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Brussels – Each the Christian Democrat conservative EPP and the Social Democrat S&D have backed a proposal that makes it potential – however not sure – for the 15-year restrict to stay for A-tractors, based on Swedish members Tomas Tobé and Johan Danielsson.
Thus, the assist from the European Parliament is probably going secured.
The proposal includes permitting all EU international locations to resolve for themselves the age vary of 15–18 years that can apply for the B1 license class, which is able to embody the A-tractor license sooner or later.
On the identical time, it’s required that the EU member states within the Council of Ministers additionally conform to the change in age restrict within the last negotiations with the Parliament and the European Fee which are at present ongoing.
Sweden’s Minister of Infrastructure Andreas Carlson hopes to affect the opposite international locations.
“With this information, it seems brighter. We are going to push this difficult within the Council and towards the Fee,” says Carlson on web site in Brussels for a gathering with the EU’s different transport ministers.
Modified A-tractor rules are a consequence of the up to date basic driving license rules which were handled throughout the EU lately.
Within the spring of 2023, the European Fee introduced its proposal for up to date driving license rules, which included, amongst different issues, stricter regulation of the A-tractors which are distinctive to Sweden throughout the EU.
(December 5)
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