The FIVA Commissions

FIVA`s Legislation Commission is tasked to ensure that the development of national and international legislation does not create adverse impact to owners of historic vehicles to preserve their vehicles and use them on public roads without unappropriate restrictions. The Commission is chaired by Winfried Kallinger and consists of a Working Group and an Enlarged Group of national delegates.

The Commission fulfils its task by:

• building its understanding of the historic vehicle movement through knowledge sharing
  and by undertaking research
• monitoring and assessing regulatory developments at the national, EU and global level
• maintaining dialogue with decision makers (the European Commission, Members of the European Parliament, Member state Governments and civil servants and the UN)
• presenting FIVA’s concerns and solutions to the relevant decision makers when
  necessary.

The Working Group of the Commission meets three to four times a year. The members each have a particular responsibility for a policy sector or for knowledge developments activities. While the Enlarged Commission meets once a year, e-mail allows for regular two-way communication of regulatory developments (at EU level and at the national level) and of required lobbying actions. The Chairman coordinates all these activities with support from Andrew Turner of the Public Affairs consultancy EPPA.

The Technical Commission of FIVA is the body to find standardised methods and rules for the dating and classification of historic vehicles.

The board consists of a secretary, two vice-presidents and is chaired by a vice-president of FIVA. In addition there are working groups set up for special tasks.
A working group of about nine persons including the members of the board meets up to four times a year to discuss various demands from the ANF’s, to decide on classifications and to develop the code and regulations.
Once a year the chairman reports to the full plenary assembly with the delegates representing all members. This assembly decides on motions to be presented to the General Assembly.

The Technical Commission keeps also the records of all ID cards issued worldwide and issues ID cards itself for countries where is no FIVA representation.

The Technical Commission also supports the ANF’s to train scrutinisers and assists in all technical matters on request..

The board of the events commission will meet at least four times per year to exchange information and to plan further investigations to launch better services to members and organisers. Within this board there will also be worked with working groups to enlarge the influence of ideas from other countries and cultures within FIVA.

The Motorcycle Commission looks after the interests of Motor Cycles, cycle cars and three wheelers as well as bicycles. The Commission is bound together in friendship and their enthusiasm for restoring, maintaining, recording and riding those types of historic vehicles. There are at least two meetings per year, one during the "FIVA World - Rally for Motorcycles", the other in connection with the Annual General Meeting of FIVA.

This working group is responsible for all matters regarding commercial and military vehicles. The members of this working group will be present at all the meetings of the most important organisations and commemorations of historic military events. All questions about commercial and military vehicles can be referred to this commission. We are presenting on this website the various technical aspects of different types of vehicles.

Its aim is to obtain the recognition of the cultural significance of historic vehicles by legal and political authorities and the other stakeholders. This recognition should reinforce FIVA’s statement of the cultural importance of historic vehicles along with those of its federations and other member organisations if any law (Parliament) or regulation (Ministry) risks penalising the conservation or use of the historic vehicles.

During 2006/2007 FIVA decided that Trade and Skills should be included in its policy work and form part of its new Directorate. This decision was based on the belief that such issues would, over time, become more critical to the survival of the historic movement worldwide. At the September 2007 General Assembly meeting in Copenhagen a new Director, Tony Davies (UK), was elected to oversee this new work for FIVA. Since then Tony has been working to get the Board’s agreement for FIVA’s Objectives for this new initiative and latterly to write this Strategy Paper to outline the way ahead to achieve those Objectives.