31 May 2023 Revision of the Directive on Driving Licences – Eurosmart’s Answer to Public Consultation
Eurosmart, the leading European association representing the digital security industry, welcomes the European Commission’s approach to give citizens the choice of their driving licence format. This technology-agnostic standpoint aligns with a holistic vision of inclusion without discrimination and empowering citizens with their data. Our organisation is pleased to share its feedback on specific aspects of the proposed Directive on Driving Licences revision.
Chapters
- Maintain high level of service availability for driving licence inspection
- New physical driving Licence format
- Homogeneous and high level of security of all identification documents across Europe
- Leverage on international standards for the technical specification of chip-based driving licence instead of a non-standard specification
- Physical driving licence with QR code
- Clarify the link between the mobile driving licence and the EU Digital Identity Wallet
- Business model of the mobile driving licence
- Security of the mobile driving licence
- Private sector access to mobile driving licence
- The specification of the mobile driving licence contains substantial ambiguities which could impede successful deployment and interoperability
- Leverage as much as possible existing international standards and avoid non-standard implementation
