Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-12-17-Speech-3-154"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-12-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Electronic road toll systems2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031217.5.3-154"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-12-17-Speech-3-1552
lpv:speaker	lp:Sérgio Marques2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on improving safety at sea (2003-11-20--2004-04-21)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, first of all, I wish to congratulate Mrs Sommer on the excellent report she has presented and which I fully support. Like the rapporteur, I believe that the Commission proposal must contribute to the smoother operation of the internal market. From the users’ point of view, then, the directive could facilitate toll charging in the various Member States, eliminating waiting times and consequently increasing capacities for infrastructure use. The current system, specifically as regards international freight hauliers, who might be obliged to acquire separate devices, each with its own contract and to install them in their vehicles, makes no sense at all. I wish, however, to make a few observations on some points that I feel are relevant and to which, I believe, this House must pay particular attention. My first point concerns the need to make it perfectly clear that the directive does not affect Member States’ freedom to decide on their own system of infrastructure charging for roads. The directive only covers the charging system and does not include road-charging policy as such. Furthermore, and as regards the timetable for interoperability, I share the rapporteur’s view that this should start on 1 January 2007, because this date would guarantee sufficient and necessary time for the industry and those managing infrastructures to define and install equipment that meets the new standards. Lastly, I wish to emphasise that the directive must not ignore essential elements on which its success depends. These are: creating awareness-raising activities for users as regards technological developments, implementing legal procedures for monitoring and preventing fraud, analysing types of compensation for investments that have been made or which are being made by operators in parallel technological, financial or commercial processes whose viability is threatened by the requirement to switch to the new system."@en1

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