The implementation of Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences (R-7597)

The objective of this study is to get a comprehensive overview and better insight on the different aspects of Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences, especially the impact on road safety, and in particular the novelties introduced with the directive: the new Union model licence, harmonised administrative validity periods, modifications of driving licence categories (including new categories and changes to existing categories), harmonised rules on driving examiners and the EU driving licence network (RESPER). The study result could serve as a basis for the Commission to assess where possible future EU initiatives could provide an added value.

Keywords:driving license, EU directives

Disciplines:Applied economics, Economic history, Macroeconomics and monetary economics, Microeconomics, Tourism