Directive 2011/82 - Facilitation of the cross-border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. Original proposal
  6. Sources and disclaimer
  7. Full version
  8. EU Monitor

1.

Current status

This directive was in effect from November  6, 2011 until March 16, 2015 and should have been implemented in national regulation on November  7, 2013 at the latest.

2.

Key information

official title

Directive 2011/82/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 facilitating the cross-border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 2011/82
Original proposal COM(2008)151 EN
CELEX number56 32011L0082

3.

Key dates

Document 25-10-2011
Publication in Official Journal 05-11-2011; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 07 Volume 013,OJ L 288, 5.11.2011
Effect 06-11-2011; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 13
End of validity 16-03-2015; Declared void by 62012CJ0043 And Replaced by 32015L0413
Transposition 07-11-2013; At the latest See Art 12

4.

Legislative text

5.11.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 288/1
 

DIRECTIVE 2011/82/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 25 October 2011

facilitating the cross-border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 87(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),

Whereas:

 

(1)

Improving road safety is a prime objective of the Union's transport policy. The Union is pursuing a policy to improve road safety with the objective of reducing fatalities, injuries and material damage. An important element of that policy is the consistent enforcement of sanctions for road traffic offences committed in the Union which considerably jeopardise road safety.
 

(2)

However, due to a lack of appropriate procedures and notwithstanding existing possibilities under Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (2) and Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA (3) (the ‧Prüm Decisions‧), sanctions in the form of financial penalties for certain road traffic offences are often not enforced if those offences are committed with a vehicle which is registered in a Member State other than the Member State where the offence took place. This Directive aims to ensure that even in such cases, the effectiveness of the investigation of road safety related traffic offences should be ensured.
 

(3)

The Commission, in its Communication of 20 July 2010 entitled ‧Towards a European road safety area: policy orientations on road safety 2011-2020‧, emphasised that enforcement remains a key factor in creating the conditions for a considerable reduction in the number of deaths and injuries. The Council, in its conclusions of 2 December 2010 on road safety, called also for consideration of the need for further strengthening of enforcement of road traffic rules by Member States and, where appropriate, at Union level. It invited the Commission to examine the possibilities of harmonising traffic rules at Union level where appropriate. The Commission should therefore assess the need to propose in the future further measures on facilitating cross-border enforcement with regard to road traffic offences, in particular those related to serious traffic accidents.
 

(4)

Greater convergence of control measures between Member States should also be encouraged and the Commission should examine in this respect the need for developing common standards for automatic checking equipment for road safety controls.
 

(5)

The awareness of Union citizens should be raised as regards the road safety traffic rules in force in different Member States and as regards the implementation of this Directive, in particular through appropriate measures guaranteeing the provision of sufficient information on the consequences of not respecting the road safety traffic rules when travelling in a Member State other than the Member State of registration.
 

(6)

In order to improve road safety throughout the Union and to ensure equal treatment of drivers, namely resident and non-resident offenders, enforcement should be facilitated irrespective of the Member State of registration of the vehicle. To this end, a system of cross-border exchange of information should be put in place for certain identified road safety related traffic offences, regardless of their administrative or criminal nature under the law of the Member State concerned, granting the Member State of the offence access to vehicle registration data (VRD) of the Member State of...


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Original proposal

 

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Sources and disclaimer

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  • 1. 
    Source: Eurostat. The 5% is based on the evidence from a selected group of countries. It means that of the vehicle-kms made on the roads, some 5% is made by vehicles registered in another country. Results show 5.5 % in France (30 billion vehicle-kilometres), 3.9 % in Germany, 4.1 % in the Netherlands, and 3.9 % in the UK.

     
  • 2. 
    In France, their share in traffic is 5.5%, but their share in offences 15%. The corresponding figures in the Netherlands are 4.1% traffic share, but 6% share in offences (Centraal Justitieel Incasso Bureau, the Netherlands).

     
  • 3. 
    Source: Eurostat. The 5% is based on the evidence from a selected group of countries. It means that of the vehicle-kms made on the roads, some 5% is made by vehicles registered in another country. Results show 5.5 % in France (30 billion vehicle-kilometres), 3.9 % in Germany, 4.1 % in the Netherlands, and 3.9 % in the UK.

     
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    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 8. 
    OJ L 76, 22.3.2005, p. 16.

     
  • 9. 
    OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p.31

     
  • 10. 
    OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p.23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

     
  • 11. 
    Council Directive 91/671/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to compulsory use of safety belts in vehicles of less than 3,5 tonnes (OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 26), as amended by Directive 2003/20/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (OJ L 115, 9.5.2003, p. 63).

     
  • 12. 
    Source: Eurostat. The 5% is based on the evidence from a selected group of countries. It means that of the vehicle-kms made on the roads, some 5% is made by vehicles registered in another country. Results show 5.5 % in France (30 billion vehicle-kilometres), 3.9 % in Germany, 4.1 % in the Netherlands, and 3.9 % in the UK.

     
  • 13. 
    Source: Eurostat. The 5% is based on the evidence from a selected group of countries. It means that of the vehicle-kms made on the roads, some 5% is made by vehicles registered in another country. Results show 5.5 % in France (30 billion vehicle-kilometres), 3.9 % in Germany, 4.1 % in the Netherlands, and 3.9 % in the UK.

