Road Tolls Systems) Regulations, 2006

L.N. 148 of 2006

MALTA TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT

(CAP. 332)

TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

(CAP. 65)

Motor Vehicles (Interoperability of Electronic

Road Tolls Systems) Regulations, 2006

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 27 of the Malta

Transport Authority Act, and by article 54 of the Traffic Regulation

Ordinance, the Minister for Urban Developments and Roads, in

consultation with the Malta Transport Authority, has made the following

regulations>–

The title of these regulations is the Motor Vehicles

(Interoperability of Electronic Road Toll Systems) Regulations, 2006.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires>–

(Regulation 3)

Directive 2004/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April

2004 on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the Community

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

AND

THE

COUNCIL

OF

THE

EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in

particular Article 7(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social

Committee(1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions(2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the

Treaty(3),

Whereas

(1) By its Resolution of 17 June 1997 on the development of telematics in road

transport, in particular with respect to electronic fee collection (EFC)(4), the

Council called on the Commission and Member States to develop a strategy for

the convergence of EFC systems in order to achieve an appropriate level of

interoperability at a European level. The communication of the Commission on

interoperable electronic fee collection systems in Europe was the first stage of

this strategy.

(2) The majority of Member States which have installed electronic toll systems to

finance road infrastructure costs or to collect road usage fees (jointly referred to

hereinafter as «electronic toll systems» ) use short-range microwave technology

and frequencies close to 5,8 GHz, but these systems are currently not totally

compatible. The work on microwave technology undertaken by the European

Committee for Standardisation (CEN) resulted in January 2003 in the preparation

of technical standards making for the compatibility of 5,8 GHz microwave

electronic toll systems, following the adoption of technical pre-standards in 1997.

However, these pre-standards do not cover all the dedicated short-range

communications (DSRC) 5,8 GHz systems in operation in the Community and

encompass two variants which are not totally compatible. They are based on the

open systems interconnection model defined by the International Standardisation

Organisation for communication between computer systems.

(3) Manufacturers of equipment and infrastructure managers have nonetheless

agreed, within the Community, to develop interoperable products based on

existing DSRC 5,8 GHz systems. The equipment that will need to be made

available to users should accordingly be capable of communicating with the

technologies that may only be used in new electronic toll systems to be deployed

in the Community after 1 January 2007 , namely satellite positioning technology,

mobile communications technology using the GSM-GPRS standard and 5,8 GHz

microwave technology.

(4) It is essential that the standardisation work be completed as quickly as

possible to establish technical standards ensuring technical compatibility among

electronic toll systems based on 5,8 GHz microwave technology and on satellite

positioning and mobile communications technologies, in order to avoid further

fragmentation of the market.

(5) It is necessary to provide for the widespread deployment of electronic toll

systems in the Member States and neighbouring countries, and the need is arising

to have interoperable systems suited to the future development of road-charging

policy at Community level and to future technical developments.

(6) The electronic toll systems should be interoperable and based on open and

public standards, available on a non-discriminatory basis to all system suppliers.

(7) In introducing new electronic toll systems, sufficient equipment should be

made available to avoid discrimination between the undertakings concerned.

(8) In particular, owing to their great flexibility and versatility, application of the

new satellite positioning (GNSS) and mobile communications (GSM/GPRS)

technologies to electronic toll systems may serve to meet the requirements of the

new road-charging policies planned at Community and Member State level.

These technologies enable the number of kilometres covered per category of road

to be counted without requiring costly investment in infrastructure. They also

open the door to additional new safety and information services for travellers,

such as the automatic alarm triggered by a vehicle involved in an accident and

indicating its position, and real-time information on traffic conditions, traffic

levels and journey times. With regard to satellite positioning, the Galileo project

launched by the Community in 2002 is designed to provide, as of 2008,

information services of higher quality than that provided by the current satellite

navigation systems and which are optimal for road telematic services. The

European geostationary navigation overlay service (EGNOS) precursor system

will already be operational in 2004, providing similar results. However, these

innovative systems could raise problems concerning the reliability of checks and

with regard to fraud prevention. However, owing to the considerable advantages

referred to above, the application of satellite positioning and mobile

communications technologies is in principle to be recommended in introducing

new electronic toll systems.

(9) The proliferation of technologies for electronic toll systems already in use or

planned in the coming years (mainly 5,8 GHz microwave, satellite positioning

and mobile communications) and the proliferation of specifications imposed by

the Member States and neighbouring countries for their electronic toll systems

may compromise both the smooth operation of the internal market and transport

policy objectives. Such a situation is liable to lead to the proliferation of

incompatible and expensive electronic boxes in the driving cabs of heavy goods

vehicles, and to drivers making mistakes when using them with the result, for

example, of unintentionally avoiding payment. Such a proliferation is

unacceptable to users and to manufacturers of vehicles for cost, safety and legal

reasons.

(10) Artificial barriers to the operation of the internal market should be removed,

while still allowing the Member States and the Community to implement a

variety of road-charging policies for all types of vehicles at local, national or

international level. The equipment installed in vehicles should allow such road-

charging policies to be implemented in accordance with the principles of non-

discrimination between the citizens of all Member States. The interoperability of

electronic toll systems at Community level therefore needs to be ensured as soon

as possible.

(11) Drivers are legitimately concerned to see improved quality of service on the

road infrastructure, in particular in terms of safety, as well as a substantial

reduction in congestion at toll plazas, especially on busy days and at certain

particularly congested points in the road network. The definition of the European

electronic toll service needs to address that concern. Provision should, moreover,

be made to ensure that the technologies and components provided for can, as far

as technically possible, also be combined with other vehicle components, in

particular the electronic tachograph and emergency call capabilities. Intermodal

systems should not be excluded at a later stage.

(12) The option of accessing other, future applications in addition to toll

collection should be ensured by fitting appropriate equipment.

(13) A European electronic toll service should provide interoperability at

technical, contractual and procedural level, covering

(a) a single contract between the clients and the operators offering the

service, complying with a contractual set of rules allowing all operators

and/or issuers to provide the service, giving access to the whole

network;

(b) a set of technical standards and requirements allowing the industry to

provide the necessary equipment for the provision of the service.

(14) Contractual interoperability provides the potential for important facilitation

to some road users and for significant economies in administration for

commercial road users.

(15) Electronic toll systems contribute significantly to reducing the risk of

accidents, thus increasing road safety, to reducing the number of cash

transactions and to reducing congestion at toll plazas, especially on busy days.

They also reduce the negative environmental impact of waiting and restarting

vehicles and congestion, as well as the environmental impact related to the

installation of new toll gates or expansion of existing toll stations.

(16) The White Paper on European Transport Policy for 2010 contains objectives

of safety and fluidity of road traffic. Interoperable intelligent transport services

and systems are a key tool in the achievement of these objectives.

(17) The introduction of electronic toll systems will entail the processing of

personal data. Such processing needs to be carried out in accordance with

Community rules, as set out, inter alia , in Directive 95/46/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of

individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free

movement of such data(5) and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament

and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data

and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector(6). The

right to protection of personal data is explicitly recognised by Article 8 of the

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

(18) Automatic debiting of toll charges to bank accounts or credit/debit card

accounts which are domiciled anywhere, in the Community and beyond, is

conditional on a fully operational Community payments area with non-

discriminatory service charges.

(19) Systems of electronic toll collection which are put in place in the Member

States should meet the following fundamental criteria: the system should be

amenable to ready incorporation of future technological and systems

improvements and developments without costly redundancy of older models and

methods, the costs of its adoption by commercial and private road users should

be insignificant compared with the benefits to those road users as well as to

society as a whole, and its implementation in any Member State should be non-

discriminatory in all respects between domestic road users and road users from

other Member States.

(20) Since the objectives of this Directive, in particular, the interoperability of

electronic toll systems in the internal market and the introduction of a European

electronic toll service covering the entire Community road network on which

tolls are charged, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can

therefore, by reason of their European dimension, be better achieved at

Community level, the Community may take measures, in accordance with the

principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with

the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not

go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.

(21) The inclusion of interested parties (such as toll-service operators,

infrastructure managers, electronics and motor industries and users) in

Commission consultations on technical and contractual aspects of creating the

European electronic toll service should be provided for. Where appropriate, the

Commission should also consult non-governmental organisations active in the

field of privacy protection, road safety and the environment.

(22) To set up the European electronic toll service it will first be necessary to

establish guidelines to be laid down by the Electronic Toll Committee established

by this Directive.

(23) This Directive does not affect the Member States' freedom to lay down rules

governing road infrastructure charging and taxation matters.

(24) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be

adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999

laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred

on the Commission(7),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE

Article 1

Objective and scope

1 This Directive lays down the conditions necessary to ensure the interoperability

of electronic road toll systems in the Community. It applies to the electronic

collection of all types of road fees, on the entire Community road network, urban

and interurban, motorways, major and minor roads, and various structures such

as tunnels, bridges and ferries.

2 This Directive does not apply to

(a) road toll systems for which no electronic means of toll collection

exists;

(b) electronic road toll systems which do not need the installation of on-

board equipment;

(c) small, strictly local road toll systems for which the costs of

compliance with the requirements of this Directive would be

disproportionate to the benefits.

3 To achieve the objective set in paragraph 1, a European electronic toll service

shall be created. This service, which is complementary to the national electronic

toll services of the Member States, shall ensure the interoperability throughout

the Community, for users, of the electronic toll systems that have already been

introduced in the Member States and of those to be introduced in the future in the

framework of this Directive.

Article 2

Technological solutions

1 All new electronic toll systems brought into service on or after 1 January 2007

shall, for carrying out electronic toll transactions, use one or more of the

following technologies

(a) satellite positioning;

(b) mobile communications using the GSM-GPRS standard (reference

GSM TS 03.60/23.060);

(c) 5,8 GHz microwave technology

2 The European electronic toll service shall be brought into service pursuant to

Article 3(1). Operators shall make available to interested users on-board

equipment which is suitable for use with all electronic toll systems in service in

the Member States using the technologies referred to in paragraph 1 and which is

suitable for use in all types of vehicle, in accordance with the timetable set out in

Article 3(4). This equipment shall at least be interoperable and capable of

communicating with all the systems operating in the Member States using one or

more of the technologies listed in paragraph 1. The detailed arrangements in this

respect shall be determined by the Committee referred to in Article 5(1),

including arrangements for the availability of on-board equipment to meet the

demand of interested users.

3 It is recommended that new electronic toll systems brought into service after

the adoption of this Directive use the satellite positioning and mobile

communications technologies listed in paragraph 1. In respect of the possible

migration to systems using such technologies by systems using other

technologies, the Commission, in liaison with the Committee referred to in

Article 5(1), shall draw up a report by 31 December 2009 . This report shall

include a study of use of each of the technologies referred to in paragraph 1, as

well as a cost-benefit analysis. If appropriate, the Commission shall accompany

the report with a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council for a

migration strategy.

4 Without prejudice to paragraph 1, on-board equipment may also be suitable for

other technologies, on condition that this does not lead to an additional burden

for users or create discrimination between them. Where relevant, on-board

equipment may also be linked to the vehicle's electronic tachograph.

5 Where Member States have toll systems, they shall take the necessary measures

to increase the use of electronic toll systems. They shall endeavour to ensure that,

by 1 January 2007 at the latest, at least 50 % of traffic flow in each toll station

can use electronic toll systems. Lanes used for electronic toll collection may also

be used for toll collection by other means, with due regard to safety.

6 Interoperability work on existing toll technologies undertaken in connection

with the European electronic toll service shall ensure the full compatibility and

interfacing of those technologies with the technologies referred to in paragraph 1

and of their equipment with each other.

7 Member States shall ensure that processing of personal data necessary for the

operation of the European electronic toll service is carried out in accordance with

the Community rules protecting the freedoms and fundamental rights of

individuals, including their privacy, and that, in particular, the provisions of

Directives 95/46/EC and 2002/58/EC are complied with.

Article 3

Setting-up of a European electronic toll service

1 A European electronic toll service shall be set up which encompasses all the

road networks in the Community on which tolls or road-usage fees are collected

electronically. This electronic toll service will be defined by a contractual set of

rules allowing all operators and/or issuers to provide the service, a set of

technical standards and requirements and a single subscription contract between

the clients and the operators and/or issuers offering the service. This contract

shall give access to the service on the whole of the network and subscriptions

shall be available from the operator of any part of the network and/or from the

issuer.

2 The European electronic toll service shall be independent of the fundamental

decisions taken by Member States to levy tolls on particular types of vehicles, of

the level of charges and of the purpose for which such charges are levied. It shall

concern only the method of collecting tolls or fees. The service 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 point on the road

network in respect of which the toll is due.

3 The system shall allow intermodality to develop without creating disadvantages

for other modes of transport.

4 Where Member States have national systems of electronic toll collection, they

shall ensure that operators and/or issuers offer the European electronic toll

service to their customers in accordance with the following timetable

(a) for all vehicles exceeding 3,5 tonnes and for all vehicles which are

allowed to carry more than nine passengers (driver + 8), at the latest

three years after the decisions on the definition of the European

electronic toll service, as referred to in Article 4(4), have been taken;

(b) for all other types of vehicle, at the latest five years after the

decisions on the definition of the European electronic toll service, as

referred to in Article 4(4), have been taken.

