Source: European Parliament
The aim of the implementing act/s, provided for by Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2024/2841, is to ensure the digitalisation of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.
The Commission intends to adopt one implementing act, likely during the first half of 2026. It can contain provisions to set the accessible digital versions of both cards, with the data fields set out in Annexes I and II respectively, and to ensure interoperability.
It can also establish common technical specifications regarding the storage medium of the digital version of both cards for matters such as verifying the validity of both cards and their serial or file number, for controlling their authenticity, for preventing forgery and fraud, for the reading of those cards between Member States, and for their use in a digital identity wallet at EU level.
As per Article 20 of Directive (EU) 2024/2841, a report on the directive’s application shall be submitted by 2031 and every four years thereafter, to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, with input from Member States and stakeholders.
The Commission will support Member States in the transposition process and will monitor the timely and correct transposition of the directives.