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REPORT (COM(2023)0128 – C9-0036/2023 – 2023/0055(COD))

On the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications

A-9-2023-0410

Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Petar Vitanov

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive on the Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications. It sets rules for notifying and enforcing driving disqualifications across member states, with deadlines and use of the RESPER network. The text covers major road-safety offences, including drink-driving, speeding, driving under the influence of drugs, causing death or injury, and driving without a valid licence. It requires member states to align decisions where possible and sets time limits for procedures. It also mandates the Commission to review implementation, including an assessment of a framework for demerit points, and requires member states to report on penalties.

Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism proposes amendments to the Commission proposal, mainly to set specific time limits, extend scope to unlicensed drivers, and make RESPER the sole communication channel.

Key points

  1. Driving disqualifications for major road-safety offences (drink-driving, speeding, drugs, causing death or injury, driving without a valid licence) must have Union-wide effect.
  2. The member state of the offence must notify the member state of issuance within ten working days of the disqualification decision, and also notify the person concerned if not resident in the issuance state.
  3. The certificate for notification must include details of the offence, the person, and the right to appeal, and be sent via RESPER.
  4. The member state of issuance must take measures (withdrawal, suspension, restriction) within 15 working days of receiving the certificate, and inform the person concerned within seven working days.
  5. Exemptions are allowed for speeding below thresholds (30 km/h in residential areas, 50 km/h elsewhere) if speed limits are clearly demarcated, but not for privileges or immunities.
  6. Member states must consult each other and exchange information via RESPER, with deadlines of ten working days for various notifications.
  7. The member state of issuance should align its measures with those of the offence state as much as possible, and the offence state is bound by positive assessments of condition fulfilment.
  8. Member states must designate national contact points and inform the Commission, which will publish them via RESPER and the CBE Portal.
  9. The Commission must report on implementation after five years, including statistics and an assessment of demerit point systems.
  10. Member states must transpose the directive within one year of entry into force and communicate main provisions within 15 months.

Who is affected

  • Drivers who commit major road-safety offences outside their member state of residence or licence issuance, including those without a licence.
  • Member states' authorities responsible for driving licences and road safety, which must cooperate and meet deadlines.

Figures and deadlines

  • ten working days after the decision imposing the driving disqualification
  • seven working days following that notification
  • 15 working days after it received the certificate
  • 30km/h and 50 km/h
  • one year after the date of entry into force of this Directive
  • 15 months
  • five years after the date of entry into force of this Directive

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 91(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union