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The revision of existing provisions regarding the training of professional drivers was announced in the 2017 Commission Work Programme (in annex II covering REFIT initiatives). The initiative fits within the general framework regarding professional drivers of trucks and buses, and is closely related to road safety. It is also in line with the Commission’s 2011 Transport white paper and the 2010 communication ‘Towards a European road safety area: policy orientations on road safety 2011-2020’, which ...

On 1 February 2017, the European Commission adopted a proposal to revise existing provisions concerning the training of professional drivers (lorry and bus drivers). The proposal amends Directive 2003/59/EC on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers and Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences, with the objective of tackling the main shortcomings identified in the implementation of the existing legislation. Parliament ...

L-Unjoni Ewropea ddotat lilha nnifisha bl-għan li toħloq żona Ewropea ta' sikurezza fit-toroq fuq perjodu ta' għaxar snin bejn l-2010 u l-2020. Il-kompetenza f'dan il-qasam hija primarjament nazzjonali. Għaldaqstant, l-UE qed tiffoka l-miżuri tagħha fuq il-kundizzjoni teknika tal-vetturi, it-trasport ta' merkanzija perikoluża u s-sikurezza tat-toroq.

Considerable efforts have gone into preparing this IA, with several years of research, evaluation and consultations to address the challenge of missing data and quantitative evidence. The IA admits that these efforts were only partly effective, but does not assess any specific solutions for comprehensive data collection. In general, the clear screening of the retained options to achieve policy objectives is significant for the credibility of any IA – in this case, it is the weakest section of the ...