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Draft report (COM(2023)0127 – C90035/2023 – 2023/0053(COD)) 2023-09-26

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences, amending Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012

Committee on Transport and Tourism

Amendment 489

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Benoît Lutgen, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Article 11 – title

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Exchange and replacement of driving licences issued by Member States	Exchange and replacement of driving licences

Or. en

Amendment 490

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Article 11 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Subject to observance of the principle of territoriality of criminal and police laws, the Member State of normal residence may apply its national provisions on the restriction, suspension, withdrawal or cancellation of the right to drive to the holder of a driving licence issued by another Member State and, if necessary, exchange the licence for that purpose.	2. Subject to observance of the principle of territoriality of criminal and police laws, the Member State of normal residence may apply its national provisions on the restriction, suspension, withdrawal or cancellation of the right to drive to the holder of a driving licence issued by another Member State and, if necessary, exchange the licence for that purpose. Member States may, for the purposes of this paragraph, also exchange the driving licence of a driver having normal residence on their territory if he or she accumulated or lost the sufficient number of penalty points under their national demerit point system.

Or. en

Amendment 491

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 11 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
3. The Member State performing the exchange shall return the old licence to the authorities of the Member State which issued it and give the reasons for doing so.	3. The Member State performing the exchange of a physical driving licence shall return the old licence to the authorities of the Member State which issued it and give the reasons for doing so. The Member State carrying out the exchange of a mobile driving licence shall inform the authorities of the Member State which issued it accordingly and give the reasons for doing so; the Member State shall ensure that the old mobile licence can no longer be displayed. The Member States shall use the EU driving licence network referred to in Article 19(1) for communication purposes.

Or. it

Amendment 492

Proposal for a directive

Article 11 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	Article11a
	Interim driving licence
	1. During the replacement, renewal or exchange of a driving licence that was issued by another Member State where the holder has his or her normal residence, the Member State performing the replacement, renewal or exchange shall issue an interim driving licence in a form of a certificate. The Commission shall propose standardised form of such a certificate through a delegated act by the end of 2025 with due regard to any risk of forgery of such a document in accordance with Article 21.
	2. The certificate issued by a Member State under this Article shall be valid for a period of one month or shorter and be mutually recognised by Member States. Where the replacement, renewal or exchange of the driving licence is taking longer amount of time Member States may renew this certificate twice, each for the period of one month or shorter.

Or. en

Amendment 493

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point f a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(fa) the exchange system established for EU driving licences in the third country.

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Amendment 494

Lucia Vuolo

Proposal for a directive

Article 12 – paragraph 8 – point a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(a) The Commission may assess whether a third country has professional driver training and/or certification rules and examination procedures that are wholly or partially comparable to those of the Union, along with a level of road safety which would justify enabling the holder of a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), or equivalent document issued by the third country, to exchange it for a new CPC issued by a Member State. On the basis of the assessment, the Commission may adopt an implementing act enabling that exchange on the condition that the holder of the CPC completes additional competence training of a maximum of 35 hours to be conducted in the most practicable language, with, if necessary, appropriate language support, in line with the provisions of the EU Driver Training Directive (EU) 2022/2561, with a view to ensuring a high level of competence and road safety. Member States shall have six months to provide their opinion on the Commission assessment regarding this third country. The implementing act shall not apply until the Commission has received an opinion from all Member States or until six months from the entry into force of the implementing act in question, whichever happens first.

Or. it

Amendment 495

Marco Campomenosi, Roman Haider, Georg Mayer, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza, Massimiliano Salini, Anders Vistisen, Harald Vilimsky, Markus Buchheit

Proposal for a directive

Article 12 – paragraph 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	8a. The Commission may assess whether a third country has professional driver training and/or certification rules and examination procedures that are wholly or partially comparable to those of the Union, as well as a level of road safety, which would justify allowing the holder of a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), or equivalent issued by the third country to be exchanged for a new CPC, issued by a Member State. On the basis of the assessment, the Commission may adopt an implementing act allowing this exchange on condition that the holder of the CPC completes additional competence training up to 35 hours to be conducted in the most practicable language, with, if necessary, appropriate language support, in line with the provisions of the EU Driver Training Directive (EU) 2022/2561, to ensure high level of competence and road safety. Member States shall have six months to provide their opinion on the Commission assessment regarding a third country. The implementing act shall not apply until the Commission has received an opinion from all Member States or until six months from the entry into force of the implementing act concerned, whichever is the earlier.

Or. en

Justification

A way to tackle the alarming shortage of truck-drivers is empowering the Commission to assess whether certificates of professional competence (CPCs) issued by a Third Country could be considered similar to an European CPC, and thus exchanged to permit a third-country driver to work within the Union's territory. This provision will not arm road safety as far as the decision-making process on whether or not a third country's CPC is similar to the European one is transparent, inclusive and clear. Moreover, the exchange is under the condition that the holder undertakes an additional competence training up to 35 hours.

Amendment 496

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 12 – paragraph 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	8a. A certificate of professional competence (CPC), or an equivalent certificate, issued by a third country referred to in paragraph 2 may be replaced by a new CPC issued by a Member State where the holder has completed in that Member State additional training of up to 35 hours, which shall be carried out in the language best understood, with appropriate linguistic support if necessary, in line with the provisions of the EU Driver Training Directive (EU) 2022/2561, to ensure a high level of competence and road safety.
	The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 21 to establish a list of third countries which have rules on professional training for drivers and/or rules on certification and examination procedures in whole or in part comparable to those of the Union, together with a level of road safety comparable to that of the Union.

Or. it

Amendment 497

Proposal for a directive

Article 12 – paragraph 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	10a. The Commission may assess that a third country has professional driver training and/or certification rules and examination procedures, which are wholly or partially comparable to the Union one, and a level of road safety that is comparable to the Union, which allows for the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) issued by the third country to be exchanged with a new CPC issued by a Member State.
	Where the Commission identifies such a third country, it may assess the third country’s road transport framework in cooperation with the Member States. Member States shall have six months to provide their opinion on the road transport framework in place in the identified third country. The Commission shall proceed with the assessment once it has received an opinion from all Member States or once the time limit for sending the opinions has passed, whichever is earlier.
	The Commission may, after conducting the assessment referred to in the previous subparagraphs and by means of implementing decisions allow for the exchange of the third country CPC upon completion of the following criteria:
	- completing an additional competence training as defined in the implementing decision, conducted in one of the official EU languages,
	- any other additional criteria to ensure that the knowledge of the driver is aligned with the level required by Directive (EU) 2022/256, as defined by the implementing decision.

Or. en

Amendment 498

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Article 12 – paragraph 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(10a) The Commission may, by way of an implementing act, assess whether a third country has professional driver training and/or certification rules and examination procedures that are wholly or partially comparable to those of the Union, and a level of road safety comparable to that of the Union, which would allow the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) or equivalent issued by the third country to be exchanged for a new CPC, issued by a Member State:
	– upon completion of an additional proficiency course of up to 35 hours;
	– being conducted in the most practicable language;
	– including, where necessary, with appropriate linguistic support, in accordance with the provisions of the EU Driver Training Directive (EU) 2022/2561, in order to ensure a high level of competence and road safety.
	Member States shall have six months to submit an opinion on the Commission assessment on that third country. The Commission shall proceed with the implementing act either after having received an opinion from all Member States, or after the deadline for submitting opinions has expired.

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Amendment 499

Andor Deli

Proposal for a directive

Article 12 – paragraph 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	10a. The Commission may, by means of an implementing decision, assess that a third country has a professional driver training and/or certification rules and examination procedures, which are wholly or partially comparable to the Union, and a level of road safety that is comparable to the Union, which allows for the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), or equivalence, issued by the third country to be exchanged and issued with a new CPC, issued by a Member State:
	- after completing an additional competence training of up to 35 hours,
	- to be conducted in the most practicable language,
	- including, should the need arise, with appropriate language support, in line with the provisions of the EU Driver Training Directive (EU) 2022/2561, to ensure high level of competence and road safety.
	Member States shall have six months to provide their opinion on the Commission assessment regarding this third country. The Commission shall proceed with the implementing act once it has received an opinion from all Member States or once the time limit for sending the opinions has passed, whichever is later.

Or. en

Justification

The EC proposal fails to introduce an assessment mechanism similar to the driving licence EU for the recognition of third-country drivers’ Certificates of Professional Competence (CPC) or equivalent, which is the second mandatory requirement for any professional driver to carry out transport operations for an EU-based road transport undertaking. The amendment therefore proposes the creation of a similar mechanism, to evaluate third country CPCs by the European Commission services. To cover any potential gaps in the knowledge and skills of professional third-country drivers, additional competence training should be introduced of up to 35 hours. The training should be based on the Commission assessment to address the shortages discovered, such as new technologies, road safety, specific EU rules and, if relevant, driving on the left. The creation of an EU harmonised framework and mechanism for the recognition of third-country Certificates for Professional Competence (CPC), is crucial to safely open the access to the profession within the EU to third-country drivers, while ensuring free movement and road safety.

Amendment 500

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Article 12 – paragraph 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	10a. The Commission may, by means of an implementing decision, assess that a third country has a professional driver training, certification rules and examination procedures, which are fully or partially comparable to the Union, and a level of road safety that is comparable to the Union, which allows for the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), or equivalence, issued by the third country to be exchanged and issued with a new CPC, issued by a Member State:
	- after completing an additional competence training of up to 35 hours,
	- to be conducted in the most practicable language,
	- including, should the need arise, with appropriate language support,
	in line with the provisions of the EU Driver Training Directive (EU) 2022/2561, to ensure high level of competence and road safety.
	Member States shall have six months to provide their opinion on the Commission assessment regarding this third country. The Commission shall proceed with the implementing act once it has received an opinion from all Member States or once the time limit for sending the opinions has passed, whichever is later.

Or. en

Amendment 501

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	A Member State may suspend a driving licence indefinitely if the medical examination confirming validity referred to in Article 10a shows that the physical and psychological requirements regarding the medical conditions referred to in Annex III temporarily cannot be met.

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Amendment 502

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	A person who is the subject of a measure withdrawing a driving licence by a Member State may not, under any circumstances, obtain a new driving licence until three years have elapsed since the date of withdrawal.

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Amendment 503

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 13 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	Article 13a
	A points-based licence system
	By [entry into force + 5 years], the Member States shall have established a points system whereby, when a driving licence is issued, each driver is given an initial quotient of a given number of points. This score shall be reduced by offences, in an amount depending on their seriousness, or increased if no offence is committed for a certain period of time.
	In the event of a total loss of points, the licence shall be renewed by the competent authority on the basis of Article 10. If the conclusions of the fitness or medical examination show that the knowledge, ability and behaviour or physical and psychological requirements are no longer met, the competent authority shall suspend or withdraw the licence.
	The system shall include a set of fixed point deductions for at least the road safety related offences included in the [proposal for a directive on cross-border enforcement of traffic offences 2023/0052(COD)].
	Member States shall provide for stricter rules on the deduction of points for inexperienced drivers.

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Amendment 504

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 14

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Article 14	deleted
Accompanied driving scheme
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.
2. Holders of a driving licence marked with the Union code 98.02 who have not reached the age of 18 years shall only drive when accompanied by a person who meets the following conditions:
(a) has a minimum age of 25 years;
(b) holds a driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;
(c) has not been subject to a driving disqualification over the last five years;
(d) has not been subject to a decision in the field of criminal law resulting from a road-traffic related offence;
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.
3. Member States may require the identification of the accompanying persons referred to in the paragraph 2 in order to ensure compliance with this Article. Member States may limit the number of possible accompanying persons.
4. Member States may apply additional conditions for the issuance of a driving licence marked with the Union code 98.02 to applicants who have not reached the age of 18 years. They shall inform the Commission thereof. The Commission shall make this information available to the public.

Or. it

Amendment 505

Isabel García Muñoz, Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 14

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Article 14	deleted
Accompanied driving scheme
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.
2. Holders of a driving licence marked with the Union code 98.02 who have not reached the age of 18 years shall only drive when accompanied by a person who meets the following conditions:
(a) has a minimum age of 25 years;
(b) holds a driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;
(c) has not been subject to a driving disqualification over the last five years;
(d) has not been subject to a decision in the field of criminal law resulting from a road-traffic related offence;
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.
3. Member States may require the identification of the accompanying persons referred to in the paragraph 2 in order to ensure compliance with this Article. Member States may limit the number of possible accompanying persons.
4. Member States may apply additional conditions for the issuance of a driving licence marked with the Union code 98.02 to applicants who have not reached the age of 18 years. They shall inform the Commission thereof. The Commission shall make this information available to the public.

Or. en

Amendment 506

Marco Campomenosi, Roman Haider, Georg Mayer, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza, Massimiliano Salini, Anders Vistisen, Harald Vilimsky, Markus Buchheit, Lucia Vuolo

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.	1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories C, CE and D marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.

Or. en

Justification

Failing to extend the accompanied driving scheme to CE driving licenses makes the EC proposal suboptimal and of little value, since young drivers in possession of a C driving license will need to redo another extra full training to qualify for a CE license category. Today, with less than 7% of young truck drivers under 25 years in Europe and a high proportion of EU drivers approaching retirement age, driver shortage is expected to considerably worsen, reaching dramatic proportions in the next 5 to 10 years if no concrete action is taken. Extending accompanied driving to drivers with a CE license will enable fully trained young professional drivers to start driving C category vehicles from the age of 17 (accompanied) and CE category vehicles unaccompanied, once they turn 18. Same reasoning applies to category D (bus drivers).

Amendment 507

Bergur Løkke Rasmussen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.	1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C and CE, marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.

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Amendment 508

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.	1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C and CE, marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.

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Amendment 509

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.	1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B, C and CE, marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 510

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.	1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B, C and C1 marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.

Or. en

Amendment 511

Dominique Riquet

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.	1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B, C and CE marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.

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Amendment 512

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(1) By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.	(1) By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B, C and CE marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.

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Amendment 513

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.	1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), point (b), Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and BE marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 16 years.

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Amendment 514

Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.	1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 16 years.

Or. en

Justification

Studies have shown that accompanied driving is working very well and in some Member States we can do these starting at the age of 16 and it has shown not to cause problems. It should be up to the Member State to allow for its citizens to start accompanied driving from the age of 16 with all the relevant conditions on the accompanied driver laid hereunder.

