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1996/0040(SYN) Driving licences, system of harmonized codes (amend. Directive 91/439/EEC)

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead TRAN FARASSINO Gipo (icon: ELDR ELDR)
Former Responsible Committee TRAN FARASSINO Gipo (icon: ELDR ELDR)
Former Committee Opinion JURI
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC before Amsterdam E 075

Events

1997/06/07
   Final act published in Official Journal
1997/06/02
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
1997/06/02
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
1997/06/02
   CSL - Council Meeting
1997/04/09
   EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading
1997/04/09
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
Documents
1997/04/08
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Details

The rapporteur regretted that the Council had taken over only two out of the eight amendments adopted at first reading. He had therefore re-tabled the two main amendments which the Council had not accepted as they sought to extend the principle of mutual recognition of driving licences by Member States to include their suspension or withdrawal. Mutual recognition of this type of penalty was a key element in ensuring the free movement of persons within the European Union. Commissioner Bangemann said that, although a driving ban in the country of residence should be valid in other EU countries, the extension of this same penalty ordered in a country other than the country of residence could create legal and constitutional problems in the latter.

1997/03/18
   EP - Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading
1997/03/18
   EP - Vote in committee, 2nd reading
1997/03/17
   EP - Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading
Documents
1997/01/30
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
1997/01/28
   EC - Commission communication on Council's position
1996/12/20
   CSL - Council position
1996/12/20
   CSL - Council Meeting
1996/12/19
   CSL - Council position published
Documents
1996/11/06
   EC - Modified legislative proposal
1996/11/05
   EC - Modified legislative proposal published
1996/09/05
   EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
1996/09/05
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Documents
1996/09/05
   EP - FARASSINO Gipo (ELDR) appointed as rapporteur in TRAN
1996/09/04
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Details

In presenting his report Mr G. Farassino (ELDR, I), while approving the Commission’s proposal, introduced a number of amendments aimed at clarifying certain references to the harmonised codes. He also wanted to see the management committee replaced by a technical committee that would play a more flexible, consultative role. He called on the Commission to set up a working group charged with putting in place a European penalty points driving licence system, with a view to a legislative proposal being submitted by 31 March 1997. This would mean extending the directive on the mutual recognition of licences to cover cases where the licences were suspended or withdrawn. Commissioner Kinnock supported the proposals for adopting and revising the harmonised codes and for introducing a set of sub-codes. However, he could not accept that part of Amendment No 5 that related to a universal code nor the deadlines for the definition of sub-codes; he also rejected Amendments Nos 4 and 7, which exceeded the scope of the proposal and were bound to encounter problems of a constitutional nature, since the mutual recognition of restrictions on the use of the driving licence implied a certain level of judicial cooperation between Member States, something that currently came under the third pillar of the Maastricht Treaty. Finally, he rejected Amendment No 3 as being inappropriate and Amendment No 6, relating to the committee, as it failed to comply with the decision on comitology.

1996/06/18
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
1996/06/18
   CSL - Debate in Council
Documents
1996/06/18
   EP - Vote in committee
1996/06/18
   CSL - Council Meeting
1996/06/17
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
1996/04/24
   ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
1996/03/28
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
1996/03/26
   EP - FARASSINO Gipo (ELDR) appointed as rapporteur in TRAN
1996/02/20
   EC - Legislative proposal
1996/02/19
   EC - Legislative proposal published

