European Union (Charging of Vehicles for the Use of Road Infrastructures) (Supplemental Provisions) Regulations 2026.

S.I. No. 126/2026 - European Union (Charging of Vehicles for the Use of Road Infrastructures) (Supplemental Provisions) Regulations 2026 Download PDF Íoslódáil PDF Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of th April, 2026. I, DARRAGH O’BRIEN, Minister for Transport, in exercise of powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purposes of giving effect to Directive No. 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1999 , as amended by Directive 2006/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 , Council Directive 2006/103/EC of 20 November 2006 , Council Directive 2011/76/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 , Council Directive 2013/22/EU of 13 May 2013 and Directive (EU) 2022/362 of the European Parliament of 24 February 2022 , hereby make the following regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Charging of Vehicles for the Use of Road Infrastructures) (Supplemental Provisions) Regulations 2026. 2. (1) In these Regulations – “Principal Regulations” mean the European Union (Charging of Vehicles for the Use of Road Infrastructures) Regulations 2024 ( S.I. No. 601 of 2024 ). (2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Principal Regulations or the Eurovignette Directive has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning as in the Principal Regulations or the Eurovignette Directive, as the case may be. Non-Application of the Principal Regulations 3. (1) Regulations 9(3), 14, 15 and 16 of the Principal Regulations shall not apply to: (2) Regulations 12(1) and 12(2) of the Principal Regulations shall not apply to tolling arrangements: (a) which were in place on 10 June 2008, or (b) for which tenders or responses to invitations to negotiate under the negotiated procedure were received pursuant to a public procurement process before 10 June 2008, for as long as those arrangements remain in force and provided that they are not substantially amended. Supplemental to the Principal Regulations 4. These Regulations are supplemental to, and shall be read together with, the Principal Regulations. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 18 March, 2026. DARRAGH O’BRIEN, Minister for Transport. EXPLANATORY NOTE This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation The requirements under Regulations 12(1) and 12(2) that are not being applied relate to the calculation of infrastructure charges for toll arrangements that were already in place or in train on 10 June 2008. 1 OJ No. L187, 20.7.1999, p.42 2 OJ No. L157, 9.6.2006, p.8 3 OJ No. L363, 20.12.2006, p.344 4 OJ No. L269, 14.10.2011, p.1 5 OJ No.L158, 10.6.2013, p.356 6 OJ No. L69, 4.3.2022, p.1