Article 4

Features of the European electronic toll service

1 The European electronic toll service shall be based on the items listed in the

Annex to this Directive.

2 Where appropriate, this Annex may be modified for technical reasons in

accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2).

3 The European electronic toll service shall employ the technological solutions

referred to in Article 2, using specifications which shall be publicly available.

4 The decisions relating to the definition of the European electronic toll service

shall be taken by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in

Article 5(2), by 1 July 2006 . Such decisions shall only be taken if all the

conditions, evaluated on the basis of appropriate studies, are in place to enable

interoperability to work from all points of view, including technical, legal and

commercial.

5 If the decisions referred to in paragraph 4 are not taken by 1 July 2006 , the

Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2),

set a new date by which such decisions are to be taken.

6 Technical decisions relating to the realisation of the European electronic toll

service shall be taken by the Commission in accordance with the procedure

referred to in Article 5(2).

7 The Commission shall ask the relevant standardisation bodies, in particular the

CEN, in accordance with the procedure laid down by Directive 98/34/EC of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a

procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and

regulations(8), to make every necessary effort rapidly to adopt standards

applicable to electronic toll systems with regard to the technologies listed in

Article 2(1).

8 Equipment for the European electronic toll service shall comply in particular

with the requirements of Directives 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and

of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications

terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity(9) and

Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws

of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility(10).

Article 5

Committee procedure

1 The Commission shall be assisted by an Electronic Toll Committee (hereinafter

«the Committee» ).

2 Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of

Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8

thereof. The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be

set at three months.

3 The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article 6

Implementation

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative

provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 20 November 2005 .

They shall immediately forward to the Commission the text of those provisions,

together with a table correlating those provisions with this Directive.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this

Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official

publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by

Member States.

Article 7

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its

publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Article 8

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004 .

For the European Parliament

The President

P. Cox

For the Council

The President

M. Mc Dowell

(1) OJ C 32, 5.2.2004, p. 36.

(2) OJ C 73, 23.3.2004, p. 54.

(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 18 December 2003 (not yet published in the Official

Journal), Council Common Position of 22 March 2004 (OJ C 95 E, 20.4.2004, p. 53) and Position

of the European Parliament of 20 April 2004 .

(4) OJ C 194, 25.6.1997, p. 5.

(5) OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ

L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(6) OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37.

(7) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(8) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

(9) OJ L 91, 7.4.1999, p. 10. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

(10) OJ L 139, 23.5.1989, p. 19. Directive as last amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (OJ L 220,

“the Directive” means Directive 2004#52#EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the Interoperability

of Electronic Road Toll Systems in the Community.

The provisions of the Directive contained in the Schedule to

these regulations shall be applicable should a toll system be established

on any road in Malta.

Bla ħsara għall-paragrafu 1, it-tagħmir ta’ fuq il-post jista’ jkun ukoll adatt għal

teknoloġiji oħra, bil-kondizzjoni li dan ma jwassalx għal xi piż ieħor għal dawk li

jużawh jew joħloq xi diskriminazzjoni bejniethom. Meta rilevanti, tagħmir ta’ fuq il-

post jista’ jkun ukoll konness mat-takografu elettroniku tal-vettura.

Meta Stati Membri jkollhom sistemi għall-ġbir tat-taxxa stradali, għandhom jieħdu

l-miżuri meħtieġa biex jiżdied l-użu tas-sistemi elettroniċi għall-ġbir tat-taxxi stradali.

Għandhom jagħmlu li jistgħu biex jiżguraw li, sa l-1 ta’ Jannar l-aktar tard, għallinqas

50 % tat-traffiku miexi f’kull stazzjon ta’ ġbir tat-taxxa stradali jkun jista’ juża sistemi

elettroniċi għall-ġbir tat-taxxa. Lanes użati għall-ġbir elettroniku tat-taxxa stradali

jistgħu jintużaw ukoll għall-ġbir tat-taxxa b’mezzi oħra, fil-ħarsien tas-sigurtà.

Xogħol ta’ interoperabbiltà fuq teknoloġiji eżistenti għall-ġbir tat-taxxi stradali li

jitwettaq b’konnessjoni mas-servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar il-ġbir tat-taxxa

għandu jiżgura l-kompatibbiltà u l-interfacing kollu ta’ dawk it-teknoloġiji mat-

teknoloġiji msemmija fil-paragrafu 1 u tat-tagħmir tagħhom ma’ xulxin.

