Activities of Jörg LEICHTFRIED related to 2008/0147(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Charging of heavy goods vehicles (debate)
Charging of heavy goods vehicles (debate)
Amendments (67)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The promotion of sustainable transport is a key element of the common transport policy. To this end, the negative impacts of transport, in particular congestion, which impedes mobility, pollution and greenhouse gases, which creates health and environmental damage, and its contribution to climate change must be reduced. Moreover environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the definition and implementation of other Community policies, including the common transport policy.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In order to maintain the EU’ s international leadership on climate change and energy, the need for coherent policies and instruments, in all economic sectors concerned, inter alia., the transport sector has to be recognised.
Amendment 56 #
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 external costs related to traffic- based air pollution and greenhouse gases, road traffic accidents, traffic-based noise pollution, climate changepollution of water and soil 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 characteristics.
Amendment 57 #
Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – paragraph 5
Article 7f – paragraph 5
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The external costs of traffic-based air, noise, water and nsoisel pollution, greenhouse gases, road traffic accidents and congestion, such as health costs, including medical care, crop losses and other loss of production, and welfare costs, are borne within the territory of the Member State in which the use of transport takes place. The polluter pays principle will be implemented through the external cost charging and this will also contribute to the reduction of external costs.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 9a (new)
Recital 9a (new)
(9a) In order to implement the aim of the Directive to reduce the negative effects of transport in Europe, Member States are required to charge a minimum fee according to Annex III on Trans- European Networks and on the primary road network.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) There are still uncertainties about the costs and benefits of the systems required to enforce differentiated usage charges on roads with low traffic. Until such uncertainties are dealt with, a flexible approach at Community level appears most appropriate. ThisA flexible approach should leave Member States to decide whether and on which roads to introduce external cost charges on the basis of the local and national characteristics of thesecondary road network.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To better reflect the cost of traffic- based air, water, soil and noise pollution, greenhouse gases, road traffic accidents and congestion, the external cost charge should vary according to the type of roads, type of vehicles and time periods such as daily, weekly or seasonal peak and off peak periods and night period.
Amendment 97 #
Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. No later than 31 December 2012, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the availability of a sufficient number of safe and secured parking places for trucks on the Trans-European Road Network (TEN). The relevant social partners shall be involved in compiling this report, which shall contain proposals on: (a) earmarking of infrastructure charges for a sufficient number of safe and secured parking areas on the Trans- European Road Network (TEN) to be complied with by infrastructure operators or by public authorities responsible for the TEN; (b) guidelines for the European Investment Bank, the European Cohesion Fund and the European Regional Development Fund for due consideration of a sufficient number of safe and secured parking areas within the design and co- financing of TEN-related projects.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The smooth functioning of the internal market requires a Community framework in order to ensure that road charges set on the basis of the local cost of traffic-based air, water, soil and noise pollution, greenhouse gases, road traffic accidents and congestion are transparent, proportionate and non- discriminatory. This requires common charging principles, calculation methods and unit values of external costs based on acknowledged scientific methods together with mechanisms for notifying and reporting tolling schemes to the Commission.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to guarantee fair competition between different modes of transport, Member States should instruct the authority, which sets the external cost charge to set the amount at a level which does reflect all external costs and is not undervalued.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) AIn accordance with this Directive, a comprehensive assessment of the experience acquired in those Member States whichby applying an external cost charge in accordance with this Directive should be sent in due time by the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament and the Council. This assessment should also include an analysis of progress in the strategy to fight climate change, including in defining a common fuel tax element related to climate change in Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity, including of the fuel used by heavy goods vehicles. In the light of this progress, the question of carbon dioxide emissions should be included and an analysis of any other further appropriate actions should be continuedarried out.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In particular, the Commission should be empowered to adapt Annexes 0, III, IIIa and IV to technical and scientific progress, and Annexes I and II to inflation. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this directive, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point b b
