# Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of infrastructure: differentiated charging

European Parliament procedure 2008/0147(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee ITRE / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 605 committee amendments tabled by 53 Members between 2008-11-25 and 2011-03-22.

## What the amendments focus on

A proposal on charging heavy goods vehicles for infrastructure use through differentiated charging. The amendments address infrastructure and external-cost charges for traffic-based air and noise pollution, mark-ups in mountainous regions and conurbations, exemptions for vehicles meeting EURO emission standards, separate identification of costs on tolling statements, modal alternatives, and conditions on revenue use and peak-period congestion charging.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jörg LEICHTFRIED | Austria | S&D | 67 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28251.md |
| Eva LICHTENBERGER | Austria | Verts/ALE | 55 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28253.md |
| Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL | Spain | PPE | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28393.md |
| Anne E. JENSEN | Denmark | ALDE | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4440.md |
| Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT | Netherlands | ALDE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28176.md |
| Etelka BARSI-PATAKY | Hungary | PPE-DE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28136.md |
| Luís QUEIRÓ | Portugal | PPE-DE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4461.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Corien WORTMANN-KOOL | Netherlands | PPE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28167.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Georg JARZEMBOWSKI | Germany | PPE-DE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1.md |
| Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU | Romania | S&D | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36281.md |
| Gabriele ALBERTINI | Italy | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28367.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Willem SCHUTH | Germany | ALDE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28245.md |

## Official source documents

- PE415.350: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.350+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.325: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.325+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.359: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.359+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.360: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.360+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.367: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.367+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.368: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.368+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0147-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0147-COD.json

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