Date: 2018-07-02Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Directive (EU) 2018/933 of 29 June 2018 correcting the German language version of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Text with EEA relevance.)
**Policy Summary: Commission Directive (EU) 2018/933**
This Directive, issued by the European Commission on June 29, 2018, addresses errors in the German language version of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences. Specifically, the errors are located in points 6.1 and 6.4 of Annex III, which pertain to the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving, particularly regarding eyesight. These errors were introduced by Commission Directive 2009/113/EC.
The Directive mandates that Member States implement the necessary laws, regulations, and administrative provisions to comply with this correction within one year of its entry into force. Member States are required to communicate these provisions to the Commission, including a reference to Directive (EU) 2018/933. Furthermore, Member States must also communicate the main provisions of national law they adopt in the field covered by this Directive to the Commission.
Directive (EU) 2018/933 entered into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Directive is addressed to the Member States of the European Union.
The legal basis for this Directive is the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 8 of Directive 2006/126/EC.
The President of the Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, signed the Directive.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the two primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Directive 2006/126/EC: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences.
European Parliament: The parliamentary body of the European Union that, together with the Council of the European Union, exercises legislative function.
Council of the European Union: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Commission Directive 2009/113/EC: Commission Directive amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences
Brussels: The capital of Belgium, where the directive was adopted.
2.7.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 165/35
DIRECTIVES
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2018/933
of 29 June 2018
correcting the German language version of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council on driving licences
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on
driving licences (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Errors appear in the German language version of Directive 2006/126/EC, more precisely in points 6.1 and 6.4 of
Annex III concerning the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving a power-driven vehicle,
in particular as regards eyesight. The errors were introduced by Commission Directive 2009/113/EC (2).
(2) The German language version of Directive 2006/126/EC should therefore be corrected accordingly. The other
language versions are not affected
(3) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on driving
licences,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
(does not concern the English language)
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
this Directive no later than one year after entry into force of this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the
Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such
a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be
made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they
adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
(1) OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 18.
(2) Commission Directive 2009/113/EC of 25 August 2009 amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council on driving licences (OJ L 223, 26.8.2009, p. 31).L 165/36 EN Official Journal of the European Union 2.7.2018
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER