Position on temporary measures for Ukrainian driver documents
Decision
The European Parliament adopted its position at first reading on 7 July 2022 (EP-PE_TC1-COD(2022)0204) with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. The adopted position concerns a proposed Regulation referenced as Regulation (EU) 2022/… and is available in PDF and DOC formats.
What Changes
The position establishes that specific and temporary measures should apply in view of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, addressing driver documents issued by Ukraine in accordance with its legislation. The text frames those measures as exceptional and tied to the circumstances described in the parliamentary position.
Who Is Affected
The measures directly concern driver documents issued by Ukraine and therefore holders of those Ukrainian-issued driver documents.
Sources
Official Documents
- ***IPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTadopted at first reading on 7 July 2022 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2022/… of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific and temporary measures, in view of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, concerning driver documents issued by Ukraine in accordance with its legislation(EP-PE_TC1-COD(2022)0204) Parliament adopted at first reading its position to adopt Regulation laying down temporary measures on driver documents issued by Ukraine in light of Russia's invasion.
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