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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| Legal instrument | Directive |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Directive 2004/52 |
| Original proposal | COM(2003)132  |
| CELEX number i | 32004L0052 |
| Document | 29-04-2004 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 30-04-2004; Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 13 Volume 034,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 13 Volume 034,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 13 Volume 034,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 13 Volume 045,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 13 Volume 034,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 13 Volume 034,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 13 Volume 034,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 13 Volume 034,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 13 Volume 016,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 13 Volume 045,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 13 Volume 034,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 13 Volume 034,OJ L 166, 30.4.2004 |
| Effect | 20-05-2004; Entry into force Date pub. + 20 See Art 7 |
| End of validity | 19-10-2021; Repealed by 32019L0520 |
| Transposition | 19-11-2005; At the latest See Art 6 |
30.4.2004 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Communities |
L 166/124 |
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... |
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