Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Karlsruhe (Germany) lodged on 4 January 2018 — Criminal proceedings against Detlef Meyn

(Case C-9/18)

(2018/C 134/20)

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.