Directive 91/439/EEC stipulates that authorities responsible for issuing and renewing driving licences must train and supervise their examiners to ensure correct implementation of the theoretical and practical driving tests according to its Annex II. Despite the relatively precise stipulations of the Directive, there still are many differences between the countries as far as the conditions for access, training period, contents of the training, permanent education and quality control are concerned. Participants from several countries, all members of the Commission l'Internationale des Examens de Conduite Automobile (CIECA), discussed these issues at two workshops. The participants should all be considered as experts and as such they have worked towards formulating a "best practice" and come to minimum recommendations for harmonisation in the above-mentioned areas. This report describes the recommendations the experts came to at the workshops, as well as the arguments and preceding discussions. This report forms a basis, in the field CIECA will also be active in the future. It will be handed out to the CIECA members as well as the European Commission. (Author/publisher)
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