42 Amendments of Luís QUEIRÓ related to 2008/0147(COD)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital -1 a (new)
Recital -1 a (new)
(-1a) As a result of the new economic landscape facing Europe, and at a time when all sectors of economic activity and companies in the road freight sector are seeing a deterioration in their economic and financial structures, the review of this Directive should be postponed indefinitely. Nevertheless, with work under way on the review, it should be investigated whether the deadlines for its application can be extended.
Amendment 69 #
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. Given that the rationale behind this proposal is to protect the environment and combat climate change, it is reasonable to recommend that the Member States apply these measures not just to heavy goods vehicles but also to passenger cars.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The authority which sets the external cost charge should also have no vested interest in setting the amount at an undue level and should therefore be independent from the body which collects and manages toll revenue. Experience has shown that adding a mark-up to tolls in mountainous areas in order to finance priority projects of the trans-European network is not a practicable option for infrastructure operators if the traffic diversion which may result from an increase of the toll is such that it implies a loss of revenue. To remedy this situation, a mark-up should be allowed on alternative routes to which traffic could otherwise be diverted.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Charging external costs through tolls will be more effective in influencing transport decisions if users are aware of these costs. They should accordingly be identified separately on a statement, a bill or an equivalent document from the toll operator. Furthermore, such a document may make it easier for hauliers to pass on the cost of the external cost charge to the shipper or any other clients. To this end, the European Commission shall provide the Member Sates with the means required to ensure that the infrastructure and external cost charges are indeed passed on separately from transport prices.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Title Directive 1999/62/EC
Title Directive 1999/62/EC
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goodscertain vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures within the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T)
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) ‘concession toll’ means a specified amount payable for a vehicle travelling a given distance on the infrastructure referred to in Article 7(1); the amount shall be based on the distance travelled and the type of vehicle and be levied by a concessionaire that has built the infrastructure under a concession contract.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point b a
Article 2 – point b a
(ba) ‘infrastructure charge’ means a charge levied through a toll for the purpose of recovering the costs related to infrastructure incurred by a Member State related to infrastructurand that can be levied by the Member State or by a concessionaire based on the distance travelled and the type of vehicle;
Amendment 170 #
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-basedthe transport sector related to air pollution, traffic-base and noise pollution and that can be levied by the Member State or by a congcestion;sionaire. The external cost charge can be added to the toll, the concession toll, the infrastructure charge or user charges.
Amendment 181 #
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 198 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point b g a (new)
Article 2 – point b g a (new)
(bg a) ‘user charge’ means a specified amount payment which confers the right on a vehicle to use, for a given period, the infrastructure referred to in Article 7(1).
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point d
Article 2 – point d
1a) In Article 2, point d is replaced by the following: (d) "vehicle" means a motor vehicle intended for road traffic;
Amendment 212 #
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 trans-European road network or on certain sections of that network under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this article and in Articles 7a to 7j.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. User charges shall be in proportion to the duration of the use made of the infrastructure and shall be available for the duration of a day, week, month and a year. In particular, the annual rate shallould be no less than 8160 times the daily rate, the monthly rate shallould be no less than 1326 times the daily rate and the weekly rate shallould be no less than five times the daily rate.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 242 #
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 258 #
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 274 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7e – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7e – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 281 #
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 291 #
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
2. Where a driver is unable to produce the vehicle documents necessary to ascertain the EURO emission class of the vehicle in the event of a check, Member States may apply tolls up to the highest level chargeable, provided there is a possibility of subsequent rectification to return the excess collected.
Amendment 305 #
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
4. The variations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 are not designed to generate additional toll revenue. Any unintended increase in revenue shall be counterbalanced by changes to the structure of the variation which must be implemented within two years from the end of the accounting year in which the additional revenue is generatreturned to the users concerned.
Amendment 319 #
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 not provide for discounts or reductions for anyfrequent users in relation to the external cost charge element of a toll.
Amendment 323 #
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
2. Member States may provide for discounts or reductions to the infrastructure charge and the external cost charge on condition that:
Amendment 327 #
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
(b) such discounts or reductions lead to actual savings in administrative costs and do not exceed 13% of the infrastructure and external cost charges paid by equivalent vehicles not eligible for the discount or reduction.
Amendment 331 #
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 in the field of freight transport, 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 334 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7i – paragraph 2
Article 7i – paragraph 2
2. The arrangements for collecting tolls and user charges shall not, financially or otherwise, place non-regular users of the road network at an unjustified disadvantage to those who would use alternative forms of payment. In particular, where a Member State collects tolls or user charges exclusively by means of a system that requires the use of a vehicle on-board unit, it shall ensure that appropriate on-board units compliant with the requirements of Directive 2004/52/EC can be obtained by all users under reasonable administrative and economic arrangements.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7i – paragraph 3
Article 7i – paragraph 3
3. If a Member State levies an external cost charge on a vehicle, the amount of such charge shall be indicated in a document provided to the haulier. To this end, the European Commission shall provide the Member Sates with the means required to ensure that the infrastructure and external cost charges are indeed passed on separately from transport prices.
Amendment 359 #
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 ensurdetermine that the revenue generated by the charge is earmarked for measures aimed at facilitating efficient pricing, reducing road transport pollution at source, mitigating its effects, improving CO2 and energy performance of vehicles, and developing alternative infrastructure for transport users.
Amendment 380 #
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 system, with particular emphasis on road transport.”
Amendment 397 #
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 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 406 #
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
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 3l December 20105 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Suburban roads – EURO V and less polluting
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Suburban roads – EURO V and less polluting
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – title
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – title
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – EURO 0
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – EURO 0
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Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – EURO II
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – EURO II
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – EURO IV
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – EURO IV
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – EURO V and less polluting
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – EURO V and less polluting
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.3
Point 4.3 deleted