Directive (EU) 2019/520 on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitating cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union (recast) (Text with EEA relevance.)

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to ensure the interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitating cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union. PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: interoperability is lacking in the current European electronic toll systems (EETS), which is a particular problem for cross-border traffic. At present, several " on-board units " on board vehicles are required to travel unhindered in different countries. The Committee on Transport and Tourism adopted the report by Massimiliano SALINI (EPP, IT) on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitating cross border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union (recast). The committee recommended that the European Parliament’s position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal as follows: Subject matter and scope : the Directive shall lay down the necessary conditions in order to: ensure the interoperability of electronic road toll systems on the entire road network , urban and interurban motorways, major and minor roads, and various structures such as tunnels, bridges and ferries; facilitate the cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union , including on the failure to pay those fees to be collected manually on infrastructures to which this Directive applies, as well as those fees charged in urban areas as referred to in Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, or those fines for infringements concerning the payment of fees. The Directive shall not prevent Member States from levying charges on particular types of vehicles, or from determining the level of such fees and their purpose. Technological solutions : Members proposed to specify in the Directive (instead of an annex) that all new electronic toll systems which require the installation or use of on-board equipment shall, for carrying out electronic toll transactions, use one or more of the following technologies: (a) satellite positioning ; (b) mobile communications ; (c) 5.8 GHz microwave technology . Each vehicle shall have only one on-board unit, and that on-board unit may be linked to only one vehicle Characteristics of the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) : the term ‘EETS’ means the toll service provided, under a contract, by an EETS provider to an EETS user. The EETS shall allow for contracts to be concluded irrespective of the place of registration of the vehicle, the nationality of the parties to the contract, and the zone or section on the road network in respect of which the road fee is due, taking into account the means of payment valid in that Member State. The EETS shall be provided through contractual agreements between the service providers and the toll collectors which guarantee that tolls are paid correctly. It shall…

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