Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0055(COD)
Execution of driving disqualifications with a Union-wide effect
Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. · Second reading
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands
Published as law
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 5 November 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 9 October 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 13 October 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 15 October 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Voted 21 October 2025
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 14 May 2025
- Published as law(done) 5 November 2025
Decided in plenary
21 October 2025 · decision 10
Transport & tourism, New EU law
Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications
Approved without a vote Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.
AI summary:The text establishes an EU system for sharing information and recognising driving disqualifications across member states for major offences such as drink or drug driving, excessive speeding, or causing death or serious injury.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Transport and Tourism
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Mep #197844 (S&D), Matteo Ricci (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Markus Ferber (EPP), Roman Haider (Patriots), Mep #96922 (Renew), Tilly Metz (Greens), Carlo Ciccioli (ECR), Mep #124873 (ECR), Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (Renew), Elena Kountoura (The Left), Siegbert Frank Droese (ESN)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- Legal Affairs
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 21 Oct 2025
AI summary:Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on a directive amending Directive (EU) 2025/… as regards certain driving disqualifications, concluding the second reading.
Adopted by Parliament· 6 Feb 2024
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive on the Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications. It aims to ensure that driving disqualifications for major road-safety-related traffic offences committed in a Member State other than the one that issued the driving licence have effect across the entire Union.
Tabled for plenary· 15 Oct 2025
AI summary:Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on a directive amending Directive (EU) 2025/… as regards certain driving disqualifications.
Tabled for plenary· 7 Dec 2023
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive on the Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications. It sets rules for notifying and enforcing driving disqualifications across member states, with deadlines and use of the RESPER network.
Committee draft· 6 Oct 2025
AI summary:This is a draft recommendation for a second-reading legislative resolution approving the Council's position on a directive amending Directive (EU) 2025/… on driving disqualifications.
Committee draft· 4 Sept 2023
AI summary:The draft report proposes amendments to the directive on Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications, setting time limits, using the RESPER network for information exchange, and aligning disqualification durations.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
5 November 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
22 October 2025
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 2 steps
21 October 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 21 Oct 2025 Adopted text TA10-0233/2025Report A10-0193/2025
15 October 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
13 October 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
TRAN (Transport and Tourism) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
9 October 2025
Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.
6 October 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in TRAN (Transport and Tourism). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Negotiations with the Council 3 steps
14 May 2025
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
25 March 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
11 December 2024
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
Plenary stage 2 steps
6 February 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 6 Feb 2024 Adopted text TA9-0057/2024Report A9-0410/2023
5 February 2024
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 5 Feb 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0036/2023Report A9-0410/2023
Negotiations with the Council 1 step
13 December 2023
Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council
Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
Plenary stage 1 step
7 December 2023
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
29 November 2023
Committee vote: report adopted
TRAN (Transport and Tourism) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
21 September 2023
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of TRAN (Transport and Tourism) proposed changes to the draft.
4 September 2023
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in TRAN (Transport and Tourism). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
17 April 2023
Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/0055(COD)