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Title	EFC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HEAVY VEHICLES TAX AND FOR THE ALPINE TRANSIT TAX IN SWITZERLAND
Accession No	00777804
Authors	Oehry, Bernhard P; Rapp, Matthias H
Conference Title	World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (4th : 1997 : Berlin Germany). Proceedings : mobility for everybody
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
Publication Date	19970000
Description	9 p.
Languages	English
Abstract	The objectives of true costs for heavy goods vehicles and of protecting the Alpine region have become constitutional obligations in Switzerland. Two laws are under preparation to implement these mandates by levying fees. The Heavy Vehicles Tax, HVT, to be introduced in 2001 adheres to the concept of distance related area tolling, i.e. all roads in Switzerland are subject. The Alpine Transit Tax is a passage fee that is due on four Alpine passes. The two taxes shall primarily be raised by electronic fee collection. The HVT calls for a distance recording functionality of the onboard equipment. Classification of vehicles is done with characteristics claimed by the onboard equipment. Classification by measurement is not possible since the maximum laden weight and possibly also emission values of the vehicle are parameters of the tariff. Especially the required distance recording functionality constitutes a new challenge in developing specialized EFC equipment while remaining interoperable with other countries.
Supplemental Information	Publication Date: 1997 Published By: ITS Congress Association, Brussels, Belgium Remarks: Paper 2440
TRT Terms	Policy ; Trucking
Other Terms	Government policy
Availability	Available from UC Berkeley Transportation Library through interlibrary loan or document delivery Order Document: http://library.its.berkeley.edu
Document Source	UC Berkeley Transportation Library Source Data: PATH Record Number 17138
TRIS Files	PATH
Database	TRIS Online

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