HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"EN
18.7.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
188/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 July 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an
amendment to Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
(2012/399/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(4) Annex
XIII
to
the
EEA
Agreement
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Articles 91(1) in conjunction with
(5) The
position
of
the
Union
in
the
EEA
Joint
Committee
218(9) thereof,
should be based on the attached draft Decision,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of
28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
the Agreement on the European Economic Area ( 1 ), and in
particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA
Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XIII
Whereas:
(Transport) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
(1) Annex
XIII
to
the
Agreement
on
the
European
Economic
Area ( 2 ) (‘the EEA Agreement’) contains specific
Article 2
provisions and arrangements concerning transport.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
(2) Directive
2006/38/EC
of
the
European
Parliament
and
of
the Council of 17 May 2006 amending Directive
1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles
for the use of certain infrastructures ( 3 ) should be incor
Done at Brussels, 10 July 2012.
porated into the EEA Agreement.
(3)
It is appropriate to include in the EEA Agreement a
For the Council
provision allowing for an adaptation in relation to
tolling arrangements on the trans-European road
The President
network in Norway.
V. SHIARLY
( 1 ) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.
( 2 ) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.
( 3 ) OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 8.

---

L 188/2
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
18.7.2012
DRAFT
DECISION No …/2012 OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
of
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
into force of Decision of the EEA Joint
Committee No xx/2012, the application of
discounts or reductions in tolls for frequent
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic
users shall comply with Article 7(4b) of this
Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement
Directive by 31 December 2014 at the latest.
on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and
in particular Article 98 thereof,
(b) On the trans-European road network in other
parts of Norway, the current level of discounts
Whereas:
or reductions in tolls for frequent users may be
applied to tolling arrangements already in place
on the date of the entry into force of Decision
(1) Directive
2006/38/EC
of
the
European
Parliament
and
of
of the EEA Joint Committee No xx/2012
the Council of 17 May 2006 amending Directive
provided that the share of international heavy
1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles
goods traffic on the infrastructure network
for the use of certain infrastructures ( 1 ) is to be incor
concerned is below 30 %.
porated into the EEA Agreement.
For tolling arrangements put in place after the date
(2) Annex
XIII
to
the
EEA
Agreement
should
therefore
be
of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint
amended accordingly,
Committee No xx/2012, discounts or reductions in
tolls for frequent users may exceed the level set out
in Article 7(4b) of this Directive provided that:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
— the share of international heavy goods traffic on
Article 1
the infrastructure network concerned is not
Point 18a (Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament
higher than 5 %,
and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall
be amended as follows:
— the level of such discounts or reductions is
justified by specific circumstances, notably
(1) The following indent shall be added:
when the infrastructure network concerned
consists of bridges and/or tunnels to replace a
ferry.”.’.
‘— 32006 L 0038: Directive 2006/38/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 (OJ
L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 8).’;
(ii) The text of adaptation (e) is deleted.
(2) The adaptation text shall be amended as follows:
Article 2
The text of Directive 2006/38/EC in the Icelandic and
(i) The text of adaptation (d) is replaced by the following:
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement
to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
‘(d) The following shall be added at the end of
Article 7(4b):
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on …, provided that all the
“(a) For tolling arrangements on the trans-European
notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have
road network in south-eastern Norway which
been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).
are already in place on the date of the entry
(*) [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional
( 1 ) OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 8.
requirements indicated.]

---

EN
18.7.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
188/3
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.
Done at Brussels, …
For the EEA Joint Committee
The Secretaries
The President
to the EEA Joint Committee

---

Document Outline

• �

---