Article 2 – point b b
(bb) ‘external cost charge’ means a charge levied through a toll for the purpose of recovering the costs incurred by a Member State related to traffic-based air pollution, water and soil pollution, greenhouse gases, traffic accidents, traffic-based noise pollution and congestion;
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point b e a (new)
Article 2 – point b e a (new)
(be a) ‘cost of traffic accidents’ means the average additional costs of traffic accidents caused in the course of the operation of a vehicle which are not covered by risk oriented insurance premiums.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point b e b (new)
Article 2 – point b e b (new)
(be b) ‘cost of greenhouse gases’ means the cost of avoiding a certain amount of greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the amount emitted in the course of the operation of a vehicle;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point b e c (new)
Article 2 – point b e c (new)
(be c) ‘costs of water and soil pollution’ means the costs of the damage caused by the release of certain harmful substances into bodies of water including groundwater or into soil in the course of the operation of a vehicle.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall maintain or introduce minimum tolls and/or user charges on their road network or on certain sections of thatTrans-European and their primary road network under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this aArticle and in Articles 7a to 7j.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may maintain or introduce tolls and/or user charges on their road trans-European network or on certain sections of that network under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this aArticle and in Articles 7a to 7j. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the Member States, in compliance with the Treaty, to apply tolls and/or charges for external costs on roads or certain sections of it not included in the trans-European road network, provided that the imposition of tolls and/or user charges for external costs on such roads does not discriminate against international traffic and does not result in distortions of competition among operators.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may maintain or introduce tolls and/or user charges on their road network or on certain sections of thatsecondary road network under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this aArticle and in Articles 7a to 7j.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 b – paragraph 1
Article 7 b – paragraph 1
1. The infrastructure charge shall be based on the principle of the recovery of infrastructure costs. The weighted average infrastructure charge shall be related to the construction costs and the costs of operating, maintaining and, developing and ensuring safety standards on the infrastructure network concerned. The weighted average infrastructure charge may also include a return on capital or a profit margin based on market conditions.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 b – paragraph 2
Article 7 b – paragraph 2
2. The external cost charge shall be related to the cost of traffic-based air, water and soil pollution, the climate costs from greenhouse gases, the cost of traffic accidents and the cost of traffic-based noise pollution, or both. On road sections subject to congestion the external cost charge mayshall also include the cost of congestion during the periods when these road sections are usually congested.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – paragraph 2
Article 7c – paragraph 2
2. The amount of the external cost charge for each combination of class of vehicle, type of road and time period shall be set in accordance with the minimum requirements, and the common formulae and the maximum chargeable external costs in Annex IIIa.
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7e – paragraph 3
Article 7e – paragraph 3
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7e – paragraph 6
Article 7e – paragraph 6
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – paragraph 1
Article 7f – paragraph 1
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – paragraph 2
Article 7f – paragraph 2
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 7f – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – paragraph 3 - point a
Article 7f – paragraph 3 - point a
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – paragraph 3 - point b
Article 7f – paragraph 3 - point b
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – paragraph 3 - point c
Article 7f – paragraph 3 - point c
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – paragraph 4
Article 7f – paragraph 4
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – paragraph 5
Article 7f – paragraph 5
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7g – paragraph 2
Article 7g – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, within six months of receiving all the necessary information in accordance with paragraph 1, give an opinion as to whether the obligations of Article 7d are complied with. The opinions of the Commission shall be made available to the Committee referred to in Article 9c and the European Parliament.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7g – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 7g – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) the envisaged earmarking of the external cost charge.
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7g – paragraph 4
Article 7g – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, within six months of receiving the information in accordance with paragraph 3, decide to ask the Member State concerned to adapt the proposed external cost charge, if it considers that the obligations laid down in Articles 7b, 7c, 7i or 9(2) are not complied with. The decision of the Commission shall be made available to the Committee referred to in Article 9c and the European Parliament.