Amendment 515

Elsi Katainen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.	1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States may issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.

Or. en

Justification

The accompanied driving scheme should not be obligatory for Member States but optional. It is already in operation in some Member States but not in others. There should be flexibility in this provision to take into account different national circumstances. For example, in sparsely populated areas an obligatory accompanied driving scheme would negatively affect young peoples' mobility.

Amendment 516

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	1a. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (d), Member States may, for driving on their territory, issue driving licences for category C1, C, CE and C1E in accordance with Article 10(1), provided the driver holds a Certificate of Professional Competence awarded in accordance with Article 6 of Directive (EU) 2022/2561, marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years. Licences issued in accordance with the first subparagraph shall be mutually recognised by the Member States that issue such licences.

Or. en

Amendment 517

Marco Campomenosi, Roman Haider, Georg Mayer, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza, Anders Vistisen, Harald Vilimsky, Markus Buchheit

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	1a. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b), Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 15 years.

Or. en

Justification

Providing Member States with the possibility of issuing B licenses from 15 y.o. takes into consideration and promotes some national best practices such as the Austrian L17, which consists in an almost two-year practical and theoretical training within an accompanied driving scheme that teach pupils to drive safely. The results in terms of accidents data and road safety confirm that a long and continuous educational process undertaken at a young age, such as the L17, is the best way to reduce road accidents and deaths.

Amendment 518

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Holders of a driving licence marked with the Union code 98.02 who have not reached the age of 18 years shall only drive when accompanied by a person who meets the following conditions:	2. Holders of a driving licence marked with the Union code 98.02 who have not reached the age of 18 years shall only drive when accompanied by a person, in the front passenger seat, who is able to provide guidance during the driving. The accompanying person shall comply with the rules on driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or in an incapacitated state due to any other reason. The accompanying person shall meet the following conditions:

Or. en

Amendment 519

Elsi Katainen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Holders of a driving licence marked with the Union code 98.02 who have not reached the age of 18 years shall only drive when accompanied by a person who meets the following conditions:	2. If a Member State chooses to apply the voluntary accompanied driving scheme, then holders of a driving licence marked with the Union code 98.02 who have not reached the age of 18 years shall only drive when accompanied by a person who meets the following conditions:

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 520

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) holds a driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;	(b) holds an EU driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;

Or. en

Amendment 521

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) holds a driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;	(b) holds an EU driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;

Or. en

Amendment 522

Bergur Løkke Rasmussen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) holds a driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;	(b) holds an EU driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;

Or. en

Amendment 523

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) holds a driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;	(b) holds an EU driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;

Or. en

Amendment 524

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) holds a driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;	(b) holds an EU driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;

Or. en

Amendment 525

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) holds a driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;	(b) holds an EU driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;

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Amendment 526

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ba) in the case of a vehicle category C1, C, CE and C1E has undergone a dedicated 7-hour training course to learn the necessary professional and pedagogical skills, as part of their periodic CPC training. Member States may decide to increase the duration of the training to 14-hours.

Or. en

Amendment 527

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) has not been subject to a driving disqualification over the last five years;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 528

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(d) has not been subject to a decision in the field of criminal law resulting from a road-traffic related offence;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 529

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 530

Marco Campomenosi, Roman Haider, Georg Mayer, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza, Massimiliano Salini, Anders Vistisen, Harald Vilimsky, Markus Buchheit, Lucia Vuolo

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.	(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C, CE or D has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.

Or. en

Justification

Consistent with the previous amendment.

Amendment 531

Bergur Løkke Rasmussen

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.	(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C and CE has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.

Or. en

Amendment 532

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.	(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C and C1 has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561;

Or. en

Amendment 533

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.	(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C and CE has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561;

Or. en

Amendment 534

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.	(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C and CE has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561;

Or. en

Justification

Failing to extend the accompanied driving scheme to CE driving licences makes the EC proposal suboptimal and of little value, since young drivers in possession of a C driving licence will need to redo another extra full training to qualify fora CE licence category. Today, with less than 7% of young truck drivers under 25years in Europe and a high proportion of EU drivers approaching retirement age, driver shortage is expected to considerably worsen, reaching dramatic proportions in the next 5 to 10 years if no concrete action is taken. Extending accompanied driving to drivers with a CE licence will enable fully trained young professional drivers to start driving C category vehicles from the age of 17 (accompanied) and CE category vehicles unaccompanied, once they turn 18.

Amendment 535

Dominique Riquet

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.	(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C and CE has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.

Or. fr

Amendment 536

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.	(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C and CE has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.

Or. ro

Amendment 537

Marco Campomenosi, Roman Haider, Georg Mayer, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza, Massimiliano Salini, Anders Vistisen, Harald Vilimsky, Markus Buchheit, Lucia Vuolo

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ea) In case a driver of a vehicle category C, CE and D, has undergone a dedicated 7-hour training course to learn the necessary professional and pedagogical skills, as part of their periodic CPC training.
	Member States may decide to increase the duration of the training to 14 hours.

Or. en

Amendment 538

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ea) in the case of a vehicle category C and CE, has undergone a dedicated 7-hour training course to learn the necessary professional and pedagogical skills, as part of their periodic CPC training. Member States may decide to increase the duration of the training to 14-hours.

Or. en

Justification

To ensure both the quality and safety of accompanied driving, a dedicated tutor-training for accompanying drivers is required to ensure the accompanying personnel possesses relevant and verifiable professional and pedagogical skills. In addition, this will further motivate tutor-drivers to grow in their professional roles, whilst improving safety.

Amendment 539

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ea) in the case of a vehicle of category C or CE, has completed a dedicated 7-hour training course to learn the necessary professional and pedagogical skills as part of their periodic CPC training.
	Member States may decide to increase the length of the training course to 14 hours.

Or. ro

Amendment 540

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ea) in the case of a vehicle category C and C1, has undergone a dedicated 7-hour training course to learn the necessary professional and pedagogical skills, as part of their periodic CPC training.

Or. en

Amendment 541

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	Member States may decide to increase the duration of the training to 14-hours.

Or. en

Amendment 542

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	2a. in the case of a vehicle category C and CE, has undergone a dedicated 7-hour training course to learn the necessary professional and pedagogical skills, as part of their periodic CPC training. Member States may decide to increase the duration of the training to 14-hours.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 543

Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ondřej Kovařík

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	3a. The accompanied driving scheme does not restrict Member States’ existing options to lower the minimum age for category B and to apply related conditions nationally.

Or. en

Amendment 544

Marco Campomenosi, Roman Haider, Georg Mayer, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza, Lucia Vuolo

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	4a. Member States should inform the Commission about the road accidents occurred among those who went in possess of a driving licence after a training process involving accompanied driving, as defined by this Article.
	The report should be done at the beginning of every calendar year and the data should cover each type of driving licence available under the accompanied driving scheme.
	Every three years, the Commission should compare the road accidents occurred to drivers who obtained a licence thanks to the accompanied driving scheme with those occurred to drivers who obtained it differently, divided by each category concerned, and it should address a public report to the Parliament and the Member States.

Or. en

Justification

To monitor the accompanied driving scheme results, Member States should provide data on the road accidents involving novice drivers who obtained a license thanks to the accompanied driving scheme. On these data, the Commission could assess a report about the effective results of the accompanied driving in terms of road safety and public order.

Amendment 545

Jens Gieseke, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	4a. Member States may reduce the age set out in paragraph 1 in order to run pilot projects and collect data on the effect of accompanied driving schemes with a lower age. If a Member State wishes to make use of this option, it shall submit a reasoned request to the Commission. The Commission shall assess the reasoned request and render a decision within 3 months. The provisions of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall remain applicable, should a derogation be granted by the Commission.

Or. en

Amendment 546

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – title

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Probationary period	Probationary period and basic road safety education

Or. en

Amendment 547

Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ondřej Kovařík

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. The holder of a driving licence of a given category issued for the first time shall be considered a novice driver and shall be subject to a probationary period of at least two years.	1. The holder of a driving licence issued after the passing of a driving test shall be subject to a probationary period of at least two years. If the holder of the driving licence already has a valid driving licence for another category, the probationary period shall only include what may remain of the probationary period for the existing driving licence, unless the existing driving licence is issued for category AM only. The duration of the probationary period shall be determined by the Member State issuing the driving licence and shall not be less than two years.

Or. en

Amendment 548

Dominique Riquet

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. The holder of a driving licence of a given category issued for the first time shall be considered a novice driver and shall be subject to a probationary period of at least two years.	1. The holder of a driving licence of a given category issued for the first time shall be considered a novice driver and shall be subject to a probationary period of at least two years.
	The probationary period shall not apply when a driver is issued with a driving licence in a category other than that for which they already hold a driving licence. This exemption shall apply to category B, BE, C1, C1E, D1, DE and D1E licences.

Or. fr

Amendment 549

Elena Kountoura

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. The holder of a driving licence of a given category issued for the first time shall be considered a novice driver and shall be subject to a probationary period of at least two years.	1. The holder of a driving licence of a given category issued for the first time shall be considered a novice driver and shall be subject to a probationary period of at least three years.

Or. en

Amendment 550

Henna Virkkunen

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. The holder of a driving licence of a given category issued for the first time shall be considered a novice driver and shall be subject to a probationary period of at least two years.	1. The holder of a driving licence of a given category issued for the first time may be considered a novice driver and may be subject to a probationary period of at least two years.

Or. en

Justification

Regulating alcohol levels exceeds the scope and purpose of the driving license Directive. The matter should be regulated nationally at the Member States level.

Amendment 551

Jens Gieseke, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. The holder of a driving licence of a given category issued for the first time shall be considered a novice driver and shall be subject to a probationary period of at least two years.	1. The holder of a driving licence issued for the first time shall be considered a novice driver and shall be subject to a probationary period of at least two years.

Or. en

Amendment 552

Elena Kountoura

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	1a. A novice driver holding a category B licence shall not be authorised to drive a vehicle powered by an engine of over 200kW during the probation period

Or. en

Amendment 553

Marianne Vind

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.	2. Member States shall lay down stricter rules or sanctions, or both, for driving under the influence of alcohol for novice drivers than for experienced drivers and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented.

Or. en

Justification

Road safety is an important agenda and in particular, the specific challenges novice drivers impose. However, when regulating driver’s behaviour (e.g. speed-limits, maximum authorized mass of vehicles, and alcohol limits) there is significant consideration to be taken into account in terms of the national differences in infrastructure, traffic behaviour, culture and the populations reactions to prohibitions etc. Especially in relation to issues where there seems to be no elements of cross-border in the matter. This is also the case, when considering if specific groups of drivers should be subject to stricter rules and sanctions. While harmonization in this area is important, the regulation of drivers’ behaviour is best handled at national level, and therefore the Member States should be given more flexibility to implement the solutions that are most effective in their individual Member States. It seems that a rather large proportion of the Member States already have specific rules for novice drivers. This goes to show that the Member States are already aware of the road safety issue novice drivers impose.

Amendment 554

Bergur Løkke Rasmussen

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.	2. Member States shall lay down stricter rules on penalties or sanctions, or both, for driving under the influence of alcohol and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties or sanctions shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.

Or. en

Justification

More flexibility is needed. Regulation of driver’s behaviour is best handled at national level, as there is significant consideration to be taken into account in terms of the national differences in infrastructure, traffic behaviour, culture and the populations reactions to prohibitions etc.

Amendment 555

Dominique Riquet

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non‐discriminatory.	2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non‐discriminatory.

Or. fr

Amendment 556

Roman Haider, Georg Mayer, Marco Campomenosi, Harald Vilimsky, Anders Vistisen, Markus Buchheit

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(2) Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non‐discriminatory.	(2) Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.05g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non‐discriminatory.

Or. de

Justification

Die Forderung, dass der Blutalkoholspiegel während der Probezeit auf 0,0 mg/l hinabgesetzt werden soll kritisieren wir, da der Verzehr von gewissen Lebensmitteln ( zum Beispiel Apfelsaft) zu einem Gärungsprozess führen kann, welcher auch ohne den Konsum von alkoholhaltigen Lebensmitteln bei Kontrollen zu einem Wert über dem geforderten Blutalkoholspiegel führen kann. Deshalb ist es sinnvoll, nach österreichischem Vorbild den Toleranzwert von 0,05 mg/l Alkohol in der Atemluft, welcher laut der in Österreich festgelegten Formel (Atemalkoholgehalt in Milligramm/Liter x 2 = Blutalkoholgehalt in Promille) einem Blutalkoholgehalt von 0,1 Promille entspricht, festzuglegen. Des Weiteren, sollte auf einheitliche Maßeinheiten und Umrechnungen innerhalb der EU geachtet werden.

Amendment 557

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.	2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol or drug level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.

Or. en

Amendment 558

Kathleen Van Brempt, Vera Tax

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.	2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory. Member States shall extend the application of the 0.0 g/mL to all drivers.

Or. en

Amendment 559

Isabel García Muñoz

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.	2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory. Member States may extend the application of the 0.0g/mL limit to all drivers.

Or. en

Amendment 560

Henna Virkkunen

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.	2. Member States may lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties may be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.

Or. en

Justification

Regulating alcohol levels exceeds the scope and purpose of the driving license Directive. The matter should be regulated nationally at the Member States level.

Amendment 561

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	2a. Member States shall lay down specific rules applicable to inexperienced drivers as regards maximum net power (peak power), granting them permission to drive vehicles with a maximum authorised net power of 55 kW/t. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties regarding the maximum authorised net power and take all the measures needed to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non‐discriminatory.

Or. it

Amendment 562

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	2a. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who
	- fail to use safety equipment,
	- drive without a valid driving licence
	and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Member State may use for that purpose their national demerit point systems. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.

Or. en

Amendment 563

Kathleen Van Brempt, Vera Tax

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
3. Member States may establish additional rules applicable on their territory to novice drivers during the probationary period to improve road safety. They shall inform the Commission thereof.	3. Member States may establish additional rules applicable on their territory to novice drivers during the probationary period to improve road safety, such as a zero tolerance system for illicit psychoactive drugs using the lowest limit of quantification that takes account of passive or accidental exposure. They shall inform the Commission thereof. Member States shall extend the application of the zero tolerance system for illicit psychoactive drugs to all drivers.

