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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8500

9 July 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
More rational use of road infrastructure ("Eurovignette directive")

Brussels, 08/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - As announced in our bulletin yesterday, the Commissioner for Transport, Loyola de Palacio, is expected to present at the end of the month (probably 23 July) the draft directive amending the "Eurovignette directive" on taxing heavy duty vehicles that use certain road infrastructure. The proposal aims to complete the existing Community framework, the internalising of costs (notably environmental) of road transport to promote more rational use of road...

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