     
  • 14. 
    2.5% in Denmark, 4% in Finland, 6% in the Netherlands, 8% in Catalonia (Spain), 14% in Belgium, 15% in France, and 30% in Luxembourg.

     
  • 15. 
    2.5% in Denmark, 4% in Finland, 6% in the Netherlands, 8% in Catalonia (Spain), 14% in Belgium, 15% in France, and 30% in Luxembourg.

     
  • 16. 
    In France, their share in traffic is 5.5%, but their share in offences 15%. The corresponding figures in the Netherlands are 4.1% traffic share, but 6% share in offences (Centraal Justitieel Incasso Bureau, the Netherlands).

     
  • 17. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 18. 
    Source: Eurostat. The 5% is based on the evidence from a selected group of countries. It means that of the vehicle-kms made on the roads, some 5% is made by vehicles registered in another country. Results show 5.5 % in France (30 billion vehicle-kilometres), 3.9 % in Germany, 4.1 % in the Netherlands, and 3.9 % in the UK.

     
  • 19. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
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    Delete what is not applicable.

     
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    Not applicable if no device has been used.

     
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    Delete what is not applicable.

     
  • 23. 
    Expenditure that does not fall under Chapter xx 01 of the Title xx concerned.

     
  • 24. 
    Expenditure within article xx 01 04 of Title xx.

     
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    Expenditure within chapter xx 01 other than articles xx 01 04 or xx 01 05.

     
  • 26. 
    See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional agreement.

     
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    Dated 24 February 2005 (OJ L 76, 22.3.2005, p. 16).

     
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    Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount.

     
  • 29. 
    Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount.

     
  • 30. 
    Cost of which is included within the reference amount.

     
  • 31. 
    Committee under the Council Decision 2006/512/EC (comitology). The amount (0,0351 EUR million) is calculated : 650 EUR per expert x 27 Member States x 2 meetings a year.

     
  • 32. 
    OJ L 76, 22.3.2005, p. 16.

     
  • 33. 
    OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p.31

     
  • 34. 
    OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p.23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

     
  • 35. 
    Council Directive 91/671/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to compulsory use of safety belts in vehicles of less than 3,5 tonnes (OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 26), as amended by Directive 2003/20/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (OJ L 115, 9.5.2003, p. 63).

     
  • 36. 
    Source: Eurostat. The 5% is based on the evidence from a selected group of countries. It means that of the vehicle-kms made on the roads, some 5% is made by vehicles registered in another country. Results show 5.5 % in France (30 billion vehicle-kilometres), 3.9 % in Germany, 4.1 % in the Netherlands, and 3.9 % in the UK.

     
  • 37. 
    Source: Eurostat. The 5% is based on the evidence from a selected group of countries. It means that of the vehicle-kms made on the roads, some 5% is made by vehicles registered in another country. Results show 5.5 % in France (30 billion vehicle-kilometres), 3.9 % in Germany, 4.1 % in the Netherlands, and 3.9 % in the UK.

     
  • 38. 
    2.5% in Denmark, 4% in Finland, 6% in the Netherlands, 8% in Catalonia (Spain), 14% in Belgium, 15% in France, and 30% in Luxembourg.

     
  • 39. 
    2.5% in Denmark, 4% in Finland, 6% in the Netherlands, 8% in Catalonia (Spain), 14% in Belgium, 15% in France, and 30% in Luxembourg.

     
  • 40. 
    In France, their share in traffic is 5.5%, but their share in offences 15%. The corresponding figures in the Netherlands are 4.1% traffic share, but 6% share in offences (Centraal Justitieel Incasso Bureau, the Netherlands).

     
  • 41. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 42. 
    Source: Eurostat. The 5% is based on the evidence from a selected group of countries. It means that of the vehicle-kms made on the roads, some 5% is made by vehicles registered in another country. Results show 5.5 % in France (30 billion vehicle-kilometres), 3.9 % in Germany, 4.1 % in the Netherlands, and 3.9 % in the UK.

     
  • 43. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 44. 
    Delete what is not applicable.

     
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    Not applicable if no device has been used.

     
  • 46. 
    Delete what is not applicable.

     
  • 47. 
    Expenditure that does not fall under Chapter xx 01 of the Title xx concerned.

     
  • 48. 
    Expenditure within article xx 01 04 of Title xx.

     
  • 49. 
    Expenditure within chapter xx 01 other than articles xx 01 04 or xx 01 05.

     
  • 50. 
    See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional agreement.

     
  • 51. 
    Dated 24 February 2005 (OJ L 76, 22.3.2005, p. 16).

     
  • 52. 
    Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount.

     
  • 53. 
    Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount.

     
  • 54. 
    Cost of which is included within the reference amount.

     
  • 55. 
    Committee under the Council Decision 2006/512/EC (comitology). The amount (0,0351 EUR million) is calculated : 650 EUR per expert x 27 Member States x 2 meetings a
     
  • 56. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 57. 
    EUR-lex provides an overview of the proposal, amendments, citations and legality.