Or. en

Amendment 564

Brice Hortefeux, François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
3. Member States may establish additional rules applicable on their territory to novice drivers during the probationary period to improve road safety. They shall inform the Commission thereof.	3. Member States may establish additional rules applicable on their territory to novice drivers during the probationary period to improve road safety. These rules may not limit night-time driving. They shall inform the Commission thereof.

Or. fr

Amendment 565

Henna Virkkunen

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
3. Member States may establish additional rules applicable on their territory to novice drivers during the probationary period to improve road safety. They shall inform the Commission thereof.	3. Member States may establish additional rules applicable on their territory to novice drivers during the probationary period to improve road safety. They may inform the Commission thereof.

Or. en

Justification

Regulating alcohol levels exceeds the scope and purpose of the driving license Directive. The matter should be regulated nationally at the Member States level.

Amendment 566

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	3a. Member States shall lay down specific rules applicable to inexperienced drivers as regards speed, limiting them to a maximum authorised speed of 100 km/h where Member States provide for a higher maximum speed. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties regarding the maximum authorised speed and take all the measures needed to ensure that they are implemented. These penalties must be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.

Or. it

Amendment 567

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	3b. Member States shall lay down specific rules applicable to inexperienced drivers on a zero-tolerance system for psychotropic substances or narcotics. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for the taking of those substances, including the withdrawal of driving licences. Member States may extend those measures to all drivers.

Or. it

Amendment 568

Henna Virkkunen

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
4. Member States shall mark driving licences issued during a probationary period with the Union code 98.01 specified in Annex I, Part E.	4. Member States may mark driving licences issued during a probationary period with the Union code 98.01 specified in Annex I, Part E.

Or. en

Justification

Regulating alcohol levels exceeds the scope and purpose of the driving license Directive. The matter should be regulated nationally at the Member States level.

Amendment 569

Henna Virkkunen

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
5. A probationary period shall not be applied to drivers obtaining a driving licence of category A2 or A in accordance with Article 10(1), point (c).	5. A probationary period may not be applied to drivers obtaining a driving licence of category A2 or A in accordance with Article 10(1), point (c).

Or. en

Justification

Regulating alcohol levels exceeds the scope and purpose of the driving license Directive. The matter should be regulated nationally at the Member States level.

Amendment 570

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	5a. For drivers obtaining a new category during their probationary period for category B, the probationary period for the new category can be reduced/merged based on the already completed probationary period, which cannot be shorter than six months.

Or. en

Amendment 571

Isabel García Muñoz

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	5a. Member States may decide to eliminate the probationary period for new vehicle categories for drivers who have completed the full probationary period of category B.

Or. en

Amendment 572

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	5b. Member States are encouraged to include age-appropriate training on road safety rules and traffic risk awareness trainings as part of their elementary and secondary school curricula. Member States may use revenues earmarked under Directive 2015/413 to financially support such initiatives. The Commission may use the resources indicated in Article 8a of the same Directive to also financially support such initiatives.

Or. en

Amendment 573

Andor Deli

Proposal for a directive

Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Driving examiners shall meet the minimum standards set out in Annex IV.	Driving examiners shall meet the minimum standards set out in Annex IV. In the case of computer-based and computer-assessed theory exams, the examiners shall not be required to meet the minimum requirements set out in Annex IV.

Or. hu

Amendment 574

Proposal for a directive

Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Driving examiners already working in that capacity before 19 January 2013 shall be subject only to the requirements concerning quality assurance and regular periodic training measures.	Driving examiners already working in that capacity before entry into force of this Directive shall be subject only to the requirements concerning quality assurance and regular periodic training measures.

Or. en

Amendment 575

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 16 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	Article 16a
	Instructors
	Within 12 months of the entry into force of this directive, the Commission shall adopt, by means of delegated acts and in accordance with Article 21, minimum requirements for the training of driving instructors. Those requirements shall include at least the following points:
	(a) competences required of driving instructors;
	(b) general conditions;
	(c) initial qualification;
	(d) quality assurance and periodic training;
	(e) grandfather rights.

Or. it

Amendment 576

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
For the purposes of this Directive, normal residence shall be the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal and occupational ties, or, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he or she is living.	For the purposes of this Directive, normal residence shall be the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal or occupational ties, and, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he or she is living.

Or. en

Justification

The renewal of an EU driving licence for third-country drivers by a Member State should be based on a revised definition of “normal residence” that enables drivers to claim normal residence based on professional ties alone. By requiring both professional and personal ties, as it is currently stated in the EC proposal, third country professional drivers legally driving for EU-based companies face additional administrative and financial burdens for the renewal of their EU driving licence, which this amendment removes.

Amendment 577

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
For the purposes of this Directive, normal residence shall be the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal and occupational ties, or, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he or she is living.	For the purposes of this Directive, normal residence shall be the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal or occupational ties, and, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he or she is living.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 578

Proposal for a directive

Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
For the purposes of this Directive, normal residence shall be the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal and occupational ties, or, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he or she is living.	For the purposes of this Directive, normal residence shall be the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal or occupational ties, and, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he or she is living.

Or. en

Amendment 579

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
For the purposes of this Directive, normal residence shall be the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal and occupational ties, or, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he or she is living.	For the purposes of this Directive, normal residence shall be the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal or occupational ties, and in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he or she is living.

Or. ro

Amendment 580

Dominique Riquet

Proposal for a directive

Article 17 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
4. By way of derogation from Article 10(1), point (e) and for the specific purpose of the first issuance of a driving licence of category B, an applicant whose Member State of normal residence is different from his or her Member State of citizenship may have his or her driving licence issued by the latter, where the Member State of normal residence does not provide for the possibility to pass the theoretical or practical tests in one of the official languages of the Member State of citizenship or with an interpreter.	4. By way of derogation from Article 10(1), point (e) and for the specific purpose of the first issuance of a driving licence of category B, C1/C1E, C/CE, D1/D1E, D/DE, an applicant whose Member State of normal residence is different from his or her Member State of citizenship may have his or her driving licence issued by the latter, where the Member State of normal residence does not provide for the possibility to pass the theoretical or practical tests in one of the official languages of the Member State of citizenship or with an interpreter.

Or. fr

Amendment 581

Proposal for a directive

Article 17 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
4. By way of derogation from Article 10(1), point (e) and for the specific purpose of the first issuance of a driving licence of category B, an applicant whose Member State of normal residence is different from his or her Member State of citizenship may have his or her driving licence issued by the latter, where the Member State of normal residence does not provide for the possibility to pass the theoretical or practical tests in one of the official languages of the Member State of citizenship or with an interpreter.	4. By way of derogation from Article 10(1), point (e) and for the specific purpose of the first issuance of a driving licence, an applicant whose Member State of normal residence is different from his or her Member State of citizenship may have his or her driving licence issued by the latter, where the Member State of normal residence does not provide for the possibility to pass the theoretical or practical tests in one of the official EU languages of the Member State of citizenship or with an interpreter.

Or. en

Amendment 582

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Article 17 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
4. By way of derogation from Article 10(1), point (e) and for the specific purpose of the first issuance of a driving licence of category B, an applicant whose Member State of normal residence is different from his or her Member State of citizenship may have his or her driving licence issued by the latter, where the Member State of normal residence does not provide for the possibility to pass the theoretical or practical tests in one of the official languages of the Member State of citizenship or with an interpreter.	4. By way of derogation from Article 10(1), point (e) and for the specific purpose of the first issuance of a driving licence, an applicant whose Member State of normal residence is different from his or her Member State of citizenship may have his or her driving licence issued by the latter, where the Member State of normal residence does not provide for the possibility to pass the theoretical or practical tests in one of the official languages of the Member State of citizenship or with an interpreter.

Or. en

Justification

The possibility provided to B licence drivers to take their driving examinations outside of their Member State of residence and in their Member State of citizenship should be extended to all driving licences categories, including professional drivers. This would ensure all drivers, including professional truck (C1/C1E, C/CE), bus and coach (D1/D1E and D/DE) candidate drivers, to ensure that driving skills of novice professional drivers are accurately tested, rather than focusing exclusively on their knowledge of a specific language.

Amendment 583

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Article 17 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
4. By way of derogation from Article 10(1), point (e) and for the specific purpose of the first issuance of a driving licence of category B, an applicant whose Member State of normal residence is different from his or her Member State of citizenship may have his or her driving licence issued by the latter, where the Member State of normal residence does not provide for the possibility to pass the theoretical or practical tests in one of the official languages of the Member State of citizenship or with an interpreter.	4. By way of derogation from Article 10(1), point (e) and for the specific purpose of the first issuance of a driving licence, an applicant whose Member State of normal residence is different from his or her Member State of citizenship may have his or her driving licence issued by the latter, where the Member State of normal residence does not provide for the possibility to pass the theoretical or practical tests in one of the official languages of the Member State of citizenship or with an interpreter.

Or. en

Justification

The possibility provided to B licence drivers to take their driving examinations outside of their Member State of residence and in their Member State of citizenship should be extended to all driving licences categories, including professional drivers. This would ensure all drivers, including professional truck (C1/C1E,C/CE), bus and coach (D1/D1E and D/DE) candidate drivers, that driving skills of novice professional drivers are accurately tested, rather than focusing exclusively on their knowledge of a specific language.

Amendment 584

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Article 17 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(4) By way of derogation from Article 10(1), point (e) and for the specific purpose of the first issuance of a driving licence of category B, an applicant whose Member State of normal residence is different from his or her Member State of citizenship may have his or her driving licence issued by the latter, where the Member State of normal residence does not provide for the possibility to pass the theoretical or practical tests in one of the official languages of the Member State of citizenship or with an interpreter.	(4) By way of derogation from Article 10(1), point (e) and for the specific purpose of the first issuance of a driving licence, an applicant whose Member State of normal residence is different from his or her Member State of citizenship may have his or her driving licence issued by the latter, where the Member State of normal residence does not provide for the possibility to pass the theoretical or practical tests in one of the official languages of the Member State of citizenship or with an interpreter.

Or. ro

Amendment 585

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. Member States shall apply the equivalences established by Commission Decision (EU) 2016/194564 between entitlements obtained before 19 January 2013 and the categories set out in Article 6 of this Directive.	1. Member States shall apply the equivalences established by Commission Decision (EU) 2016/194564 between entitlements obtained before entry into force of this Directive and the categories set out in Article 6 of this Directive.
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64 Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1945 of 14 October 2016 on equivalences between categories of driving licences (OJ L 302, 9.11.2016, p. 62).	64 Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1945 of 14 October 2016 on equivalences between categories of driving licences (OJ L 302, 9.11.2016, p. 62).

Or. en

Amendment 586

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Any entitlement to drive granted before 19 January 2013 shall not be removed or in any way qualified by the provisions of this Directive.	2. Any entitlement to drive granted before entry into force of this Directive shall not be removed or in any way qualified by the provisions of this Directive.

Or. en

Amendment 587

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 19 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. Member States shall assist one another in the implementation of this Directive. They shall exchange information on the licences they have issued, exchanged, replaced, renewed, restricted, suspended, withdrawn, cancelled or revoked, on the driving disqualifications they have imposed or plan to enact and consult each other in order to verify whether an applicant for a driving licence is not subject to a driving disqualification in any Member State. They shall use the EU driving licence network set up for those purposes.	1. Member States shall assist one another in the implementation of this Directive. They shall exchange information on the licences they have issued, exchanged, replaced, renewed, restricted, suspended, withdrawn, cancelled or revoked, on the points-based system and the driving disqualifications they have imposed or plan to enact and consult each other in order to verify whether an applicant for a driving licence is not subject to a driving disqualification in any Member State. They shall use the EU driving licence network set up for those purposes.

Or. it

Amendment 588

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) to prevent, detect and investigate criminal offences as referred to in [REFERENCE TO PRÜM II];	deleted

Or. it

Amendment 589

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Article 20 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Member States shall inform the Commission on a yearly basis about the number of driving licences issued, renewed, replaced, withdrawn and exchanged, for each category, including data on the issuance and use of mobile driving licences.	Member States shall inform the Commission on a yearly basis about the number of driving licences issued, renewed, replaced, withdrawn and exchanged, for each category, including data on the issuance and use of mobile driving licences. Member States shall also inform the Commission within 3 months if the laws, regulations and administrative provisions they adopted, which are necessary to comply with this Directive, are changed in a way affecting the application of the provisions of this Directive.

Or. en

Amendment 590

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Benoît Lutgen, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	Member States shall equally share data on their best practices as regards road safety measures and risk awareness trainings, especially as regards novice drivers and within the lifelong training, self-assessment on physical and mental fitness and other types of medical fitness checks per age group, use of support system per age group through feedback interventions with prove of participation and recommendations provided by a driving instructor, traffic psychologist or driving examiner as well as measures to increase road safety measures among vulnerable road users, including practices on micro mobility vehicles registration.

Or. en

Amendment 591

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Article 21 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 10(8) and Article 16(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [Date of entry into force of the Directive]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.	2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 10(8), Article 12(8a), Article 16(2) and Article 18a(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [date of entry into force of the Directive]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.

Or. it

Amendment 592

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Article 21 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 10(8) and Article 16(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [Date of entry into force of the Directive]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.	2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 9(2)(new), Article 10(8), Article 16(2) and Article 11(a)(new) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [Date of entry into force of the Directive]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.

Or. en

Amendment 593

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Article 21 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 10(8) and Article 16(2) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.	3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 9(2)(new), Article 10(8), Article 16(2) and Article 11(a)(new) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

Or. en

Amendment 594

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Article 21 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 10(8) and Article 16(2) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council, or if before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.	6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 9(2)(new), Article 10(8), Article 16(2) and Article 11(a)(new) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council, or if before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

Or. en

Amendment 595

Kathleen Van Brempt, Vera Tax

Proposal for a directive

Article 23

Directive (EU) 2022/2561

Article 5(2)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Article 23	deleted
Amendments to Directive (EU) 2022/2561
In Article 5(2) of Directive (EU) 2022/2561, the following point (c) is added:
‘(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];’

Or. en

Amendment 596

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1

Directive (EU) 2022/2561

Article 5(2) point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];	(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C1, C, CE and C1E, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];

Or. en

Amendment 597

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1

Directive (EU) 2022/2561

Article 5(2)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];	(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C and CE, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];’

Or. en

Justification

Failing to extend the accompanied driver scheme to the CE driving licence makes the EC proposal suboptimal and of little value, since these young drivers in possession of a C driving licence will need to redo another training to qualify for a CE licence category. Today, with less than 7% of young truck drivers being under 25 years of age in Europe. With a high proportion of EU drivers approaching retirement age, driver shortages are expected to considerably worsen, reaching dramatic proportions in the next 10 years if no concrete action of the kind proposed by the industry is taken. Extending accompanied driving to drivers with a CE licence will enable young professional drivers to start driving C category vehicles from the age of17 (accompanied) and CE category vehicles once they turn 18.

Amendment 598

Bergur Løkke Rasmussen

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1

Directive (EU) 2022/2561

Article 5 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];	(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C and CE, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];

Or. en

Amendment 599

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1

Proposal for a Directive on the Driving licences

Article 14

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];	(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C and C1, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];

Or. en

Amendment 600

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1

Directive (EU) 2022/2561

Article 5(2)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];	(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C and CE, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];

Or. en

Justification

Extending accompanied driving to drivers with a CE licence will enable young professional drivers to start driving C category vehicles from the age of 17 (accompanied) and CE category vehicles once they turn 18.

Amendment 601

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1

Article 5(2), point c

Directive (EU) 2022/2561

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];’	(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C and CE, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];’

Or. ro

Amendment 602

Dominique Riquet

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1

Directive 2022/2561

Article 5(2)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];’	(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C and CE, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE-TO-THIS-DIRECTIVE];’

Or. fr

Amendment 603

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 a (new)

Directive (EU) 2022/2561

Article 5 – paragraph 3 (a)

Present text	Amendment
	Article 5, paragraph 3, point a, is replaced by the following:
3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive:	"3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive:
(a) from the age of 21:	(a) from the age of 21:
(i) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E to carry passengers on regular services where the route does not exceed 50 kilometres and a vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2).	(i)vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2).
Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1);	Member State shall authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1);
(ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1).	(ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1).
Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 20, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). This may be reduced to the age of 18 where the driver drives such vehicles without passengers;	Any Member State may lower the minimum age for categories D and DE for professional bus and coach drivers to 18 years on their territory, provided that drivers have undergone a full professional training and are holders of a Certificate for Professional Competence (CPC) according to the provisions of Article 6(1), of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;"

Or. en

Justification

The purpose of this amendment is to align the provisions of the driver training Directive (EU) 2022/2561 with the provisions of this Directive, whilst at the same time removing the 50-kilometer distance limitation.

Amendment 604

Marco Campomenosi, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza, Massimiliano Salini, Lucia Vuolo

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Directive (EU) 2022/2561

Article 5 – paragraph 3 (a)

Present text	Amendment
	In Article 5, paragraph 3, point a, is replaced by the following:
"3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive:	"3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive:
(a) from the age of 21:	(a) from the age of 21:
(i) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E to carry passengers on regular services where the route does not exceed 50 kilometres and a vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2).	(i) vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2).
Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1);	Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1);
(ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1).	(ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1).
Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 20, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). This may be reduced to the age of 18 where the driver drives such vehicles without passengers;	Any Member State may lower the minimum age for categories D and DE for professional bus and coach drivers to 18 years on their territory, provided that drivers have undergone a full professional training and are holders of a Certificate for Professional Competence (CPC) according to the provisions of Article 6(1), of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;"

Or. en

Amendment 605

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Directive (EU) 2022/2561

Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a

Present text	Amendment
	In Article 5, paragraph 3, point a is replaced by following:
"3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive:	"3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive:
(a) from the age of 21:	(a) from the age of 21:
(i) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E to carry passengers on regular services where the route does not exceed 50 kilometres and a vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2).	(i) vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2).
Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1);	Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1);
(ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1).	(ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1).
Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 20, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). This may be reduced to the age of 18 where the driver drives such vehicles without passengers;	Any Member State may lower the minimum age for categories D and DE for professional bus and coach drivers to 18 years on their territory, provided that drivers have undergone a full professional training and are holders of a Certificate for Professional Competence (CPC) according to the provisions of Article 6(1), of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;"

Or. en

Amendment 606

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Directive (EU) 2022/2561

Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a

Present text	Amendment
	In Article 5, paragraph 3, point a, is replaced by the following:
"3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive:	"3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive:
(a) from the age of 21:	(a) from the age of 21:
(i) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E to carry passengers on regular services where the route does not exceed 50 kilometres and a vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2).	(i) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E to carry passengers on regular services where the route does not exceed 50 kilometres and a vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2).
Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1);	Any Member State shall authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1);
(ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1).	(ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1).
Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 20, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). This may be reduced to the age of 18 where the driver drives such vehicles without passengers;	Any Member State may lower the minimum age for categories D and DE to 18 years on their territory, provided that drivers have undergone a full professional training and are holders of a Certificate for Professional Competence (CPC) according to the provisions of Article 6(1), of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;"

Or. en

Amendment 607

Elsi Katainen

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Directive (EU) 2022/2561

Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a

Present text	Amendment
	In Article 5, paragraph 3, point a, is replaced by the following:
"3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive:	"3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive:
(a) from the age of 21:	(a) from the age of 21:
(i) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E to carry passengers on regular services where the route does not exceed 50 kilometres and a vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2).	(i) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E to carry passengers on regular services and a vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2).
Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1);	Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1);
(ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1).	(ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1).
Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 20, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). This may be reduced to the age of 18 where the driver drives such vehicles without passengers;	Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 20, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). This may be reduced to the age of 18 where the driver drives such vehicles without passengers;
(b) from the age of 23, a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2).	(b) from the age of 23, a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2)."

Or. en

Justification

The route in point (i) should not be limited to 50 kilometres. Bus drivers receive a comprehensive training and there is already a shortage of bus drivers, so it is important that also younger bus drivers can drive on all routes.

Amendment 608

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	– Risk of distraction owing to the use of electronic devices while driving and possible safety impacts;

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Amendment 609

Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
– the most important principles concerning the observance of a safe distance between vehicles, braking distances and road holding under various weather and road conditions;	– the most important principles concerning the observance of a safe distance between vehicles, braking distances and road holding under various weather and road conditions, in particular snow and slippery conditions;

Or. en

Justification

Snow and slippery conditions are often forgotten in theory tests whereas it is one of the most dangerous road conditions a driver can face.

Amendment 610

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
– specific risk factors related to the lack of experience of other road users, especially on vulnerable road users that enjoy a lesser degree of protection in traffic compared to users of motor vehicles such as cars, buses and lorries and who are directly exposed to the forces of collisions. This category includes pedestrians, cyclists, users of powered two-wheel vehicles, users of personal mobility devices and persons with disabilities or reduced mobility and orientation.	– specific risk factors related to the lack of experience of other road users, especially on vulnerable road users that enjoy a lesser degree of protection in traffic compared to users of motor vehicles such as cars, buses and lorries and who are directly exposed to the forces of collisions. This category includes children, pedestrians, cyclists, users of powered two-wheel vehicles, users of personal mobility devices and persons with disabilities or reduced mobility and orientation.

Or. it

Amendment 611

Dominique Riquet

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
– risks involved in the movement and driving of various types of vehicles and of the different fields of view of their drivers, including vehicles with advanced driving assistance systems and other automation features;	– risks involved in the movement and driving of various types of vehicles and of the different fields of view of their drivers;

Or. fr

Amendment 612

Dominique Riquet

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	– risks and opportunities inherent in the usage of advanced driving assistance systems and of other automation features;

Or. fr

Amendment 613

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
– general rules specifying how the driver must behave in the event of an accident (setting warning devices and raising the alarm) and the measures which he can take to assist road accident victims where necessary;	– general rules specifying how the driver must behave in the event of an accident (setting warning devices and raising the alarm) and basic knowledge on how to give first aid and how to use first aid equipment;

Or. it

Amendment 614

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	– rules on how to behave if an emergency vehicle is approaching and what to do at the site of a collision;

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Amendment 615

Dominique Riquet

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
– knowledge safety aspects related to alternatively fuelled vehicles;	– knowledge safety aspects related to alternatively fuelled vehicles, in particular the risks of conflagration or chemical reaction in the event of an accident or breakdown;

Or. fr

Amendment 616

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
– knowledge safety aspects related to alternatively fuelled vehicles;	– knowledge safety aspects related to alternatively fuelled vehicles and/or batteries;

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Amendment 617

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ea) use of advanced driver assistance systems and supporting technologies and their benefits;

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Amendment 618

Elena Kountoura

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(h a) potential risks and precautions necessary when driving for work;

Or. en

Amendment 619

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ia) risks involved in the interaction between different vehicle types owing to differing dimensions and driving dynamics.

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Amendment 620

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ia) basic regulatory framework on urban vehicle access restrictions, including low-emission zones;

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Amendment 621

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(i a) risks involved in the interaction between different vehicle types due to different scale and driving dynamics

Or. en

Justification

To improve safety of all road users, it is crucial for non-professional and vulnerable road users (categories A and B) to better understand their vulnerability and reduced visibility to larger vehicles, through a basic introduction to these larger vehicles and their dynamics while on motion on roads. Promoting safe interaction between other road users and professional freight and passenger transport will be a critical step to reduce accident risks and potential injuries and fatalities, further promoting road safety in view of achieving Vision Zero goals by2050.

Amendment 622

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ia) basics of first aid

Or. en

Amendment 623

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ib) risks connected with the interaction between different vehicle types owing to different scale and driving dynamics.

Or. it

Amendment 624

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ib) risks involved in the interaction between different vehicle types due to different scale and driving dynamics.

Or. en

Amendment 625

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	2b. risks involved in the interaction between different vehicle types due to different scale and driving dynamics.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 626

Elena Kountoura

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	3a. Specific provisions concerning category B
	Regarding driving N1 category vehicles, compulsory check of general knowledge on:
	(a) loading and unloading, cargo securing
	(b) specific risk factors related to the driving of N1 category vehicles

Or. en

Amendment 627

Benoît Lutgen, Pascal Arimont, Simone Schmiedtbauer, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Ferber, Magdalena Adamowicz, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
4. Specific provisions concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 and D1E	4. Specific provisions concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E and T

Or. en

Amendment 628

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) rules concerning the type of transport concerned: goods or passengers;	deleted

Or. en

Justification

To optimise driver training, it is proposed to move specific training elements which are relevant for active professional drivers away from the EU Driver Licence Directive while only keeping them in the Driver Training Certificate of Professional Competences (CPC) Directive (Directive EU 2022/20561).Removing duplication of training content will reduce administrative burdens and costs of driver training, while increasing the value of professional training.

Amendment 629

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) rules concerning the type of transport concerned: goods or passengers;	deleted

Or. ro

Justification

In order to optimise driver training, it is proposed to move the specific training elements relevant for active professional drivers from the EU Driving Licence Directive, retaining them only in the Professional Competence Drivers’ Training Certificate (CPC) Directive (EU Directive 2022/20561). Removing the duplication of training content will reduce the administrative burden and the costs of training drivers, while increasing the value of the professional training.

Amendment 630

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) vehicle and transport documents required for the national and international carriage of goods and passengers;	deleted

Or. ro

Justification

In order to optimise driver training, it is proposed to move the specific training elements of relevance to active professional drivers from the EU Driving Licence Directive, retaining them only in the Professional Competence Drivers’ Training Certificate (CPC) Directive (EU Directive 2022/20561). Removing the duplication of training content will reduce the administrative burden and the costs of training drivers, while increasing the value of the professional training.

Amendment 631

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) vehicle and transport documents required for the national and international carriage of goods and passengers;	deleted

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 632

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) the precautions to be taken during the removal and replacement of wheels;	deleted

Or. ro

Justification

Amendment 633

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) the precautions to be taken during the removal and replacement of wheels;	deleted

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 634

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(f) rules on vehicle weights and dimensions; rules on speed limiters;	(f) rules on vehicle weights and dimensions; rules on speed limiters, the purpose and use of retarders/exhaust brakes and brakes;

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Amendment 635

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(f) rules on vehicle weights and dimensions; rules on speed limiters;	(f) Rules on vehicle weights and dimensions; rules on speed limiters, purpose and use of retarders/exhaust and brakes;

Or. en

Amendment 636

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(f) rules on vehicle weights and dimensions; rules on speed limiters;	(f) rules on vehicle weights and dimensions; rules on speed limiters; purpose and use of retarders/exhaust and brakes;

Or. en

Justification

The objective is to add relevant and modern training elements to better reflect the Driving and Safety Aids (ADS) now intrinsic on all modern Heavy Goods and Passenger Vehicles. This will better prepare any new driver for their role as a modern professional driver in any modern vehicle with more targeted and up-to-date training elements to better reflect the specificity of heavy-duty professional vehicles, while ensuring better preparation and safety awareness of professional drivers.

Amendment 637

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(f) rules on vehicle weights and dimensions; rules on speed limiters;	(f) rules on vehicle weights and dimensions; rules on speed limiters, purpose and use of retarders/exhaust and brakes;

Or. en

Amendment 638

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point g

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(g) obstruction of the field of view caused by the characteristics of their vehicles;	(g) obstruction of the field of view caused by the characteristics of their vehicles, particularly as regards perception of the presence of pedestrians, cyclists and micromobility users to the front and side of the vehicle;

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Amendment 639

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(h) reading a road map, route planning, including the use of electronic navigation systems (optional);	deleted

Or. ro

Amendment 640

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(h) reading a road map, route planning, including the use of electronic navigation systems (optional);	deleted

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 641

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(h) reading a road map, route planning, including the use of electronic navigation systems (optional);	(h) defensive and eco-driving: distance to the vehicle in front; curve overtaking, change of lane, priority; rules, speed limits;

Or. en

Justification

The objective is to add relevant new training elements which practice has shown are needed to improve road safety for any new and experienced professional driver. More targeted and up-to-date training elements are required to better reflect the specificity of heavy-duty professional vehicles, while ensuring better preparation and safety awareness of professional drivers.

