4 Amendments of Debora SERRACCHIANI related to 2008/0147(COD)
Amendment 35 #
Council position – amending act
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The corridor on which a mark-up is allowed can include parallel, nearby and directly competing mountainous road sections to which the traffic may be diverted as a result of the introduction of the mark-up. In the case of cross-border projects, the application of this provision should be agreed upon by the Member States concerned and by the Commission.
Amendment 61 #
Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 f – paragraph 5
Article 7 f – paragraph 5
5. The amount of the mark-up shall be deducted from the amount of the external cost charge calculated in accordance with Article 7c, except for vehicles of EURO emission classes 0, I, II and III. All revenues generated shall be invested in financing the construction of priority projects of European interest identified in Annex III to Decision No 1692/96/EC.
Amendment 71 #
Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 g – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall arrange for a user guide on the implementation of the Directive to be drafted in the languages of those Member States that apply it, with a special focus on modulating congestion, so as to enable public bodies and private firms to draw up business plans that take into account the possible effects of such modulation. This guide shall be published before the Directive enters into force.
Amendment 81 #
Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated by this Directive. The revenues generated from external-cost charges, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shouldall be used to benefit the transport sector, to make transport more sustainable and optimise the entire transport system, including the following: (a) facilitating efficient pricing; (b) reducing road transport pollution at source; (c) mitigating the effects of road transport pollution at source; (d) improving the CO2 and energy performance of vehicles; (e) developing alternative infrastructure for transport users and/or expanding current capacity; (f) optimising logistics; or (g) improving road safety; At least 15% of the revenues generated by the external cost charge and infrastructure charge in each Member State shall be dedicated to financially supporting TEN-T projects in order to increase transport sustainability. This percentage shall gradually increase over time. As for the mark-up, the application of multiplication factors in mountain areas aimed at charging costs related to air pollution and noise shall be linked to the requirement of investing the revenues generated in the construction of priority projects of European interest identified in Annex III to Decision No 1962/96/EC.