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EC seeks road charging views
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'HAULIERS HAVE UNTIL 31 December to tell the European Commission (EC) what they think about a pan-European Union (EU) road charging system, and what charges should be levied.
The consultation is part of EC preparation for major proposals it must make next year on road. charging to cover the external costs created by all transport methods. These include pollution. CO2 emissions, infrastructure wear and tear, congestion and accidents.
The Brussels initiative is mandated by the 1996 Eurovignette Directive on road charging for trucks, which says that by June 2008, the EC should present "a generally applicable, transparent and comprehensible model for the assessment of all external costs to serve as the basis for future calculations of infrastructure charges".
The study has to be accompanied by an assessment of the impact of "the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport", and by "if appropriate, proposals for further revision of this Directive".
Give your opinion at: http://ec. enropa.eu/yourvoicefiprn/forms/ dispatch?form=costs&lang=EIN To read the consultation paper, visit: http://ec.europa.en/lrans port/white paper/consultations/ doc/2007 consultation paper_ en.pdt