Amendment 642

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(h) reading a road map, route planning, including the use of electronic navigation systems (optional);	(h) route planning, including the use of electronic navigation systems (optional);

Or. it

Amendment 643

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point h a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ha) defensive and eco-driving: distance to the vehicle in front; driving through the curve, changing lanes, priority; rules, speed limits;

Or. ro

Amendment 644

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point h a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ha) defensive and eco-driving: distance to the vehicle in front; curve overtaking, change of lane, priority; rules, speed limits;

Or. en

Amendment 645

Bergur Løkke Rasmussen

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point h a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ha) Defensive and eco-driving: distance to the vehicle in front; curve overtaking, change of lane, priority; rules, speed limits;

Or. en

Amendment 646

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(i) safety factors relating to vehicle loading: controlling the load (stowing and fastening), difficulties with different kinds of load (for instance liquids, hanging loads, …), loading and unloading goods and the use of loading equipment (categories C, CE, C1, C1E only);	deleted

Or. ro

Amendment 647

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(i) safety factors relating to vehicle loading: controlling the load (stowing and fastening), difficulties with different kinds of load (for instance liquids, hanging loads, …), loading and unloading goods and the use of loading equipment (categories C, CE, C1, C1E only);	deleted

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 648

Benoît Lutgen, Pascal Arimont, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Ferber, Magdalena Adamowicz, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Simone Schmiedtbauer, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(i) safety factors relating to vehicle loading: controlling the load (stowing and fastening), difficulties with different kinds of load (for instance liquids, hanging loads, …), loading and unloading goods and the use of loading equipment (categories C, CE, C1, C1E only);	(i) safety factors relating to vehicle loading: controlling the load (stowing and fastening), difficulties with different kinds of load (for instance liquids, hanging loads, …), loading and unloading goods and the use of loading equipment (categories C, CE, C1, C1E, T only);

Or. en

Amendment 649

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(j) the driver's responsibility in respect to the carriage of passengers; comfort and safety of passengers; transport of children; necessary checks before driving away; all sorts of buses shall be part of the theory test (public service buses and coaches, buses with special dimensions, …) (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only).	deleted

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 650

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(j) the driver's responsibility in respect to the carriage of passengers; comfort and safety of passengers; transport of children; necessary checks before driving away; all sorts of buses shall be part of the theory test (public service buses and coaches, buses with special dimensions, …) (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only).	(j) the driver's responsibility in respect to the carriage of passengers; comfort and safety of passengers, in particular, persons with disabilities and reduced mobility; transport of children; necessary checks before driving away; all sorts of buses shall be part of the theory test (public service buses and coaches, buses with special dimensions, …) (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only).

Or. it

Amendment 651

Barbara Thaler

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 1 – point c – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
The Union code marked on a driving licence of category A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE issued on the basis of a test of skills and behaviour taken on a vehicle with automatic transmission shall be removed if the holder passes a dedicated test of skills and behaviour or completes a dedicated training.	The Union code marked on a driving licence of category A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE issued on the basis of a test of skills and behaviour taken on a vehicle with automatic transmission shall be removed if the holder passes a dedicated test of skills and behaviour or completes a dedicated training. This training may occur before or after the test of skills and behaviour on a vehicle with automatic transmission.

Or. en

Amendment 652

Caroline Nagtegaal

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 1 – point c – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
The Union code marked on a driving licence of category A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE issued on the basis of a test of skills and behaviour taken on a vehicle with automatic transmission shall be removed if the holder passes a dedicated test of skills and behaviour or completes a dedicated training.	The Union code described in the first paragraph shall not be recorded on, or shall subsequently be removed from, a licence of category A1, A2, A, B1, B or BE if the applicant or holder passes a dedicated test of skills and behaviour or completes a dedicated training, which may occur before or after the test of skills and behaviour on a vehicle with automatic transmission.

Or. en

Justification

This allows Member States to prepare for electric driving, without giving in on manual transmission driving skills.

Amendment 653

Roman Haider, Georg Mayer, Marco Campomenosi, Harald Vilimsky, Markus Buchheit, Anders Vistisen

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 1 – point c – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
The Union code marked on a driving licence of category A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE issued on the basis of a test of skills and behaviour taken on a vehicle with automatic transmission shall be removed if the holder passes a dedicated test of skills and behaviour or completes a dedicated training.	The Union code (78) shall not be marked on a driving licence of category A1, A2, A, B1 or B, or shall be removed accordingly, if the applicant or holder passes a dedicated test of skills and behaviour or completes a dedicated training, which may take place before or after the test of skills and behaviour taken on a vehicle with automatic transmission.

Or. de

Justification

The number of automatic transmission vehicle registrations is rising constantly. Vehicles with automatic transmission are more likely to be fitted with assistance systems, for technological reasons, for which there are more and more applications. Making the driving test more flexible (with the option, on a no-test basis, of extending an automatics-only driving licence to a licence that additionally entitles the holder to drive manual transmission vehicles) creates an incentive for driving schools to switch their fleets over to automatics more quickly.

Amendment 654

Benoît Lutgen, Pascal Arimont, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Ferber, Magdalena Adamowicz, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Simone Schmiedtbauer, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 1 – point d – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Specific provisions concerning vehicles of category BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 and D1E	Specific provisions concerning vehicles of category BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E and T

Or. en

Amendment 655

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point g – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;	A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;

Or. ro

Justification

Obiectivul este de a permite centrelor de formare, în colaborare cu companiile de transport, să utilizeze vehicule și echipamente de ultimă generație pentru instruirea și testarea șoferilor care reflectă mai exact vehiculele moderne și tehnologiile de ultimă oră utilizate de companiile de transportul rutier. Acest lucru va ajuta la o mai bună introducere și pregătire a oricărui candidat profesionist la conducere în operațiunile și practica zilnică a vehiculelor grele, permițând în același timp tuturor operatorilor de transport și material rulant modern din UE să se implice mai bine în procesul de formare și recrutare, care este necesar pentru a aborda actuala situație și numărul de șoferi anticipați de care are nevoie industria.

Amendment 656

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point g – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;	A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;

Or. it

Amendment 657

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point g – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;	A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 3821/85 165/2014; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;

Or. en

Justification

The objective is to enable training centres, in collaboration with transport companies, to use state-of-the-art vehicles and equipment for training and testing of drivers that more accurately reflect the modern vehicles and up-to-date technologies used by road transport companies. This will help better introduce and prepare any professional driving candidate to the heavy-duty vehicle daily operations and practice, while allowing all the EU modern rolling stock and transport operators to better engage with the training and recruitment process.

Amendment 658

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point g – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;	A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with digital or analog recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;

Or. en

Amendment 659

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point g – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;	A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;

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Justification

Amendment 660

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point h – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;	Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, fitted with a fifth wheel, equipped with a gearbox having at least eight forward ratios and with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 3821/85 165/2014; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;

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Justification

Amendment 661

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point h – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;	Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, fitted with a fifth wheel and equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;

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Amendment 662

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point h – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;	Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;

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Amendment 663

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point h – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;	Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, fitted with a fifth wheel, equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;

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Justification

Amendment 664

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point h – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;	Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with digital or analog recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;

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Amendment 665

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point i – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A subcategory C1 vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 4 000 kg, with a length of at least 5 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab;	A subcategory C1 vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 4 000 kg, with a length of at least 5 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;

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Amendment 666

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point i – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A subcategory C1 vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 4 000 kg, with a length of at least 5 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab;	A subcategory C1 vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 4 000 kg, with a length of at least 5 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;

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Amendment 667

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point i – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A subcategory C1 vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 4 000 kg, with a length of at least 5 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab;	A subcategory C1 vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 4 000 kg, with a length of at least 5 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;

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Justification

Amendment 668

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point j – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A combination made up of a subcategory C1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg; this combination shall be at least 8 m in length and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the closed box body may also be slightly less wide than the cab provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of the external rear-view mirrors of the motor vehicle; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;	A combination made up of a subcategory C1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg; this combination shall be at least 8 m in length and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

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Amendment 669

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point j – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A combination made up of a subcategory C1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg; this combination shall be at least 8 m in length and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the closed box body may also be slightly less wide than the cab provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of the external rear-view mirrors of the motor vehicle; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;	A combination made up of a subcategory C1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg; this combination shall be at least 8 m in length and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

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Amendment 670

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point j – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A combination made up of a subcategory C1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg; this combination shall be at least 8 m in length and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the closed box body may also be slightly less wide than the cab provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of the external rear-view mirrors of the motor vehicle; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;	A combination made up of a subcategory C1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg; this combination shall be at least 8 m in length and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

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Justification

Amendment 671

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point k – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A category D vehicle with a length of at least 10 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;	A category D vehicle with a length of at least 10 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with digital or analog recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;

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Amendment 672

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point k – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A category D vehicle with a length of at least 10 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;	A category D vehicle with a length of at least 10 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;

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Amendment 673

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point k – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A category D vehicle with a length of at least 10 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;	A category D vehicle with a length of at least 10 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;

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Amendment 674

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point k – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A category D vehicle with a length of at least 10 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;	A category D vehicle with a length of at least 10 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;

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Justification

Amendment 675

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point l – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A combination made up of a category D test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 m wide and 2 m high; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;	A combination made up of a category D test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

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Justification

Amendment 676

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point l – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A combination made up of a category D test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 m wide and 2 m high; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;	A combination made up of a category D test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

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Amendment 677

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point l – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A combination made up of a category D test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 m wide and 2 m high; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;	A combination made up of a category D test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

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Amendment 678

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point n – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A combination made up of a subcategory D1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 m wide and 2 m high; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;	A combination made up of a subcategory D1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

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Justification

Amendment 679

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point n – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
A combination made up of a subcategory D1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 m wide and 2 m high; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;	A combination made up of a subcategory D1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;

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Amendment 680

Benoît Lutgen, Pascal Arimont, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Ferber, Magdalena Adamowicz, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Simone Schmiedtbauer, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point n a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(na) Category T
	Vehicle combinations consisting of a Class T tractor and a trailer:
	(a) the maximum speed of the tractor determined by the design is more than 40 km/h,
	(b) maximum speed of the vehicle combination more than 40 km/h,
	(c) dual-line brake system,
	(d) trailer with at least a closed loading area (chassis without a closed floor not permitted),
	(e) length of the trailer when using a rigid drawbar trailer at least 4.5 m and
	(f) length of the vehicle combination at least 7.5 m.

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Amendment 681

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) changing direction: left and right turns; changing lanes;	(e) changing direction: left and right turns; changing lanes, making a U turn;

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Justification

Amendment 682

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point g

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(g) overtaking/passing: overtaking other traffic (if possible); driving alongside obstacles, for instance parked cars; being overtaken by other traffic (if appropriate);	(g) overtaking/passing: overtaking other traffic (if possible), cyclists, micromobility users and pedestrians; driving alongside obstacles, for instance parked cars; being overtaken by other traffic (if appropriate);

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Amendment 683

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;	(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; cycle tracks; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;

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Amendment 684

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(j) taking the necessary precautions when alighting from the vehicle.	(j) taking the necessary precautions when alighting from the vehicle, in particular paying attention to cyclists, micromobility users and pedestrians.

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Amendment 685

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ja) The various trailer to truck coupling mechanisms, taking into account the fifth wheel coupling for articulated vehicles (for semi-trailers), and drawbar hitch coupling for drawbar trailers (rigid truck), as well as the standard operating procedures and protocols for connecting and disconnecting trailers from trucks while using these coupling mechanisms;

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Justification

The objective is to add relevant new training elements which practice has shown are needed to improve road safety for any new and experienced professional driver. Coupling mechanisms are a critical aspect of a Professional Drivers working day, and as such requires specific training to ensure a full understanding and awareness of the coupling function and its critical nature is imparted. Through this additional criteria would ensure a much improved preparation, ability and safety awareness among heavy-duty professional drivers.

Amendment 686

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ja) The precautions to be taken when entering and exiting a vehicle in a safe way;

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Justification

Amendment 687

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 7 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point g

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(g) overtaking/passing: overtaking other traffic (if possible); driving alongside obstacles, for instance parked cars; being overtaken by other traffic (if appropriate);	(g) overtaking/passing: overtaking other traffic (if possible) and cyclists, micromobility users and pedestrians; driving alongside obstacles, for instance parked cars; being overtaken by other traffic (if appropriate);

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Amendment 688

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 7 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;	(h) Special road features: roundabouts; taking roundabout with a large vehicle; right and left driving; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; driving up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;

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Justification

Amendment 689

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 7 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;	(h) Special road features: roundabouts; taking roundabout with a large vehicle; right and left driving; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; driving up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;

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Justification

Amendment 690

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 7 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;	(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; cycle tracks; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;

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Amendment 691

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 7 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(i) taking the necessary precautions when alighting from the vehicle;	(i) taking the necessary precautions when boarding and alighting from the vehicle, in particular paying attention to cyclists, micromobility users and pedestrians;

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Amendment 692

Benoît Lutgen, Pascal Arimont, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Ferber, Magdalena Adamowicz, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Simone Schmiedtbauer, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
8. Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 and D1E	8. Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E and T

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Amendment 693

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(f) checking the safety factors relating to vehicle loading: body, sheets, cargo doors, loading mechanism (if available), cabin locking (if available), way of loading, securing load (categories C, CE, C1, C1E only);	(f) checking the safety factors relating to vehicle loading: body, sheets, cargo doors, loading mechanism (if available), cabin locking (if available), way of loading, securing load (categories C, CE, C1, C1E, T only);

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Amendment 694

Benoît Lutgen, Pascal Arimont, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Ferber, Magdalena Adamowicz, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Simone Schmiedtbauer, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point g

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(g) checking the coupling mechanism and the brake and electrical connections (categories CE, C1E, DE, D1E only);	(g) checking the coupling mechanism and the brake and electrical connections (categories CE, C1E, DE, D1E, T only);

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Amendment 695

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(i) reading a road map, route planning, including the use of electronic navigation systems (optional).	deleted

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Amendment 696

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(i) reading a road map, route planning, including the use of electronic navigation systems (optional).	deleted

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Justification

Amendment 697

Benoît Lutgen, Pascal Arimont, Markus Ferber, Magdalena Adamowicz, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Simone Schmiedtbauer, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 2 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) coupling and uncoupling, or uncoupling and re-coupling a trailer from its motor vehicle; the manoeuvre must involve the towing vehicle being parked alongside the trailer (i.e. not in one line) (categories CE, C1E, DE, D1E only);	(a) coupling and uncoupling, or uncoupling and re-coupling a trailer from its motor vehicle; the manoeuvre must involve the towing vehicle being parked alongside the trailer (i.e. not in one line) (categories CE, C1E, DE, D1E, T only);

