The card will serve as a proof of disability status across all EU countries. It will grant cardholders equal access to special conditions and preferential treatments anywhere in the EU.
The aim of is give persons with disabilities legal certainty that their disability status will be recognised when accessing special conditions or preferential treatment offered by a wide variety of services, activities or facilities, including the parking ones. They will be able to benefit from them on equal terms and conditions as persons with disabilities in the visited Member States.
The cards are meant for short stays, with an exception for disability card holders that move to another Member State for a EU mobility programme. At the same time, Member States may also decide to apply the provisions for periods longer than a short stay for card holders visiting or staying in their territory.
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