| Category L - Mopeds, Motorcycles, Motor Tricycles and Quadricycles |
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Mopeds [1]
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| L1e | Two-wheel vehicles with a maximum design speed of not more than 45 km/h and characterised by an engine whose:
- cylinder capacity does not exceed 50 cm3 in the case of the internal combustion type, or
- maximum continuous rated power is no more than 4 kW in the case of an electric motor
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| L2e | Three-wheel vehicles with a maximum design speed of not more than 45 km/h and characterised by an engine whose:
- cylinder capacity does not exceed 50 cm3 if of the spark (positive) ignition type, or
- maximum net power output does not exceed 4 kW in the case of other internal combustion engines, or
- maximum continuous rated power does not exceed 4 kW in the case of an electric motor
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| [1] As of 19 January 2013, mopeds will be subject to driving licence category AM |
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Motorcycles [2]
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| L3e | Two-wheel vehicles without a sidecar
fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm3 if of the internal combustion type and/or having a maximum design speed of more than 45 km/h |
| L4e | Two-wheel vehicles with a sidecar
fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm3 if of the internal combustion type and/or having a maximum design speed of more than 45 km/h |
| [2] As of 19 January 2013, motorcycles will be subject to 3 categories of driving licence: A1 (max. 125 cm³, 11 kW & 0.1 kW/kg), A2 (max. 35 kW & 0.2 kW/kg) [indicative 125-500 cm³], and A (other motorcycles) |
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Motor tricycles
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| L5e | Vehicles with three symmetrically arranged wheels fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm3 if of the internal combustion type and/or a maximum design speed of more than 45 km/h |
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Quadricycles
motor vehicles with four wheels having the following characteristics
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| L6e | Quadricycles whose unladen mass is not more than 350 kg, not including the mass of the batteries in case of electric vehicles, whose maximum design speed is not more than 45 km/h, and
- whose engine cylinder capacity does not exceed 50 cm3 for spark (positive) ignition engines, or
- whose maximum net power output does not exceed 4 kW in the case of other internal combustion engines, or
- whose maximum continuous rated power does not exceed 4 kW in the case of an electric motor.
These vehicles shall fulfil the technical requirements applicable to three-wheel mopeds of category L2e unless specified differently. |
| L7e | Quadricycles other than those referred to in category L6e, whose unladen mass is not more than 400 kg (550 kg for vehicles intended for carrying goods), not including the mass of batteries in the case of electric vehicles, and whose maximum net engine power does not exceed 15 kW. These vehicles shall be considered to be motor tricycles and shall fulfil the technical requirements applicable to motor tricycles of category L5e unless specified differently. |
