Activities of Keith TAYLOR related to 2017/0114(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures
Amendments (19)
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The ‘Handbook on External Costs of Transport’ of the Commission Directorate General for Transport and Mobility should be considered as a basis for fixing minima of amounts for the internalisation of external costs.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Calculating and estimating external costs caused by climate change should take into account the damage from extreme weather conditions for different sectors, including the transport sector, as well as investments in measures for the avoidance or reduction of the effects of climate change.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goodsmotorised vehicles for the use of certain infrastructurepollution and the use of public roads (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The ‘Handbook on External Costs of Transport’ of the European Commission DG MOVE should be considered as a basis for fixing minima of amounts for the internalisation of external costs.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Alpine Convention’s Transport Protocol, as ratified by the EU and all Alpine Member States, should be a framework for applying the ‘polluter pays principle’ while setting higher amounts for the mark ups within the cross-border Alpine area.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 9 (1a), Member States may maintain or introduce tolls and user charges on the trans- European road network or on certain sections of that network, and on any other additional sections of their network of motorwaypublic roads which are not part of the trans- European road network under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 3 to 9 of this Article and in Articles 7a to 7k.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Calculating and estimating external costs caused by climate change should take into account the damage from extreme weather conditions for different sectors, including the transport sector, as well as investments in measures for the avoidance or reduction of the effects of climate change.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) There should be at least fair competition with the more environmentally friendly rail transport, where presently track access charging for each locomotive on each kilometre and both for passengers and freight transport is mandatory according to Directive 2016/2370/EU1a. _________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2016/2370 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 amending Directive 2012/34/EU as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure. OJ L 352, 23.12.2016, p. 1
Amendment 168 #
(16a) The Alpine Convention’s Transport Protocol, as ratified by the EU and all Alpine Member States, should be a framework for applying the ‘polluter pays principle’ while setting higher amounts for the mark ups within the cross-border Alpine area.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Road charges can mobilise resources that contribute to the financing of the maintenance and development of high quality intermodal transport infrastructure, public transport and non-motorised mobility. It is therefore appropriate to incentivise the EU and Member States to use revenues from road charges accordingly and, to this end, to require that they adequately report on the use of such revenues. That should in particular help identifying possible financing gaps, and raising the public acceptance of road charging.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘motorised road vehicle’ means a motor vehicle, with fourtwo wheels or more, or articulated vehicle combination intended or used fpowered by an engine of a capacity of more the carriage by road of passengers or goodsan 25 KwH or articulated vehicle combination;
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(29) ‘substantially amended tolling or charging arrangement’ means a tolling or charging arrangement, which has been amended in such a way that costs or revenues are affected by at least 25% in comparison with the previous year, after correcting for inflation measured by changes in the EU-wide Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, and excluding energy and unprocessed food, as published by the Commission (Eurostat).
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 1a (new)
Article 1a (new)
(2a) The following Article 1a is inserted: Article 1a. Only Member States that apply this Directive, including the principles on the internalisation of external costs, can benefit from EU co-funding for road infrastructure. They shall reimburse to the EU budget the share of revenues from charging of total EU co-funding for their roads during the concerned year.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Without prejudice to paragraph 9, from 1 January 2018, Member States shall not introduce user charges for heavy duty vehicles. User charges introduced before that date may be maintained until 31 December 20232.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. From [the date of entry into force of this Directive], Member States shall not introduce user charges for light duty vehicles. User charges introduced before that date shall be phased out by 31 December 20275.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. From 1 January 2023, an infrastructure charge imposed on any section of the road network referred to in Article 7(1) shall apply in a non- discriminatory manner to all motorised vehicles.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States may maintain or introduce an external-cost charge, related to the cost of traffic-basedroad accidents not covered by insurances, of traffic-based climate change, air or noise pollution or bothall of them.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 (new)
Directive 1999//62/EC
Article 7 f – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 f – paragraph 5 a (new)
4 a. 5a. A considerably higher mark up shall be allowed in (cross-border) mountainous areas, such as the Alps, as described in the Transport Protocol of the Alpine Convention, because as infrastructure costs as well as climate and environmental damage are already higher there; These higher mark ups shall be fixed by the Member States and Regions concerned and correspond to the higher costs as mentioned;
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 g – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Within one year after official CO2 emission data are published by the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EU) …/…*****, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 9e, to define the reference values of CO2 emissions, together with an appropriate categorisation of the heavy duty vehicles concernedpublication of this Directive and on the basis of existing CO2 emission data the Commission shall propose a corresponding update of this Directive, with the purpose of fully internalising externalities related to CO2 emissions, based on damage caused by climate change as well as investments made for preventing and/or reducing damage from climate change.