6 Amendments of Zita GURMAI related to 2008/0147(COD)
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to move towards a sustainable transport policy, transport prices should better reflect the costs related to traffic- based air pollution, traffic-based noise pollution, climate change and congestion caused by the actual use of vehicles, trains, planes or ships as a means of optimising the use of infrastructure, reducing local pollution, managing congestion and fighting against climate change at least cost for the economy. This calls for a stepwise approach in all transport modes, taking into account their particular characterguarantee that there will be no discrimination between different modes of transport by promoting an approach based on the simultaneous internalisaticson of external costs in all modes of goods transport.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to give the precedence to the construction of priorityroad projects of European interestaiming to reduce at source the external impact of road use on the section of the road on which the tax is levied, Member States which have the possibility of applying a mark-up should use this option before levying an external cost charge. To avoid an undue charging of users, an external cost charge should not be combined with a mark-up unless the external costs exceed the amount of the mark-up already levied. In such a case, it is thus appropriate that the amount of the mark-up should be deducted from the external cost charge.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7h – paragraph 1
Article 7h – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall notmay provide for discounts or reductions for any userto the infrastructure charge, as well as in relation to the external cost charge element of a toll., on condition that:
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7h – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7h – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7h – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7h – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7h – paragraph 3
Article 7h – paragraph 3
3. Subject to the conditions provided for in Article 7f(3)(b) and in Article 7f(4), toll rates may, in exceptional cases, namely specific projects of high European interest, be subject to other forms of variation in order to secure the commercial viability of such projects where they are exposed to direct competition with other modes of vehicle transport. The resulting charging structure shall be linear, proportionate, openly published, and available to all users on equal terms and shall not lead to additional costs being passed on to other users in the form of higher tolls. The Commission shall verify compliance with these conditions prior to the implementation of the charging structure in question.