18 Amendments of Erik MEIJER related to 2008/0147(COD)
Amendment 58 #
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 changedamage to the landscape and biodiversity, oil dependence, climate change, accidents costs not covered by insurance payments 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 91 #
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 damage to the landscape and biodiversity, oil dependence, the impact of climate change and accident costs not covered by insurance payments. 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 92 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To better reflect the cost of traffic- based air and noise pollution, damage to the landscape and biodiversity, oil dependence, the impact of climate change and accident costs not covered by insurance payments 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 115 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to give the precedence to the construction ofensure efficiency and sustainability of the priority projects of European interest, Member States which have the possibility of applying a mark-up should use this option beforein addition to 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 165 #
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 incurred by a Member State related to infrastructureor more than one Member State related to infrastructure if the project has been jointly realised;
Amendment 168 #
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, traffic-based noise pollution, damage to the landscape and biodiversity, oil dependence, the impact of climate change, accident costs not covered by insurance payments and congestion;
Amendment 189 #
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 damage to the landscape and biodiversity’ comprises the cost of damage caused by spatial separation and operation of the infrastructure to habitats, ecosystems and species including pollution of land, soil and groundwater;
Amendment 192 #
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 oil dependence’ comprises the costs on the economy of increased use of oil in terms of transport by heavy goods vehicles and in delaying the shift towards renewable transport systems and fuels.
Amendment 195 #
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) ‘cost of climate change’ comprises the costs to society of the increased occurrence of extreme weather conditions and required adjustments in all sectors of economic, public and private activity, including growing healthcare costs and costs of policies of mitigation;
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – point b e d (new)
Article 2 – point b e d (new)
(be d) ‘accident costs not covered by insurance payments’ includes those costs, in case of accidents involving damage due to the spread of dangerous or highly polluting substances, that are covered by public funds and where insurance payments do not contribute or only partially cover them, including the administrative costs;
Amendment 236 #
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 bothdamage to the landscape and biodiversity, oil dependence, the impact of climate change and accident costs not covered by insurance payments. 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 279 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7e – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7e – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7e – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7e – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall apply to existing and new cross-border projects subject to the agreement of all Member States involvedresponsible in the construction and operation of the concerned section in that project.
Amendment 286 #
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 396 #
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, damage to the landscape and biodiversity, oil dependence, the impact of climate change, accident costs not covered by insurance payments and on the inclusion of vehicles of more than 3.5 and less than 12 tonnes. The report shall also assess:
Amendment 410 #
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 relevanceway of integrating other external costs in the calculation of tolls, especiallysuch as 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 the cost of biodiversity loss;
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the relevance of extendingextension of the scope of the Directive to other categories of vehicles;
Amendment 528 #
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 Each Member State shall provide data calculations in order to identify all costs including adverse effects on health, damage to biodiversity and the landscape, the impact of climate change, oil dependency and accidents not covered by insurance. The calculation of the external cost shall be based on the respective methodology for each type of external cost as per the 'Handbook on estimation of external costs in the transport sector' based on Article 11(3). Each Member State shall notify its minimum charge amounts to the Commission in order to comply with provisions as set in Article 9b and 11.