use of other appropriate materials and establish minimum requirements for reflective material. ¹

² The badges, letters and numbers will be embosted in such a way that their relief is 1.5 mm high. The badges must correspond to the official model. ²

³ The plates, whose corners must be rounded (radius: 1 cm), shall have the following dimensions:

A.

The front plate of motor vehicles, as well as the monoaxis plate, agricultural vehicles and work trailers will have a length of 30 cm and a height of 8 cm;

B.

The rear plate of the motor vehicles, as well as the plate of the transport trailers coupled to a motor vehicle, will be 30 cm long and 16 of height (high format) is 50 cm long and 11 cm high (long format);

C.

The motorcycle plate, motor quadricycles and motor tricycles and the plate of their trailers will have a length of 18 cm and a height of 14 cm.

D.

The light motorcycle and light motor quadricycles plate and their trailers will have a length of 10 cm and a height of 14 cm. ³

⁴ The OFROU may set a different format for plates for vehicles for which holders enjoy diplomatic or consular privileges and immunities.

⁵ For military trailers, the format of the plate with two enclosing lines corresponds to the format of the motorcycle plates; if there is only one line of enrollments, it corresponds to the format of the front plate of the motor vehicles. ⁴

¹ Each canton is designated by two capital letters, which are as follows:

² The plates of motor vehicles, mono-axes and trailers on the one hand, and those of motorcycles, motor quadricycles and motor tricycles on the other hand, and each type of plate, according to its colour and characteristics Special, will be numbered separately, as a general rule from the figure 1. ²

³ The Confederation plates carry only the federal shield and are distinguished by the letter M for the military plates. ³

⁴ The plates for vehicles whose holders enjoy diplomatic or consular privileges and immunities are devoid of badges, but bear in black the letters of the canton. ⁴ The acronym and letters can be applied indelibly by a photographic process. ⁵ The figures and the point can be applied according to the same process or consist of pieces of aluminum cut and rived on the plate. The first of the two groups of numbers separated by one point serves as the serial number within each mission, position, delegation or organization, and the second refers to the country itself or the organization. The smallest digits of the serial number are reserved for the head of the representation or organization, as well as to his alternates.

¹ On the front plate of motor vehicles and on the plate of the monoaxes, agricultural vehicles and trailers of work, the letters attributed, a semi-high point, and then the number must be entered from left to right. ¹

² On the high-format rear plate of motor vehicles as well as on the plate of motorcycles, light motorcycles, light motor quadricycles, motor quadricycles and motor tricycles, transport trailers and Special trailers must appear in the upper part from left to right, the federal crest, the canton's abbreviation and the cantonal crest and, in the lower part, the number. ² On the long-form backplate of motor cars and their trailers, must be shown from left to right, the federal shield, the canton's abbreviation, a semi-high point, the number and the cantonal ecusson. ³

³ On the plate bearing two enclosing lines, used for military trailers, the first two digits are entered in the upper part, next to the letter assigned; on the plate bearing a single line of enrollments, one leaves Greater space between the second and third digit. ⁴ The crest is deleted.

⁴ On the front plate and on the long format plate of the vehicles used by the diplomatic or consular representations, by the Permanent Delegations or the International Organisations, must appear from left to right on the Field in which one of the three acronyms, the letters of the canton and the two groups of numerals separated by a period. On the back plate of the top form is located in the upper part, the sign inscribed in the coloured field and the letters of the canton and then, in the lower part, the two groups of numbers. ⁵

⁵ The OFROU sets the character aspect and the dimensions of the letters and numbers. ⁶

¹ The acronym "CD" is intended to:

A.

The service vehicles of diplomatic missions and motor vehicles of the members of the diplomatic personnel of those missions;

B. ¹

Service vehicles of permanent missions or other representations to intergovernmental organizations and motor vehicles of the members of the diplomatic personnel of those missions;

C. ²

Service vehicles of the institutional beneficiaries of privileges, immunities and facilities referred to in Art. 2, para. 1, let. A, b, i, j, k, l and m, of the Law of 22 June 2007 on the Host State ³ And the motor vehicles of the highest-placed officials of those institutional beneficiaries who enjoy diplomatic status in Switzerland.

² The acronym "CC" is intended for consular service vehicles operated by a career agent and motor vehicles of career consular officials.

³ The acronym "AT" is intended for the motor vehicles of the administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions.

⁴ The use of a separate "CD" or "AT" is prohibited. The separate "CC" symbol is only permitted on one of the vehicles owned by an honorary head of a consular post to which the Federal Council has granted the exequatur. The traffic permit for this vehicle will be marked "Authorized CC".

¹ Once assigned, the plate number remains reserved for the holder. Where the plates have been filed or withdrawn for more than one year, the assignment of other numbers is allowed; in addition, it is also made according to Art. 81.

² When the holder loses the plates, the holder shall immediately inform the authority, which shall then issue plates with another number; it may announce the number of the plates lost in the RIPOL. ¹

³ Manufacturers do not have the right to issue plaques directly to holders.

⁴ The plates with the abbreviation "CD", "CC" and "AT" are issued in agreement with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

⁵ With the exception of plates for provisional registration, the plates remain the property of the authority.

