19 Amendments of Elisabeth JEGGLE related to 2008/0147(COD)
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The costs of traffic-based air and noise pollution 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 85 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Tolls based on distance travelled should be allowed to include an external cost element based on the cost of traffic- based air and noise pollution. Furthermore, on roads that are usually congested and during peak periods congestion costs which are mostly borne at local level should also be allowed to be recovered through the external cost charge. The external cost element included in tolls should be allowed to be added to the cost of infrastructure, provided that certain conditions are respected in the calculation of costs so as to avoid undue charging.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To better reflect the cost of traffic- based air and noise pollution, 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 107 #
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 and noise pollution 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 128 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In accordance with the transport policy objectives of this Directive, the additional revenue generated from an external cost charge should be used for projects with a broad Community interest and designed to promote sustainable mobility at largein the road transport sector. Such projects should therefore relate to facilitating efficient pricing, reducing road transport pollution at source, mitigating its effects, improvreducing CO2 and energy performance of vehicles, and developing alternative infrastructure for transport users. It includes, for example, research and development on cleaner vehicles and the implementation of the transport part of the action plans under Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management and Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise , which may comprise measures to mitigate traffic-based noise and air pollution around large infrastructure and in agglomerations. Earmarking this revenue does not release Member States from the obligation laid down in Article 88(3) of the Treaty to notify the Commission of certain national measures, nor does it prejudge the outcome of any procedures initiated under Articles 87 and 88 of the Treatyemissions, for example by promoting low-emission vehicles or alternative engine technologies, and improving the energy performance of vehicles for transport users.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 175 #
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 inby a Member State related to traffic-based air pollution, and traffic-based noise pollution and congestion;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point b e
Article 2 – point b e
Amendment 207 #
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 tolls and/or user charges on their trans-European road network or on certain sectionparts of that network under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this article and in Articles 7a to 7j. This shall be without prejudice to the right of Member States, in compliance with the Treaty, to apply tolls and/or user charges on roads not included in the trans-European road network, inter alia on parallel roads to which traffic may be diverted from the trans-European road network and/or which are in direct competition with certain parts of that network, or to other types of motor vehicle not covered by the definition of ‘vehicle’ on the trans-European road network, provided that the imposition of tolls and/or user charges on such roads does not discriminate against international traffic and does not result in distortions of competition between operators.
Amendment 244 #
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 pollution, the cost of traffic-based noise pollution, or both. On road sections subject to congestion the external cost charge may also include the cost of congestion during the periods when these road sections are usually congested.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – paragraph 1
Article 7c – paragraph 1
(1) The external cost charge shall vary according to the type of road and EURO emission class, and also according to the time period in cases where the charge includes the cost of congestion or traffic- based noise pollution.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7e – paragraph 2
Article 7e – paragraph 2
Amendment 328 #
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
Amendment 347 #
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
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
(2) A Member State in which an external cost charge is levied shall ensure that the revenue generated by the charge is earmarked for measures aimed at facilitating efficient pricing, reducing road transport pollution at source (e.g. incentives to purchase low-emission vehicles or alternative propulsion technologies), mitigating itsthe effects, of such pollution and improving CO2 and energy performance of vehicles, and developing alternative infrastructure for transport users.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
A Member State in which an infrastructure charge is levied shall determine the use to be made of revenue generated by that charge. To enable the transport network to be developed as a whole, revenue from charges should be used to benefit the transport sector and optimise the entire transport systemuse the revenue generated by that charge to develop the road network.
Amendment 385 #
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 508 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – section 4.3
Annex IIIa – point 4 – section 4.3
Section 4.3 is deleted.