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Amendment 698

Benoît Lutgen, Pascal Arimont, Magdalena Adamowicz, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Simone Schmiedtbauer, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Ferber, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 2 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) parking safely for loading/unloading at a loading ramp/platform or similar installation (categories C, CE, C1, C1E only);	(c) parking safely for loading/unloading at a loading ramp/platform or similar installation (categories C, CE, C1, C1E, T only);

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Amendment 699

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) changing direction: left and right turns; changing lanes;	(e) changing direction: left and right turns; changing lanes, making a U turn;

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Amendment 700

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point g

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(g) overtaking/passing: overtaking other traffic (if possible); driving alongside obstacles, for instance parked cars; being overtaken by other traffic (if appropriate);	(g) overtaking/passing: overtaking other traffic (if possible), cyclists, micromobility users and pedestrians; driving alongside obstacles, for instance parked cars; being overtaken by other traffic (if appropriate);

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Amendment 701

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;	(h) special road features: roundabouts; taking a roundabout with a large vehicle; driving on the left and right; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;

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Amendment 702

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;	(h) special road features: roundabouts; taking roundabout with a large vehicle; right and left driving; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;

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Amendment 703

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ia) a range of truck to trailer coupling mechanisms, taking account of fifth wheel coupling for articulated vehicles (for semi-trailers) and couplings for drawbar trailers (rigid truck), as well as the standard operating procedures and protocols for connecting and disconnecting trailers from trucks while using these coupling mechanisms;

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Amendment 704

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ia) the various trailer to truck coupling mechanisms, taking into account the fifth wheel coupling for articulated vehicles (for semi-trailers), and drawbar hitch coupling for drawbar trailers (rigid truck), as well as the standard operating procedures and protocols for connecting and disconnecting trailers from trucks while using these coupling mechanisms;

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Amendment 705

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ib) precautions to be taken for entering and leaving a vehicle safely;

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Amendment 706

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ib) the precautions to be taken when entering and exiting a vehicle in a safe way;

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Amendment 707

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 4 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) driving in such a way as to ensure safety and to reduce fuel/energy consumption and emissions during acceleration, deceleration, uphill and downhill driving;	(a) driving in such a way as to ensure safety and to reduce fuel/energy consumption and emissions during acceleration, deceleration, uphill and downhill driving, distance to the vehicle in front; driving through the curve, changing lanes, priority; rules, speed limits;

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Amendment 708

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 4 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) driving in such a way as to ensure safety and to reduce fuel/energy consumption and emissions during acceleration, deceleration, uphill and downhill driving;	(a) driving in such a way as to ensure safety and to reduce fuel/energy consumption and emissions during acceleration, deceleration, uphill and downhill driving, distance to the vehicle in front; curve overtaking, change of lane, priority; rules, speed limits;

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Justification

Amendment 709

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 4 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) driving in such a way as to ensure safety and to reduce fuel/energy consumption and emissions during acceleration, deceleration, uphill and downhill driving;	(a) driving in such a way as to ensure safety and to reduce fuel/energy consumption and emissions during acceleration, deceleration, uphill and downhill driving, distance to the vehicle in front, curve overtaking, change of lane, priority rules, speed limits;

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Amendment 710

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, rear-view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);	(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, rear-view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; appropriate use of advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving systems; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);

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Amendment 711

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, rear-view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);	(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, modern driver safety and assistance systems, rear-view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);

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Amendment 712

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, rear-view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);	(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, modern safety and driving aids, rear-view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);

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Justification

Amendment 713

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, rear-view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);	(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, modern safety and driving aids, rear-view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);

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Amendment 714

Benoît Lutgen, Pascal Arimont, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Simone Schmiedtbauer, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Ferber, Magdalena Adamowicz, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, rear-view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);	(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, rear-view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E, T only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);

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Amendment 715

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);	(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating, and use of intrinsic in-vehicle driving and/or safety aids (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);

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Amendment 716

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);	(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating, including use of advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving systems (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);

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Amendment 717

Clare Daly, Mick Wallace

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);	(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating including use of intrinsic in-vehicle driving and/or safety aids (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);

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Justification

Amendment 718

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);	(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating including use of intrinsic in-vehicle driving and/or safety aids (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);

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Justification

Amendment 719

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);	(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating including use of intrinsic in-vehicle driving and/or safety aids (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);

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Amendment 720

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) complies with observation rules: all-round observation; proper use of mirrors; far, middle, near distance vision;	(c) complies with observation rules: all-round observation; proper use of mirrors; observation of new technology signals; far, middle, near distance vision;

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Amendment 721

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) complies with observation rules: all-round observation; proper use of mirrors; far, middle, near distance vision;	(c) complies with observation rules: all-round observation; proper use of mirrors; including new technologies; far, middle, near distance vision;

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Amendment 722

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) complies with observation rules: all-round observation; proper use of mirrors; far, middle, near distance vision;	(c) complies with observation rule: all-round observation; proper use of mirrors; including new technologies; far, middle, near distance vision;

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Justification

Amendment 723

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) complies with observation rules: all-round observation; proper use of mirrors; far, middle, near distance vision;	(c) complies with observation rules: all-round observation; proper use of mirrors, including new technologies, far, middle, near distance vision;

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Amendment 724

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(j) controls braking and stopping: decelerating in time, braking or stopping according to circumstances; anticipation; using the various braking systems (only for categories C, CE, D, DE); using speed reduction systems other than the brakes (only for categories C, CE, D, DE).	(j) controls braking and stopping: decelerating in time, braking or stopping according to circumstances; anticipation; using the various braking systems (only for categories C, CE, D, DE); using speed reduction systems other than the brakes and use of in-vehicle technologies (only for categories C, CE, D, DE).

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Amendment 725

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(j) controls braking and stopping: decelerating in time, braking or stopping according to circumstances; anticipation; using the various braking systems (only for categories C, CE, D, DE); using speed reduction systems other than the brakes (only for categories C, CE, D, DE).	(j) controls braking and stopping: decelerating in time, braking or stopping according to circumstances; anticipation; using the various braking systems (only for categories C, CE, D, DE); using speed reduction systems other than the brakes, including use of in-vehicle technologies (only for categories C, CE, D, DE).

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Amendment 726

Peter Lundgren

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(j) controls braking and stopping: decelerating in time, braking or stopping according to circumstances; anticipation; using the various braking systems (only for categories C, CE, D, DE); using speed reduction systems other than the brakes (only for categories C, CE, D, DE).	(j) controls braking and stopping: decelerating in time, braking or stopping according to circumstances; anticipation; using the various braking systems (only for categories C, CE, D, DE); using speed reduction systems other than the brakes, including use of in-vehicle technologies (only for categories C, CE, D, DE).

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Justification

Amendment 727

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(j) controls braking and stopping: decelerating in time, braking or stopping according to circumstances; anticipation; using the various braking systems (only for categories C, CE, D, DE); using speed reduction systems other than the brakes (only for categories C, CE, D, DE).	(j) controls braking and stopping: decelerating in time, braking or stopping according to circumstances; anticipation; using the various braking systems (only for categories C, CE, D, DE); using speed reduction systems other than the brakes including use of in-vehicle technologies (only for categories C, CE, D, DE).

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Amendment 728

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part II – paragraph 1 – indent 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
– take account of all the factors affecting driving behaviour (for instance alcohol, fatigue, poor eyesight, etc.) so as to retain full use of the faculties needed to drive safely;	– take account of all the factors affecting driving behaviour (for instance alcohol, fatigue, poor eyesight, use of electronic devices, etc.) so as to retain full use of the faculties needed to drive safely;

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Amendment 729

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part II – paragraph 1 – indent 7

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
– have sufficient knowledge of risk factors related to micro mobility means;	– have sufficient knowledge of risk factors related to cyclists, micro mobility users and pedestrians;

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Amendment 730

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – Part II – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Member States may implement the appropriate measures to ensure that drivers who have lost the knowledge, skills and behaviour as described under points 1 to 9 can recover this knowledge and those skills and will continue to exhibit such behaviour required for driving a power-driven vehicle.	Member States shall implement the appropriate measures to ensure that drivers who have lost the knowledge, skills and behaviour as described under points 1 to 9 can recover this knowledge and those skills and will continue to exhibit such behaviour required for driving a power-driven vehicle.

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Amendment 731

Benoît Lutgen, Pascal Arimont, Barbara Thaler, Simone Schmiedtbauer, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Ferber, Magdalena Adamowicz, Gheorghe Falcă, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 1 – point 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(1) Group 1: drivers of vehicles of categories A, A1, A2, AM, B, B1 and BE;	(1) Group 1: drivers of vehicles of categories A, A1, A2, AM, B, B1, BE and T;

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Amendment 732

Elena Kountoura

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 1 – point 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(3) National legislation may provide for the provisions set out in this Annex for Group 2 drivers to apply to drivers of Category B vehicles using their driving licence for professional purposes (taxis, ambulances, etc.).	(3) National legislation shall provide for the provisions set out in this Annex for Group 2 drivers to apply to drivers of Category B vehicles using their driving licence for professional purposes (taxis, ambulances, etc.).

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Amendment 733

Jens Gieseke, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
3. Group 1:	deleted
Applicants shall perform a self-assessment of their physical and mental fitness for driving a power-driven vehicle.
The applicants shall be required to undergo a medical examination if it becomes apparent, from the self-assessment of their physical and mental fitness, when the necessary formalities are being completed or during the tests which they have to undergo prior to obtaining a driving licence, that they are likely to have one or more of the medical incapacities mentioned in this Annex.
Drivers shall be subject to the same procedure when their driving licences are renewed.

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Amendment 734

Isabel García Muñoz, Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Applicants shall perform a self-assessment of their physical and mental fitness for driving a power-driven vehicle.	deleted

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Amendment 735

Jens Gieseke, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Applicants shall perform a self-assessment of their physical and mental fitness for driving a power-driven vehicle.	deleted

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Amendment 736

Marco Campomenosi, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Applicants shall perform a self-assessment of their physical and mental fitness for driving a power-driven vehicle.	Applicants shall undergo a general physical and mental fitness check for driving a power-driven vehicle, along with an appropriate examination for eyesight as described in point 6.

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Justification

We believe we should strengthen the provisions regarding the renewal of driving licenses, ruling out any self-assessment to avoid rising risks to public safety and roadworthiness. Moreover, we would like to explicitly include in every renewal process an appropriate examination of the eyesight.

Amendment 737

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Applicants shall perform a self-assessment of their physical and mental fitness for driving a power-driven vehicle.	Applicants shall undergo a medical examination of their physical and mental fitness for driving a power-driven vehicle.

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Amendment 738

Marco Campomenosi, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
The applicants shall be required to undergo a medical examination if it becomes apparent, from the self-assessment of their physical and mental fitness, when the necessary formalities are being completed or during the tests which they have to undergo prior to obtaining a driving licence, that they are likely to have one or more of the medical incapacities mentioned in this Annex.	deleted

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Amendment 739

Jens Gieseke, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
The applicants shall be required to undergo a medical examination if it becomes apparent, from the self-assessment of their physical and mental fitness, when the necessary formalities are being completed or during the tests which they have to undergo prior to obtaining a driving licence, that they are likely to have one or more of the medical incapacities mentioned in this Annex.	deleted

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Amendment 740

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
The applicants shall be required to undergo a medical examination if it becomes apparent, from the self-assessment of their physical and mental fitness, when the necessary formalities are being completed or during the tests which they have to undergo prior to obtaining a driving licence, that they are likely to have one or more of the medical incapacities mentioned in this Annex.	deleted

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Amendment 741

Dominique Riquet

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
The applicants shall be required to undergo a medical examination if it becomes apparent, from the self-assessment of their physical and mental fitness, when the necessary formalities are being completed or during the tests which they have to undergo prior to obtaining a driving licence, that they are likely to have one or more of the medical incapacities mentioned in this Annex.	The applicants shall be required to undergo a medical examination culminating in the issue of a reasoned medical opinion by a medical authority whose expertise is appropriate in light of the complexity of one or more of the possible medical incapacities mentioned in this Annex from which the driver may be suffering.

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Amendment 742

Isabel García Muñoz, Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
The applicants shall be required to undergo a medical examination if it becomes apparent, from the self-assessment of their physical and mental fitness, when the necessary formalities are being completed or during the tests which they have to undergo prior to obtaining a driving licence, that they are likely to have one or more of the medical incapacities mentioned in this Annex.	The applicants shall be required to undergo a medical examination, including an appropriate examination for eyesight as described in point 6, when the necessary formalities are being completed or during the tests which they have to undergo prior to obtaining a driving licence, that they are likely to have one or more of the medical incapacities mentioned in this Annex.

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Amendment 743

Jens Gieseke, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Drivers shall be subject to the same procedure when their driving licences are renewed.	deleted

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Amendment 744

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	The standards established by Member States for the issue or any subsequent renewal of driving licences may be stricter than those provided for in this Annex.

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Amendment 745

Marco Campomenosi, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	The standards and procedures set by Member States for the issuance or any subsequent renewal of driving licences may be stricter than those set out in this Annex.

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Justification

We grant to the Member States the possibility to make these standards and procedures stricter.

Amendment 746

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	3 a. The Commission shall develop and promote evidence-based guidelines for family doctors and psychologists involved in assessing the functional capabilities of someone suspected of being an unfit driver and support Member States in developing and evaluating educational programmes for family doctors that are both effective and accepted by medical practitioners.

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Amendment 747

Markus Ferber

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Applicants shall undergo medical examinations before a driving licence is first issued to them and thereafter drivers shall be checked in accordance with the national system in place in the Member State of normal residence whenever their driving licence is renewed	Applicants shall undergo medical examinations before a driving licence is first issued to them and thereafter drivers shall be checked in accordance with the national system in place in the Member State of normal residence whenever their driving licence is renewed. The medical examination can be performed by a general practitioner that has undergone the online training course referred to in Art. 10 (8a).

Or. en

Justification

To be read in conjunction with the amendment to Article 10.

Amendment 748

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Applicants shall undergo medical examinations before a driving licence is first issued to them and thereafter drivers shall be checked in accordance with the national system in place in the Member State of normal residence whenever their driving licence is renewed.	Applicants shall undergo a medical examination of their physical and mental fitness for driving a power-driven vehicle before a driving licence is first issued to them.

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Amendment 749

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	Drivers shall be subject to the same procedure when their driving licences are renewed.

