Electronic Road Toll Systems (Directive)
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Electronic Road Toll Systems (Directive)

Dr. Götz Reichert, LL.M.
Dr. Götz Reichert, LL.M.
Dr. Martin Menner
Dr. Martin Menner

With the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS), the EU Commission wants to ensure that electronic toll collection systems become interoperable EU-wide. In cep’s view, the removal of legal requirements and the additional options for EETS providers facilitate the latter’s market entry. This creates a broader range of cross-border interoperable solutions.

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In particular, the proposal to allow EETS providers to limit, in future, their services to a few Member States may help to persuade potential providers to actually enter the market. The obligation for EETS providers to disclose plans to expand their services could, however, lead to - competitively questionable - coordinated action. Improving the cross-border sharing of information facilitates the enforcement of road-use charges in the case of foreign vehicles. This strengthens the business model of EETS providers.

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Electronic Road Toll Systems COM(2017) 280
Proposal for a Directive COM(2017) 280 (publ. 05.31.2017)