Article 1

Point 18a (Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. (1)

   The following indent shall be added:

   • ‘ 32006 L 0038: Directive 2006/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 (OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 8).’;

2. (2)

   The adaptation text shall be amended as follows:

   1. (i)

      The text of adaptation (d) is replaced by the following:

      1. (d)

         ‘The following shall be added at the end of Article 7(4b):

         1. (a)

            For tolling arrangements on the trans-European road network in south-eastern Norway which are already in place on the date of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No xx/2012, the application of discounts or reductions in tolls for frequent users shall comply with Article 7(4b) of this Directive by 31 December 2014 at the latest.

         2. (b)

            On the trans-European road network in other parts of Norway, the current level of discounts or reductions in tolls for frequent users may be applied to tolling arrangements already in place on the date of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No xx/2012 provided that the share of international heavy goods traffic on the infrastructure network concerned is below 30 %.

         For tolling arrangements put in place after the date of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No xx/2012, discounts or reductions in tolls for frequent users may exceed the level set out in Article 7(4b) of this Directive provided that:

         • the share of international heavy goods traffic on the infrastructure network concerned is not higher than 5 %,

         • the level of such discounts or reductions is justified by specific circumstances, notably when the infrastructure network concerned consists of bridges and/or tunnels to replace a ferry.’.’.

   2. (ii)

      The text of adaptation (e) is deleted.