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We assessed the implementation of the directive in European Union (EU) member and non-member states.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>National sleep societies and\/or selected other sleep specialists in EU member states and selected other European countries completed a questionnaire on the local introduction of the EU Directive, or similar, the OSA severity to restrict driving, criteria to resume driving, and the validity period for different driving licences.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Data were obtained from 25 out of 27 EU member states and all eight non-member states included, representing a population of \u223c770 million. All EU members had introduced the Directive into national regulations, largely unchanged, although some countries applied stricter criteria such as mild OSA and a minimum treatment period before resuming driving. Only five non-member states had driving regulations for OSA. Problems with implementation of regulations were reported in most countries, including inadequate resources to diagnose\/treat OSA patients, excessive restrictions regarding disease severity and certification to resume driving, and under-reporting of symptoms by patients fearing the loss of their licence, especially professional drivers.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Driving regulations for OSA apply in most European countries, but excessively strict criteria for OSA severity, sleepiness and delayed permission to resume driving are questionable. 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