Council Act of 17 June 1998 drawing up the Convention on Driving Disqualifications
Date: 1998-06-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU law - national law, application of the law, driving licence, free movement of persons, freedom of movement, residence

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(Acts  adopted  under  Title  VI  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union)

COUNCIL  ACT

of  17  June  1998

drawing  up  the  Convention  on  Driving  Disqualifications

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THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  European  Union,  and  in  particular  Article  K.3(2)(c)  thereof,

Whereas,  for  the  purposes  of  achieving  the  objectives  of  the  Union,  the  Member  States  regard
the giving of effect to driving disqualifications as a matter of common interest coming under the
cooperation  provided  for  in  Title  VI  of  the  Treaty;

HAS  DECIDED  that  the  Convention,  the  text  of  which  is  set  out  in  the  Annex  and  which  is
signed today by the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the Union, is
hereby  drawn  up;

RECOMMENDS  that  it  be  adopted  by  the  Member  States  in  accordance  with  their  respective
constitutional  rules.

Done  at  Luxembourg,  17  June  1998.

For  the  Council

The  President

M.  MEACHER

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drawn  up  on  the  basis  of  Article  K.3  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union  on  Driving
Disqualifications

CONVENTION

THE  HIGH  CONTRACTING  PARTIES  to  this  Convention,  Member  States  of  the  European  Union,

REFERRING  to  the  Council  Act  of  17  June  1998,

WHEREAS  it  is  of  the  utmost  importance  for  road  safety  within  the  European  Union  that  a  Union-wide
effect  be  given  to  driving  disqualifications  by  adequate  means;

WHEREAS  as  a  result  of  the  free  movement  of  persons  and  the  increasing  international  road  traffic,
disqualifications from driving are frequently imposed by a Member State other than that in which the driver
normally resides;

WHEREAS having regard to Council Directive 91/439/EEC of 29 July 1991 on driving licences (1), national
provisions  on  the  withdrawal,  suspension  and  cancellation  of  driving  licences  should  be  applied  by  the
Member  State  in  whose  territory  the  licence  holder  has  his  or  her  normal  residence;

WHEREAS  drivers  disqualified  from  driving  in  a  Member  State  other  than  that  of  their  normal  residence
ought  not  to  escape  the  effects  of  such  measure  when  present  in  a  Member  State  other  than  that  of  the
offence;

WHEREAS  the  Member  State  of  residence  of  the  licence  holder  should  therefore,  in  respect  of  offences
considered particularly serious and under certain conditions, give effect to driving disqualifications imposed
by another Member State by taking measures entailing the withdrawal, suspension or cancellation of his or
her  driving licence;

WHEREAS  the  fact  that  the  Member  State  of  residence  has  given  effect  to  such  a  disqualification  imposed
by  another  Member  State,  should  entail  the  consequence  that  the  necessary  measures  are  taken  to  penalise
the  act  of  driving  a  motor  vehicle  during  the  period  of  the  disqualification  under  the  laws  of  any  Member
State  of  the  European  Union  in  whose  territory  this  may  occur,

HAVE  AGREED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

For  the  purposes  of  this  Convention:

(a)  ‘driving  disqualification’  shall  mean  any  measure
related  to  the  commission  of  a  road  traffic  offence
which results in withdrawal or suspension of the right
to  drive  of  a  driver  of  a  motor  vehicle  and  which  is
no  longer  subject  to  a  right  of  appeal.  The  measure
may  constitute  either  a  primary,  secondary  or
supplementary  penalty  or  a  safety  measure  and  may
have  been  taken  either  by  a  judicial  authority  or  by
an  administrative  authority;

(b) ‘State  of  the  offence’  shall  mean  the  Member  State
within  the  territory  of  which  the  road  traffic  offence
that  has  given  rise  to  a  driving  disqualification  was
committed;

(c) ‘State  of  residence’  shall  means  the  Member  State
within the territory of which the person who has been
disqualified  from  driving  is  normally  resident  within
the  meaning  of  Article  9  of  Directive  91/439/EEC;

(d) ‘motor vehicle’ shall means any vehicle covered by the
definition  in  Article  3(3)  of  Directive  91/439/EEC.

