Activities of Dominique RIQUET related to 2017/0114(COD)

Dominique RIQUET, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) To help safeguard the automobile heritage, Member States should place vehicles of historical interest in a special category for the purposes of adjusting the various charges payable under this Directive.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) In order to exploit potential synergies among existing road charging systems so as to reduce operating costs, ~~the Commission should be fully involved in the cooperation among~~a European Road Transport Agency should be set up to coordinate measures taken by Member States intending to introduce common road charging schemes.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Dominique RIQUET, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Pavel TELIČKA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) Road charges ~~can mobilis~~are resources that contribute to the financing of the maintenance and development of high quality transport infrastructure. ~~It is therefore appropriate to incentivise Member States to~~Member States must therefore use revenues from road charges accordingly and~~, to this end, to require that they~~ adequately report on the use of such revenues. That should in particular help identifying possible financing gaps, and raising the public acceptance of road charging.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)

Directive 1999/62/CE
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)

(20a) 'vehicle of historical interest' a vehicle that is considered to be of historical interest under the terms of Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27

27) ‘concession contract’ means a ~~‘public works contract’~~concession as defined in Article 1 of Directive 2014/243/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council**;

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC

29) ‘substantially amended tolling or charging arrangement’ means a tolling or charging arrangement, which has been amended in such a way that costs or revenues are affected by at least 5% in comparison with the previous year, after correcting for inflation measured by changes in the EU-wide Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, and excluding energy and unprocessed food, as published by the Commission (Eurostat). In concession contracts, modifications that fulfil the criteria of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 43 of Directive 2014/23/EU shall not be considered substantial.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3

1. Without prejudice to Article 9 (1a), Member States may maintain or introduce tolls and user charges on the trans- European road network or on certain sections of that network, and on any other additional sections of their network of motorways which are not part of the trans- European road network under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 3 to 9 of this Article and in Articles 7a to 7k. Regional authorities with responsibility for Mobility Organisation may introduce tolls and charges on the road network for which they are responsible, subject to the agreement of the Member State concerned.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the right of Member States, in compliance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to apply tolls and user charges on other roads, provided that the imposition of tolls and user charges on such other roads does not discriminate against international traffic and does not result in the distortion of competition between operators. Tolls and user charges applied on roads other than roads belonging to the trans-European road network and other than motorways, shall comply with the conditions laid down in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, Article 7a and Article 7j(1), (2) and (4).deleted

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Dominique RIQUET, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Member States may reduce tolls and charges for vehicles of historical interest.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 7

7. From [the date of entry into force of this Directive], Member States shall not introduce user charges for light duty vehicles. User charges introduced before that date shall be phased out by 31 December 2027.3

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 10

TUp to 31 December 2013, tolls and user charges for heavy duty vehicles on the one hand and for light duty vehicles on the other may be introduced or maintained independently from one another.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States may maintain or introduce an external-cost charge, related to the cost of traffic-based air or noise pollution or both, including on sections of the networks which are not subject to infrastructure charges.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The Member States can apply derogations which allow external-cost charges to be adjusted for historic vehicles.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 5

5. From 1 January 2021, Member States that levy tolls ~~shall~~may apply an external-cost charge to heavy duty vehicles on at least the part of the network referred to in Article 7(1) where environmental damage generated by heavy duty vehicles is higher than the average environmental damage generated by heavy duty vehicles defined in accordance with relevant reporting requirements referred to in Annex IIIa.";

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 d a – paragraph 1

1. Member States may, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex V, introduce a congestion charge on any section of their road network which is subject to congestion, regardless of whether it is subject to an infrastructure charge. The congestion charge may only be applied on those road sections which are regularly congested and only during the periods when they are typically congested.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 (new)

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 d a – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The Member States may apply derogations which allow congestion charges to be adjusted for historic vehicles.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 f – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the revenue generated from the mark-up is invested in financing the construction of transport infrastructure ~~of the core network identified in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013,~~ which contributes directly to the alleviation of the congestion or environmental damage ~~and which are located in the same corridor as the road section on which the mark-up is applied~~;

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 (new)

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 f – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. A Member State may derogate from the set of variations stipulated in paragraphs 1 to 5 for the current concessions contracts should the coherence and consistency of the toll systems in its territory be seriously compromised.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) the peak periods during which the higher infrastructure charges are levied for the purpose of reducing congestion do not exceed five hours per day or the number of hours during which the ratio of congestion exceeds 100% of capacity;

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

Within one year from the entry into force of the delegated act, Member States ~~shall~~may vary the infrastructure charge taking into account the reference CO2 emission values and the relevant vehicle categorisation. Charges shall be varied in such a way that no infrastructure charge is more than 100 % above the same charge for equivalent vehicles having the lowest, but not zero, CO2 emissions. Zero-emission vehicles shall benefit from infrastructure charges reduced ~~by 75 %~~significantly compared to the highest rate.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g a – paragraph 1

~~1. For light duty vehicles, until 31 December 2021, Member States may vary tolls and user charges according to the environmental performance of the vehicle.~~deleted

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g a – paragraph 2

2. From 1 January 2022 Member States ~~shall~~may vary tolls and, in the case of user charges, at least annual charges, according to the CO2 and pollutant emissions of vehicles in accordance with the rules set out in Annex VII.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 i – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) such discounts or reductions do not exceed 13 % of the infrastructure charge paid by equivalent vehicles not eligible for the discount or reduction."; In the case of private vehicles used for a daily commute, such discounts or reductions may reach 50 % of the infrastructure charge paid by equivalent vehicles not eligible for the discount or reduction.;

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 i – paragraph 3

3. Subject to the conditions provided for in Article 7g(1)(b) and (5), toll rates may for specific projects of high European interest identified in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, 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 transport. The resulting charging structure shall be ~~linear, proportionate,~~ made public, 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."~~;

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 j – paragraph 1 – second sentence

"To that end, Member States shall cooperate in establishing methods for enabling road users to pay tolls and user charges 24 hours a day, at least at major sales outlets, using common or electronic means of payment, inside and outside the Member States in which they are applied.";

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 j – paragraph 3

3. Where a Member State levies a toll on a vehicle, the total amount of the toll, the amount of the infrastructure charge, the amount of the external-cost charge, and the amount of the congestion charge, where applied, shall be indicated in a receipt, upon request, provided to the road user, where possible by electronic means.";

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN