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Official Journal of the European Union
19.6.2012
DECISION No 1/2012 OF THE COMMUNITY/SWITZERLAND INLAND TRANSPORT
COMMITTEE
of 16 May 2012
concerning the granting of a rebate on the performance-based fee on heavy goods vehicle traffic for
vehicles of emission class EURO VI
(2012/314/EU)
THE COMMITTEE,
Article 2
The rebate mentioned in Article 1 will be granted only to
Having regard to the Agreement between the European
vehicles with an entry in the vehicle registration certificate or
Community and the Swiss Confederation on the carriage of
with an equivalent certificate from the national authorities
goods and passengers by rail and road, and in particular
confirming that the vehicle corresponds to emission class
Article 51(2) thereof,
EURO VI. The certificate is to be carried in the motor vehicle.
Whereas:
Article 3
(1) In
accordance
with
Article
40
of
the
Agreement,
Swit
The competent Swiss authorities reserve the right to verify
zerland has since 1 January 2001 levied a non-discrimi
compliance with the relevant emission limit values on any
natory fee on vehicles for the costs to which they give
EURO VI vehicle which benefits from a fee rebate.
rise (performance-based fee on heavy goods vehicle
traffic).
Article 4
(2) In
accordance
with
Article
44,
the
Contracting
Parties Switzerland reserves the right to review the situation concerning
seek to introduce ecological measures in order to
the rebate mentioned in Article 1 from 2014 onwards and then
reduce notably exhaust gas and particulate emissions
to reduce or end the rebate, as appropriate.
from heavy goods vehicles.
Article 5
(3) In
accordance
with
Article
7(5),
each
Contracting
Party
undertakes not to subject vehicles approved in the
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 2012.
territory of the other Contracting Party to conditions
that are more restrictive than those in force in its own
territory,
Done at Berne, 16 May 2012.
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The President
The Head of the Delegation of
A rebate of 10 % of the fee applying to their category is
the European Union
temporarily granted to vehicles of emission class EURO VI.
Peter FGLISTALER
Fotis KARAMITSOS

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