Article  2

(1)  OJ  L  237,  24.8.1991,  p.  1.  Directive  as  last  amended  by

Directive  97/26/EC  (OJ  L  150,  7.6.1997,  p.  41).

The  Member  States  hereby  undertake  to  cooperate,  in
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Convention,  with

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the  objective  that  drivers  who  are  disqualified  from
driving  in  a  Member  State  other  than  that  in  which  they
normally  reside  should  not  escape  the  effects  of  their
disqualification  when  they  leave  the  State  of  the  offence.

Article  3

1. The State of the offence shall without delay notify the
State of residence of any driving disqualification imposed
for  an  offence  arising  from  conduct  referred  to  in  the
Annex.

2. Each  Member  State  may  agree  with  other  Member
States  that  notification  to  it  pursuant  to  paragraph  1
shall  not  take  place  in  certain  cases  in  which  Article
6(2)(a)  would  apply.

(c)  shall  not  extend 

the  duration  of 

the  driving

disqualification  imposed  by  the  State  of  the  offence.

If  it  applies  the  procedure  laid  down  in  paragraph

3.
1(c)  the  State  of  residence:

(a)  shall  be  bound  by  the  facts  as  established  insofar  as
they  are  stated  explicitly  or  implicitly  in  the  decision
imposing  disqualification  from  driving  in  the  State  of
the  offence;

(b) shall  take  into  account  any  part  of  the  period  of  the
driving  disqualification  imposed  by  the  State  of  the
offence  which  has  already  been  served  in  that  State;

(c)  may 

the 

reduce 

driving
duration 
disqualification  to  align  it  to  the  duration  which
according to its national law would have been applied
for  the  case  in  question;

the 

of 

(d) shall  not  extend 

the  duration  of 

the  driving

disqualification  imposed  by  the  State  of  the  offence;

Article  4

(e)  may  not  replace  the  driving  disqualification  by  a  fine

or  any  other  measure.

1. Subject  to  Article  6,  the  State  of  residence  which  has
been  notified  pursuant  to  Article  3  shall  without  delay
give  effect  to  the  decision  imposing  disqualification  from
driving  taken  in  the  State  of  the  offence  in  one  of  the
following ways:

(a)  by  directly 

executing 

the  decision 

imposing
disqualification 
into
account  any  part  of  the  period  of  disqualification
imposed by the State of the offence which has already
been  served  in  the  letter;  or

from  driving,  while 

taking 

(b) by  executing  the  decision  imposing  disqualification
from  driving  via  a  judicial  or  administrative  decision
in  accordance  with  the  conditions  laid  down  in
paragraph  2;  or

(c)  by  converting  the  decision  imposing  disqualification
from driving into a judicial or administrative decision
of  its  own,  thus,  without  prejudice  to  Article  11,
substituting  for  the  decision  by  the  State  of  the
offence  a  new  decision 
in  accordance  with  the
conditions  laid  down  in  paragraph  3.

If  it  applies  the  procedure  laid  down  in  paragraph

2.
1(b)  the  State  of  residence:

(a)  shall  take  into  account  any  part  of  the  period  of  the
driving  disqualification  imposed  by  the  State  of  the
offence  which  has  already  been  served  in  that  State;

(b) may 

the 

reduce 

driving
duration 
disqualification  but  only  to  the  maximum  term
provided  for  acts  of  the  same  kind  under  its  national
law;

the 

of 

4. When giving effect to a driving disqualification under
this  Article,  the  State  of  residence  shall,  where  necessary,
determine  a  date  from  which  it  will  enforce  the  driving
disqualification.

5. When  giving  the  notification  referred  to  in  Article
15(2),  each  Member  State  shall  indicate  in  a  declaration
which  of  the  procedures  described  in  paragraph  1  it
intends  to  apply  in  its  capacity  as  a  State  of  residence.
The  declaration  made  may  be  replaced  by  a  new
declaration  at  any  time.

Article  5

Giving  effect  to  a  driving  disqualification  pursuant  to
Article  4  shall  be  without  prejudice  to  any  additional
road safety measures that the State of residence may take
under  its  own  legislation.

