Road transport: ecopoints for heavy vehicles transiting through Austria for 2004

The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Luciano CAVERI (ELDR, Italy) amending the Commission's proposal by 430 votes for, 79 against and 19 abstaining. (Please refer to the document dated 21/01/03.) A new recital states that it essential to find non-discriminatory solutions to reconcile the obligations deriving from the Treaty - such as free movement of services and goods and the protection of the environment and from other international conventions and treaties such as the Alpine Convention - and the Kyoto Agreement.