Brussels, 26/06/2007 (Agence Europe) - At the meeting of the joint committee on the EU-Switzerland agreement on inland transport, which took place in Brussels on Wednesday 22 June, the Commission and Swiss delegations agreed an 11% increase in the heavy vehicle fee (HVF), in line with Article 40 of the agreement on inland transport. From 1 January 2008, the weighted average value (calculated for an “average” 40 tonne lorry on a 300 kilometre journey) will rise from the current 292.50...