Activities of Dominique RIQUET related to 2023/0053(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Driving licences (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the 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
Amendments (39)
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The digital transformation is one of the Union’s priorities. In the case of road transport, it will contribute to remove the remaining administrative barriers, such as the ones relating to the duration of issuing physical driving licences, to free movement of persons. Therefore, a separate Union standard should be established for the mobile driving licences issued within the Union. In order to facilitate digital transformation mobile driving licences should be issued as default from [date-of-adoption+4years], without prejudice to the applicant’s right to acquire either a physical one or both at the same time, all while guaranteeing that applicants have equal access to the physical and mobile format from an economic and operational perspective. In particular, applicants who are unable or unwilling to acquire a mobile driving licence should continue to have access to a physical driving licence.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy sets out a vision for the EU to significantly improve sustainability of mobility and transport. Emissions from the road transport sector include greenhouse gases emissions, air pollutants, noise and microplastics from tyre and road wear. Driving style influences these emissions, with possible negative impacts on the environment and human health. Therefore, driving training should equip drivers to reduce their impact on emissions as well as to prepare them to drive low- or zero- emission vehicles.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) National differences in the categorisation of ambulances and the licence categories needed to drive them could hinder the cross-border movement of these vehicles. Ambulances should therefore be included among the vehicles that can be excluded from the application of this Directive.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The minimum ages of applicants for the different categories of driving licences should be set at Union level. Nevertheless, Member States should be allowed to set a higher age limit for the driving of certain categories of vehicles in order to further promote road safety. Member States should in exceptional circumstances be allowed to set lower age limits in order to take account of national circumstances. In particular, to allow the driving of fire service and public order maintenance related vehicles or pilot projects related to new vehicle technologies. The shortage of professional drivers faced by many Member States also provides reason to lower the minimum age requirement. The need for drivers is only compounded by the rise in the number of people living in urban areas and resulting need to provide more public transport options in these areas to address environmental problems related to air quality and traffic congestion. To tackle the shortage of drivers and attract young workers to this sector, the minimum age requirements need to be adapted to allow people to enter the profession as soon as possible after they have completed secondary education.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Proof of compliance with minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving by drivers of vehicles used for the transport of persons or goods should be provided when the driving licence is issued and periodically thereafter. Such regular control in accordance with national rules of compliance with minimum standards would contribute to the free movement of persons, avoid distortions of competition and better take into account the specific responsibility of drivers of such vehicles. Member States should be allowed to impose medical examinations as a guarantee of compliance with the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving other power- driven vehicles. For reasons of transparency, such examinations should coincide with athe issue or renewal of driving licences.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Lifelong training is key to keeping experienced drivers’ skills up to date, especially in terms of ecodriving, the increase in the mass of vehicles, the constant technological advances in driver assistance systems and other automated devices, and alternative vehicle power sources. Member States shall therefore be encouraged to develop training modules for experienced drivers.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) It should be ensured that drivers who newly acquire their driving licence in a given category do not endanger road safety on account of their inexperience. For those novice drivers a probationary period of two years should be established, during which they should be subjected to stricter rules and penalties Union-wide when breaking them, due to the influence of alcohol or drugs. The penalties for such conduct should be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non‐discriminatory and their severity should to the furthest extent possible take into account the Union’s mid- term and long-term goals of halving and nearly eliminating deaths and serious injuries. As regards any other restrictions on novice drivers, Member States should be allowed to freely implement additional rules in their territory.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In a context of gradual digitalisation and automation, of ever more stringent emission reduction requirements of road transport, as well as of constant technological progress of power-driven vehicles, it is necessary to keep all drivers up to date in terms of knowledge about road safety and sustainability. TheMember States must endeavour to promotion ofe lifelong training can be key into keeping experienced drivers’ skills up to date in terms of road safety, new technologies, ecodriving, which improves fuel efficiency and reduces emissions, and speed management.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) ‘ambulance’ means a vehicle of category M intended for the transport of sick or injured persons and having special equipment for such purpose, as referred to in Annex I, Part A, point 5.3. to Regulation (EU) No 2018/858;
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) ‘alternatively fuelled vehicle’ means a motor vehicle powered wholly or in part by an alternative fuel and which has been approved under the framework of Directive 2007/46/EC;
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
(12b) ‘alternative fuels’ means fuels or power sources which serve, at least partly, as a substitute for fossil oil sources in the energy used for transport and which have the potential to contribute to its decarbonisation and enhance the environmental performance of the transport sector, including: (a) alternative fuels for zero-emission vehicles: – electricity, – hydrogen, (b) renewable fuels: – biomass fuels, including biogas, and biofuels, within the meaning of Article 2 points 27, 28 and 33, respectively, of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, – synthetic fuels produced from renewable energy; (c) non-renewable alternative fuels and transitional fossil fuels: – natural gas in gaseous form (compressed natural gas (CNG)) and liquefied form (liquefied natural gas (LNG)), – liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), – synthetic and paraffinic fuels produced from non-renewable energy;
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. By [date-of-adoption+4 years], Member States shall ensure that only mobile driving licences are issued by default. Until that date, Member States may decidee possibility to issue mobile driving licences.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, uUpon request of the applicant, Member States shall provide the opportunity for a physical driving licence to be issued free of charge instead of, or together with, a mobile driving licence.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall ensure that applicants can add or change the format of the driving licence at any time, not only when at the time of acquisition or renewal.
