{"id":95379,"date":"2021-04-23T09:27:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T09:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/il-consiglio-federale-alleggerisce-il-ritiro-della-patente\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T13:24:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T13:24:03","slug":"the-federal-council-lightens-the-withdrawal-of-the-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/the-federal-council-lightens-the-withdrawal-of-the-license\/","title":{"rendered":"The Federal Council &#8220;lightens&#8221; the withdrawal of the license"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Federal Council &#8220;lightens&#8221; the withdrawal of the license<\/h1>\n<h3><em>The process of handing over a driver&#8217;s license to the police will be speeded up and made clearer, and professional drivers will be able to drive if they are guilty of a minor offence<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>At its meeting on 21 April 202, the Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation decided to speed up the process following the withdrawal of a driving licence by the police.<br \/>\nIn addition, professional drivers will be allowed to drive for work purposes during the period of suspension of their licence.<br \/>\nThis kicks off the consultation, scheduled from April 21, 2021 until August 11, 2021, on the draft implementation of the motions forwarded by Parliament 17.4317 &#8220;Fairer procedures in road traffic&#8221; and 17.3520 &#8220;No double penalties for drivers&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe proposed implementation of Caroni Motion 17.4317 &#8220;Fairer Procedures in Road Traffic&#8221; seeks to expedite the paperwork related to the withdrawal of a driver&#8217;s license by the police and grant greater rights to those affected at the stage of preventive revocation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Verordnungsentwurf-VZV.pdf\">Verordnungsentwurf VZV<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Verordnungsentwurf-SKV.pdf\">Verordnungsentwurf SKV<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Erlautender-Bericht.pdf\">Erl\u00e4utender Bericht<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Orientierungsschreiben-an-Kantone.pdf\">Orientierungsschreiben an Kantone<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Orientierungsschreiben-an-Organisationen.pdf\">Orientierungsschreiben an Organisationen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89019\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89019 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/La-zona-anteriore-di-unautomobile-della-polizia-di-un-Cantone-svizzero-germanofono-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"La zona anteriore di un'automobile della polizia del Cantone Turgovia\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/La-zona-anteriore-di-unautomobile-della-polizia-di-un-Cantone-svizzero-germanofono-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/La-zona-anteriore-di-unautomobile-della-polizia-di-un-Cantone-svizzero-germanofono-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/La-zona-anteriore-di-unautomobile-della-polizia-di-un-Cantone-svizzero-germanofono-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/La-zona-anteriore-di-unautomobile-della-polizia-di-un-Cantone-svizzero-germanofono-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/La-zona-anteriore-di-unautomobile-della-polizia-di-un-Cantone-svizzero-germanofono.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The front area of a police car from the Canton of Thurgau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Much faster and more transparent procedures<\/h4>\n<p>In future, the competent authority will have 10 working days from the time of withdrawal of the licence to decide whether to suspend it preventively; if it is unable to do so within the stipulated time, for example pending the results of toxicological blood tests, it will have to return the document to the holder and will only be able to proceed when it has sufficient evidence to seriously doubt the holder&#8217;s fitness to drive.<br \/>\nOnce the preventive revocation has been ordered, at the request of the licence holder, the cantonal authority will have to reassess the measure every three months.<br \/>\nIn future, the competent authority will only be able to guarantee the anonymity of private individuals who report doubts about another person&#8217;s fitness to drive if they can justify an interest to be protected and request anonymity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Projet-OAC.pdf\">Projet OAC<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Projet-OCCR.pdf\">Projet OCCR<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rapport.pdf\">Rapport<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lettre-aux-cantons.pdf\">Lettre aux cantons<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lettre-aux-organisations.pdf\">Lettre aux organisations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89031\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89031 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Unautovettura-della-polizia-cantonale-di-Zurigo-a-fari-accesi-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Un'autovettura della polizia cantonale di Zurigo a fari accesi\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Unautovettura-della-polizia-cantonale-di-Zurigo-a-fari-accesi-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Unautovettura-della-polizia-cantonale-di-Zurigo-a-fari-accesi-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Unautovettura-della-polizia-cantonale-di-Zurigo-a-fari-accesi-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Unautovettura-della-polizia-cantonale-di-Zurigo-a-fari-accesi-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Unautovettura-della-polizia-cantonale-di-Zurigo-a-fari-accesi.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Zurich cantonal police car with its lights on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>No double penalties for drivers<\/h4>\n<p>In future, the cantonal authorities must be able to authorise professional drivers to drive in the course of their work even during the period of revocation, but only in cases of minor offences and if their licence has not been suspended more than once in the previous five years.<br \/>\nThis is because the professional category in question often risks not only their licence but also their job, hence the proposal to limit the risk so that the administrative measure has comparable consequences for all, as called for in motion 17.3520 Graf-Litscher &#8220;No double penalties for drivers&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe proposed amendments require adjustments to the Ordinances on Admission to Traffic (OAC) and Traffic Control (OCCS). The consultation begins on 21.04.2021 and ends on 11.08.2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Progetto-OAC.pdf\">Progetto OAC<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Progetto-OCCS.pdf\">Progetto OCCS<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rapporto-esplicativo-1.pdf\">Rapporto esplicativo<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lettera-ai-cantoni.pdf\">Lettera ai cantoni<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lettera-alle-organizzazioni.pdf\">Lettera alle organizzazioni<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95197\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-95198 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FahrerkarteRueckseite.png\" alt=\"Retro di una &quot;vecchia&quot; Licenza di Condurre della Svizzera\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FahrerkarteRueckseite.png 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FahrerkarteRueckseite-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FahrerkarteRueckseite-768x486.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back of an &#8220;old&#8221; Swiss Driver&#8217;s License<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process of handing over a driver&#8217;s license to the police will be faster and clearer, and professional drivers will be able to drive, if guilty of minor infractions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[210,305,257],"tags":[807,657],"class_list":["post-95379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-magazine","category-politics","category-switzerland","tag-auto","tag-police"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95379"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100060,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95379\/revisions\/100060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}