# L_2011193EN.01005201.xml

| 23.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 193/52 |
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23.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 193/52

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DECISION No 1/2011 OF THE COMMUNITY/SWITZERLAND INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

of 10 June 2011

concerning the granting of a rebate on the performance-based fee on heavy goods vehicle traffic for vehicles of emission classes EURO II and III with an approved particulate reduction system

(2011/455/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). |
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(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, in particular, particulate emissions from heavy goods vehicles. |
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(2)

In accordance with Article 44, the Contracting Parties seek to introduce ecological measures in order to reduce, in particular, 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, |
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(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 granted to vehicles of emission classes EURO II and EURO III which are retrofitted with an approved particulate filter system and which meet the provisions of Articles 2 and 3.

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 has been retrofitted with an approved particulate reduction system enabling, in accordance with Swiss legislation or that of the Member State in which the vehicle is registered, compliance at least with the limit value for particulate emissions corresponding to the EURO IV emission class, namely a particulate mass (PM) of 0,02 g/kWh.

Article 3

Without prejudice to Article 2, the relevant authorities in the EU Member State where the vehicle is registered shall endeavour to transmit to the Swiss authorities by 30 September 2011 a specimen of the entry of the particulate filter system in the vehicle registration certificate or equivalent certificate and to have confirmed that the specimen ensures compliance with the limit value for particulate emissions of the EURO IV emission class.

Article 4

The competent Swiss authorities reserve the right to verify compliance with the limit value for particulate emissions laid down in Article 2 on any heavy goods vehicle with a particulate filter benefiting from a fee rebate.

Article 5

This decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2012.

Done at Brussels, 10 June 2011.

The President

Enrico GRILLO PASQUARELLI

The Head of the Swiss Delegation

Peter FÜGLISTALER

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