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2017/0015(COD)COM(2017)47

Driver Qualification and Driving Licences Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2003/59/EC on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers and Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences

Stage
In force, reached 2 May 2018
In force
In force since 22 May 2018 · CELEX 32018L0645
Transposition deadline
23 May 2020
Procedure
Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Last activity
22 May 2018
40 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 8 Mar 2018. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • TRAN40

By article

  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 55
  • Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point d2
  • Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point a1
  • Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point b a (new)1
  • Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point c1
  • Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point d a (new)1
  • Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point g a (new)1
  • Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point g b (new)1
  • Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c1
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  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 11
  • Recital -1 (new)1
  • Recital 10 a (new)1
  • Recital 11 a (new)1
  • Recital 11 b (new)1
  • Recital 2 a (new)1
  • Recital 5 a (new)1
  • Recital 61
  • Recital 6 a (new)1

Covers 35 of the 40 amendments.

8 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Summary

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Directive (EU) 2018/645 amends the rules on initial qualification and periodic training for truck and bus drivers (CPC) and on driving licences. Member States had to transpose most provisions by 23 May 2020, and the enforcement-network provisions by 23 May 2021.

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