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1. Tolls and user charges shall be applied and collected and their payment monitored in such a way as to cause as little hindrance as possible to the free flow of traffic and to avoid any mandatory controls or checks at the Union’s internal borders. To that end, Member States shall cooperate in establishing methods for enabling road users to pay tolls and user charges 24 hours a day at least electronically or, at the border or at major sales outlets, using common means of payment, inside and outside the Member States in which they are applied. Member States are not obliged to provide physical points of payment.

2. The arrangements for collecting tolls and user charges shall not, financially or otherwise, place non-regular users of the road network at an unjustified disadvantage. In particular, where a Member State collects tolls or user charges exclusively by means of a system that requires the use of a vehicle on-board unit, it shall ensure that appropriate on-board units compliant with the requirements of Directive 2004/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the Community () can be obtained by all users under reasonable administrative and economic arrangements.

2a. Where a driver or, if appropriate, the transport operator or the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) provider, is unable to provide evidence of the emission class of the vehicle for the purposes of Article 7g(2), Article 7ga or Article 7gb, Member States may apply tolls or user charges up to the highest level chargeable.

Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the road user can declare the emission class of the vehicle at least through electronic means before using the infrastructure. Member States may offer electronic and non-electronic means to enable the user to provide evidence in order to benefit from toll reductions or, where appropriate, in the event of a check. Member States may require that evidence supplied through electronic means is provided before the infrastructure is used. Member States may take the measures necessary to ensure that the provision of evidence subsequent to the use of the infrastructure is accepted for 30 days or a longer period determined by the Member States after the use of the infrastructure and to ensure the reimbursement of any difference between the tolls or user charges applied and the toll or user charge corresponding to the emission class of the vehicle concerned that follows from evidence provided within the applicable time limit.

3. Where a Member State levies a toll on a vehicle, the total amount of the toll, the amount of the infrastructure charge, the amount of the external-cost charge, and the amount of the congestion charge, where applied, shall be indicated in a receipt provided to the road user, where possible by electronic means. The road user may agree not to be provided with the receipt.

4. Where economically feasible, Member States shall levy and collect infrastructure charges, external-cost charges and congestion charges by means of an electronic road toll system which complies with the provisions of Article 3(1) of Directive (EU) 2019/520 of the European Parliament and of the Council (). The Commission shall promote cooperation between Member States that proves necessary to ensure the interoperability of electronic toll collection systems at European level.