Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of Directive 2003/59/EC relating to the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers

Directive 2003/59/EC on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of trucks or buses was adopted to ensure a common level of training for such drivers with a view to enhancing road safety in Europe.

It establishes the mandatory initial qualification and periodic training for professional drivers who are nationals of Member States or who are working for an undertaking based in the European Union. They aim to ensure that professional drivers have the necessary qualifications to drive vehicles. The initial qualification and periodic training are attested by a certificate issued to drivers, called the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC). The training is organised by training centres approved by the Member States.

Under Article 13 of Directive 2003/59/EC, the Commission is to submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions making an initial evaluation of the implementation of the Directive, in particular with regard to the equivalence of the various initial qualification systems provided for in Article 3 and their efficiency.

This report is based on the answers provided by the Member States and by Norway to a questionnaire distributed to the national authorities in February 2011.

EUR-Lex: COM(2012)385: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:385:FIN

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