14 Amendments of Markus PIEPER related to 2017/0114(COD)
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to prevent traffic from switching to toll-free roads, which may have a serious impact on road safety and the optimum use of the road network, Member States must be able to levy tolls on all roads which are in direct competition with the trans-European networks.
Amendment 109 #
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. Such systems should ensure a fair distribution of infrastructure costs and reflect the 'polluter pays' principle and incorporate arrangements for ring-fencing the receipts from the user charges. In that connection, Member States should also be free to levy tolls on roads which do not form part of the main transport network. 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 Council.16 _________________ 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 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) As in respect of heavy duty vehicles, it is important to ensure that anyif Member States introduce time-based charges applied tofor light duty vehicles arethese are also proportionate, including in respect of use and periods of use shorter than one year. In that regard, account needs to be taken of the fact that light duty vehicles have a use pattern differing from the use pattern of heavy duty vehicles. The calculation of proportionate time-based charges could be based on available data on trip patterns.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Pursuant to Directive 1999/62/EC, an external-cost charge consistent with the polluter-pays principle 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 standards17 and any applicable noise limits or targets. 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 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The variation of infrastructure charges according to Euro emission class has contributed to the use of cleaner vehicles. However, wWith the renewal of vehicle fleets, the variation of charges on this basis on the inter-urban network is expected to become obsolete by the end of 2020 and should therefore be phased out by that time. From the same point in time, external-cost charging should be applied more systematically, as a targeted means to recover external cost in respect of situations in which it matters most, taking account of the external costs of air and noise pollution.
Amendment 176 #
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 transport infrastructure. It is therefore appropriate to incentivise 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. In the process, Member States should ensure that road charge revenues are used in their entirety for road infrastructure measures. That should in particular help identifying possible financing gaps, and raising the public acceptance of road charging.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) No later than two years after the entry into force of the Directive as amended, the Commission will put forward a generally applicable, transparent and clear framework for the internalisation of environmental, congestion and health costs that will form the basis for future calculations of infrastructure charges. In this connection, the Commission may propose a model accompanied by an analysis of the impact on external-cost internalisation for all transport modes. As regards proportionality, account must be taken of all modes in connection with external-cost charging.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
1a. This Directive shall not apply to vehicles for the duration of their use in border areas.
Amendment 229 #
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. ‘vehicle’ means a motor vehicle, with no fewer than four wheels or more, or articulated vehicle combination intended or used for the carriage by road of passengers or goods;
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 29 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 29 a (new)
(29a) ‘border areas’ means areas, about 30 km wide, along the internal borders of the EU;
Amendment 290 #
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 2027.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 10
Article 7 – paragraph 10
Tolls and user charges for heavy duty vehicles on the one hand and for light duty vehicles on the other may be introduced or maintained independently from one another. In addition, user charges may be maintained or introduced on the trans- European road network or on secondary roads independently of each other.
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g a – paragraph 1
Article 7 g a – paragraph 1
(1) For light duty vehicles, until 31 December 2021, Member States may vary tolls and user charges according to the environmental performance of the vehicle. They must also take the principle of proportionality into account with regard to other vehicles in the process.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 1
Annex I – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex III – Section 2 – point 2.1 – indent 6
Annex III – Section 2 – point 2.1 – indent 6
— Costs shall be apportioned to heavy dutych vehicles type on an objective and transparent basis taking account of the proportion of heavy dutytraffic for each vehicle trafficype to be carried on the network and the associated costs. The vehicle kilometres travelled by heavy duty vehicles may for this purpose be adjusted by objectively justified ‘equivalence factors’ such as those set out in point 4 (*).