The development of electronic tolling standards in the European Union is described. European Directive 2004/52/EC on the interoperability of road toll systems across Europe was adopted in 2004. It includes activities intended to lead to an agreement on the definition of the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) by July 2006. Under the Directive, the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) are required to provide the necessary technical standards for the EETS. The Directive requires toll operators to make available onboard equipment suitable for use with electronic toll systems across Europe. Mandate M/338 was issued by the EC and European Free Trade Association to the three ESOs (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI) to develop standards in support of the Directive. Issues facing the ESOs included the low level of resources devoted to standardisation and the lack of an agreed business model for the delivery of EETS. Details are given of the proposed programme of standards and current developments.
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