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The UIRR is dissatisfied with the outcome of the update of the Eurovignette Directive
Rather than reducing it- he denounced - it will increase the fragmentation of the European transport regulatory framework
February 21, 2022
The legislative resolution, which in the absence of amendments is was adopted without a vote in accordance with the ordinary procedure for the second reading, does not require EU countries to charge for vehicles who use their own roads; however, if they were to choose to to do so, they will have to follow the new Community rules. Especially the aim of the new rules is to shift pricing road from a time-based model to a system based on distance or actual kilometers, to better reflect the principles of "polluter pays" and "user pay". MEPs therefore approved the gradual elimination of the so-called "vignettes", the time-based road pricing by Member States for heavy-duty vehicles (trucks, trucks and buses) throughout the network TEN-T trans-European transport centre, within eight years from the entry into force of the Directive, and the start of application tolls (distance-based pricing). However, the countries EU will still be able to keep stamps for specific parts of this network, but only in duly justified cases where the new methods of pricing would be disproportionate to the expected revenue with the previous system. The new rules will enter into force 20 days after publication in the "Journal Official" of the European Union and EU countries will have two years to transpose the update of the Directive.
For the UIRR, the CO2-based differentiation of tolls Applicable road cars will consolidate excessive market share of long-distance road transport, while - he denounced the UIRR - a corresponding reform has not been launched for access to train tracks. According to the European Association of intermodal transport, the update of the Eurovignette Directive represents a missed opportunity to create a fair regulatory framework and technology-neutral allowing the market to select the winning technologies or solutions. Maintain costs unreasonably low road transport infrastructures through regulatory measures - underlined the UIRR - means that the possibility has been postponed to the future to improve the energy and work efficiency of the various mode of transport.
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The legislative resolution, which in the absence of amendments is was adopted without a vote in accordance with the ordinary procedure for the second reading, does not require EU countries to charge for vehicles who use their own roads; however, if they were to choose to to do so, they will have to follow the new Community rules. Especially the aim of the new rules is to shift pricing road from a time-based model to a system based on distance or actual kilometers, to better reflect the principles of "polluter pays" and "user pay". MEPs therefore approved the gradual elimination of the so-called "vignettes", the time-based road pricing by Member States for heavy-duty vehicles (trucks, trucks and buses) throughout the network TEN-T trans-European transport centre, within eight years from the entry into force of the Directive, and the start of application tolls (distance-based pricing). However, the countries EU will still be able to keep stamps for specific parts of this network, but only in duly justified cases where the new methods of pricing would be disproportionate to the expected revenue with the previous system. The new rules will enter into force 20 days after publication in the "Journal Official" of the European Union and EU countries will have two years to transpose the update of the Directive.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
