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#2015-1537Decree Relating to Training and Road Safety

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This decree updates the regulations in France's driving code related to driving instruction and road safety training. It removes certain regulatory requirements and changes how training sessions for road safety should be conducted and managed. The decree impacts driving schools, instructors, and those involved in road safety training programs.

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Key Changes

  • Removes certain phrases from driving code regulations.
  • Changes wording to ensure driving and safety training is offered and managed.
  • Updates qualifications needed to manage driving instruction establishments.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Driving schools and road safety training organizations must now mandatorily propose and manage road safety awareness training sessions (change from discretionary 'may propose' to mandatory 'shall propose and manage')

Driving schools and road safety training organizations
operational
high

Individuals managing driving schools must hold one of the following qualifications: a state diploma or recognized higher education diploma (level III or above) in legal, economic, accounting or commercial studies; the professional qualification certificate from the automotive services sector; or equivalent professional qualification as defined in Article R. 213-2-1

Driving school managers and operators
licensing
high

Road safety awareness training stage animators must hold the authorization required under Article L. 212-1 or demonstrate equivalent teaching authorization for motor vehicle driving instruction

Road safety training animators and instructors
licensing
high

Learner driver accompanists must hold either a driving license of the required category obtained at least 5 years prior, or teaching authorization for motor vehicle driving instruction corresponding to the vehicle category being used

Learner driver accompanists
licensing
medium

Remove the requirement for departmental road safety commission approval before establishing driving schools (Article R. 213-1 requirement eliminated)

Driving school operators
operational

Affected Parties

Driving schoolsRoad safety training providers

Tags

driving,road safety,training