Documents

History

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  • date: 1996-06-18T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A4-1996-206&language=EN title: A4-0206/1996
  • date: 1996-09-04T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=19960904&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament summary: In presenting his report Mr G. Farassino (ELDR, I), while approving the Commission’s proposal, introduced a number of amendments aimed at clarifying certain references to the harmonised codes. He also wanted to see the management committee replaced by a technical committee that would play a more flexible, consultative role. He called on the Commission to set up a working group charged with putting in place a European penalty points driving licence system, with a view to a legislative proposal being submitted by 31 March 1997. This would mean extending the directive on the mutual recognition of licences to cover cases where the licences were suspended or withdrawn. Commissioner Kinnock supported the proposals for adopting and revising the harmonised codes and for introducing a set of sub-codes. However, he could not accept that part of Amendment No 5 that related to a universal code nor the deadlines for the definition of sub-codes; he also rejected Amendments Nos 4 and 7, which exceeded the scope of the proposal and were bound to encounter problems of a constitutional nature, since the mutual recognition of restrictions on the use of the driving licence implied a certain level of judicial cooperation between Member States, something that currently came under the third pillar of the Maastricht Treaty. Finally, he rejected Amendment No 3 as being inappropriate and Amendment No 6, relating to the committee, as it failed to comply with the decision on comitology.
  • date: 1996-09-05T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: title: T4-0436/1996 summary:
  • date: 1996-11-06T00:00:00 type: Modified legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1996&nu_doc=556 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(1996)0556 summary:
  • date: 1996-12-20T00:00:00 type: Council position published body: CSL docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=11847%2F96&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 11847/1/1996 summary:
  • date: 1997-01-30T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading body: EP
  • date: 1997-03-18T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 2nd reading body: EP summary:
  • date: 1997-03-18T00:00:00 type: Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A4-1997-87&language=EN title: A4-0087/1997
  • date: 1997-04-08T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=19970408&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament summary: The rapporteur regretted that the Council had taken over only two out of the eight amendments adopted at first reading. He had therefore re-tabled the two main amendments which the Council had not accepted as they sought to extend the principle of mutual recognition of driving licences by Member States to include their suspension or withdrawal. Mutual recognition of this type of penalty was a key element in ensuring the free movement of persons within the European Union. Commissioner Bangemann said that, although a driving ban in the country of residence should be valid in other EU countries, the extension of this same penalty ordered in a country other than the country of residence could create legal and constitutional problems in the latter.
  • date: 1997-04-09T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading body: EP docs: title: T4-0144/1997 summary:
  • date: 1997-06-02T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament body: EP/CSL
  • date: 1997-06-02T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
  • date: 1997-06-07T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: title: Directive 1997/26 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=31997L0026 title: OJ L 150 07.06.1997, p. 0041 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:1997:150:TOC
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  • date: 1996-02-20T00:00:00 docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1996&nu_doc=55 celexid: CELEX:51996PC0055:EN type: Legislative proposal published title: COM(1996)0055 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC commission:
  • date: 1996-03-28T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Legal Affairs, Citizens' Rights committee: JURI body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 1996-09-05T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ELDR name: FARASSINO Gipo body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 1996-03-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ELDR name: FARASSINO Gipo
  • body: CSL meeting_id: 1937 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=1937*&MEET_DATE=18/06/1996 type: Debate in Council title: 1937 council: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy date: 1996-06-18T00:00:00 type: Council Meeting
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  • date: 1996-09-04T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=19960904&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament body: EP type: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 1996-09-05T00:00:00 docs: type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T4-0436/1996 body: EP type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 1996-11-06T00:00:00 docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1996&nu_doc=556 celexid: CELEX:51996PC0556:EN type: Modified legislative proposal published title: COM(1996)0556 type: Modified legislative proposal published body: EC commission:
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  • date: 1997-01-30T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 1996-09-05T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ELDR name: FARASSINO Gipo body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 1996-03-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ELDR name: FARASSINO Gipo
  • body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 1996-09-05T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ELDR name: FARASSINO Gipo body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 1996-03-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ELDR name: FARASSINO Gipo docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A4-1997-87&language=EN type: Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading title: A4-0087/1997 date: 1997-03-18T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • date: 1997-04-08T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=19970408&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament body: EP type: Debate in Parliament
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  • date: 1997-06-02T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: General Affairs meeting_id: 2011
  • date: 1997-06-02T00:00:00 body: EP type: End of procedure in Parliament
  • date: 1997-06-02T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
  • date: 1997-06-07T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=31997L0026 title: Directive 1997/26 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:1997:150:SOM:EN:HTML title: OJ L 150 07.06.1997, p. 0041
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  • body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 1996-09-05T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ELDR name: FARASSINO Gipo
  • body: EP responsible: True committee: TRAN date: 1996-03-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Transport and Tourism rapporteur: group: ELDR name: FARASSINO Gipo
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Driving licences, system of harmonized codes (amend. Directive 91/439/EEC)
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3.20.06 Transport regulations, road safety, roadworthiness tests, driving licence