Article  6

1. The State of residence shall refuse to give effect to the
driving disqualification where:

(a)  the  driving  disqualification  has  already  been  fully

enforced  in  the  State  of  the  offence;

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(b) the offender has already had a driving disqualification
imposed on him in the State of residence for the same
acts  and  that  disqualification  has  been  or  is  being
enforced;

(c)  the  offender  would  have  benefited  from  a  general
pardon or amnesty in the State of residence if the acts
had  been  committed  within  the  territory  of  that
State;

(d) the  period  of  limitation  for  the  measure  would  have

expired  under  its  own  legislation;

(e)  in  the  circumstances  of  the  particular  case,  after
receiving  any  information  supplied  under  Article  8,  it
considers  that  the  person  concerned  has  not  had  an
adequate  opportunity  to  defend  himself.

2. The State of residence may refuse to give effect to the
driving disqualification if:

(a)  the conduct for which the driving disqualification has
been  imposed  in  the  State  of  the  offence  does  not
constitute  an  offence  under  the  law  of  the  State  of
residence;

(b) the  remaining  period  of  disqualification  which  could
be  enforced  in  the  State  of  residence  is  less  than  one
month;

(c)  driving  disqualification  is  not  a  measure  available
under  the  legislation  of  the  State  of  residence  for  the
acts giving rise to the driving disqualification imposed
by  the  State  of  the  offence.

3. When  giving  the  notification  referred  to  in  Article
15(2)  or  at  any  other  time,  any  Member  State  may
declare  that  it  will  always  apply  paragraph  2  of  this
Article  in  part  or  in  full.  When  such  a  declaration  has
been made, the other Member States shall not be obliged
to communicate driving disqualifications such as referred
to  in  that  declaration  pursuant  to  Article  3  to  the
Member  State  that  has  made  the  declaration.  Any
Member  State  may  withdraw  its  declaration  at  any
time.

Article  7

1. The  competent  authority  of  the  State  of  the  offence
shall  forward  the  notification  referred  to  in  Article  3  to
the  central  authority  of  the  State  of  residence.

2. For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1,  when  giving  the
notification  referred  to  in  Article  15(2),  each  Member
State  shall  indicate:

(a)  the  central  authority  or  central  authorities  which  it

designates;

(b) the  competent  authorities  responsible  for  submitting

the  notifications  referred  to  in  Article  3.

Article  8

1. The  notification  referred  to  in  Article  3  shall  be
accompanied by:

—  details  serving  to  locate  the  person  disqualified  from

driving,

—  the  original  or  a  certified  copy  of  the  decision

imposing  a  driving  disqualification,

—  a brief statement of the circumstances and a reference
to  the  legal  provisions  in  the  State  of  the  offence  on
the  basis  of  which  the  driving  disqualification  was
imposed,  if  these  are  not  given  in  the  decision,

—  an  attestation  that  it  is  final,

—  information  regarding  the  enforcement  of  the  driving
disqualification  in  the  State  of  the  offence,  including
the  length  of  the  disqualification  and,  where  known,
the  dates  on  which  the  disqualification  starts  and
expires,

—  the  driving  licences,  if  it  has  been  seized.

the 

person 

on  whom 
driving
2. Where 
the 
disqualification  has  been 
imposed  did  not  appear
personally  or  was  not  represented  at  the  proceedings,
notifications  pursuant  to  Article  3  must  be  accompanied
by evidence that the person has been duly notified of the
proceedings  in  accordance  with  the  law  of  the  State  of
the  offence.

3.
If  the  information  communicated  in  accordance  with
paragraphs 1 and 2 is found to be insufficient to allow a
decision  to  be  taken  pursuant  to  this  Convention,  in
particular  where,  in  the  circumstances  of  the  particular
case,  there  is  doubt  whether  the  person  concerned  has
had  an  adequate  opportunity  to  defend  himself,  the
competent  authorities  of  the  State  of  residence  shall
request  the  competent  authorities  of  the  State  of  the
supplementary
offence 
information  without  delay.

