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REPORT 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 PDF (1 MB) DOC (202 KB)
Amendments (37)
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) All heavy duty vehicles have significant impact on road infrastructure and. Heavy duty vehicles significantly contribute to air pollution, while and light duty vehicles are at the source of the majority of the negative environmental and social impacts from road transport related to emissions and congestion. In the interest of equal treatment and fair competition, it should be ensured that vehicles so far not covered by the framework set out in Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 in respect of tolls and user charges are included into this framework. The scope of that Directive should therefore be extended to heavy duty vehicles other than those intended for the carriage of goods and to light duty vehicles, including passenger cars. _________________ 15 Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1999 on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (OJ L 187, 20.7.1999, p. 42).
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) To ensure fair competition in the transport sector, vans that are intended for the carriage of goods and that are engaged in the occupation of road transport operator1a should be included in the scope of charges applied to heavy duty vehicles. _________________ 1a 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);
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) As in respect of heavy duty vehicles, it is important to ensure that any time-based charges applied to light duty vehicles are proportionate, including in respect of 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 while ensuring non- discrimination.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to promote the use of the cleanestr and mostre efficient vehicles, Member States should apply significantly reduced road tolls and user charges to those vehicles.
Amendment 155 #
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 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 categoryhas to be effective and proportionate and should not hamper economic activity nor harm those that road users that have no other choice than to travel by car during certain periods. In order to maximise the positive effect of congestion charges, corresponding revenues should be allocated to projects addressing the sources of the problem and contribute to alternative transport solutions.
Amendment 162 #
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,costs in a proportionate manner. In order to avoid that they disproportionately hinder the free movement of people and goods, 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 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) As in respect to light duty vehicles, it is important to ensure that the movement of citizens is not hampered by the provisions laid down in this Directive. Member States should be allowed to introduce discounts and reductions when road users are disproportionally affected by charges due to geographical or social reasons.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to exploit potential synergies among existing road charging systems so as to reduce operating costs, the Commission should be fully involved in the cooperation among Member States intending to introduce common and interoperable road charging schemes.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Road charges can mobilise resources that contribute to the financing of the maintenance, the repair and development of high quality transport infrastructure. It is therefore appropriate to incentivise and services. Member States to usshould use the revenues from road charges accordingly and, to this end, toare required that theyo 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. Member States should communicate transparently with road users on how they use the revenues from road charging through visible displays.
Amendment 192 #
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 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 204 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Title
Title
Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1999 on the charging of vehicles for the use of certain road infrastructures;
Amendment 214 #
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 c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) it provides parking areas;
Amendment 218 #
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 6
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, including safe parking areas, comprising an infrastructure charge, and as the case may be a congestion charge or an external-cost charge or both;
Amendment 238 #
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 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Amendment 244 #
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 22
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;
Amendment 247 #
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 23 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Amendment 279 #
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[the date of entry into force of this Directive], Member States shall not introduce user charges for heavy duty vehicles and vans intended for the carriage of goods. User charges introduced before that date may be maintained until 31 December 2023 and shall be replaced by infrastructure charges after that date.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 paragraph 9
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.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Directive 1999/62/EC
Tolls and user charges for heavy duty vehicles and vans intended for the carriage of goods, on the one hand and for light duty vehicles on the other may be introduced or maintained independently from one another.
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 7a – paragraph 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: a day, a week, 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.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 4
Article 7a – paragraph 4
4. For minibuses, vans and vans intended for the carriage of goods, Member States shall comply either with paragraph 2 or with paragraph 3. Member States shall however set higher user charges for minibuses, vans and vans intended for the carriage of goods than for passenger cars as from 1 January 2024 at the latest.;
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 b – paragraph 3 (new)
Article 7 b – paragraph 3 (new)
(4 a) In Article 7b, the following paragraph 3 is added: 3. The motorway sections on which an infrastructure charge is applied shall have the necessary infrastructure and parking areas in compliance with Regulation (EU) .../.... of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards on minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods (2017/0122(COD)).
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 5
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 and vans intended for the carriage of goods 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.;
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7da – paragraph 4
Article 7da – paragraph 4
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7da – paragraph 5
Article 7da – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall put in place adequate mechanisms for monitoring the impact of congestion charges and for reviewing the level thereof. They shall review the level of charges regularly, at least every threeevery years, to ensure that they are not higher than the cost of congestion occurring in that Member State and generated on those road sections, which are subject to the congestion charge.;
Amendment 375 #
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 concerned, and to factor in emission reducing technologies.
Amendment 384 #
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 2
Article 7 g – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Within one year from the entry into force of the delegated act, Member States shall vary the infrastructure charge taking into account the reference CO2 emission values and the relevant vehicle categorisation. Charges shall be varied in such a way that no infrastructure charge is more than 100% above the same charge for equivalent vehicles having the lowest, but not zero, CO2 emissions. Zero-emission vehicles and zero-emission operations shall benefit from infrastructure charges reduced by 75% compared to the highest rate.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7g – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7g – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall publish an evaluation report assessing the market share of zero-emission vehicles and zero- emission operations (OJ: insert date: five years after the entry into force of this Directive).
Amendment 396 #
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 and vans intended for the carriage of goods, until 31 December 2021, Member States may vary tolls and user charges according to the environmental performance of the vehicle.
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point -a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point -a a (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 i – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 i – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a a (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 i – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 i – paragraph 2 a (new)
(a a) In Article 7 i, the following paragraph 2 a is inserted: 2a. For light duty vehicles, Member States may provide for discounts or reductions to the infrastructure charge on the condition that: (a) the resulting charging structure is proportionate, made public and available to users on equal terms and does not lead to additional costs being passed on to other users in the form of higher tolls; (b) such discounts and reductions contribute to social cohesion; and (c) such discounts and reductions contribute to ensure the mobility of peripheral regions and/or remote areas;
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a a (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b – point 1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b – point 1 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3a (new)
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) an evaluation, based on objective criteria, of the state of maintenance of the road infrastructure on the territory of the Member State and the safety aspects of the road infrastructure, and its evolution since the last report;
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point ia (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point ia (new)
(i a) an evaluation of parking areas and their fulfilment with the minimum requirements as defined in Regulation ../... amending Regulation (EU) No 561/2006 as regards on minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods (2017/0122(COD)).
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point i b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point i b (new)
(i b) The total revenues raised through mark-ups and on which road sections they have been levied.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex V – section 1 – point c table 2 – column 2 – row 4
Annex V – section 1 – point c table 2 – column 2 – row 4
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