‘multi-use compartment’ means a compartment intended for use at two or more of the temperatures of the compartment types and capable of being set by the end-user to continuously maintain the operating temperature range applicable to each compartment type according to the manufacturer’s instructions; however, where a feature can shift temperatures in a compartment to a different operating temperature range for a period of limited d ...[+++]uration only (such as a fast-freeze facility), the compartment is not a ‘multi-use compartment’ as defined by this Regulation.

Member States may vary the rates of tolls according to the emission classes of the vehicles using the motorway and according to the time of day, but particular discounts for frequent users shall not go beyond actual administrative cost savings.

Without prejudice to the weighted average tolls, Member States may vary the rates at which tolls are charged only according to the emission classes of the vehicles using the motorway and according to the time of the day.

The obligations on the Member States to report on the practical implementation and on the Commission to draw up a report on the basis of the national reports are an important part of the legislative cycle, providing the opportunity to take stock of and evaluate the various aspects of the practical implementation of the Directives; it is therefore appropriate to extend this obligation to those directives that do not require reports, namely: Directive 2000/54/EC of the Parliament and of the European Council of 18 September 2000 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure ...[+++] to biological agents at work (seventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) , Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) and Council Directive 83/477/EEC of 19 September 1983 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 80/1107/EEC)

The proposed directive therefore gives Member States the possibility of varying tolls according to a number of factors: distance travelled; the damage caused to roads according to the type of vehicle; the environmental impact in terms of the EURO emission standards for heavy goods vehicles; the time of day; and the level of congestion on the road concerned.

(s) "limit value" shall mean a value of Lden or Lnight, and where appropriate Lday and Levening, as determined by the Member State, the exceeding of which causes competent authorities to consider or enforce mitigation measures; limit values may be different for different types of noise (road-, rail-, air-traffic noise, industrial noise, etc.), different surroundings and different noise sensitiveness of the populations; they may also be different for ...[+++]existing situations and for new situations (where there is a change in the situation regarding the noise source or the use of the surrounding).