the  necessary 

to  provide 

Article  9

1. Subject  to  paragraphs  2  and  3,  no  translation  of  the
notifications  referred 
the
accompanying  material  referred  to  in  Article  8  or  of  any
other  documents  relating  to  the  application  of  this
Convention  shall  be  required.

in  Article  3  or  of 

to 

2. Any  Member  State  may,  when  giving  the  notification
referred  to  in  Article  15(2),  declare  that  the  documents
referred to in paragraph 1 forwarded to it by the State of
the  offence  must  be  accompanied  by  a  translation  into

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one  of  the  official  languages  of  the  institutions  of  the
European  Communities  indicated  in  its  declaration.

the  State  of  residence 
Convention.

in 

implementation  of 

this

3. Exept  for  the  document  referred  to  in  the  second
indent  of  Article  8(1)  the  documents  referred  to  in
paragraph  1  of  this  Article  need  not  be  certified.

Article  13

Article  10

Costs  incurred  in  implementing  this  Convention  shall  be
borne  in  the  Member  State  in  which  they  occur.

The  State  of  residence  shall  inform  the  State  of  the
offence  of  any  decision  taken  in  respect  of  a  notification
given pursuant to Article 3 and in respect of enforcement
and,  where 
it  refuses  to  give  effect  to  a  driving
disqualification  pursuant  of  Article  6,  of  the  reasons  for
its  refusal.

Article  11

1. The  right  of  the  State  of  the  offence  to  execute  in  its
territory  the  full  period  of  the  driving  disqualification
determined  by  the  State  of  the  offence  shall  not  be
affected  by  the  decision  of  the  State  of  residence.

2. When  giving  the  notification  referred  to  in  Article
15(2),  any  Member  State  may  indicate  that  it  will  not
apply  paragraph  1  of  this  Article  in  its  capacity  as  the
State  of  the  offence.

3. The  State  of  the  offence  and  the  State  of  residence
shall  exercise  their  responsibilities  under  the  Convention
in  such  a  way  as  to  ensure  that  the  total  period  of
disqualification,  taking 
into  account  any  period  of
disqualification which is served for the offence concerned
in  the  State  of  residence,  does  not  exceed  the  period  of
disqualification  originally  determined  by  the  State  of  the
offence.

4. When  notifying  the  person  concerned  of  the  decision
to  disqualify,  a  State  of  the  offence  which  proposes  to
apply  paragraph  1  shall  at  the  same  time  inform  the
person  of  this  fact,  and  shall  confirm  in  the  notification
given  in  accordance  with  Article  3  to  the  State  of
residence  that  it  has  done  so.

Article  12

Each Member State shall adopt the measures necessary to
enable  it  to  penalize  the  driving  of  a  motor  vehicle  in  its
territory  when  the  driver  is  disqualified  from  driving  by

Article  14

1. The  Court  of  Justice  of  the  European  Communities
shall  have  jurisdiction  to  rule  on  any  dispute  between
Member  States  regarding  the 
interpretation  or  the
application  of  this  Convention  whenever  such  dispute
cannot be settled by the Council within six months of its
being referred to the Council by one of its members. The
Court  shall  also  have  jurisdiction  to  rule  on  any  dispute
between  Member  States  and  the  Commission  regarding
the  interpretation  or  application  of  this  Convention.

2. Any  Member  State  shall  be  able  to  accept,  through  a
declaration made when giving the notification referred to
in  Article  15(2)  or  at  any  later  date,  the  jurisdiction  of
the  Court  of  Justice  to  give  preliminary  rulings  on  the
interpretation  of  this  Convention.

3. A  Member  State  making  a  declaration  pursuant  to
paragraph  2  shall  specify  that  either:

(a)  any  court  or  tribunal  of  that  State  against  whose
decisions  there  is  no  judicial  remedy  under  national
law  may  request  the  Court  of  Justice  to  give  a
preliminary  ruling  on  a  question  raised  in  a  case
pending before it and concerning the interpretation of
this  Convention  if  that  court  or  tribunal  considers
that  a  decision  on  the  question  is  necessary  to  enable
it  to  give  judgment,  or

(b) any  court  or  tribunal  of  that  State  may  request  the
Court  of  Justice  to  give  a  preliminary  ruling  on  a
question  raised  in  a  case  pending  before  it  and
concerning  the  interpretation  of  this  Convention  if
that court or tribunal considers that a decision on the
question  is  necessary  to  enable  it  to  give  judgment.