Stati Membri għandhom jiżguraw li l-ipproċessar ta’ informazzjoni personali

meħtieġ għat-tħaddim tas-servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir tat-taxxi stradali

jitwettaq skond ir-regoli tal-Komunità li jħarsu l-libertajiet u d-drittijiet fundamentali

ta’ l-individwi, inkluża l-privatezza tagħhom, u li, b’mod partikolari, id-

disposizzjonijiet tad-Direttivi 95/46/KE u 2002/58/KE jiġu mħarsa.

Artikolu 3

Twaqqif ta’ servizz elettroniku Ewropew għall-ġbir tat-taxxi dwar l-użu tat-toroq

1. Għandu jitwaqqaf servizz elettroniku Ewropew għall-ġbir tat-taxxi stradali li

jinkorpora fih in-networks kollha tat-toroq fil-Komunità li għalihom jitħallsu

elettronikament taxxi jew ħlasijiet oħra għall-użu tat-toroq. Dan is-servizz elettroniku

dwar ġbir tat-taxxi għall-użu tat-toroq jiġi definit b’sett ta’ regoli kontrattwali li

jippermettu lill-operaturi u, jew fornituri kollha li jipprovdu servizz, sett ta’ standards

u ħtiġiet tekniċi u kuntratt wieħed ta’ sottoskrizzjoni bejn il-klijenti u l-operaturi u,

jew fornituri li joffru s-servizz. Dan il-kuntratt għandu jagħti aċċess għas-servizz fin-

network kollu u sottoskrizzjonijiet ikunu disponibbli mill-operatur ta’ kull parti min-

network u, jew mill-fornitur.

2. Is-servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir tat-taxxi stradali għandu jkun

indipendenti mid-deċiżjonijiet fundamentali meħuda minn Stati Membri li jimponu

ħlasijiet fuq tipi ta’ vetturi partikolari, mil-livell ta’ ħlasijiet u mill-għan li għalih dawn

il-ħlasijiet jiġu imposti. Għandu jirrigwarda biss il-metodu ta’ kif jinġabru t-taxxi jew

ħlasijiet oħra għall-użu tat-toroq. Is-servizz għandu jippermetti li kuntratti jiġu

konklużi irrispettivament mill-post ta’ fejn tkun reġistrata l-vettura, iċ-ċittadinanza tal-

partijiet fil-kuntratt, u ż-żona jew il-punt fin-network tat-toroq li dwaru jkun dovut il-

ħlas.

3. Is-sistema għandha tippermetti l-iżvilupp ta’ intermodalità mingħajr ma toħloq

żvantaġġi għal modi oħra ta’ trasport.

4. Meta Stati Membri jkollhom sistemi elettroniċi nazzjonali għall-ġbir tat-taxxi

stradali, għandhom jiżguraw li l-operaturi u, jew il-fornituri joffru s-servizz

elettroniku Ewropew għall-ġbir tat-taxxi stradali lill-klijenti tagħhom skond l-iskeda li

ġejja

(a) għal vetturi kollha ta’ aktar minn 3.5 tunnellati metriċi u għal vetturi kollha li

jistgħu jġorru aktar minn 9 passiġġieri (sewwieq + 8), l-aktar tard tliet snin wara li

jkunu ttieħdu d-deċiżjonijiet dwar it-tifsira ta’ servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir

tat-taxxi stradali, kif imsemmi fl-Artikolu 4(4);

(b) għat-tipi tal-vetturi l-oħra kollha, l-aktar tard ħames snin wara li jkunu ttieħdu d-

deċiżjonijiet dwar it-tifsira ta’ servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir tat-taxxi

stradali, kif imsemmi fl-Artikolu 4(4).

Artikolu 4

Karatteristiċi tas-servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir tat-taxxi stradali

1. Is-servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir tat-taxxi stradali għandu jkun ibbażat fuq

il-punti elenkati fl-Anness ta’ din id-Direttiva.

2. Meta xieraq, dan l-Anness jista’ jiġi modifikat għal raġunijiet tekniċi skond il-

proċedura msemmija fl-Artikolu 5(2).

3. Is-servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir tat-taxxi stradali għandu juża s-

soluzzjonijiet teknoloġiċi msemmija fl-Artikolu 2, bl-użu ta’ speċifikazzjonijiet li

għandhom ikunu disponibbli pubblikament.