The cantons shall make available to any holder of the vehicle plates equipped with a reflective coating. They will decide whether to issue such plates or exchange the old ones for all vehicles or only if the holder so requests.

¹ The expertise which precede the first registration, as well as subsequent controls, is deemed to be of individual expertise.

² And ³ ... ¹

⁴ Subject to Art. 29 to 31 OETV ² , the individual expertise made by a registration authority will be recognised by the others. ³ Also recognised are vehicle checks carried out by suppliers (Art. 32 OETV), where the latter provide evidence that the parking lot has been authorized by the canton to carry out the garage control. ⁴

¹ The traffic permit must be removed:

A.

Where the conditions set by the CRL or the enforcement requirements governing the issuance of the permit are not met;

B.

Where, without sufficient reason, the holder does not act on the order to present his vehicle to the expert;

² The driving licence may be withdrawn:

A.

When the restrictions or special conditions to which the permit was subject (s. 80), have not been observed;

B.

Where improper use has been made of the licence or plaques;

C. ¹

Where taxes owing for vehicles of the same holder have not been paid;

D. ²

Where, where applicable, the charge or security due for the vehicle within the meaning of the law of 19 December 1997 on a charge on the traffic of heavy goods vehicles ³ Have not been paid and the holder has been issued without effect, or that the vehicle is not equipped with the prescribed seizure device that allows for the collection of the levy.

³ The removal of the traffic permit will always result in the seizure of the plates. In the case of interchangeable plates, they may be left to the holder for one of the vehicles. The seizure of vehicles is governed by s. 221, para. 3 and 4, OETV ⁴ . ⁵

¹ The circulation permit and the plates must be withdrawn for an indefinite period. Withdrawal for misuse or non-compliance with restrictions and special conditions may be pronounced for a limited period of time.

² If the reason for withdrawal has become moot, the traffic permit and the plates must be made available upon request.

³ The circulation permits and the plates whose withdrawal has been decided will be sought from their holders, to whom a short delay will be fixed. At the end of this period, traffic permits and placards will be seized by the police.

¹ Before withdrawing the circulation permit and the plates, the competent authority shall give the holder the opportunity to express his or her opinion orally or in writing.

² The withdrawal decision shall be notified in writing with an indication of the grounds and remedies.

³ The movement permit may be withdrawn immediately, as a preventive measure, for reasons of road safety or for lack of insurance.

If, in the case of an expert or control, it is found that vehicles, for which a traffic permit is not required under Art. 72, do not present all the security guarantees or are not in a state in conformity with the requirements, the authority may prohibit its use until such time as they have been restored. The seizure of such vehicles is governed by s. 221, para. 3 and 4, OETV ¹ . ²

¹ When a vehicle or trailer is registered in another canton, the registration authority shall return the cancelled driving licence and the control plates to the authority of the former canton that issued them. ¹

² Upon request, the former canton shall transmit to the new canton of parking the report of expertise of the vehicle and, where appropriate, the tachograph, or a certified copy.

¹ The Directorate General of Customs shall adopt with the cantons the rules to be applied for the subsequent control of the placing under customs procedure and the levying of tax in accordance with the Limpcar ² And for the management of controls in general. It has the right to make the relevant checks.

² In the case of provisional registration of vehicles which have not been placed under customs or non-customs arrangements, the cantons must submit to the Federal Control of Vehicles the documents relating to the exemption required by the Directorate Customs. In accordance with the Federal Control of Vehicles, the Directorate General of Customs may provide for an electronic system for the transmission of information.

¹ The criminal authorities shall report to the competent authority on road traffic in the canton where the offender is domiciled:

A.

Denunciations for infringements of road traffic requirements;

B.

On request and in cases of species, judgments due to infringements of road traffic requirements. ²

² The authority responsible for road traffic destroys the opinions concerning denunciations and convictions within the meaning of para. 1, where it is established that they do not give rise to any measure. ³

³ If a criminal authority is informed of facts, such as serious illnesses or substance abuse, which may result in a refusal or withdrawal of the permit, it shall notify the competent authority in respect of road traffic. ⁴

¹ The registers and the checks to be carried out by the cantons and the services of the Confederation are not public.

² Subject to Art. 126, information derived from registers or controls may be disclosed only to the authorities who need it ex officio to issue permits, to ascertain the facts or to judge in criminal or administrative proceedings.

³ Each person has the right, when he or she justifies his or her identity, to request information from the person or vehicle from the records or controls.

⁴ The provisions of the Swiss Penal Code ¹ And the Criminal Records Order of December 21, 1973 ² Apply when it is a question of giving information from the registers of penalties held by the competent authorities in the field of road traffic or criminal records.

¹ The name and address of the holder of a control plate may be communicated to each.

² The name of the holder and that of the insurer will be indicated to the persons involved in an accident and, to the new holder, in the case of a change in ownership.

³ Information from the movement permit may be disclosed, upon written and reasoned request, to persons who are of sufficient interest for the purposes of a proceeding.

⁴ The Federal Vehicle Control shall communicate on request to the National Insurance Bureau (art. 74, para. 1, LCR), with a view to the elucidation of accidents occurring abroad with a Swiss participation, the name of the insurer required to cover the repair of the damage on a given day and for a control plate or a specified vehicle. ¹