1 Amendments of Antonius MANDERS related to 2023/0393(COD)
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) Member States should take all the necessary steps to avoid any risk of forgery or fraud, whether individual or systemic, when issuing the European Disability Card or the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities who are third country nationals legally residing in the territory of a Member State and should actively combat fraudulent issuance, use and forgery of these cards and exchange information on such cases to ensure mutual trust between Member States as the mutual recognition of disability status is the cornerstone of the European Disability Card. Member States should ensure that any measures taken to combat forgery or fraud take into account the rights of persons with disabilities and should not result in any interference with their legitimate interests in using either card or lead in any way to their stigmatisation. Member States should assess the impact of any measures on persons with disabilities and consult them and their representative organisations in the design and implementation of the measures.