4. Id-deċiżjonijiet dwar it-tifsira tas-servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir tat-taxxi

stradali għandhom jittieħdu mill-Kummissjoni skond il-proċedura msemmija fl-

Artikolu 5(2), sa l-1 ta’ Lulju 2006. Dawn id-deċiżjonijiet għandhom jittieħdu biss

jekk il-kondizzjonijiet kollha, valutati fuq il-bażi ta’ studji xierqa, ikunu disponibbli

biex l-interoperabbiltà tkun tista’ taħdem mill-aspetti kollha, inklużi dawk tekniċi,

legali u kummerċjali.

5. Jekk id-deċiżjonijiet imsemmija fil-paragrafu 4 ma jkunux meħuda sa l-1 ta’ Lulju

2006, il-Kummissjoni għandha, skond il-proċedura msemmija fl-Artikolu 5(2),

tistabbilixxi data ġdida sa meta dawn id-deċiżjonijiet iridu jittieħdu.

6. Deċiżjonijiet tekniċi dwar it-twettiq tas-servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir tat-

taxxi stradali għandhom jittieħdu mill-Kummissjoni skond il-proċedura msemmija fl-

Artikolu 5(2).

7. Il-Kummissjoni għandha titlob lill-korpi rilevanti dwar standardizzazzjoni, b’mod

partikolari ċ-CEN, skond il-proċedura preskritta bid-Direttiva 98/34/KE tal-Parlament

Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tat-22 ta’ Ġunju 1998 li tistabbilixxi proċedura għall-għoti ta’

informazzjoni fil-qasam ta’ standards u regolamenti tekniċi [8], biex jagħmlu kull

sforz meħtieġ biex jaddottaw malajr l-istandards applikabbli għas-sistemi elettroniċi

dwar ġbir tat-taxxi stradali fir-rigward tat-teknoloġiji elenkati fl-Artikolu 2(1).

Tagħmir għas-servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir tat-taxxi stradali għandu

jħares b’mod partikolari l-ħtiġiet tad-Direttivi 1999/5/KE tal-Parlament Ewropew u

tal-Kunsill tad-9 ta’ Marzu, 1999 dwar tagħmir tar-radju u tagħmir tat-terminal ta’

komunikazzjonijiet u l-għarfien reċiproku tal-konformità tagħhom [9] u d-Direttiva

tal-Kunsill 89/336/KEE tat-3 ta’ Mejju, 1989 dwar l-approssimazzjoni tal-liġijiet ta’ l-

Istati Membri dwar kompatibbiltà elettromanjetika [10].

Artikolu 5

Proċedura tal-Kumitat

1. Il-Kummissjoni għandu jkollha l-għajnuna tal-Kumitat dwar Ġbir Elettroniku tat-

Taxxa Stradali.

2. Meta ssir riferenza għal dan il-papragrafu, għandhom japplikaw l-Artikoli 5 u 7 tad-

Deċiżjoni 1999/468/KE, fil-ħarsien tad-disposizzjonijiet ta’ l-Artikolu 8 tagħha. Il-

perijodu ta’ żmien stabbilit fl-Artikolu 5(6) tad-Deċiżjoni 1999/468/KE għandu jiġi

ffissat għal tliet xhur.

3. Il-Kumitat għandu jadotta r-Regoli ta’ Proċedura tiegħu.

Artikolu 6

Implimentazzjoni

L-Istati Membri għandhom idaħħlu fis-seħħ il-liġijiet, regolamenti u disposizzjonijiet

amministrattivi meħtieġa biex ikunu konformi ma’ din id-Direttiva qabel l-20 ta’

Novembru 2005. Għandhom mill-ewwel jgħaddu lill-Kummissjoni t-test ta’dawk id-

disposizzjonijiet, flimkien ma’ tabella li tikkorrelata dawk id-disposizzjonijiet ma’ din

id-Direttiva.

Meta Stati Membri jadottaw dawn il-miżuri, għandu jkun fihom riferenza għal din id-

Direttiva jew ikun hemm magħhom din ir-riferenza fl-okkażjoni tal-pubblikazzjoni

uffiċjali tagħhom. Il-metodi ta’ kif issir din ir-riferenza għandhom ikunu stabbiliti

mill-Istati Membri.

Artikolu 7

Dħul fis-seħħ

Din id-Direttiva għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fl-20 jum wara dak tal-pubblikazzjoni tagħha

fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea.

Artikolu 8

Destinatarji

Din id-Direttiva hi indirizzata lill-Istati Membri.

Magħmul fi Brussel, fid-29 ta’ April 2004.