4. The  Statute  of  the  Court  of  Justice  of  the  European
Community  and  its  Rules  of  Procedure  shall  apply.  Any
Member  State,  whether  or  not  it  has  made  a  declaration
pursuant  to  paragraph  2,  shall  be  entitled  to  submit
statements of case or written observations to the Court in
cases  which  arise  under  paragraph  3.

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Article  15

1. This  Convention  shall  be  subject  to  adoption  by  the
Member  States 
in  accordance  with  their  respective
constitutional  requirements.

2. Member  States  shall  notify  the  Secretary-General  of
the  Council  of  the  European  Union  of  the  completion  of
this
their  constitutional  requirements 
Convention.

for  adopting 

3. This  Convention  shall  enter  into  force  90  days  after
the  notification  referred  to  in  paragraph  2  by  the
Member  State  which,  being  a  Member  of  the  European
Union  on  the  date  of  the  adoption  by  the  Council  of  the
act  drawing  up  this  Convention,  is  the  last  to  fulfil  this
formality.

4. Until  this  Convention  enters  into  force,  any  Member
State  may,  when  giving  the  notification  referred  to  in
paragraph 2 or at any later date, declare that with respect
to itself the Convention, except Article 14, shall apply to
its relations with Member States that have made the same
declaration.  Such  declarations  shall  apply  as  from  90
days  after  the  date  of  their  deposit.

5. This  Convention  and  declarations  made  in  respect  of
it shall be applicable only to offences committed after the
entry  into  force  of  the  Convention  or  from  the  date  on
which the Convention has become applicable between the
Member  States  concerned.

Article  16

1. This  Convention  shall  be  open  to  accession  by  any
State  that  becomes  a  member  of  the  European  Union.

3.
Instruments  of  accession  shall  be  deposited  with  the
Secretary-General  of  the  Council  of  the  European
Union.

4. This Convention shall enter into force with respect to
any  State  that  accedes  to  it  90  days  after  the  deposit  of
its  instrument  of  accession  or  on  the  date  of  entry  into
force of the Convention if it has not already entered into
force  at  the  time  of  expiry  of  those  90  days.

5. Article  15(4)  shall  apply  to  acceding  Member  States.

Article  17

No  reservation  may  be  entered 
Convention.

in  respect  of  this

Article  18

As  regards  the  United  Kingdom,  the  provisions  of  this
Convention  shall  apply  only  to  the  United  Kingdom  of
Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland.

Article  19

1. The Secretary-General of the Council of the European
Union  shall  act  as  depositary  of  this  Convention.

2. The  text  of  this  Convention  in  the  language  of  the
acceding State, drawn up by the Council of the European
Union,  shall  be  authentic.

2. The depositary shall publish in the Official Journal of
the  European  Communities  information  on  the  progress
of  adoptions,  accessions  and  declarations,  and  also  any
other  notification  concerning  this  Convention.

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En  fe  de  lo  cual,  los  plenipotenciarios  abajo  firmantes  suscriben  el  presente  Convenio.

Til  bekræftelse  heraf  har  undertegnede  befuldmægtigede  underskrevet  denne  konvention.

Zu  Urkund  dessen  haben  die  unterzeichneten  Bevollmächtigten  ihre  Unterschrift  unter  dieses
Übereinkommen  gesetzt.

Σ(cid:229)  (cid:240)(cid:221)(cid:243)(cid:244)ω(cid:243)η  (cid:244)ων  Æνω(cid:244)(cid:229)(cid:139) ρω,  (cid:239)Ø  υ(cid:240)(cid:239)γρ(cid:192)(cid:230)(cid:239)ν(cid:244)(cid:229)ς  (cid:240)ληρ(cid:229)Œ(cid:239)υ(cid:139) (cid:243)Ø(cid:239)Ø  (cid:229)(cid:139) θ(cid:229)(cid:243)Æν  (cid:244)ην  υ(cid:240)(cid:239)γρÆ(cid:230)η(cid:139) (cid:244)(cid:239)υς  κ(cid:192)(cid:244)ω  Æ(cid:240)(cid:222)
(cid:244)ην  (cid:240)Æρ(cid:239)υ(cid:139) (cid:243)Æ  (cid:243)υ(cid:139) µ(cid:226)Æ(cid:243)η.

