Activities of Eva LICHTENBERGER related to 2012/2296(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a strategy for an electronic toll service and a vignette system on light private vehicles in Europe PDF (158 KB) DOC (83 KB)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that whilst the protection of an individual's personal data, and data protection in general, is of paramount importance and that any new measures taken should be subject to EU data protection legislation and in particular to Directive 95/46/EC, this should be no obstacle to the interoperability of systems;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with the Commission that the current EETS system has been a failure,Directive 2004/52/EC has not lead to the expected development of an interoperable European electronic road toll systems between member states and emphasises that drastic action is needed in order to create an interoperable EETSch this aim; believes that the Commission should draw up proposals for a regulationconsider a wide range of measures, including legislative proposals in the area of interoperability as soon as possible so as to oblige all stakeholders to advance the EETS project; regrets the fact that Member States have on the whole shown little interest in developing the EETS; regrets that the Commission is not taking more measures to pursue enforcement of EU legislation;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees with the Commission that demand exists for an interoperable solution in the area of electronic road charging, but believes that a regulation ismeasures are needed to make stakeholders implement such a systems, since the remuneration alone from an interoperable system is not sufficiently attractive for certain manufacturers of road charging equipment or certain road operators; furthermore, it is important to intensify and develop measures without automatically supporting one particular technology;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) The Commission should adopt a 'technologically neutral' approach in view of - different aims being primarily pursued through the introduction of different kind of toll systems (pollution, congestion, construction reimbursement etc), - further development and availability of technology, - cost factors and tactical investment considerations in which technology to invest with what aims, - regional development of interoperability;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the Commission's plans to proceed with regionalisation are not satisfactory, andcan be one possible solution, but considers that more wide- ranging measures are needed to bring the EETS to fruition on an EU-wide level; believes that the regionalisation of interoperability serves only to delay the introduction of a full EU-wide systemtherefore calls on the Commission to continue studying the available options in detail and give an overview of available research and studies on which to base their further actions, not later than December 2013;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to undertake without delay a comprehensive study to establish the most likely method ofset up an easily accessible overview of existing studies in order to facilitate supporting initiatives for road charging in the medium to long term, including charging for road use via technologies such as GPS, which may remove the need for physical tolling in the first place; believes that the Commission must take great care in drawing up such a studyn overview to ensure that consumers would at all times be made aware of the cost of theand benefits of the different systems, in particular tolls being levied to an electronic device such as their GPS system or toll tag;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. BDoes not believes that there is no will for an EETS on the part of industry stakeholders, namely toll service providers, road concessions and manufacturers of electronic ‘tags’ and associated equipment, and that a regulation is therefore needed to forctherefore supporting measures should be introduced by the Commission to enable stakeholders to come together and create an efficient road charging experience for the end user, particularly in the context of more widespreadbetter use of road charging in the future;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that the Commission must make it mandatory for time-based systems to offer aroad users various pro-rata charging structure, such as daily, weekly, monthly and yearly charging structure to road useroptions, with the possibility of purchasing a vignette up to 30 days in advance of the road use and on a pro-rata basis, but allowing for a clearly defined, clearly stating the amount that is charged as administrative fee;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17