Directive 2014/82 - Amendment of Directive 2007/59/EC as regards general professional knowledge and medical and licence requirements

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. Sources and disclaimer
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1.

Current status

This directive has been published on June 25, 2014, entered into force on July 15, 2014 and should have been implemented in national regulation on July  1, 2015 at the latest.

2.

Key information

official title

Commission Directive 2014/82/EU of 24 June 2014 amending Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards general professional knowledge and medical and licence requirements Text with EEA relevance
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 2014/82
CELEX number i 32014L0082

3.

Key dates

Document 24-06-2014
Publication in Official Journal 25-06-2014; OJ L 184 p. 11-15
Effect 15-07-2014; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 4
End of validity 31-12-9999
Transposition 01-07-2015; At the latest See Art 3

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Legislative text

25.6.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 184/11
 

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2014/82/EU

of 24 June 2014

amending Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards general professional knowledge and medical and licence requirements

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community (1), and in particular Article 31 thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Annex II of Directive 2007/59/EC includes a provision according to which vision for both eyes is not required to be effective in the case of adequate adaptation and sufficient compensation experience and only if binocular vision was lost after starting the job. That provision contradicts the other vision requirements in Annex II of Directive 2007/59/EC and might put at risk the high level of safety in rail operations.
 

(2)

In addition, certain requirements in Annexes IV and VI of Directive 2007/59/EC regarding the licence and the certificate lack clarity, leading to different application in the Member States and ultimately jeopardizing the introduction of a harmonized licence system for train drivers in the Union.
 

(3)

On 7 May 2012 the European Railway Agency submitted advice to the European Commission regarding the amendment of Annexes II, IV and VI of Directive 2007/59/EC. The bodies represented in the European Social Dialogue Committee were consulted in accordance with Article 31 of that Directive.
 

(4)

Transitional measures should be provided for train drivers who have obtained or will obtain their licence in accordance with Directive 2007/59/EC before the date of application of this Directive.
 

(5)

Directive 2007/59/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
 

(6)

The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee that assists the Commission pursuant to Article 32(1) of Directive 2007/59/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 2007/59/EC is amended as follows:

 

(1)

Annex II is amended as follows:

In point ‘1.2. Vision’, the seventh indent is replaced by the following:

 

‘—

vision for both eyes: effective,’;
 

(2)

Annex IV is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Directive;
 

(3)

Annex VI is amended as set out in Annex II to this Directive.

Article 2

Train drivers who have obtained or will obtain their licence in accordance with Directive 2007/59/EC before the date of application referred to in Article 3(1) of this Directive shall be considered to comply with its requirements.

Article 3

  • 1. 
    Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 July 2015 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2016.

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.
  • 3. 
    The obligations for transposition and implementation of this Directive shall not apply to the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Malta for as long as no railway system is established within their...

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