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Amendment 750

Markus Ferber

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
5. The standards set by Member States for the issuance or any subsequent renewal of driving licences may be stricter than those set out in this Annex.	deleted

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Amendment 751

Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
5. The standards set by Member States for the issuance or any subsequent renewal of driving licences may be stricter than those set out in this Annex.	deleted

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Amendment 752

Marco Campomenosi, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
All applicants for a driving licence shall undergo an appropriate investigation to ensure that they have adequate visual acuity and field of vision for driving power-driven vehicles. Where there is reason to doubt that the applicant’s vision is adequate, he/she should be examined by a competent medical authority. At this examination attention shall be paid, in particular, to the following: visual acuity, field of vision, twilight vision, glare and contrast sensitivity, diplopia and other visual functions that can compromise safe driving.	All applicants for a driving licence and upon renewal shall undergo an appropriate investigation by a qualified eye care professionals authorised by national law to ensure that they have adequate visual acuity measured by means of a validated visual acuity chart and field of vision for driving power driven vehicles. Where there is reason to doubt that the applicant’s vision is adequate, he/she should be examined by a competent medical authority including any appropriately trained and qualified eye care professional authorised by national law. At this examination attention shall be paid, in particular, to the following: visual acuity, field of vision, twilight vision, glare and contrast sensitivity, diplopia and other visual functions that can compromise safe driving.

Or. en

Justification

Point 3 of Annex III makes clear that applicants must demonstrate that they meet with medical requirements for fitness to drive on both application for and renewal of a their driving license. It is therefore inconsistent and/or confusing not to make clear that the eyesight requirements also apply both on application and at renewal. The scope of practice of a profession is defined by national law and not by an EU Directive. The proposed addition “by a qualified eye care professionals authorized by national law” ensures that professionals who by national law are authorized to carry out visual assessment for fitness to drive are actually allowed to do so and do not encounter difficulties due to confusions caused by the wording in the EU Directive.

Amendment 753

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
All applicants for a driving licence shall undergo an appropriate investigation to ensure that they have adequate visual acuity and field of vision for driving power-driven vehicles. Where there is reason to doubt that the applicant’s vision is adequate, he/she should be examined by a competent medical authority. At this examination attention shall be paid, in particular, to the following: visual acuity, field of vision, twilight vision, glare and contrast sensitivity, diplopia and other visual functions that can compromise safe driving.	All applicants for a driving licence shall undergo an appropriate investigation to ensure that they have adequate visual acuity and field of vision for driving power-driven vehicles. At this examination attention shall be paid, in particular, to the following: visual acuity, field of vision, twilight vision, glare and contrast sensitivity, diplopia and other visual functions that can compromise safe driving.

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Amendment 754

Marco Campomenosi, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
For group 1 drivers, licensing may be considered in ‘exceptional individual cases’ where the visual field standard or visual acuity standard cannot be met but there are reasons to believe that the issuance of a driving licence for the applicant would not impair road safety; in such cases the driver shall undergo examination by a competent medical authority to demonstrate that there is no other impairment of visual function, including glare, contrast sensitivity and twilight vision. The driver or applicant shall also be subject to a positive practical test conducted by a competent authority.	For group 1 drivers, licensing may be considered in ‘exceptional individual cases’ where the visual field standard or visual acuity standard cannot be met but there are reasons to believe that the issuance of a driving licence for the applicant would not impair road safety; in such cases the driver shall undergo examination by a competent medical authority, including any appropriately trained and qualified eye care professional authorised by national law, to demonstrate that there is no other impairment of visual function, including glare, contrast sensitivity and twilight vision. The driver or applicant shall also be subject to a positive practical test conducted by a competent authority.

Or. en

Justification

Same as above

Amendment 755

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
For group 1 drivers, licensing may be considered in ‘exceptional individual cases’ where the visual field standard or visual acuity standard cannot be met but there are reasons to believe that the issuance of a driving licence for the applicant would not impair road safety; in such cases the driver shall undergo examination by a competent medical authority to demonstrate that there is no other impairment of visual function, including glare, contrast sensitivity and twilight vision. The driver or applicant shall also be subject to a positive practical test conducted by a competent authority.	For group 1 drivers, licensing may be considered in ‘exceptional individual cases’ where the visual field standard or visual acuity standard cannot be met but there are reasons for a competent medical authority to believe that the issuance of a driving licence for the applicant would not impair road safety; in such cases the driver shall undergo a further examination by vision and driving experts to demonstrate that there is no other impairment of visual function, including glare, contrast sensitivity and twilight vision. The driver or applicant shall also be subject to a positive practical test conducted by a competent authority.

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Amendment 756

Marco Campomenosi, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 3 – point 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Applicants for a driving licence or for the renewal of such a licence shall have a binocular visual acuity, with corrective lenses if necessary, of at least 0,5 when using both eyes together.	Applicants for a driving licence or for the renewal of such a licence shall have a binocular visual acuity, with corrective lenses if necessary, of at least 0,5 (decimal notation) when using both eyes together.

Or. en

Justification

The visual requirements laid out in the sections headed Group 1 and Group 2 are expressed without indicating the method of measurement. There are in fact two different methods of measuring visual acuity that can be expressed as a decimal i.e. decimal notation and the LogMAR equivalent. This has also created discrepancies and confusions across Europe. Ideally visual acuity measurements should be expressed as both the decimal notation and the LogMAR equivalent. The most complete way would be: “0,5 decimal (0.3 LogMAR, 6/12 Snellen equivalent)” but at a minimum the method used needs to be clear, in this case “decimal notation” as suggested with this amendment and the following ones to the same point.

Amendment 757

Marco Campomenosi, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 3 – point 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(2) Applicants for a driving licence, or for the renewal of such a licence, who have total functional loss of vision in one eye or who use only one eye (for instance in the case of diplopia) shall have a visual acuity of at least 0,5, with corrective lenses if necessary. The competent medical authority shall certify that this condition of monocular vision has existed for a sufficiently long time to allow adaptation and that the field of vision in this eye meets the requirement laid down in point 6.(1).	(2) Applicants for a driving licence, or for the renewal of such a licence, who have total functional loss of vision in one eye or who use only one eye (for instance in the case of diplopia) shall have a visual acuity of at least 0,5 (decimal notation), with corrective lenses if necessary. The competent medical authority shall certify that this condition of monocular vision has existed for a sufficiently long time to allow adaptation and that the field of vision in this eye meets the requirement laid down in point 6.(1).

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Amendment 758

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 3 – point 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(3) After any recently developed diplopia or after the loss of vision in one eye, there shall be an appropriate adaptation period (for example, six months), during which driving is not allowed. After this period, driving shall only be allowed after a favourable opinion from vision and driving experts.	(3) After any recently developed diplopia or after the loss of vision in one eye, there shall be an appropriate adaptation period (for example, six months), during which driving is not allowed. After this period, driving shall only be allowed after a favourable opinion from vision and driving experts. The competent medical authority may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on night driving.

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Amendment 759

Marco Campomenosi, Paolo Borchia, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 4 – point 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Applicants for a driving licence or for the renewal of such a licence shall have a visual acuity, with corrective lenses if necessary, of at least 0,8 in the better eye and at least 0,1 in the worse eye. If corrective lenses are used to attain the values of 0,8 and 0,1, the minimum acuity (0,8 and 0,1) shall be achieved either by correction by means of glasses with a power not exceeding plus eight dioptres, or with the aid of contact lenses. The correction must be well tolerated.	Applicants for a driving licence or for the renewal of such a licence shall have a visual acuity, with corrective lenses if necessary, of at least 0,8 (decimal notation) in the better eye and at least 0,1 (decimal notation) in the worse eye. If corrective lenses are used to attain the values of 0,8 (decimal notation) and 0,1 (decimal notation), the minimum acuity (0,8 and 0,1 [decimal notation]) shall be achieved either by correction by means of glasses with a power not exceeding plus eight dioptres, or with the aid of contact lenses. The correction must be well tolerated.

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Amendment 760

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 4 – point 4 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Driving licences shall not be issued to or renewed for applicants or drivers with impaired contrast sensitivity or with diplopia.	Driving licences shall not be issued to or renewed for applicants or drivers presenting significant changes in twilight vision and contrast sensitivity and insufficient vision after glare, with inappropriate recovery time even in the better eye or diplopia.

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Amendment 761

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 4 – point 4 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
After a substantial loss of vision in one eye, there shall be an appropriate adaptation period (for example six months) during which the subject is not allowed to drive. After this period, driving shall only be allowed after a favourable opinion from vision and driving experts.	After a substantial loss of vision in one eye, there shall be an appropriate adaptation period (for example six months) during which the subject is not allowed to drive. After this period, driving shall only be allowed after a favourable opinion from vision and driving experts. The competent medical authority may allow driving subject to certain requirements and restrictions.

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Amendment 762

Marianne Vind, Christel Schaldemose

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	Continuous monitoring system‘ means a device that provides the person using it with continuous and precise knowledge of their blood glucose data at all times as well as an alarm system issuing a warning in due time before an incident of hypoglycaemia is like to occur, thus enabling the person to avoid hypoglycemia.

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Justification

Diabetes mellitus does not in itself affect the ability to drive. The potential risk to traffic originates from the medication with insulin, which can cause hypoclycaemia (low blood glucose level). However, the vast majority of people with diabetes mellitus do not take insulin or other medication inducing the risk of experiencing hypoglycaemia. In Denmark only 23 % of people with diabetes mellitus use medication that induces the risk of hypoglycaemia (this number includes minors without a driving licence).The development in knowledge of diabetes mellitus as well as the development in treatment and technology in recent years means that people with diabetes mellitus are able to handle their condition far better today than previous, when the driving licences directive was adopted. Today people with diabetes mellitus can be in precise control of their blood glucose on a continuous basis and thus they are able to demonstrate a much better prevention of experiencing hypoglycaemia. Furthermore the introduction of medical technology as ‘continuous glucose monitoring systems’ (CGM) has given people with diabetes mellitus continuous and precise knowledge of their blood glucose levels, which minimizes - or even eliminates - the risk of experiencing hypoglycaemia.

Amendment 763

Marianne Vind, Christel Schaldemose

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 10 – paragraph 3 – point 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(1) Driving licences may be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who have diabetes mellitus. When treated with medication, they shall be subject to authorised medical opinion and regular medical review, appropriate to each case, but the interval shall not exceed ten years.	(1) Driving licences may be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who have diabetes mellitus. When treated with medication, which does not carry a risk of inducing hypoglycaemia, they should be subject to the normal procedure of obtaining a driving licence as defined by article 10 of this directive and thus be subject to authorised medical opinion and regular medical review, appropriate to each case, but the interval shall not exceed fifteen years. Applicants or drivers who have diabetes mellitus and who are treated with medication which carries a risk of inducing hypoglycaemia should be subject to authorized medical opinion and regular medical review, appropriate to each case, and the interval shall not exceed ten years. National authorities may prolong the interval to fifteen years for applicants using a continuous glucose monitoring system, which allows the person to monitor the level of blood glucose precisely and continuously.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 764

Marianne Vind, Christel Schaldemose

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 10 – paragraph 7 – point 3 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Moreover, in those cases, such licences shall be issued subject to the opinion of a competent medical authority and to regular medical review, undertaken at intervals of not more than three years.	Moreover, in those cases, such licences shall be issued subject to the opinion of a competent medical authority and to regular medical review, undertaken at intervals of not more than three years. National authorities may prolong the interval to five years for applicants using a continuous glucose monitoring system, which allows the person to monitor the level of blood glucose precisely and continuously.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 765

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 10 – paragraph 7 – point 3 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Moreover, in those cases, such licences shall be issued subject to the opinion of a competent medical authority and to regular medical review, undertaken at intervals of not more than three years.	Moreover, in those cases, such licences shall be issued or renewed subject to the opinion of a competent medical authority and to regular review by a medical specialist, undertaken at intervals of not more than three years.

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Amendment 766

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 11 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Driving licences shall not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers with a serious neurological disease, unless the application is supported by authorised medical opinion.	Driving licences shall not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers with a serious neurological disease, unless the application has been approved by the competent medical authority following a specialist medical opinion.

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Amendment 767

Elena Kountoura

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 11 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Neurological disturbances associated with diseases or surgical intervention affecting the central or peripheral nervous system, which lead to sensory or motor impairments and affect balance and coordination, shall accordingly be taken into account in relation to their functional effects and the risks of progression. In such cases, the issue or renewal of the licence may be subject to periodic assessment in the event of risk of deterioration.	Neurological disturbances associated with diseases or surgical intervention affecting the central or peripheral nervous system, which lead to cognitive, behavioural, sensory or motor impairments and affect performance, balance and coordination, shall accordingly be taken into account in relation to their functional effects. The risks of progression of impairment and compliance with treatment needs to be taken into account. In such cases, the issue or renewal of the licence may be subject to periodic assessment in the event of risk of deterioration.

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Amendment 768

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 11 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Neurological disturbances associated with diseases or surgical intervention affecting the central or peripheral nervous system, which lead to sensory or motor impairments and affect balance and coordination, shall accordingly be taken into account in relation to their functional effects and the risks of progression. In such cases, the issue or renewal of the licence may be subject to periodic assessment in the event of risk of deterioration.	Neurological disturbances associated with developmental conditions, diseases or medical or surgical intervention affecting the central or peripheral nervous system, which lead to cognitive, behavioural, sensory or motor impairments and affect function, balance and coordination, shall accordingly be taken into account in relation to their functional effects and the risks of progression. In such cases, the issue or renewal of the licence may be subject to periodic assessment in the event of risk of deterioration.

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Amendment 769

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 12 – paragraph 5 – point 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(5) Epilepsy: drivers or applicants may be declared fit to drive after a one-year period free of further seizures.	(5) Epilepsy: drivers or applicants may be declared fit to drive after a one-year period free of further seizures, as documented and certified by a neurologist.

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Amendment 770

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 12 – paragraph 6 – point 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Provoked epileptic seizure: the applicant who has had a provoked epileptic seizure because of a recognisable provoking factor that is unlikely to recur at the wheel may be declared able to drive on an individual basis, subject to neurological opinion. An EEG and an appropriate neurological assessment shall be performed after the acute episode.	Provoked epileptic seizure: the applicant who has had a provoked epileptic seizure because of a recognisable provoking factor that is unlikely to recur at the wheel may be declared able to drive on an individual basis alone and for vehicles for private use but not for the transport of others, subject to neurological opinion. An EEG and an appropriate neurological assessment shall be performed after the acute episode.

