Some interoperability problems of the European Electronic Toll Service

The existing EETS systems in the European Union member states are not interoperable due to many differences. European Commission has taken bold steps to address that issue. The first one was Directive 2004/52/EC on the interoperability in the Community. The second was decision to launch Europe’s own Galileo system. The third was EC decision from 6 October 2009 based on CESARE and RCI projects. Furthermore, the Motor Transport Institute researches in mentioned matters have been presented too.INTEROPERABILITY PROBLEMS IN THE SCOPE OF THE EUROPEAN ELECTRONIC TOLL SERVICE
The paper presents the interoperability problems of the European Electronic Toll Service. The existing toll systems in the European Union member states are not interoperable for many reasons. The European Commission has taken important steps in this regard. The first was Directive 2004/52/EC on the interoperability in the Community. The second was the decision to implement the Galileo system. The third was the decision of 6 October 2009, based on the results of the CESARE and RCI projects. Furthermore, the results of research conducted by the Motor Transport Institute in the above area have also been presented. (…)

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