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82 Amendments of Herbert DORFMANN related to 2017/0114(COD)

Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Pursuant to Directive 1999/62/EC, an external-cost charge mayust 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.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) To this effect, the maximum weighted average external-cost charges should be replaced by readily applicable referenceminimum values updated in light of inflation, the scientific progress made in estimating the external costs of road transport and the evolution of the fleet composition.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) The variation of infrastructure charges according to Euro emission class has contributed to the use of cleaner vehicles. However, with 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 shouldmust be applied more systematically, as a targeted means to recover external cost in respect of situations in which it matters most.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Mark-ups added to the infrastructure charge could also provide a useful contribution to addressing problems related to significant environmental damage or congestion caused by the use of certain roads, not only within mountainous areas. The current restriction of mark-ups to such areas should therefore be removed. In order to avoid double charging of users, mark-ups should be excluded on road sections on which a congestion charge is applied.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) Road charges can mobilise resources that contribute to the financing and cross- financing of alternative transport infrastructure projects and of the maintenance and development of high quality, efficient and environment- friendly 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. That should in particular help identifying possible financing gaps, and raising the public acceptance of road charging.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive
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 and vans intended for the carriage of goods as accurately as possible without rendering the charging scheme excessively complex, to incentivise the use of the most fuel-efficient 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 referenceminimum 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 vans intended for the carriage of goods, 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.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point 2 – point a
a) new infrastructure, new alternative transport infrastructure for modal shifting or new infrastructure improvements, including significant structural repairs;
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – Point 6
6. ‘toll’ means a specified amount based on the distance travelled on a given infrastructure and on the type of the vehicle, the payment of which confers the right for a vehicle to use the infrastructures, comprising an infrastructure charge, an external-cost charge and as the case may be a congestion charge or an external-cost charge or both;
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – Point 7
7. ‘infrastructure charge’ means a charge levied for the purpose of recovering the construction, the maintenance, the operation and the development costs related to infrastructure incurred in a Member State and of cross-financing new, alternative transport infrastructure projects there;
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – Point 11
11. ‘cost of traffic-based air pollution’ means the cost of the damage causedharm to human health and of the damage caused to the environment by the release of particulate matter and of ozone precursors, such as nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compounds, in the course of the operation of a vehicle;
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – Point 12
12. ‘cost of traffic-based noise pollution’ means the cost of the damage causedharm to human health and of the damage caused to the environment by the noise emitted by the vehicles or created by their interaction with the road surface;
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) If Member States levy infrastructure charges on private cars, they should take particular account of the historical, economic or topographical links between border areas. They should make provision for derogations and exemptions for their border areas in order not to impose disproportionate restrictions on individual transport for private and commercial purposes and allow cross- border journeys to be made unhindered.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – Point 19
19. ‘light duty vehicle’ means a passenger car, a minibus, a van, or a van intended for the carriage of goods;
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) costs of infrastructure or infrastructure improvements may include any specific expenditure on infrastructure designed to reduce nuisance related to noise or air pollution or to improve road safety and actual payments made by the infrastructure operator corresponding to objective environmental elements such as protection against soil contamination.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Pursuant to Directive 1999/62/EC, an external-cost charge mayust 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.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 6
(6) Without prejudice to paragraph 9, from 1 January 2018, Member States shall not introduce time-based user charges for heavy duty vehicles. User charges introduced before that date may be maintained until 31 December 20230.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) To this effect, the maximum weighted average external-cost charges should be replaced by readily applicable referenceminimum values updated in light of inflation, the scientific progress made in estimating the external costs of road transport and the evolution of the fleet composition.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 7