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Amendment 771

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 12 – paragraph 6 – point 12

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(12) First or single unprovoked seizure: the applicant who has had a first unprovoked epileptic seizure may be declared able to drive once five years’ freedom from further seizures has been achieved without the aid of anti-epileptic drugs, if there has been an appropriate neurological assessment. National authorities may allow drivers with recognised good prognostic indicators to drive sooner.	(12) First or single unprovoked seizure: the applicant who has had a first unprovoked epileptic seizure may be declared able to drive once five years’ freedom from further seizures has been achieved without the aid of anti-epileptic drugs, if there has been an appropriate neurological assessment.

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Amendment 772

Izaskun Bilbao Barandica

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) severe mental impairment, whether congenital or due to disease, trauma or neurosurgical operations;	(a) severe mental, cognitive or behavioural impairment, whether congenital or due to disease, trauma or neurosurgical operations leading to seriously impaired judgment, behaviour or adaptability unless their application is supported by authorised medical opinion and, if necessary, subject to regular medical check-ups ;

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Amendment 773

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) severe mental impairment, whether congenital or due to disease, trauma or neurosurgical operations;	(a) severe mental, cognitive or behavioural impairment, whether congenital or due to disease, trauma or neurosurgical operations

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Amendment 774

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) severe intellectual impairment;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 775

Izaskun Bilbao Barandica

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) severe intellectual impairment;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 776

Izaskun Bilbao Barandica

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) severe behavioural problems, ageing-linked behavioural problems; or personality impairments leading to seriously impaired judgment, behaviour or adaptability,	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 777

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) severe behavioural problems, ageing-linked behavioural problems; or personality impairments leading to seriously impaired judgment, behaviour or adaptability,	(c) leading to seriously impaired judgment, behaviour or adaptability,

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Amendment 778

Kosma Złotowski

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) severe behavioural problems, ageing-linked behavioural problems; or personality impairments leading to seriously impaired judgment, behaviour or adaptability,	(c) severe behavioural problems or personality impairments leading to seriously impaired judgment, behaviour or adaptability,

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Amendment 779

Isabel García Muñoz

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) severe behavioural problems, ageing-linked behavioural problems; or personality impairments leading to seriously impaired judgment, behaviour or adaptability,	(c) severe behavioural problems or personality impairments leading to seriously impaired judgment, behaviour or adaptability,

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Amendment 780

Izaskun Bilbao Barandica

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
unless their application is supported by authorised medical opinion and, if necessary, subject to regular medical check-ups.	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 781

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 3 – point 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(2) The competent medical authority shall give due consideration to the additional risks and dangers involved in the driving of vehicles covered by the definition of this group.	(2) The competent medical authority shall give due consideration to the additional risks and dangers involved in the driving of vehicles covered by the definition of this group and may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on driving.

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Amendment 782

Elena Kountoura

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Driving licences shall not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who are dependent on alcohol or unable to refrain from drinking and driving unless appropriate restrictions are applied through the use of technologies enabling to offset the dependency (for example, through the mandatory use of an alcohol interlock).	Driving licences shall not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who have alcohol use disorders or unable to refrain from drinking and driving unless appropriate restrictions are applied through their participation in rehabilitation programmes including monitoring and medical supervision and the use of technologies enabling to offset the dependency (for example, through the mandatory use of an alcohol interlock).

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Amendment 783

Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Magdalena Adamowicz, Markus Ferber, Gheorghe Falcă, Benoît Lutgen, Barbara Thaler, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Jens Gieseke, Marian-Jean Marinescu

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Driving licences shall not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who are dependent on alcohol or unable to refrain from drinking and driving unless appropriate restrictions are applied through the use of technologies enabling to offset the dependency (for example, through the mandatory use of an alcohol interlock).	Driving licences shall not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who are dependent on alcohol or unable to refrain from drinking and driving, unless the driver remains under proper medical supervision and takes part in alcohol interlock rehabilitation programme that requires the use of alcohol interlock to drive a motor vehicle, provided that he or she proves to be suitable for this measure.

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Amendment 784

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
After a proven period of abstinence and subject to authorised medical opinion and regular medical check-ups, driving licences may be issued to, or renewed for, applicant or drivers who have in the past been dependent on alcohol with no further restrictions.	After a proven period of abstinence and subject to authorised medical opinion and regular medical check-ups, driving licences may be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who have in the past been dependent on alcohol, following a positive opinion from the competent medical authority.

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Amendment 785

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	The competent medical authority may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on driving.

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Amendment 786

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 3 – point 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(2) The competent medical authority shall give due consideration to the additional risks and dangers involved in the driving of vehicles covered by the definition of this group.	(2) The competent medical authority shall give due consideration to the additional risks and dangers involved in the driving of vehicles covered by the definition of this group, and may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on driving.

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Amendment 787

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Driving licences shall not be issued to or renewed for applicants or drivers who are dependent on psychotropic substances or who are not dependent on such substances but regularly abuse them, whatever category of licence is requested.	Driving licences shall not be issued to or renewed for applicants or drivers who use psychotropic substances or narcotics, whatever category of licence is requested.

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Amendment 788

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Driving licences shall not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who regularly use psychotropic substances, in whatever form, which can hamper the ability to drive safely where the quantities absorbed are such as to have an adverse effect on driving. This shall apply to all other medicinal products or combinations of medicinal products which affect the ability to drive.	Driving licences shall not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who abuse or habitually use any medicinal products or combinations of medicinal products in quantities which affect the ability to drive.

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Amendment 789

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	The competent medical authority may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on driving.

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Amendment 790

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(3) The competent medical authority shall give due consideration to the additional risks and dangers involved in the driving of vehicles covered by the definition of this group.	(3) The competent medical authority shall give due consideration to the additional risks and dangers involved in the driving of vehicles covered by the definition of this group, and may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on driving.

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Amendment 791

Achille Variati

Proposal for a directive

Annex IV – Part 1 – point 3 – point g a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ga) paying attention to vulnerable and non-motorised road users.

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Amendment 792

Elena Kountoura

Proposal for a directive

Annex IV – Part 4 – point 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(e) The work of driving examination shall be monitored and supervised by a body authorised by the Member State, to ensure correct and consistent application of assessment.	(e) The work of driving examination shall be monitored and supervised by an independent body authorised by the Member State, to ensure correct and consistent application of assessment.

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Amendment 793

Marco Campomenosi

Proposal for a directive

Annex VI a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	Annex VIa Minimum requirements regarding training and instructors.
	MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING
	1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to approve and supervise the minimum theoretical and practical training provided for in Article 10(1), point (a). The duration of the driver's theoretical training for category B will be at least 10 hours, of which at least half will be in person and the rest can be taught through a virtual classroom system , provided that connectivity is guaranteed at all times. synchronization and interaction between teachers and students, and at the same time ensure the maintenance of high quality and effectiveness of training, the requirements and characteristics of which will be established by the Member States. Driver training will cover the knowledge, skills and behaviour described in points 2 and 7 of Annex II, will include the highest levels of the Objectives Matrix for Driver Education (GDE), including the objectives and context for the driving, and will pay special attention to and ensure the following:
	(a) essential circulation rules and road safety elements, including the use of seat belts and/or other protective equipment;
	(b) safe interaction with vulnerable road users;
	(c) first aid;
	(d) eco-driving;
	2. The duration of the practical driver training for category B and B+ shall be at least seven hours.
	3. A practical component shall include the following exercises: acceleration, deceleration, reversing, braking, lane-changing, ecodriving, parking, overtaking and safely disembarking the vehicle with due consideration of vulnerable road users.
	4. The maximum number of students who may receive this training simultaneously may not exceed sixteen, both in the face-to-face part and in the virtual classroom system.
	MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS WHO CONDUCT DRIVING INSTRUCTION
	1. Competences required by a driving instructor
	(1) A person authorised to conduct theoretical, as well as practical instruction in a power-driven vehicle of the driving performance of a trained person shall have knowledge, skills and understanding related to the topics listed in points 1(2) to 1(9).
	(2) The competences of an instructor shall be relevant to the category of driving licence entitlement for which the driving training is being undertaken.
	(3) Knowledge and understanding of driving:
	(a) theory of driving behaviour;
	(b) hazard perception and accident avoidance;
	(c) the syllabus underpinning driving test standards;
	(d) the requirements of the driving test;
	(e) relevant road and traffic legislation, including relevant Union and national legislation and interpretative guidelines;
	(f) defensive driving;
	(g) vulnerable road user-related aspects;
	(h) eco-driving;
	(i) knowledge about the environmental benefits of choice of mode or vehicle, particularly for short distances.
	(4) Instruction skills:
	(a) pedagogic abilities and proactive communication, providing timely and constructive feedback;
	(b) ability to observe accurately, monitor, and evaluate overall trained person progress;
	(c) correct and comprehensive recognition of dangerous situations;
	(d) accurate determination of cause and likely effect of such situations;
	(e) assessment of progress, achievement of competence and recognition of errors;
	(f) uniformity and consistency in assessment;
	(g) assimilate information quickly and extract key points;
	(h) look ahead, identify potential problems, and develop strategies to deal with them.
	(5) Personal driving skills: A person authorised to conduct a practical instruction for a category of driving licence must be able to drive to a consistently high standard that type of power-driven vehicle.
	(6) Quality of service:
	(a) establish and communicate what the trained person can expect during the different instruction phases and milestones;
	(b) communicate clearly, choosing content, style and language to suit the audience and context and deal with enquiries from trained persons;
	(c) provide clear feedback about the practical instruction sessions;
	(d) treat trained persons with respect and indiscriminately, taking into account their specific needs, particularly for persons with disabilities.
	(7) Knowledge about vehicle technique and physics:
	(a) knowledge about vehicle technique such as steering, tyres, brakes, lights, specially for motorcycles and heavy vehicles;
	(b) loading safety;
	(c) knowledge about vehicle physics such as speed, friction, dynamics, energy.
	(8) Driving in a fuel/energy efficient and environmentally friendly way.
	(9) Emphasising the need of a safe interaction with vulnerable road users at all levels, including when alighting from vehicle.
	2. General conditions
	(1) A category B driving instructor:
	(a) have held a category B licence for at least three years;
	(b) must be at least 23 years old 18 years old;
	(c) have successfully completed the initial qualification provided for in point 3 of this annex and subsequently followed the quality control and periodic training modalities provided for in point 4 of this annex;
	(d) have completed vocational training leading to at least the completion of level 5, as set out in the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) or, alternatively, satisfactorily complete the training program that a Member State may specify to prove that the interested party has the skills, knowledge, abilities and understanding specified in section 1.
	(2) A driving instructor for the other categories:
	3. Initial qualification
	(1) Initial training
	(a) Before a person may be authorised to conduct driving instruction, that person shall satisfactorily complete such training programme as a Member State may specify in order to have the competences set out in point 1.
	(b) Member States shall determine whether the content of any particular training programme will relate to authorisation to conduct driving instruction for one driving licence category, or more than one.
	(2) Examinations
	(a) Before a person may be authorised to conduct driving instruction, that person shall demonstrate a satisfactory standard of knowledge, understanding, skills and aptitude in respect of the subjects listed in point 1.
	(b) Member States shall operate an examination process that assesses, in a pedagogically appropriate manner, the competences of the person as defined under point 1, in particular point 1(4). The examination process shall be accessible and include both a theoretical element and a practical element. Computer-based assessment may be used where appropriate. The details concerning the nature and duration of any tests and assessments within the examination shall be at the discretion of the individual Member States.
	(c) Member States shall determine whether the content of any particular examination will relate to authorisation to conduct driving instruction for one driving licence category, or more than one.
	4.Quality assurance and periodic training
	(1) Quality assurance
	(a) Member States shall have in place quality assurance arrangements to provide for the maintenance of standards of driving instructors.
	(b) Quality assurance arrangements shall involve the supervision of instructors at work, their further training and re-accreditation, their continuing professional development, and by periodic review of the outcomes of the driving tests that the candidates under their instruction have conducted.
	(c) Member States shall provide that each instructor is observed conducting training once every five years, for a minimum period cumulatively of at least half a day, allowing the observation of several instruction sessions, making use of quality assurance arrangements listed in point 4 (1) (b). When issues are identified corrective action shall be put in place. The person undertaking the supervision shall be a person from an independent body authorised by the Member State for that purpose.
	(d) Member States may provide that where an instructor is authorised to conduct driving instruction in more than one category, satisfying the supervision requirement in relation to tests for one category satisfies the requirement for more than one category.
	(e) The work of driving instruction shall be monitored and supervised by an independent body authorised by the Member State, to ensure correct and consistent application of assessment.
	(2) Periodic training
	(a) Member States shall provide that, in order to remain authorised, driving instructors, irrespective of the number of categories for which they are accredited, undertake:
	(i) a minimum regular periodic training of four days in total per period of two years in order to: - maintain and refresh the necessary knowledge and examining skills; - develop new competences that have become essential for the exercise of their profession; - ensure that he or she continues to conduct instruction to an up-to-date uniform standard;
	(ii) a minimum periodic training of at least five days in total per period of five years in order to develop and maintain the necessary practical driving skills.
	(b) Member States shall take the appropriate measures for ensuring that specific training is given promptly to those instructors that have found to be seriously malfunctioning by the quality assurance system in place.
	(c) The nature of periodic training may take the form of briefing, classroom training, conventional or electronic-based learning, and it may be undertaken on an individual or group basis. It may include such re-accreditation of standards as Member States consider appropriate.
	(d) Member States may provide that where an instructor is authorised to conduct driving instruction in more than one category, satisfying the periodic training requirement in relation to tests for one category satisfies the requirement for more than one category, provided the condition set out in point 4(2) (e) is satisfied.
	(e) Where an instructor has not conducted instruction for a category within a 24-month period, the instructor shall undertake a suitable reassessment before being allowed to carry out driving instruction relating to that category. That re-assessment may be undertaken as part of the requirement set out in point 4(2) (a).
	5. Acquired rights
	(1) Member States may allow persons authorised to conduct driving instruction immediately before the entry into force of this Directive to continue to conduct driving instruction, notwithstanding that they were not authorised in accordance with the general conditions set out in point 2 or the initial qualification process set out in point 3.
	(2) Such instructors shall nonetheless be subject to the regular supervision and quality assurance arrangements set out in point 4.

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