Article 7ga(1), fifth subparagraph, of Directive 1999/62/EC currently gives Member States the possibility of applying reduced rates of infrastructure or user charges without putting any ceiling on such reductions, or of applying full exemptions from such charges, until 31 December 2025. Member States were required to transpose Directive (EU) 2022/362 into national law by 25 March 2024. That transposition deadline implies a very short implementation period of less than two years, which is too short to meaningfully incentivise the demand of new zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles. The implementation period should therefore be extended in order to create the right conditions for the wider deployment of zero-emission vehicles.
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