Għall-Parlament Ewropew

Il-President

P. Cox

Għall-Kunsill

Il-President

M. McDowell

[1] ĠU C 32, 05.02.2004, p. 36.

[2] ĠU C 73, tat-23.03.2004, p. 54.

[3] Opinjoni tal-Parlament Ewropew tat-18 ta’ Diċembru 2003 (għadha m’hix

pubblikata fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali), Pożizzjoni Komuni tal-Kunsill tat-22 ta’ Marzu 2004

(ĠU C 95 E, ta’ l-20.4.2004, p. 53) u Pożizzjoni tal-Parlament Ewropew ta’ l-20 ta’

April 2004.

[4] ĠU C 194, tal-25.06.1997, p. 5.

[5] ĠU L 281, tat-23.11.1995, p. 31. Direttiva kif emendata bir-Regolament (KE) Nru

1882/2003 (ĠU L 284, tal-31.10.2003, p. 1).

[6] ĠU L 201, tal-31.07.2002, p. 37.

[7] ĠU L 184, tas-17.07.1999, p. 23.

[8] ĠU L 204, tal-21.07.1998, p. 37. Direttiva kif emendata l-aħħar bl-att ta’ Adeżjoni

ta’ l-2003.

[9] ĠU L 91, 07.04.1999, p. 10. Direttiva kif emendata bir-Regolament (KE) Nru

1882/2003.

[10] ĠU L 139, tat-23.05.1989, p. 19. Direttiva kif l-aħħar emendata bid-Direttiva

93/68/KEE (ĠU L 220, tat-30.8.1993, p. 1).

L-ANNESS

Punti meħtieġa għat-tifsira u l-iskjerament tas-servizz elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir

tat-taxxi stradali.

Il-punti elenkati hawn taħt huma essenzjali għat-tifsira u l-iskjerament tas-servizz

elettroniku Ewropew dwar ġbir tat-taxxi stradali stabbilit skond id-Direttiva. Dawn il-

punti jiddistingwu ruħhom bejn kwistjonijiet tekniċi, proċedurali u legali

Kwistjonijiet tekniċi

(a) proċeduri dwar tħaddim tas-servizz: sottoskrizzjoni, struzzjonijiet dwar l-użu,

stallazzjoni u twaħħil ta’ tagħmir fil-vetturi, proċessar ta’ transazzjonijiet fi

stazzjonijiet ta’ ġbir tat-taxxi stradali jew għal ħlasijiet kontinwi, proċeduri dwar l-

irkupru ta’ informazzjoni dwar transazzjonijiet fil-każ ta’ waqfien jew funzjonament

ħażin, sistemi ta’ kontroll, fatturar u ġbir ta’ somom dovuti, servizz ta’ wara l-bejgħ,

għajnuna għall-klijent, tifsira tal-livell ta’ servizz offrut lill-klijenti; meta jiġu

stabbiliti proċeduri operattivi, għandhom jittieħdu f’kunsidrazzjoni l-proċeduri

eżistenti fl-Istati Membri;

(b) speċifikazzjonijiet dwar funzjonament tas-servizz: deskrizzjoni tal-funzjonijiet ta’

tagħmir fuq il-post u tagħmir ibbażat fuq l-art;

(ċ) speċifikazzjonijiet tekniċi ta’ tagħmir ibbażat fuq l-art u fuq il-post li jsostni s-

servizz, u l-istandards, proċeduri dwar ċertifikazzjoni u limitazzjonijiet li għandhom

jiġu mħarsa;

(d) tnedija u nsegwiment ta’ xogħol li jinvolvi korpi ta’ standardizzazzjoni, u kull

żidiet tekniċi għall-istandards jew pre-standards użati, biex tkun żgurata l-

interoperabbiltà;

(e) speċifikazzjonijiet dwar l-istallar ta’ tagħmir fuq il-post;

(f) mudelli transazzjonali: tifsira preċiża ta’ algoritmi transazzjonali għal kull tip

differenti ta’ taxxa stradali (postijiet fissi għall-ġbir tat-taxxi stradali jew ħlasijiet

kontinwi), u tifsira ta’ l-informazzjoni mgħoddija bejn tagħmir ta’ fuq il-post u dak

bażat fuq l-art u tal-forom ta’ l-informazzjoni;

(ġ) arranġamenti dwar id-disponibbiltà ta’ tagħmir fuq il-post biex ilaħħaq mad-

domanda ta’ dawk interessati li jużawh;

Kwistjonijiet proċedurali

(ħ) proċeduri dwar verifika ta’ prestazzjoni teknika ta’ tagħmir ta’ fuq il-post, tagħmir

fit-toroq u l-mod kif tagħmir jiġi stallat ġo vetturi;

