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The Eurovignette directive adopted
Regulations - 13/09/2011
The Council of the European Union adopted on September 12th the Eurovignette directive revising the current rules on road use charges for heavy goods vehicles. Road carriers will have to contribute more to cover the costs they generate in terms of noise and air pollution and traffic jam.
This new tax complements the already existing charges designed to recover the costs of construction, operation, maintenance and development of road infrastructure.
The level of tolls will vary depending on the emissions of the vehicle, the distance travelled, and the location and the time of road use. Such differentiated charging is intended to encourage the move to transport patterns which are more respectful of the environment, and for instance choose rail or waterways.
It is recommended that member states earmark revenue generated by the charges for projects in the transport sector, in particular in support of the trans-European transport network.
Member states have two years to transpose the directive into their national legislation.
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The level of tolls will vary depending on the emissions of the vehicle, the distance travelled, and the location and the time of road use. Such differentiated charging is intended to encourage the move to transport patterns which are more respectful of the environment, and for instance choose rail or waterways.
It is recommended that member states earmark revenue generated by the charges for projects in the transport sector, in particular in support of the trans-European transport network.
Member states have two years to transpose the directive into their national legislation.
More about this
Regulations - 13/12/2011
The European Commission presented last December 9th a proposal...
