Activities of Merja KYLLÖNEN related to 2017/0114(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (debate) FI
Shadow reports (1)
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 (7)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) All heavy duty vehicles have significant impact on road infrastructure and contribute to air pollution, while 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. In the interest of equal treatment, it should be also ensured that charges are applied in a non-discriminatory manner, on the basis of the category of vehicle and, depending on the vehicle’s impact on infrastructures and the environment and society. It should also be ensured that new mobility services that advance low-emission mobility (such as ridesharing and Mobility as a Service) are treated as favourably as, or more favourably than, the private use of passenger cars. In addition, nothing in this Directive should create additional disincentives to the deployment of those services. _________________ 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 103 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) In order to reduce climate effects and environmental pollution from transport sector in general, part of the revenues from road charging should be directed for the purpose of accelerating shift to rail, especially in transporting of goods.
Amendment 246 #
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)
(23a) ‘zero-emission operation’ means hybrid vehicles when they operate with no exhaust emissions on the covered road network;
Amendment 283 #
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, Member States shall not introduce user charges for heavy duty vehicles. User charges introduced before that dateMember States may continue introducing and collecting user charges for heavy duty vehicles, but they only may be maintained until 31 December 20238.
Amendment 377 #
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 shall benefit from infrastructure charges reduced by 75% compared to the highest rate. Likewise, zero-emission operation shall benefit from the same reduction, provided that such operation can be proven.
Amendment 407 #
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 3
Article 7 g a – paragraph 3
3. Where, in the event of a check, a driver or, if appropriate, the transport operator, is unable to produce the vehicle documents necessary to ascertain the emission levels of the vehicle (Certificate of Conformity) pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) …/…******, Member States may apply tolls or annual user charges up to the highest level chargeable. Subsequent provision of the relevant documents proving the emission levels of the vehicle shall result in the reimbursement of any difference between the tolls or charges applied and the appropriate toll or charge for the vehicle concerned.
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a (new)
Article 1 – 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)
(c a) for passenger cars that have to be used in order to travel to a place of employment, in particular on the areas of dispersed settlements in circumstances where there is no alternative public transport, discounts or reductions may exceptionally be increased to 50%;