In  witness  whereof,  the  undersigned  plenipotentiaries  have  hereunto  set  their  hands.

En foi de quoi, les ple´nipotentiaires soussigne´s ont appose´ leurs signatures au bas de la pre´sente
convention.

Dá  fhianú  sin,  chuir  na  Lánchumhachtaigh  thíos-sínithe  a  lámh  leis  an  gCoinbhinsiún  seo.

In  fede  di  che,  i  plenipotenziari  sottoscritti  hanno  apposto  le  loro  firme  in  calce  alla  presente
convenzione.

Ten  blijke  waarvan  de  ondergetekende  gevolmachtigden  hun  handtekening  onder  deze
overeenkomst  hebben  gesteld.

Em  fe´ do  que,  os  plenipotenciários  abaixo  assinados  apuseram  as  suas  assinaturas  no  final  da
presente  convenção.

Tämän  vakuudeksi  alla  mainitut 
yleissopimuksen.

täysivaltaiset  edustajat  ovat  allekirjoittaneet 

tämän

Till  bekräftelse  härav  har  undertecknade  befullmäktigade  undertecknat  denna  konvention.

Hecho en Luxemburgo, el diecisiete de junio de mil novecientos noventa y ocho, en un ejemplar
único, en lenguas alemana, inglesa, danesa, española, finesa, francesa, griega, irlandesa, italiana,
neerlandesa,  portuguesa  y  sueca,  cuyos  textos  son  igualmente  aute´nticos  y  que  será  depositado
en  los  archivos  de  la  Secretaría  General  del  Consejo  de  la  Unión  Europea.

Udfærdiget i Luxembourg, den syttende juni nitten hundrede og otteoghalvfems, i e´t eksemplar
på dansk, engelsk, finsk, fransk, græsk, irsk, italiensk, nederlandsk, portugisisk, spansk, svensk
og  tysk,  idet  hver  af  disse  tekster  har  samme  gyldighed;  de  deponeres  i  arkiverne  i
Generalsekretariatet  for  Rådet  for  Den  Europæiske  Union.

Geschehen  zu  Luxemburg  am  siebzehnten  Juni  neunzehnhundertachtundneunzig  in  einer
Urschrift  in  dänischer,  deutscher,  englischer,  finnischer,  französischer,  griechischer,  irischer,
italienischer,  niederländischer,  portugiesischer,  schwedischer  und  spanischer  Sprache,  wobei
jeder  Wortlaut  gleichermaßen  verbindlich  ist;  die  Urschrift  wird  im  Archiv  des  Generalsekreta-
riats  des  Rates  der  Europäischen  Union  hinterlegt.