(7) From [the date of entry into force of this Directive], Member States shall not introduce time-based user charges for light duty vehicles. UTime-based user charges introduced before that date may be maintained until 31 December 20272.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Until 31 December 2019, as regards heavy duty vehicles, a Member State may choose to apply tolls or user charges only to vehicles having a maximum permissible laden weight of not less than 12 tonnes if it considers that an extension to vehicles of less than 12 tonnes would: (a) create significant adverse effects on the free flow of traffic, the environment, noise levels, congestion, health, or road safety due to traffic diversion; (b) involve administrative costs of more than 30 % of the additional revenue which would have been generated by that extension.deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Member States choosing to apply tolls or user charges or both only to vehicles having a maximum permissible laden weight of not less than 12 tonnes shall inform the Commission of their decision and on the reasons thereof.deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) The variation of infrastructure charges according to Euro emission class has contributed to the use of cleaner vehicles. However, with 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 shouldmust be applied more systematically, as a targeted means to recover external cost in respect of situations in which it matters most.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 9
(9) As of 1 January 2020, tolls and user charges applied to heavy duty vehicles shall apply to all heavy duty vehicles, as well as to all vans intended for the carriage of goods.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7a – point 2
Insofar as user charges are applied in respect of heavy duty vehicles, the use of the infrastructure shall be made available for at least the following periods: a day, a week, a month, and a year. The monthly rate shall be no more than 10 % of the annual rate, the weekly rate shall be no more than 5 % of the annual rate and the daily rate shall be no more than 2 % of the annual rate.deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7a – point 2 – subparagraph 2
A Member State may apply only annual rates for vehicles registered in that Member State.deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7a – point 3 – subparagraph 1
Insofar as user charges are applied in respect of passenger cars, the use of the infrastructure shall be made available at least for the following periods: 10 days, a month or two months or both, and a year. The two-monthly rate shall be no more than 30 % of the annual rate, the monthly rate shall be no more than 18 % of the annual rate, and the 10-day rate shall be no more than 8 % of the annual rate.deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7a – point 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States may also make the use of the infrastructure available for other periods of time. In such cases, Member States shall apply rates in accordance with the principle of equal treatment between users, taking into account all relevant factors, in particular the annual rate and the rates applied for the other periods referred to in the first subparagraph, existing use patterns and administrative costs.deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – point 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States mayshall maintain or introduce an external-cost charge, related to the cost of traffic-based air or noise pollution or both.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – point 1 – subparagraph 2
For heavy duty vehicles and vans intended for the carriage of goods, the external-cost charge shall vary and be set in accordance with the minimum requirements and the methods referred to in Annex IIIa and shall respect the referenceat least the minimum values set out in Annex IIIb.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 144 #
(2) The costs taken into account shall relate to the network or the part of the network on which external-cost charges are levied and to the vehicles that are subject thereto. Member States may choose to recover only a percentage of those costs.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – point 3 – subparagraph 1
The external-cost charge related to traffic-based air pollution shall not apply to heavy duty vehicles which comply with the most stringent of EURO emission standards.deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – point 3 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall cease to apply four years from the date when the rules which introduced those standards started to apply.deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – point 4 a (new)
4a. From 1 January 2020, Member States that levy distance-based tolls and user charges shall apply a mandatory external-cost charge, related to the cost of traffic-based environmental, air and noise pollution, to heavy-duty vehicles and to vans intended for the carriage of goods on all parts of the road network that are subject to an infrastructure charge. In this connection, account shall be taken of existing rates applied in surrounding corridors for the same transport axis so that unwanted displacement and diversion of traffic between corridors is avoided.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Trans-Alpine transit represents a particular problem for the regions affected, in the form of noise and air pollution and wear and tear on infrastructure, which is exacerbated by cost competition with nearby corridors. The regions affected and the Member States must therefore be afforded a broad measure of flexibility when it comes to the charging of external costs and the implementation of traffic-management measures, not least with a view to preventing unwanted displacement effects and the diversion of traffic between corridors.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – point 4 b (new)
4b. From 1 January 2021, Member States shall introduce an external-cost charge, related to the cost of traffic-based environmental, air and noise pollution, to all heavy-duty and light-duty vehicles on all parts of the road network that are subject to a charge. In this connection, account shall be taken of existing rates applied in surrounding corridors for the same transport axis so that unwanted displacement and diversion of traffic between corridors is avoided.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – point 5 a (new)
5a. Member States and competent regions may introduce or maintain an external-cost charge, related to the cost of traffic-based environmental, air and noise pollution, on parts of the road network that are not covered by an infrastructure charge.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – point 1
