Chapter V, Article 20 · Directive (EU) 2024/2841

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Article 20Reporting and assessment#

1.By 5 June 2031, and every four years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the application of this Directive.

2.The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall address, inter alia, in the light of social, economic, technological and other relevant developments the use of the European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, in particular the impact of any fees, the extent to which the implementation of this Directive has met its objectives and its interaction with other relevant Union legal acts with a view to assessing the need to review this Directive.That report shall also include an analysis of specific situations of disadvantage resulting from intersectional discrimination, which is understood as discrimination based on a combination of disability and any other grounds protected under Council Directive 79/7/EEC^note, 2000/43/EC^note, 2000/78/EC^note or 2004/113/EC^note, with a particular focus on women and girls with disabilities.

3.By 5 June 2029, the Commission shall carry out an assessment on any remaining gaps relating to the free movement of persons with disabilities. The Commission shall take due account of the outcome of that assessment when deciding whether further action at Union level is required to address any such gaps.

4.Member States shall communicate to the Commission, at its request and in due time, the information necessary for the Commission to draw up the report referred to in paragraph 1.

5.The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall take into account the viewpoints of persons with disabilities, of relevant non-governmental organisations in particular organisations representing persons with disabilities, and of economic stakeholders.

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Key facts

Type

Directive · (EU) 2024/2841 · EEA relevant

Adopted

23 Oct 2024

Text current to

14 Nov 2024

In force

4 Dec 2024

Made by

Council of the European Union, European Parliament

Official

EUR-Lex 32024L2841 · ELI

Defined terms · 8

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assistance animal
means an animal that provides assistance or performs tasks for the benefit of a person with disabilities in accordance with national law and practice.
family member
means a family member as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Directive 2004/38/EC or within the meaning of Article 3(2) of that Directive, irrespective of their nationality, of a Union citizen exercising his or her right to free movement;
parking conditions and facilities
means a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities or, where applicable, persons accompanying or assisting them including personal assistants, either exclusively or in general, as well as any associated parking benefits or preferential conditions offered to persons with disabilities, irrespective of whether they are offered on a voluntary basis or imposed on the basis of a legal obligation;
personal assistant
means a person who is accompanying or assisting a person with disabilities and who is recognised as such in accordance with national law or practice;
persons with disabilities
means persons who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others;
short stay
means a visit or stay in another Member State of up to three months;
special conditions or preferential treatment
means any specific conditions, including those related to financial conditions, or any differentiated treatment related to assistance and support offered to persons with disabilities or, where applicable, to persons accompanying or assisting them including personal assistants, or to assistance animals, irrespective of whether they are offered on a voluntary basis or imposed on the basis of a legal obligation;
Union citizen
means a person having the nationality of a Member State;