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,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the carriage of goods and passengers by rail and road, and in particular Article 51(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 40 of the Agreement, Switzerland has since 1 January 2001 levied a non-discriminatory fee on vehicles for the costs to which they give rise (performance-based fee on heavy goods vehicle traffic).

(2) In accordance with Article 44, the Contracting Parties seek to introduce ecological measures in order to reduce notably exhaust gas and particulate emissions from heavy goods vehicles.

(3) In accordance with Article 7(5), each Contracting Party undertakes not to subject vehicles approved in the territory of the other Contracting Party to conditions that are more restrictive than those in force in its own territory,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

A rebate of 10 % of the fee applying to their category is temporarily granted to vehicles of emission class EURO VI.

Article 2

The rebate mentioned in Article 1 will be granted only to vehicles with an entry in the vehicle registration certificate or with an equivalent certificate from the national authorities confirming that the vehicle corresponds to emission class EURO VI. The certificate is to be carried in the motor vehicle.

Article 3

The competent Swiss authorities reserve the right to verify compliance with the relevant emission limit values on any EURO VI vehicle which benefits from a fee rebate.

Article 4

Switzerland reserves the right to review the situation concerning the rebate mentioned in Article 1 from 2014 onwards and then to reduce or end the rebate, as appropriate.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 2012.

Done at Berne, 16 May 2012.

The President

Peter FÜGLISTALER

The Head of the Delegation of the European Union

Fotis KARAMITSOS