Directive (EU) 2022/362 amending Directives 1999/62/EC, 1999/37/EC and (EU) 2019/520, as regards the charging of vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures

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Directive (EU) 2022/362 - formally signed by the co-legislators on 24 February 2022 - introducing amendments amending Directives 1999/62/EC, 1999/37/EC and (EU) 2019/520, as regards the charging of vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures. This is also known as the Eurovignette Directive. This is a text with EEA relevance.

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Directive 1999/62/EC provides the legal framework for charging heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) for the use of certain roads. The Directive aims to eliminate distortions of competition between transport undertakings by a step-wise harmonisation of vehicle taxes and establishment of fair mechanisms for infrastructure charging. It sets minimum levels of vehicle taxes for HGVs and specifies the modalities of infrastructure charging, including the variation of charges according to the environmental performance of vehicles. Directive 1999/37/EC addresses vehicle registration documents. Directive (EU) 2019/520 sets out rules on electronic road toll systems and includes a legal basis for the sharing of national vehicle registration data among EU Member States.

The draft law aims at addressing the shortcomings of the existing Directive, i.e. at a better fulfilment of the legislation's objectives. It aims to simplify certain provisions, by removing the variation of tolls based on Euro emission class and by eliminating cumbersome notification requirements. It is also proposed that buses, passenger cars and vans are included in the scope of the Directive, and that road charges reflect CO2 emissions.

The proposed Directive was put forward on 31 May 2017 as part of the Europe on the Move package, in the framework of the 2015 Energy Union Strategy. The plenary of the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on 25 October 2018. Following lengthy discussions, the Council of the European Union adopted its general approach in December 2020. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text for this draft law was reached on 16 June 2021. This was formally endorsed by the Council on 9 November 2021, followed by the Parliament on 17 February 2022. The Act was formally signed by the co-legislators on 24 February 2022, and it was published in the Official Journal on 4 March 2022.

Source Link http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/362/oj
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Commentary and Analysis
EPRS: Briefing, September 2017: Revision of the 'Eurovignette' directive - Initial Appraisal of a European Commission Impact Assessment https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI(2017)603273
Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER): Road charging / Revising the Eurovignette Directive (September 2017) https://www.cer.be/sites/default/files/publication/CER_SummarySheet_Eurovignette.pdf
Transport&Environment: News, 12/11/2018: MEPs challenge governments to approve strong new ‘Eurovignette’ https://www.transportenvironment.org/news/meps-challenge-governments-approve-strong-new-%E2%80%98eurovignette%E2%80%99
ACEA: Position Paper, November 2019: Road Charging and the Eurovignette Directive https://www.acea.auto/uploads/publications/ACEA_Position_Paper-Road_Charging_Eurovignette_November_2019.pdf
EUSALP: Position Paper, 03/09/2020: Call for Action on the Eurovignette Directive https://www.alpine-region.eu/news/lets-get-new-eurovignette-agreed
ACEA: News, 21/04/2021: Eurovignette revision: ACEA urges co-legislators to reach agreement under Portuguese Presidency https://www.acea.auto/news/eurovignette-revision-acea-urges-co-legislators-to-reach-agreement-under-portuguese-presidency/
CIPRA: Alpine Politics: Focus Transit, 10/06/2021: The Eurovignette Directive offers insufficient protection to the Alps https://www.cipra.org/en/topics/alpine-politics/focus-transit/the-eurovignette-directive
Transport&Environment: Publications, 10/01/2022: Road tolls reform will incentivise switch to cleaner trucks, MEPs told https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/road-tolls-reform-will-incentivise-switch-to-cleaner-trucks-meps-told/
ACEA: News, 09/02/2022: Why the Eurovignette is key to decarbonising road freight transport in Europe https://www.acea.auto/news/why-the-eurovignette-is-key-to-decarbonising-road-freight-transport-in-europe/
EPRS: Briefing, February 2022: Revision of the Eurovignette Directive https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI(2017)614625

News
EurActiv, 17/06/2021: EU Council reaches agreement on road charging https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-council-presidency/news/eu-council-reaches-agreement-on-road-charging/
EurActiv, 14/07/2021: Austria dissatisfied with road charging directive https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/austria-dissatisfied-with-road-charging-directive/
EurActiv, 18/02/2022: EU Parliament adopts ‘Eurovignette’ directive, ending five years of tortuous talks https://www.euractiv.com/section/transport/news/eu-parliament-adopts-eurovignette-directive-ending-five-years-of-tortuous-talks/

Official
EUR-LEX: COM(2017)275: Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2017:275:FIN
EUR-Lex: SWD(2017)180: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2017:180:FIN
EUR-Lex: SWD(2017)181: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Executive summary of the impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2017:181:FIN
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (2017/0114(COD)) https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2017/0114(COD)
European Parliament: Legislative Train Schedule: Revision of the Directive 1999/62/EC on charging of heavy-goods vehicles for use of certain infrastructures (Eurovignette Directive) https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-european-green-deal/file-jd-eurovignette-directive-revision
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 18/12/2020: Road charging reform – Council agrees its stance https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/12/18/road-charging-reform-council-agrees-its-stance/
EFTA: News, 03/05/2021: EEA EFTA Comment on the Eurovignette Directive https://www.efta.int/EEA/news/EEA-EFTA-Comment-Eurovignette-Directive-523636
European Parliament: Press Release, 16/06/2021: Eurovignette: provisional deal on new road haulage charging rules https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210614IPR06103/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 16/06/2021: EU road charging rules (Eurovignette) – Presidency reaches informal deal with the Parliament https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/06/16/eu-road-charging-rules-eurovignette-presidency-reaches-informal-deal-with-the-parliament/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 09/11/2021: Eurovignette road charging reform adopted by Council https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/11/09/eurovignette-road-charging-reform-adopted-by-council/
European Parliament: Press Release, 17/02/2022: European Parliament approved reform of road haulage charging https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220210IPR23020/

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