(i) parametri għall-klassifikazzjoni ta’ vetturi: validazzjoni ta’ lista Komunitarja ta’

parametri tekniċi li minnha Stat Membru jagħżel dawk li jkun jixtieq għall-politika ta’

ħlasijiet tiegħu. Il-parametri għandhom jirrappreżentaw il-karatteristiċi ambjentali,

mekkaniċi u fiżiċi tal-vetturi. L-istabbiliment ta’ klassijiet ta’ vetturi bażati fuq dawk

il-parametri jiddeċiedu dwaru l-Istati Membri;

(j) implimentazzjoni ta’ proċeduri biex jiġu trattati każi partikolari, bħal kull tip ta’

funzjonament ħażin. Dan għandu x’jaqsam b’mod partikolari ma’ każi fejn l-operaturi

tal-ġbir tat-taxxi stradali u l-klijent ikunu minn pajjiżi differenti;

Kwistjonijiet legali

(k) validazzjoni tas-soluzzjonijiet tekniċi magħżula vis-a-vis r-regoli tal-Komunità li

jħarsu l-libertajiet u d-drittijiet fundamentali ta’ l-individwi, inkluża l-privatezza

tagħhom: b’mod partikolari, ikun meħtieġ li tiġi żgurata konformità mad-Direttiva

95/46/KE u d-Direttiva 2002/58/KE;

(l) id-dħul ta’ regoli komuni u rekwiżiti minimi li ma jkunux diskriminatorji u li

fornituri potenzali tas-servizz għandhom iħarsu meta jagħtu s-servizz;

(m) stima tal-possibbiltà li jiġu armonizzati r-regoli dwar l-infurzar relatati mal-ġbir

elettroniku tat-taxxi stradali;

(n) ftehim ta’ qabil bejn l-oeratur tas-sistemi tat-taxxi stradali li permezz tiegħu jiġi

mplimentat is-servizz elettroniku Ewropew għall-ġbir tat-taxxi stradali, inklużi

proċeduri ta’ kif għandhom jiġu riżolti l-konflitti.

8.1993, p. 1).

ANNEX

Items required for the definition and deployment of the European electronic toll

service

The matters listed below are essential for the definition and deployment of the

European electronic toll service set up under the Directive. These matters are

distinguished between technical, procedural and legal issues

Technical issues

(a) operational procedures for the service: subscription, instructions for use,

installation and attachment of on-board equipment in vehicles, processing of

transactions at toll stations or for continuous charging, procedures for recovering

transaction data in the event of equipment breakdown or malfunction, control

systems, invoicing and collection of sums due, after-sales service, customer

assistance, definition of the level of service offered to customers; when

establishing such operational procedures, the existing procedures in the Member

States shall be taken into account;

(b) functional specifications of the service: description of the functions of on-

board equipment and ground-based equipment;

(c) technical specifications of ground-based and on-board equipment supporting

the service, and the standards, certification procedures and constraints to be

observed;

(d) launching and following up work involving relevant standardisation bodies,

and any technical additions to the standards or pre-standards used, in order to

ensure interoperability,

(e) specifications for installing on-board equipment;

(f) transactional models: precise definition of transactional algorithms for each

different type of toll (fixed-point tolls or continuous charging), and definition of

the data exchanged between on-board and ground-based equipment and of the

data formats;

(g) arrangements for the availability of on-board equipment to meet the demand

of all interested users;

Procedural issues

(h) procedures for verification of technical performance of on-board equipment,

roadside equipment and the way equipment is installed in vehicles;

(i) parameters for vehicle classification: validation of a Community list of

technical parameters from which each Member State will select those it wishes to

use for its charging policy. The parameters will represent vehicles' physical,

engine and environmental characteristics. Establishment of vehicle classes based

on those parameters will be a matter for Member States;

(j) implementation of procedures for dealing with particular cases, such as any

type of malfunction. This relates in particular to cases in which the road toll

operators and the customer come from different countries;

Legal issues

(k) validation of the chosen technical solutions vis-à-vis the Community rules

protecting the freedoms and fundamental rights of individuals, including their

privacy. In particular, it will be necessary to ensure compliance with

Directive 95/46/EC and Directive 2002/58/EC;

(l) setting non-discriminatory common rules and minimum requirements which

potential service providers should respect when providing the service;

(m) assessment of the possibility of harmonising the rules of enforcement

relating to electronic road tolls.

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