2 Amendments of Jarosław DUDA related to 2023/0393(COD)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Therefore, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the rules governing the eligibility, issuance, renewal or withdrawal, mutual recognition and data protection of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities as proof respectively of a disability status or of a right to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities, as well as the rights for beneficiaries, including access on equal terms and conditions to any special conditions or preferential treatment with respect to services, activities or facilities, including when provided not for remuneration, or parking conditions and facilities offered to or reserved for persons with disabilities or person(s) accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s), set out in Directive ../…., equally apply to third country nationals legally residing in the Union and who are entitled to move or travel to other Member States in accordance with Union law. The issuing of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities should be free of charge to the card holder. The European Disability Card should be issued and renewed by the Member State of residence directly, where already provided for in the national disability assessment and recognition procedure or upon the application of the person with disabilities or card holder. Where not issued directly, persons with disabilities should be duly informed about the possibility to apply for the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) The information campaign regarding the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card should be comprehensive and accessible on the public authorities' official website, distributed through social service agencies, ensuring that all third-country nationals legally residing in the territory of Member States are aware of their rights and the application process. The information about the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card should be available in all EU languages and multiple formats, such as Braille and audio.