Million drivers face losing licence under eu diabetes. The third directive on driving licences entered into force in january 20 and provides harmonized rules aimed at enhancing drivers freedom to. Driving licences in argentina are going digital and will soon be valid in uruguay and chile. Leadership newspaper nigerian news, nigeria newspapers. How to switch a drivers licence from another province, state or country for an. Find practical information on car insurance and whether your driving licence is valid in other eu countries. Although the uk already complies with most of the eu rules, we want to. Act directive 2006126ec of the european parliament and of the council of 20 december 2006 on driving licences recast. Directive 2006126ec of the european parliament and of the council of 20 december 2006 on driving licences recast text with eea relevance. An official website of the european unionan official eu websitehow do you know. Under a new definition of the rules to meet an eu directive, a diabetic who has two hypos in a year even while in bed will end up banned from driving. Having a foreign driving licence registered, exchanged or converted. What europe can learn from argentinian driving licences sifted.
It is only activated when the cyclist pedals and is viewed as a bicycle in other eu legislation such as type approval where they are excluded, driving license directive. This summary is focusing on the occupational medical aspects of the directive. All driving you do under eu rules must be recorded on a. Leadership nigeria newspaper mission is to stand up for good governance through news reporting. Five member states fail on driving license rules etsc european. Commission directive eu 20161106 of 7 july 2016 amending directive 2006126ec of the european parliament and of the council on driving licences text. Clearer rules on eu driving licences ensure greater freedom of movement to eu drivers, reinforce road safety and help reduce fraud. The main eu rules on driving hours are that you must not drive more than. Directive 2006126ec of the european parliament and of the. The directive aims to increase the harmonisation of driver licencing. The european commission has decided to refer the czech republic, estonia, italy. Complying with driving licence directive 2006126ec gov. Driving licence models all valid driving licences in use in the european economic area eea are fully mutually recognised.
Directive 2006126ec of the european parliament and of. Driving licence recognition and validity your europe. At the same time, this model driving licence needs to be adapted on account of the introduction of a new category of driving licences for mopeds and of a new category of driving licences for motorcycles. The model driving licence as set out in directive 91439 eec should be replaced by a single model in the form of a plastic card. All official european union website addresses are in the domain. Eu driving licence a single driving licence for the whole eu the eu has introduced a harmonised licence model and further minimum requirements for obtaining a licence.
It has the credit cardstyle with a photograph and possibly a microchip. The european driving licence is a driving licence replacing the many driving licence styles already in use in the member states of the european economic area eea all 28 eu member states as well as 3 efta member states. Brexit may have an impact on the validity of british driving licences for british citizens residing and working in luxembourg. The new european driving licence ereg association of. This includes models of licence that were issued before european legislation on driving licences came into force. Information on driving through other european countries or buying and selling a car abroad. Substantial damage to electric bike market if european. Driving licences issued in the past in contradiction with the directive. On the 19th of november 2012, the european commission adopted technical changes to the directive 200612ec on driving licences so as to avoid. Eu driving licence information on the eu driving licence and requirements can be found under this website.
The council of the european union directive 91439eec harmonised the categories of driving licences among the member states and established two. The implementation of directive 2006126ec on driving licences. Objectivesthe directive specifies the conditions and procedures for the certification and the tasks of train drivers and other stakeholders of the sector. Directive 201236eu the amending directive and directive 2047eu. So if you move to another eu country, you wont usually have to exchange your licence. Clearer rules on eu driving licences ensure greater freedom of movement to. If youre a key worker for example you work at a hospital or supermarket, or youre a lorry driver and you need your licence urgently, contact the dvla. Driving in great britain on a nongb licence use this tool to see if you can drive in great britain with your nongb driving licence. The third european commission ec driving licence directive. This should help to keep unsafe drivers off europes roads wherever they take their driving test. Member states may exempt drivers on local services, metros, trams etc.
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