Amendment 329 #
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), tToll rates may, in exceptional cases, namelyfor 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.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1a
Article 9 – paragraph 1a
1a. This Directive shall not prevent the non-discriminatory application by Member States of regulatory charges specifically designed to reduce traffic congestion or combat environmental impacts, including poor air quality, on any urban road located in a built up areaand suburban roads.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1a a (new)
1a a. Where a Member State can prove that it is not possible to guarantee compliance with EU environmental legislation on sections of the trans- European road network in sensitive areas, particularly mountain areas, by means of tolls, external cost charges or other proportionate measures, the Commission shall authorise, on application from the Member State in question, the introduction of non-discriminatory transport systems for the quantitative management of heavy traffic.
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9b
Article 9b
The Commission shall facilitate dialogue and the exchange of technical know-how between Member States in relation to the implementation of this Directive and in particular the Annexes. The Commission shall adapt Annexes 0, III, IIIa and IV in the light of scientific and technical progress and Annexes I and II in the light of inflation. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 9c (3).
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9b a (new)
Article 9b a (new)
Amendments to Annex IIIa shall be adopted in accordance with the co- decision procedure.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 31 December 2012 at the latest, and every four years thereafter, Member States which levy ashall draw up a report on external cost charge and/or an infrastructure charge shall draw up a reportand on tolls levied on their territory and shall forward it to the Commission. The report shall comprise information on:
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. No later than 31 December 2010, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the availability of safe and secured parking places on the Trans-European Road Network. After involving the relevant social partners, this report shall be accompanied by proposals on: -earmarking of infrastructure charges for a sufficient number of safe and secured parking areas on the TEN to be complied with infrastructure operators or public authorities responsible for the TENs network; -guidelines for the European Investment Bank, the European Cohesion Fund and the European Structural Fund for due consideration of safe and secure parking areas within the design and co-financing of TEN-projects.
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. No later than 31 December 2013, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation and effects of this Directive, in particular as regards the effectiveness of the provisions on the recovery of the costs related to congestion, road accidents, GHG emissions and traffic-based pollution and on the inclusion of vehicles of more than 3.5 and less than 12 tonnes. The report shall also assess:
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the relevance of integrating other external costs in the calculation of tolls, especially the cost of carbon dioxide emissions should the definition of a common fuel tax element related to climate change have not yielded satisfactory results, the cost of accidents and other external costs, especially the cost of biodiversity loss;
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 1 – subparagraph 1
Annex IIIa – point 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall specify precisely the part or parts of network which are to be subject to an external cost charge, in addition to the mandatory minimum charge on Trans-European and primary road networks.
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1
Table 1 is deleted
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – subparagraph 3
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – subparagraph 3
The values in Table 1 represent arithmetic averages of the values given in Table 15 of the “Handbook on the estimation of external cost in the transport sector” for vehicles belonging to four different weight classes. Member States may apply a correction factor to the values in Table 1 to reflect the actual fleet composition in terms of vehicle size. The values of Table 1of the air pollution cost of vehicle class i on road type j (PVCij) thus obtained may be multiplied by a factor of up to 2weighting factor in mountain areas to the extent that it is justified by the gradient of roads, altitude and/or temperature inversions.
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – subparagraph 4
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – subparagraph 1
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – subparagraph 1 – formula
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – subparagraph 1 – formula
NCVij (day) = (∑k NCjk x POPk / ADT ) x NFi NCVij (night) = n x NCVij (day) where -– NCVij noise cost of vehicle class i on road type j (euro/vehicle.kilometre) -– NCjk noise cost per person exposed on road type j to noise level k (euro/person) -– POPk population exposed to daily noise level k per kilometre (person/kilometre) -– NFi noise emission factor of vehicle class i – ADT average daily traffic (vehicle) -– n night correction factor
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – subparagraph 4
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – subparagraph 4
The average daily traffic shall assume a weighting factor of no more than 4 between heavy goods vehicles and passenger carsof vehicles other than private cars is multiplied by a weighting factor equivalent to the noise emission factor NFi of the respective vehicle class i.
