Article 1

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)

   ‘vehicle’ means vehicle as defined in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 881/92 of 26 March 1992 on access to the market in the carriage of goods by road within the Community to or from the territory of a Member State or passing across the territory of one or more Member States^f1;

2. (b)

   ‘international carriage’ means international carriage as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 881/92;

3. (c)

   ‘transit traffic through Austria’ means traffic through Austrian territory from a point of departure to a point of arrival, both of which lie outside Austria;

4. (d)

   ‘heavy goods vehicle’ means all motor vehicles with a maximum authorised weight of more than 7,5 tonnes registered in a Member State and designed for the transport of freight and all trailer or semi-trailer combinations with a maximum authorised weight of more than 7,5 tonnes drawn by a motor vehicle with a maximum authorised vehicle weight not exceeding 7,5 tonnes registered in a Member State;

5. (e)

   ‘transit of goods by road through Austria’ means transit traffic of heavy goods vehicles through Austria, whether such vehicles are loaded or empty;

6. (f)

   ‘bilateral journeys’ means international journeys on routes carried out by a given vehicle where the point of departure or point of arrival is located in Austria and the respective point of arrival or point of departure is located in another Member State and where unloaded journeys are carried out in conjunction with these journeys.