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point viii – indent 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point viii – indent 1
– motor vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 16 passenger22 seats in addition to the driver and with a maximum length not exceeding 8 meters.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States may exclude from the application of this Directive types of vehicles used by, or under the control of, the armed forces and, civil defence and civil protection. They shall inform the Commission thereof. Any exemption granted by a Member State must be recognised by the other Member States.
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) 18 years for categories C, CE, D1 and D1E for professional drivers holding a certificate of professional competence as defined in Article 6 (1) of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) 21 years for categories D and DE for professional drivers holding a certificate of professional competence as defined in Article 6 (1) of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may lower the minimum age for categories D and DE to 18 years for drivers who hold a certificate of professional competence attesting to their initial qualification as defined in Article 6 (1) of Directive (EU) 2022/2561. Driving licences issued to drivers in accordance with paragraph 3a (1) shall be mutually recognised and valid on the territory of the issuing Member State and on the territory of any other EU Member State with the same minimum age requirements. Member States may recognise the validity on their territory of driving licences issued to drivers under the minimum ages set out in paragraph 3a of this article.
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Driving licences issued in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 shall only be valid on the territory of the issuing Member State until the licence holder has reached the minimum age limit set out in paragraph 1.
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) two years after a driving licence, granted for category B, was issued for the first time it shall be valid for driving the alternatively fuelled vehicles referred to in Article 2 of Council Directive 96/53/EC63(13) and (13a) of this directive with a maximum authorised mass above 3 500 kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg without a trailer. __________________ 63 Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59).
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) two years after a driving licence, granted for category B, was issued for the first time it shall be valid for driving an ambulance referred to in Article 2 (10a) with a maximum authorised mass above 3 500 kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg without a trailer. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 21, to amend Article 9 (ha) where necessary in order to take account of the impact of technical advances and the development of alternative fuels for ambulances.
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
(hb) two years after a driving licence, granted for category C1, was issued it shall be valid for driving the alternatively fuelled vehicles referred to in Article 2 (13) and (14) of this directive with a maximum authorised mass above 7 500 kg but not exceeding 8 250 kg without a trailer. Vehicles in this category may be combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg.
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h c (new)
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
When issuing or renewing driving licences in categories AM, A, A1, A2, B, B1 and BE, Member States mayshall require an examination applying the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving set out in Annex III instead ofvia a reasoned medical opinion from a medical authority whose competence is relevant to the complexity of one or more of the possible incapacities mentioned in Annex III from which the driver may be suffering in addition to the self-assessment laid down in point 3 of that Annex. In that case, the medical examination shall cover all the medical incapacities mentioned in Annex III. The Member States shall define the medical authority responsible for this examination and the procedure to be followed.
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C and CE has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.0g/mLunder 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.
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
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.
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Directive 2022/2561
Article 5(2)
Article 5(2)
(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];’
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 2
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 2
– 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;
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 2 a (new)
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 2 a (new)
– risks and opportunities inherent in the usage of advanced driving assistance systems and of other automation features;
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 4
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 4
– 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;
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2
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 drivculminating in the issue of a reasoned medical opinion by a medical authority whose expertise is appropriate ing licence, that they are likely to haveght of the complexity of one or more of the possible medical incapacities mentioned in this Annex from which the driver may be suffering.