commiss decis juli derog provis annex iii council direct eec text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council direct eec juli drive licenc articl thereof articl stipul member state agreement commiss derog provis annex iii minimum standard physic mental fit drive power driven vehicl derog compat develop medic scienc principl laid annex iii annex iii item specifi applic drive licenc renew licenc visual acuiti correct lens ey wors ey correct lens attain valu uncorrect acuiti ey reach minimum acuiti achiev correct mean glass power exceed minu dioptr aid contact lens uncorrect vision correct toler item specifi drive licenc issu renew applic driver normal binocular field vision suffer diplopia accord item annex iii maximum allow strength glass group driver minu dioptr notabl distort field vision stronger glass applic modern techniqu materi made produc glass minu dioptr distort request member state commiss consid develop medic scienc justifi derog provis item annex iii direct number dioptr glass driver group adopt decis articl member state minu dioptr minu dioptr minimum acuiti achiev correct mean glass articl decis address member state articl decis appli dai date public offici journal european commun brussel juli commiss neil kinnock member commiss oj