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Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1999 on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I General provisions

    1. Article 1.This Directive applies to vehicle taxes, tolls and user charges...

    2. Article 2.For the purposes of this Directive: ‘trans-European road network’ means...

  3. CHAPTER II Vehicle taxation

    1. Article 3.(1) The vehicle taxes referred to in Article are as...

    2. Article 4.Procedures for levying and collecting the taxes referred to in...

    3. Article 5.As regards vehicles registered in the Member States, the taxes...

    4. Article 6.(1) Whatever the structure of the taxes referred to in...

  4. CHAPTER III Tolls and user charges

    1. Article 7.(1) Without prejudice to Article 9 paragraph 1a, Member States...

    2. Article 7a.(1) User charges shall be proportionate to the duration of...

    3. Article 7b.(1) The infrastructure charge shall be based on the principle...

    4. Article 7c.(1) The external-cost charge may be related to the cost...

    5. Article 7d.By one year after the adoption of future and more...

    6. Article 7e.(1) Member States shall calculate the maximum level of infrastructure...

    7. Article 7f.(1) In exceptional cases concerning infrastructure in mountainous regions, and...

    8. Article 7g.(1) Member States shall vary the infrastructure charge according to...

    9. Article 7h.(1) At least six months before the implementation of a...

    10. Article 7i.(1) Member States shall not provide for discounts or reductions...

    11. Article 7j.(1) Tolls and user charges shall be applied and collected...

    12. Article 7k.Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty...

    13. Article 8.(1) Two or more Member States may cooperate in introducing...

    14. Article 8a.Each Member State shall monitor the system of tolls and/or...

    15. Article 8b.(1) Two or more Member States may cooperate in introducing...

  5. CHAPTER IV Final provisions

    1. Article 9.(1) This Directive shall not prevent the non-discriminatory application by...

    2. Article 9a.Member States shall establish appropriate controls and determine the system...

    3. Article 9b.The Commission shall facilitate dialogue and the exchange of technical...

    4. Article 9c.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That...

    5. Article 9d.The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article...

    6. Article 9e.(1) The power to adopt the delegated acts referred to...

    7. Article 9f.(1) The delegation of power referred to in Article 9d...

    8. Article 9g.(1) The European Parliament or the Council may object to...

    9. Article 10.(1) For the purpose of this Directive, the rates of...

    10. Article 10a.(1) The amounts in euro as laid down in Annex...

    11. Article 11.(1) By 16 October 2014 , and every four years...

    12. Article 12.(1) Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations...

    13. Article 13.This Directive shall enter into force on the day of...

    14. Article 14.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX 0

      EMISSION LIMITS

      1. 1. ‘ EURO 0 ’ vehicle

      2. 2. ‘ EURO I ’ / ‘ EURO II ’ vehicles...

      3. 3. ‘ EURO III ’ / ‘ EURO IV ’ /...

      4. 4. Future emission classes of vehicles as defined in Directive 88/77/EEC...

    2. ANNEX I

    3. ANNEX II

      MAXIMUM AMOUNTS IN EURO OF USER CHARGES, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7(7)

      1. Annual

      2. Monthly and weekly

      3. Daily

    4. ANNEX III

      CORE PRINCIPLES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF COSTS AND CALCULATION OF TOLLS

      1. This Annex stipulates the core principles for the calculation of...

      2. The application of these principles shall be fully consistent with...

      3. Where a Member State engages in negotiations with one or...

      4. 1. Definition of the network and of vehicles covered

      5. 2. Infrastructure costs

        1. 2.1. Investment costs

        2. 2.2. Annual maintenance costs and structural repair costs

      6. 3. Operating, management and tolling costs

      7. 4. Share of goods traffic, equivalence factors and correction mechanism

    5. ANNEX IIIa

      MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR LEVYING AN EXTERNAL-COST CHARGE

      1. This Annex sets out the minimum requirements for levying an...

      2. 1. The parts of the road network concerned

      3. 2. The vehicles, roads and time period covered

      4. 3. Amount of the charge

      5. 4. External-cost elements

        1. 4.1. Cost of traffic-based air pollution

        2. 4.2. Cost of traffic-based noise pollution

    6. ANNEX IIIb

      MAXIMUM WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXTERNAL-COST CHARGE

      1. This Annex sets out the parameters to be used to...

      2. 1. Maximum cost of traffic-based air pollution

      3. 2. Maximum cost of traffic-based noise pollution

    7. ANNEX IV

      INDICATIVE VEHICLE CLASS DETERMINATION

      1. The vehicle classes are defined by the table below.

      2. Vehicles are classed in subcategories 0, I, II and III...

      3. All motor vehicles and vehicle combinations of a maximum permissible...

      4. Motor vehicles

      5. Vehicle combinations (articulated vehicles and road trains)

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