Recitals
- Recital (1)In 2017, the informal Transport Council in Malta agreed that the persistently high numbers of traffic fatalities and serious road traffic…
- Recital (2)The rules on driving licences are essential elements of the common transport policy, contribute to improving road safety, and facilitate…
- Recital (3)The framework established by Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council should be updated to be fit for the new…
- Recital (4)The European Community introduced the first Community model physical driving licence on 4 December 1980. Since then, the rules relating to…
- Recital (5)Any processing of personal data for the implementation of this Directive should comply with the data protection framework of the Union, in…
- Recital (6)This Directive establishes a legal basis for the storage of an obligatory set of personal data in physical driving licences and their…
- Recital (7)In order to provide for legal clarity, and to guarantee a seamless transition between this Directive and Directive 2006/126/EC, Member…
- Recital (8)In contrast, the QR code to be established by this Directive should allow for the verification of the authenticity of the information…
- Recital (9)This Directive does not provide a legal basis for setting up or maintaining databases at national level for the storage of biometric data…
- Recital (10)Digital transformation is one of the Union’s priorities. In the case of road transport, it contributes to removing the remaining…
- Recital (11)In line with the goal of the digital transformation of not leaving citizens behind, as expressed in the 2023 European Declaration on…
- Recital (12)The mobile driving licence should contain not only the information reported on the physical driving licence, but also information enabling…
- Recital (13)Member States are competent to establish their own national rules requiring the payment of a fee for issuing a driving licence. However,…
- Recital (14)Member States should work together in pursuit of the worldwide use and mutual recognition of mobile driving licences. This might entail…
- Recital (15)The Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy sets out a vision for the Union to improve significantly the sustainability of mobility and…
- Recital (16)In order to allow citizens and residents to enjoy directly the benefits of the internal market without incurring an unnecessary additional…
- Recital (17)Driving licences should be categorised according to the types of vehicles in respect of which they indicate the right to drive. Such…
- Recital (18)In accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 13 December 2006, to which the Union has…
- Recital (19)Member States should be allowed to continue to exclude from the application of this Directive types of vehicles used by, or under the…
- Recital (20)The minimum ages of applicants for the various categories of driving licence should be set at Union level. Nevertheless, Member States…
- Recital (21)Emergency vehicles, namely vehicles used for the purpose of maintaining public safety and order, including by providing immediate…
- Recital (22)In order to take into account the mobility needs of Member States’ young residents, such as a need to drive long distances in…
- Recital (23)The combination of an adequate minimum age for driving licences in each category that facilitates both mobility independence of young…
- Recital (24)A system of staging, that is establishing the entitlement to hold a driving licence in a specific category as a prerequisite for the…
- Recital (25)The greater presence of alternatively-fuelled vehicles is key to the green transition. The possibility of new models of increased mass…
- Recital (26)The right to a driving licence is a guarantee of freedom of movement, and facilitates participation in economic and social life, which is…
- Recital (27)For the purposes of road safety, it is necessary to update the harmonised minimum requirements to be met by the applicant before a driving…
- Recital (28)In view of the growing availability and use of advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving systems, it is necessary to include…
- Recital (29)Proof of compliance with minimum standards of physical and mental fitness should be provided when the driving licence is issued, and…
- Recital (30)Adequate eyesight is an essential condition in ensuring physical fitness to drive. All applicants for a driving licence should therefore…
- Recital (31)For issuing or renewing certain driving licence categories, it should be possible for Member States, instead of requiring a medical…
- Recital (32)After a driving licence has been issued, Member States, instead of requiring a medical examination or self-assessment at renewal, should be…
- Recital (33)Member States should also be free to combine such measures in order to increase their efficiency, and to apply standards relating to the…
- Recital (34)Recent advancements in medical technology have enhanced road safety by addressing the risks associated with driving with certain medical…
- Recital (35)In view of studies being carried out on various pathologies that carry a risk of excessive sleepiness and drowsiness, the Commission should…
- Recital (36)In order to ensure uniform rights across the Union, without prejudice to considerations of road safety, driving licences of categories AM,…
- Recital (37)Refresher courses for experienced drivers can improve road safety by raising awareness, and by requiring drivers to gain additional…
- Recital (38)In a context of gradual digitalisation and automation, of ever more stringent emission reduction requirements with regard to road…
- Recital (39)In order to allow the Member States and, in duly justified cases the Union as a whole, to react to crises that make it impossible for…
- Recital (40)The principle of one holder – one licence should prevent any person from holding more than one driving licence. The principle should also…
- Recital (41)For reasons connected with road safety, Member States should be able to apply their national provisions on the cancellation, withdrawal,…
- Recital (42)Drivers who hold a driving licence issued by the Member State where they reside following the exchange of a driving licence issued by a…
- Recital (43)In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission…
- Recital (44)As regards driving licences issued by third countries that are not identified in an implementing act as third countries with a level of…
- Recital (45)The new framework for the exchange of driving licences issued by third countries should also be viewed as a tool to address the shortage of…
- Recital (46)Driving licence tourism, namely the practice of changing residence for the purpose of acquiring a new driving licence, inter alia in order…
- Recital (47)A Union-wide accompanied driving scheme should be introduced for certain driving licence categories, in order to improve road safety. The…
- Recital (48)The accompanied driving scheme could, without prejudice to its overall goal of improving road safety, contribute to making the profession…
- Recital (49)The accompanied driving scheme should not restrict Member States’ existing options to lower the minimum age for category B and to apply…
- Recital (50)The conditions and requirements established in Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council for driving a bus of…
- Recital (51)Member States are encouraged to intensify partnerships between educational and training bodies, including universities and vocational…
- Recital (52)When taking stock of what sources of revenue exist to facilitate road safety, Member States are recommended to use revenue generated from…
- Recital (53)It should be ensured that drivers who acquire a driving licence for the first time do not endanger road safety. For those novice drivers, a…
- Recital (54)Generally applied zero tolerance schemes for driving under the influence of alcohol, associated with targeted enforcement, have proven to…
- Recital (55)Member States are encouraged to include age-appropriate training on road safety rules and traffic risk awareness as part of their primary…
- Recital (56)Minimum standards concerning access to the profession of driving examiner and driving examiner training requirements should be established…
- Recital (57)The concept of normal residence should be established in a way that enables issues that arise to be resolved where it is not possible to…
- Recital (58)Member States should assist each other in the implementation of this Directive. To the extent possible, they should use the EU driving…
- Recital (59)In order to enable the preparation of meaningful reports on the implementation of this Directive, the Commission should receive, on a…
- Recital (60)Technological developments and innovations in alternatively-fuelled vehicles, affecting vehicle mass, continue to influence the regulatory…
- Recital (61)In order to achieve the objectives of this Directive, in particular to adjust the Annexes to any technical, operational or scientific…
- Recital (62)The Commission should establish a dedicated expert group on driving licences and related matters, in order to be able to call, whenever…
- Recital (63)In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission…
- Recital (64)The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts where, in duly justified cases relating to the extension of the period…
- Recital (65)For the sake of consistency, Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 and Directive (EU) 2022/2561 which address certain matters covered by this…
- Recital (66)Directive 2006/126/EC and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 should be repealed.
- Recital (67)Since the objectives of this Directive, namely to seriously reduce the number of road traffic accident victims in the Union and to…
- Recital (68)The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European…
- Recital (69)In accordance with the Joint Political Declaration of 28 September 2011 of Member States and the Commission on explanatory documents,…
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