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˛γØν(cid:229)  (cid:243)(cid:244)(cid:239)  Λ(cid:239)υŒ(cid:229)µ(cid:226)(cid:239)υ(cid:139) ργ(cid:239),  (cid:243)(cid:244)Øς  (cid:228)(cid:229)κÆ(cid:229)(cid:240)(cid:244)(cid:192)  Ι(cid:239)υν(cid:221)(cid:239)υ  ł(cid:221)λØÆ  (cid:229)ννØÆκ(cid:222)(cid:243)ØÆ  (cid:229)ν(cid:229)νη(cid:139) ν(cid:244)Æ  (cid:239)κ(cid:244)ω(cid:139) ,  (cid:243)(cid:229)  (cid:229)(cid:139) νÆ  µ(cid:222)ν(cid:239)
Æν(cid:244)(cid:221)(cid:244)υ(cid:240)(cid:239),  (cid:243)(cid:244)ην  ÆγγλØκη(cid:139) ,  γÆλλØκη(cid:139) ,  γ(cid:229)ρµÆνØκη(cid:139) ,  (cid:228)ÆνØκη(cid:139) ,  (cid:229)λληνØκη(cid:139) ,  ØρλÆν(cid:228)Øκη(cid:139) ,  Ø(cid:243)(cid:240)ÆνØκη(cid:139) ,  Ø(cid:244)ÆλØκη(cid:139) ,
(cid:239)λλÆν(cid:228)Øκη(cid:139) ,  (cid:240)(cid:239)ρ(cid:244)(cid:239)γÆλØκη(cid:139) ,  (cid:243)(cid:239)υη(cid:228)Øκη(cid:139) κÆØ  (cid:230)ØνλÆν(cid:228)Øκη(cid:139) γλω(cid:139) (cid:243)(cid:243)Æﬂ  κ(cid:192)θ(cid:229)  κ(cid:229)(cid:221)µ(cid:229)ν(cid:239)  (cid:229)(cid:221)νÆØ  (cid:229)Œ(cid:221)(cid:243)(cid:239)υ  Æυθ(cid:229)ν(cid:244)Øκ(cid:222)
κÆØ  κÆ(cid:244)Æ(cid:244)(cid:221)θ(cid:229)(cid:244)ÆØ  (cid:243)(cid:244)Æ  Æρł(cid:229)(cid:221)Æ  (cid:244)ης  Γ(cid:229)νØκη(cid:139) ς  ΓρÆµµÆ(cid:244)(cid:229)(cid:221)Æς  (cid:244)(cid:239)υ  Συµ(cid:226)(cid:239)υλ(cid:221)(cid:239)υ  (cid:244)ης  Ευρω(cid:240)Æϊκη(cid:139) ς  ˛νω(cid:243)ης.

Done  at  Luxembourg  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  June  in  the  year  one  thousand  nine  hundred
and  ninety-eight,  in  a  single  original,  in  the  Danish,  Dutch,  English,  Finnish,  French,  German,
Greek,  Irish,  Italian,  Portuguese,  Spanish  and  Swedish  languages,  each  text  being  equally
authentic,  such  original  remaining  deposited  in  the  archives  of  the  General  Secretariat  of  the
Council  of  the  European  Union.

Fait  à  Luxembourg,  le  dix-sept  juin  mil  neuf  cent  quatre-vingt-dix-huit,  en  un  exemplaire
unique,  en  langues  allemande,  anglaise,  danoise,  espagnole,  finnoise,  française,  grecque,
irlandaise,  italienne,  ne´erlandaise,  portugaise  et  sue´doise,  chaque  texte  faisant  e´galement  foi,
exemplaire  qui  est  de´pose´ dans  les  archives  du  Secre´tariat  ge´ne´ral  du  Conseil  de  l’Union
europe´enne.

Arna dhe´anamh i Lucsamburg ar an seachtú lá de´ag de Mheitheamh sa bhliain míle naoi gce´ad
nócha  a  hocht,  i  scríbhinn  bhunaidh  amháin  sa  Bhe´arla,  sa  Danmhairgis,  san  Fhionlainnis,  sa
Fhraincis, sa Ghaeilge, sa Ghearmáinis, sa Ghre´igis, san Iodáilis, san Ollainnis, sa Phortainge´ilis,
sa Spáinnis agus sa tSualainnis agus comhúdarás ag na te´acsanna i ngach ceann de na teangacha
sin;  de´anfar  an  scríbhinn  bhunaidh  sin  a  thaisceadh  i  gcartlann  Ardrúnaíocht  Chomhairle  an
Aontais Eorpaigh.

Fatto  a  Lussemburgo,  addì  diciassette  giugno  millenovecentonovantotto,  in  un  unico  esemplare
in  lingua  danese,  finlandese,  francese,  greca,  inglese,  irlandese,  italiana,  olandese,  portoghese,
spagnola, svedese e tedesca, ciascun testo facente ugualmente fede, e depositato negli archivi del
Segretariato  generale  del  Consiglio  dell’Unione  europea.

