Communication from the Commission – Implementation of the European Electronic Toll Service

Directive 2004/52/EC aims to achieve interoperability of the electronic road toll systems in the European Union. It foresees the setting-up of a European Electronic Toll Service (EETS), complementary to the national electronic toll services of the Member States.

Article 3(4) of the Directive provides that Member States having electronic road toll systems would ensure that operators offer the European Electronic Toll Service to heavy goods vehicles at the latest three years after the entry into force of the decision defining EETS and to all other categories of vehicle at the latest five years after.

Commission Decision 2009/750/EC defining the European Electronic Toll Service entered into force on 8 October 2009 upon its notification to the Member States. This implementing decision establishes the essential requirements of this service valid over the entire EU and sets the mandatory standards, technical specifications and operational rules.

Article 21 of Decision 2009/750/EC requires the Commission to draw up a report on the state of advancement of EETS deployment. The present communication, after putting the EETS in the broader context of European transport policy, presents the progress achieved in its implementation and gives the Commission’s assessment of the next steps to be taken for making the EETS operational.

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EUR-Lex: COM(2012)474: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:474:FIN

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