8 Amendments of Françoise GROSSETÊTE related to 2017/0114(COD)
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to secure user acceptance of future road charging schemes, Member States should be allowed to introduce adequate systems for the collection of charges as part of a wider package of mobility services. The Member States are encouraged to take into account the social acceptance of charging and socio- economic factors in their implementation, in particular to maintain the competitiveness of the transport sector, composed of many SMEs, and facilitate a relaxation of charges to users of private vehicles forced to use this infrastructure on a regular basis. Such systems should ensure a fair distribution of infrastructure costs and reflect the ‘polluter pays’ principle. Any Member States introducing such a system should ensure that it complies with the provisions of Directive 2004/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16. _________________ 16 Directive 2004/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the Community (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 124–143
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Underlines the importance for the Member States of establishing a fair charging system which does not penalise users of private vehicles which, due to their place of residence in the countryside or in areas that are difficult of access or isolated, are forced to make more regular use of roads subject to charging; considers that, under territorial development policy, Member States should levy reduced charges on users from such areas;
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Pursuant to Directive 1999/62/EC, an external-cost charge may be imposed at a level close to the social marginal cost of the usage of the vehicle in question. That method has proven to be the fairest and most efficient way to take account of negative environmental and health impacts of air pollution and noise generated by heavy duty vehicles, and would ensure a fair contribution from heavy duty vehicles to meeting EU air quality standards and any applicable noise limits or targets, and would make it possible to provide incentives to use clean vehicles. The application of such charges should therefore be facilitated. _________________ 17 Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, OJ L 152, 11.06.2008, p. 1-44
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to promote the use of the cleanest and most efficient vehicles and reduce their competitive disadvantage in relation to conventional vehicles, Member States should as soon as possible apply significantly reduced road tolls and user charges to those vehicles.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Road congestion, to which all motor vehicles contribute in different proportions, represents a cost of about 1 % of GDP. A significant part of this cost can be attributed to interurban and cross- border congestion. A specific congestion charge should therefore be allowed, on condition that it is applied to all vehicle categories. In order to be effective and proportionate, the charge should be calculated on the basis of the marginal congestion cost and differentiated according to location, time and vehicle category. In order to maximise the positive effect of congestion charges, corresponding revenues should be allocated to projects addressing the sources of the problem, such as cross-border infrastructure or modal shift.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Congestion charges should reflect the actual costs imposed by each vehicle on other road users directly, and indirectly on society at large, in a proportionate manner. In order to avoid that they disproportionately hinder the free movement of people and goods, particularly in cross-border and urban areas, they should be limited to specific amounts reflecting marginal congestion cost in near capacity condition, that is to say when traffic volumes approach road capacity.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) It is necessary to ensure that external-cost charges continue to reflect the cost of air pollution and noise generated by heavy duty vehicles as accurately as possible without rendering the charging scheme excessively complex, to incentivise the use of the most fuel-efficient vehicles and clean vehicles, and to keep the incentives effective and the differentiation of road charges up-to-date. Therefore, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of adapting the reference values for external cost charging to scientific progress, defining the modalities for the revenue-neutral variation of infrastructure charges according to the CO2 emissions from heavy duty vehicles, and adapting the modalities of the variation of infrastructure charges for light duty vehicles to technical progress. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201621. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 21 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7i – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 7i – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) Users of passenger vehicles forced to use this infrastructure on a regular basis, in particular on account of living in a rural, enclosed or isolated area, shall benefit from such discounts or reductions up to a maximum of 50 %;