Gedaan  te  Luxemburg,  de  zeventiende  juni  negentienhonderd  achtennegentig,  in  e´e´n exemplaar
in  de  Deense,  de  Duitse,  de  Engelse,  de  Finse,  de  Franse,  de  Griekse,  de  Ierse,  de  Italiaanse,  de
Nederlandse,  de  Portugese,  de  Spaanse  en  de  Zweedse  taal,  zijnde  alle  teksten  gelijkelijk
authentiek,  dat  wordt  neergelegd  in  het  archief  van  het  Secretariaat-generaal  van  de  Raad  van
de  Europese  Unie.

Feito no Luxemburgo, em dezassete de Junho de mil novecentos e noventa e oito, em exemplar
único,  nas  línguas  alemã,  dinamarquesa,  espanhola,  finlandesa,  francesa,  grega,  inglesa,
irlandesa,  italiana,  neerlandesa,  portuguesa  e  sueca,  fazendo  igualmente  fe´ todos  os  textos,
depositado  nos  arquivos  do  Secretariado-Geral  do  Conselho  da  União  Europeia.

Luxemburgissa 

Tehty 
vuonna
tuhatyhdeksänsataayhdeksänkymmentäkahdeksan  englannin,  espanjan,  hollannin,  iirin,  italian,
tanskan  kielellä  yhtenä
kreikan,  portugalin, 
alkuperäiskappaleena, joka talletetaan Euroopan unionin neuvoston pääsihteeristön arkistoon ja
jonka  jokainen  teksti  on  yhtä  todistusvoimainen.

seitsemäntenätoista 

kesäkuuta 

ranskan, 

päivänä 

ruotsin, 

suomen 

saksan, 

ja 

Som  skedde  i  Luxemburg  den  sjuttonde  juni  nittonhundranittioåtta  i  ett  enda  exemplar  på
danska,  engelska,  finska,  franska,  grekiska,  iriska,  italienska,  nederländska,  portugisiska,
spanska, svenska och tyska språken, vilka samtliga texter är lika giltiga, vilket skall deponeras i
arkivet  vid  generalsekretariatet  vid  Europeiska  unionens  råd.

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Pour  le  gouvernement  du  Royaume  de  Belgique
Voor  de  regering  van  het  Koninkrijk  België
Für  die  Regierung  des  Königreichs  Belgien

For  regeringen  for  Kongeriget  Danmark

Für  die  Regierung  der  Bundesrepublik  Deutschland

ΓØÆ  (cid:244)ην  κυ(cid:226)(cid:229)(cid:139) ρνη(cid:243)η  (cid:244)ης  ΕλληνØκη(cid:139) ς  ∆ηµ(cid:239)κρÆ(cid:244)(cid:221)Æς

Por  el  Gobierno  del  Reino  de  España

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Pour  le  gouvernement  de  la  Re´publique  française

Thar  ceann  Rialtas  na  hÉireann
For  the  Government  of  Ireland

Per  il  governo  della  Repubblica  italiana

Pour  le  gouvernement  du  Grand-Duche´ de  Luxembourg

Voor  de  regering  van  het  Koninkrijk  der  Nederlanden

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Für  die  Regierung  der  Republik  Österreich

Pelo  Governo  da  República  Portuguesa

Suomen  hallituksen  puolesta
På  finska  regeringens  vägnar

På  svenska  regeringens  vägnar

For  the  Government  of  the  United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland

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ANNEX

CONDUCT  COVERED  BY  ARTICLE  3  OF  THE  CONVENTION

1.  Reckless  or  dangerous  driving  (whether  or  not  resulting  in  death,  injury  or  serious  risk).

2.  Wilful  failure  to  carry  out  the  obligations  placed  on  drivers  after  being  involved  in  road  accidents

(hit-and-run  driving).

3.  Driving  a  vehicle  while  under  the  influence  of  alcohol  or  other  substances  affecting  or  diminishing  the

mental  and  physical  abilities  of  a  driver.

Refusal  to  submit  to  alcohol  and  drug  tests.

4.  Driving  a  vehicle  faster  than  the  permitted  speed.

5.  Driving  a  vehicle  whilst  disqualified.

6.  Other conduct constituting an offence for which a driving disqualification has been imposed by the State

of  the  offence:

—  of  a  duration  of  six  months  or  more,

—  of  a  duration  of  less  than  six  months  where  that  has  been  agreed  bilaterally  between  the  Member

States  concerned.