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – table 2
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – table 2
Table 2 is deleted
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – subparagraph 4 a (new) (after table 2)
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – subparagraph 4 a (new) (after table 2)
The noise emission factor NFi is the proportion of the unit values for marginal noise costs between vehicle class i and passenger cars. Unit values for marginal noise costs of vehicle classes for different network types shall be taken from the central values (in bold) of Table 21 of the “Handbook on estimation of external cost in the transport sector”1. The Independent authority shall split up vehicle classes as defined by Table 21 of that handbook into sub-classes with different chargeable noise costs based on noise emission data. The independent authority has to make sure that for every road type the weighed average chargeable noise cost of the sub-classes is equal to the unit value for the marginal noise cost of the original vehicle class. 1 http://ec.europa.eu/transport/costs/handbook /index_en.htm
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – subparagraph 5
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.2 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 – subparagraph 1
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 – subparagraph 1 – formula
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 – subparagraph 1 – formula
CCV = MEC (Qo) − IDC MEC (Q) = x+ MIC - IDC VOTxQ (v(Q) − v(Q − ∆Q) VOTxQ (v(Q) − v(Q − ∆Q) MEC (Q) = x v(Q)² ∆Q w v(Q)² ∆Q w here -– CCV chargeable congestion cost (euro/vehicle.kilometre) -– IDC infrastructure development cost already charged (euro/vehicle.kilometre) -– Qo optimal hourly traffic (vehicle/hour) -– MIC marginal infrastructure cost including the marginal cost of toll collection and enforcement – MEC(Q) marginal external cost of congestion (euro/vehicle.kilometre) -– VOT value of time (euro/hour.vehicle) -– Q average hourly traffic (vehicle) -– ∆Q small change in hourly traffic -– v(Q) average traffic speed (kilometre/hour)
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 – subparagraph 2
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the average daily traffic shall assume equivalence factors between heavy goods vehicles and passengers cars of no more than 3shall be chosen according to traffic engineering standards.
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 – subparagraph 3
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 – subparagraph 3
The optimal hourly traffic shall be computed by iteratively raising the cost until equilibrium is reached between the hourly traffic and the marginal external cost of congestionhargeable congestion cost until the marginal external cost of congestion is equal to the effective charge (CCV + IDC- MIC). Alternatively, the ratio between the chargeable congestion charge (CCV) and the marginal external cost of congestion (MEC) shall be 0.5.
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 – table 3
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 – table 3
Table 3 is deleted
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 a (new)
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 a (new)
4.3.a External cost of traffic accidents The chargeable external cost of traffic accidents shall be taken from the central unit values (those not in brackets) in Table 10 of the “Handbook on estimation of external cost in the transport sector”1. The Independent authority shall split up the vehicle class “HDV” into sub-classes with different chargeable accident costs as justified by accident data. The independent authority has to make sure that for every road type the weighed average of the chargeable accident costs of the sub-classes is equal to the unit value for the accident cost of vehicle class “HDV”. 1 http://ec.europa.eu/transport/costs/handbook /index_en.htm
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 b (new)
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 b (new)
4.3.b Cost of climate change The chargeable external cost of climate change shall be taken from the central unit values (those not in brackets) in Table 28 of the “Handbook on estimation of external cost in the transport sector”1. 1 http://ec.europa.eu/transport/costs/handbook /index_en.htm
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 c (new)
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3 c (new)
4.3.c Cost of soil and water pollution The chargeable cost of soil and water pollution shall be taken from Table 37 of the “Handbook on estimation of external cost in the transport sector”1. The independent authority shall adapt the values in Table 37 according to the respective national GDP per capita at purchasing power parity. 1 http://ec.europa.eu/transport/costs/handbook /index_en.htm
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 a (new)
Annex IIIa – point 4 a (new)
4a. THE MINIMUM EXTERNAL COST CHARGE Each Member State shall levy a mandatory minimum external cost charge on Trans-European and primary road networks. The mandatory minimum external cost charge shall be at least half as high as the sum of charges calculated according to section 4. of this Annex.