Recitals
- Recital (1)Improving road safety is a primary objective of the Union’s transport policy. In its EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030, the…
- Recital (2)In order to achieve the goal of improving road safety, the Transport Ministers of the Member States, in the Valletta Declaration on Road…
- Recital (3)As a result of the free movement of persons and the increasing level of international road traffic, driving disqualifications are…
- Recital (4)Currently, a Member State other than the one where the driver normally resides or than the Member State which issued the driving licence…
- Recital (5)In order to ensure a high level of protection for all road users in the Union, it is necessary to lay down specific rules for the…
- Recital (6)However, the implementation of this Directive should not require the harmonisation of provisions of national law concerning the definition…
- Recital (7)This Directive should be without prejudice to the rules on police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, and on mutual recognition…
- Recital (8)The aim of this Directive is to enable the Union to pursue the goal of improving road safety across the Union. As held by the Court of…
- Recital (9)Driving disqualifications resulting from driving disqualification offences within the scope of this Directive can consist of the…
- Recital (10)The commission of an offence, however, is not the sole circumstance that can lead to a withdrawal, suspension or restriction of the right…
- Recital (11)As drink-driving, meaning driving while impaired by alcohol, as defined in the law of the Member State of the offence, driving under the…
- Recital (12)Driving disqualifications should only be notified to the Member State of issuance in accordance with this Directive if they were imposed…
- Recital (13)Driving disqualifications imposed by a Member State on a person who holds a driving licence issued by another Member State should take…
- Recital (14)The Member State of the offence should notify without undue delay the Member State of issuance of any driving disqualification within the…
- Recital (15)The standard driving disqualification certificate should contain a minimum set of data allowing for the proper implementation of this…
- Recital (16)The standard driving disqualification certificate should also be translated into any official language of the institutions of the Union…
- Recital (17)The imposition of driving disqualifications in response to unlawful conduct contributes to guaranteeing a high level of road safety within…
- Recital (18)The measure taken by the Member State of issuance should vary depending on the specific nature of the driving disqualification. Given that…
- Recital (19)The Member State of issuance should aim, within the existing legal limits of national law, to ensure that the measures taken with regard to…
- Recital (20)Where a Member State of the offence imposes a driving disqualification on a person having his or her normal residence in that Member State…
- Recital (21)The Member State of the offence should be able to continue to apply, in accordance with its national law and with effects limited to its…
- Recital (22)This Directive should be without prejudice to the provisions of Directive (EU) 2025/2205 which state that a driving licence should be…
- Recital (23)Where the Member State of issuance has adopted measures to implement the driving disqualification and has subsequently reassessed whether…
- Recital (24)The application of measures by the Member State of issuance should serve the purpose of ensuring that a driving disqualification is…
- Recital (25)In order to guarantee that the implementation of a driving disqualification is not contrary to the principle of proportionality, to…
- Recital (26)Moreover, the digitalisation of road traffic rules supports real-time traffic information services, facilitating lawful conduct and…
- Recital (27)In the interest of road safety and in order to provide legal certainty for the person subject to a driving disqualification and for the…
- Recital (28)The proper implementation of this Directive presupposes close, swift and effective communication between the competent national authorities…
- Recital (29)The Member State of issuance should inform the person subject to a driving disqualification imposed by the Member State of the offence, to…
- Recital (30)After implementing the driving disqualification, the Member State of issuance should inform the person subject to the driving…
- Recital (31)Member States should ensure that adequate legal remedies are available regarding measures taken pursuant to this Directive, and that…
- Recital (32)The protection of natural persons in relation to the processing of their personal data is a fundamental right. In accordance with Article…
- Recital (33)This Directive establishes the legal basis for the exchange of personal data for the purpose of implementing driving disqualifications…
- Recital (34)In order to ensure the seamless, reliable and effective exchange of information, each Member State should designate one or multiple…
- Recital (35)Member States should be able to designate one or multiple national contact points and competent authorities to fulfil the tasks necessary…
- Recital (36)In the interest of effective enforcement of driving disqualifications, Member States should ensure that the competent authorities check the…
- Recital (37)Member States should regularly collect statistics on the application of this Directive and send them to the Commission, initially four…
- Recital (38)National penalty point schemes, under which a holder of a driving licence loses or accumulates points in relation to the commission of…
- Recital (39)In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission…
- Recital (40)Since the objective of this Directive, namely to improve road safety across the Union by providing for the notification and implementation…
- Recital (41)Directive (EU) 2025/2205 should therefore be amended accordingly.
- Recital (42)The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European…
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