# Drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers: initial qualification and periodic training; driving licences

European Parliament procedure 2017/0015(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 70 committee amendments tabled by 23 Members between 2017-06-29 and 2017-06-29.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative file on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers, and on driving licences. The amendments address modernising training with ICT tools such as e-learning and blended learning, road-safety subjects and fuel-efficient eco-driving, clarifying 'principal activity' and exemptions (including a 100 km radius and agricultural undertakings), mutual recognition and driver qualification cards, and reducing transport greenhouse-gas emissions.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28307.md |
| Claudia ȚAPARDEL | Romania | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124793.md |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96791.md |
| Lucy ANDERSON | United Kingdom | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124949.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Isabella DE MONTE | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124803.md |
| Marie-Christine ARNAUTU | France | ENF | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124748.md |
| Miltiadis KYRKOS | Greece | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125113.md |
| Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1852.md |
| Georges BACH | Luxembourg | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97293.md |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124884.md |
| Jakop G. DALUNDE | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/183338.md |
| Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY | France | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124287.md |

## Official source documents

- PE607.811: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-607811_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-0015-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-0015-COD.json

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