(1) After informing the Commission, a Member State or a competent region may add a mark-up to the infrastructure charge levied on specific road sections which are regularly congested, or the use of which by vehicles causes significant environmental damage, where the following conditions are met:
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – point 1 – point b
(b) the mark-up does not exceed 15 % of the weighted average infrastructure charge calculated in accordance with Article 7b(1) and Article 7e, except where the revenue generated is invested in cross- border sections of core network corridors, in which case the mark-up may not exceed 250 %;
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – point 1a
1a. In case of new cross-border projects, mark-ups may only be added if all Member States involved in such project agree.deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – point 5
A mark-up may not be applied on road sections where a congestion charge is applideleted.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) Road charges can mobilise resources that contribute to the financing ofand cross- financing of alternative transport infrastructure projects and 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. That should in particular help identifying possible financing gaps, and raising the public acceptance of road charging.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point -a (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated by this Directive(-a) paragraph 2 is amended as follows: “2. To enable the transport network to be developed as a whole, revenues generated from infrastructure and external costscharges shall be used to charges, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, should be ury out road network maintenance and upkeep, improve road safety, optimised to benefit thhe entire transport sectorystem, and optimise the encross- finance new, efficient and alternatirve transport system. In particular, rprojects. Revenues generated from external -cost charges, or the equivalent in financial value of theose revenues, shouldall be used to make transport more sustainable, including one or more of the following: (a) facilitating efficient pricing; (b) reducing road transport pollution at source; (c) mitigating the effects of road transport pollution at source; (d) improving the CO2 and energy performance of vehicles; (e) developing alternative infrastructure for transport users and/or expanding current capacity; (f) supporting the trans-European transport network; (g) optimising logistics; (h) improving road safety; and (i) providing secure parking places. This paragraph shall be deemed to be applied by Member States, if they have in place and implement fiscal and financial support policies which leverage financial support to the trans-European network and which have an equivalent value of at least 15 % of the revenues generated from infrastructure and external cost charges in each Member State. and prevent or offset harm to human health and damage to the environment, including one or more of the following: (a) mitigating, and providing compensation for, the effects of noise and environmental pollution and harm to human health as a result of road transport; (b) reducing carbon emissions; (c) cross-financing alternative, efficient transport projects resulting in environment-friendly modal shifting; (d) optimising intermodal logistics to reduce the environmental impact of transport; (e) developing alternative infrastructure for transport users and/or expanding current capacity; (f) supporting the trans-European transport network; (g) optimising logistics; (h) improving road safety; and (i) providing secure parking places. 3. Revenues from infrastructure charges and external-cost charges shall be used on the territory containing the road section on which the charges are applied.” Or. de (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:01999L0062- 20160401&from=EN)
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
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 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 referenceminimum 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.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – section 1 – paragraph 2
Where a Member State intends to levy an external-cost charge on only a part or parts of the road network composed of its share in the trans-European network and of its motorways, the part or parts shall be chosen after an assessment establishing that: - vehicles’ use of the roads where the external-cost charge is applied generates environmental damage higher than that generated on average assessed in accordance with air quality reporting, national emissions inventories, traffic volumes and, for noise, in accordance with Directive 2002/49/EC, or - the imposition of an external-cost charge on other parts of the road network thus composed might have adverse effects on the environment or road safety, or levying and collecting an external-cost charge on them would entail disproportionate cost.deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annexe IIIa – section 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- vehicles’ use of the roads where the external-cost charge is applied generates environmental damage higher than that generated on average assessed in accordance with air quality reporting, national emissions inventories, traffic volumes and, for noise, in accordance with Directive 2002/49/EC, ordeleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – section 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
- the imposition of an external-cost charge on other parts of the road network thus composed might have adverse effects on the environment or road safety, or levying and collecting an external-cost charge on them would entail disproportionate cost.deleted
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Directive 1999/62/EC/EG
Annex IIIa – section 2 – paragraph 1
Where a Member State intends to apply higher external-cost charges than the referenceminimum values specified in Annex IIIb, it shall notify the Commission of the classification of vehicles according to which the external-cost charge shall vary. It shall also notify the Commission of the location of roads subject to higher external- cost charges (called hereafter ‘suburban roads (including motorways)’), and of roads subject to lower external-cost charges (called hereafter ‘interurban roads (including motorways)’).
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – section 3 – subparagraph 1
This section shall apply where a Member State intends to apply higher external cost charges than the referenceminimum values specified in Annex IIIb.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annexe IIIa – paragraph 4 – point 4.1 – subparagraph 1
Where a Member State intends to apply higher external-cost charges than the referenceminimum values specified in Annex IIIb, that Member State or, where appropriate, an independent authority shall calculate the chargeable cost of traffic-based air pollution by applying the following formula:
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) new, alternative transport infrastructure for modal shifting, new infrastructure or new infrastructure improvements, including significant structural repairs;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – section 4.2 – subparagraph 1
Where a Member State intends to apply higher external-cost charges than the referenceminimum values specified in Annex IIIb, the Member State or, where appropriate, an independent authority shall calculate the chargeable cost of traffic-based noise pollution by applying the following formulae:
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point d
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIb – title
REFERENCEMINIMUM VALUES OF THE EXTERNAL-COST CHARGE
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘toll’ means a specified amount based on the distance travelled on a given infrastructure and on the type of the vehicle, the payment of which confers the right for a vehicle to use the infrastructures, comprising an infrastructure charge, an external-cost charge and as the case may be a congestion charge or an external-cost charge or both;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. ‘infrastructure charge’ means a charge levied for the purpose of recovering the construction, the maintenance, the operation and the development costs related to infrastructure incurred in a Member State and of cross-financing new, alternative transport infrastructure projects there;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point d
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIb – paragraph 1
This Annex sets out referenceminimum values of the external-cost charge, including the cost of air pollution and noise.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point d
Table 1: referenceminimum values of the external- cost charge for heavy goods vehicles
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point d
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIb – table 2 – title
Table 2: referenceminimum values of the external- cost charge for coaches
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point d
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIb – paragraph 2
The values of Tables 1 and 2 may be multiplied by a reference factor of up to 24 in mountain areas and around agglomerations to the extent that it is justified by lower dispersion, the gradient of roads, altitude or temperature inversions.; If there is scientific evidence for a higher mountain or agglomeration factor, this reference value can be increased based on a detailed justification.
2018/02/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
11. ‘cost of traffic-based air pollution’ means the cost of the damage causedharm to health and of the damage caused to the environment by the release of particulate matter and of ozone precursors, such as nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compounds, in the course of the operation of a vehicle;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
12. ‘cost of traffic-based noise pollution’ means the cost of the damage causedharm to human health and of the damage caused to the environment by the noise emitted by the vehicles or created by their interaction with the road surface;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19a) “van intended for the carriage of goods” means a vehicle intended for the carriage of goods with a maximum permissible laden mass between 2.4 and 3.5 tonnes and engaged in the occupation of road transport operator as set out in Regulation (EU).../... of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) 1071/2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator (2017/0123);
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘van’ means a vehicle intended for the carriage of goods, and having a maximum permissible mass not exceeding 3,5 tonnes;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 29 a (new)
(29a) ‘cross-financing’ means the financing of efficient, alternative transport infrastructure projects from revenues from tolls and infrastructure charges on existing transport infrastructure;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Until 31 December 2019, as regards heavy duty vehicles, a Member State may choose to apply tolls or user charges only to vehicles having a maximum permissible laden weight of not less than 12 tonnes if it considers that an extension to vehicles of less than 12 tonnes would: (a) create significant adverse effects on the free flow of traffic, the environment, noise levels, congestion, health, or road safety due to traffic diversion; (b) involve administrative costs of more than 30 % of the additional revenue which would have been generated by that extension.deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Member States choosing to apply tolls or user charges or both only to vehicles having a maximum permissible laden weight of not less than 12 tonnes shall inform the Commission of their decision and on the reasons thereof.deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 paragraph 9
9. As of 1 January 2020, tolls and user charges applied to heavy duty vehicles shall apply to all heavy duty vehicles and vans intended for the carriage of goods.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States mayust maintain or introduce an external-cost charge, related to the cost of traffic-based air or noise pollution or both.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For heavy duty vehicles, the external-cost charge shall vary and be set in accordance with the minimum requirements and the methods referred to in Annex IIIa and shall respect the referenceminimum values set out in Annex IIIb.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 2
(2) The costs taken into account shall relate to the network or the part of the network on which external-cost charges are levied and to the vehicles that are subject thereto. Member States may choose to recover only a percentage of those costs.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – point 3 – subparagraph 1
The external-cost charge related to traffic-based air pollution shall not apply to heavy duty vehicles which comply with the most stringent of EURO emission standards.deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 3
The first subparagraph shall cease to apply four years from the date when the rules which introduced those standards started to apply.deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 5
(5) From 1 January 2021, Member States that levy tolls shall apply an external-cost charge to heavy duty vehicles on at least the part of the network referred to in Article 7(1) where environmental damage generated by heavy duty vehicles is higher than the average environmental damage generated by heavy duty vehicles defined in accordance with relevant reporting requirements referred to in Annex IIIa.";
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 f – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the mark-up does not exceed 15 % of the weighted average infrastructure charge calculated in accordance with Article 7b(1) and Article 7e, except where the revenue generated is invested in cross- border sections of core network corridors, in which case the mark-up may not exceed 250 %;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 f – paragraph 1 a
(1a) In case of new cross-border projects, mark-ups may only be added if all Member States involved in such project agree.deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new) Directive 1999/62/EC
(2) Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated by this Directive."-a) paragraph 2 is amended as follows: "(2) To enable the transport network to be developed as a whole, revenues generated from infrastructure and external costcharges shall be used to charges, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, should be ury out road network maintenance and upkeep, improve road safety, optimised to benefit thhe entire transport sector, and optimise the enystem and to cross- finance new, efficient and alternatirve transport system. In particular, rinfrastructure projects; Revenues generated from external -cost charges, or the equivalent in financial value of theose revenues, shouldall be used to make transport more sustainable, including one or more of the following: a) facilitating efficient pricing; b) reducing road transport pollution at source and to prevent/compensate for damage to persons and the environment, including one or more of the following: a) mitigating and compensating for the effects of road transport noise and air pollution and damage to human health; cb) mitigating the effects of road transport pollution at source; d) improving the CO2 and energy performance of vehiclesimproving the CO2; c) cross-financing alternative, efficient transport projects that help divert traffic in an environmentally friendly way; d) optimising intermodal logistics to reduce the environmental impact of transport; e) developing alternative infrastructure for transport users and/or expanding current capacity; f) supporting the trans-European transport network; g) optimising logistics; h) improving road safety and i) providing safe parking areas. This paragraph shall be deemed to be applied by Member States, if they have in place and implement fiscal and financial support policies which leverage financial support to the trans- European network and which have an equivalent value of at least 15 % of(3) The revenues generated from infrastructure charges and external-cost charges shall be used on the territory containing the road section on which the charges are applied. The decision as to which transport projects shall be financed by these revenues generated from infrastructure and external-cost charges in each Member State.shall be made jointly by national and regional authorities, and shall take into account regional as well as local financing needs.”
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – section 1 – paragraph 2
Where a Member State intends to levy an external-cost charge on only a part or parts of the road network composed of its share in the trans-European network and of its motorways, the part or parts shall be chosen after an assessment establishing that: - vehicles’ use of the roads where the external-cost charge is applied generates environmental damage higher than that generated on average assessed in accordance with air quality reporting, national emissions inventories, traffic volumes and, for noise, in accordance with Directive 2002/49/EC, or the imposition of an external-cost charge on other parts of the road network thus composed might have adverse effects on the environment or road safety, or levying and collecting an external-cost charge on them would entail disproportionate cost.deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – section 2 – paragraph 1
Where a Member State intends to apply higher external-cost charges than the referenceminimum values specified in Annex IIIb, it shall notify the Commission of the classification of vehicles according to which the external-cost charge shall vary. It shall also notify the Commission of the location of roads subject to higher external- cost charges (called hereafter ‘suburban roads (including motorways)’), and of roads subject to lower external-cost charges (called hereafter ‘interurban roads (including motorways)’).
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
This section shall apply where a Member State intends to apply higher external cost charges than the referenceminimum values specified in Annex IIIb.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex III a – section 4 – subsection 4.1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Where a Member State intends to apply higher external-cost charges than the referenceminimum values specified in Annex IIIb, that Member State or, where appropriate, an independent authority shall calculate the chargeable cost of traffic–based air pollution by applying the following formula:
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex III a – section 4 – subsection 4.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Where a Member State intends to apply higher external-cost charges than the referenceminimum values specified in Annex IIIb, the Member State or, where appropriate, an independent authority shall calculate the chargeable cost of traffic–based noise pollution by applying the following formulae:
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point d
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annexe IIIb – title
REFERENCEMINIMUM VALUES OF THE EXTERNAL-COST CHARGE
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point d
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex III b – Table 2 – title
Table 2: referenceminimum values of the external- cost charge for coaches
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point d
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIb – paragraph 2
The values of Tables 1 and 2 may be multiplied by a reference factor of up to 24 in mountain areas and around agglomerations to the extent that it is justified by lower dispersion, the gradient of roads, altitude or temperature inversions. If there is scientific evidence for a higher mountain or agglomeration factor, this reference value can be increased based on a detailed justification;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN