As an (E)ETS provider, you can be admitted to the EETS domain Blankenburgverbinding to collect tolls from holders and to pay this toll to the toll charger. RDW is the toll charger on behalf of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW).
Download EETS Domain Statement Blankenburgverbinding
You can be admitted as an (E)ETS provider if you meet all the conditions set out in the EETS Domain Statement (EDS) Blankenburgverbinding. The EDS Blankenburgverbinding was drawn up by the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management and published in October 2023:
EETS Domain Statement Blankenburgverbinding
Invitation for questions on the EETS Domain Statement Blankenburgverbinding
Interested (candidate) (E)ETS providers can always submit written questions about the EETS Domain Statement Blankenburgverbinding or related e-toll matters. These can be submitted via the form at the bottom of this page. Submitted questions will be handled as quickly and as well as possible and shared on this page in an anonymized manner. The toll charger reserves the right to group or combine similar or identical questions and answer them together.
In addition, the toll charger is organizing a virtual meeting on the EETS Domain Statement Blankenburgverbinding. Without further notice, this meeting will take place on January 9th. Further details about this session will be announced on this website.
During this meeting, participants will have the opportunity to ask for further clarification regarding shared answers from the toll charger on the EETS Domain Statement Blankenburgverbinding, provided that these are questions that have been submitted no later than 10:00 AM on December 6th. The toll charger aims to answer these submitted questions no later than the week of December 11th, 2023, so prior to the mentioned meeting.
The opportunity to submit questions prior to the meeting on January 9th is solely intended to provide clarification or explanation regarding the EETS Domain Statement and/or its annexes. The toll charger reserves the right not to answer the following questions:
- Questions submitted after the deadline.
- Questions that go beyond simply clarifying or explaining the EETS Domain Statement Blankenburgverbinding and that, for example, would be aimed at starting negotiations.
- Questions from an interested (candidate) (E)ETS provider that indicate or suggest that they should be treated confidentially and therefore should not be made public.
Interested (candidate) (E)ETS providers can formulate their questions in Dutch or English. The toll charger will formulate its answers in both Dutch and English. As is also the case for the EETS Domain Statement Blankenburgverbinding itself, questions and answers in Dutch prevail over translations thereof in any other language.
What is the EETS domain statement Blankenburgverbinding?
On the basis of European and Dutch laws and regulations, the EETS Domain Statement (EDS) Blankenburgverbinding is the document containing all the conditions that (E)ETS providers must meet in order to be admitted to a so-called EETS domain. The EETS Domain Statement Blankenburgverbinding also includes the model for the (E)ETS agreement concluded between the toll charger and an (E)ETS provider for toll services in the Blankenburgverbinding EETS domain. The process of admitting (E)ETS providers is also known as accreditation. Accreditation is necessary for:
- Authorisation to provide toll services in the EETS-domain.
- Sign service contracts with owners or holders of motor vehicles.
- The collection of tolls from holders for passages within the EETS domain Blankenburgverbinding on the basis of a service agreement and the (mandatory) payment thereof to the toll charger (RDW).
(E)ETS providers that have been admitted for service provision in the EETS domain Blankenburgverbinding of the temporary toll collection are entitled to receive remuneration under European and Dutch laws and regulations. The amount and structure of this compensation are also part of the EETS Domain Statement for Blankenburgverbinding.
Content EETS Domain Statement Blankenburgverbinding
The EETS Domain Statement Blankenburgverbinding consists of the following elements.
General conditions
Here you will find, among other things, agreements regarding:
- Communication between toll charger and EETS-provider.
- Data protection
- Confidentiality
- Liability
- Discharge of liability and cancellation of the EETS agreement
Procedural conditions
Rules about the service level of the toll service provider and the commercial conditions. Such as the fees to be paid by the toll charger to the (E)ETS provider.
Accreditation
Sets the requirements for accreditation.
Tol context data
The information defined by the responsible toll charger as necessary to establish the toll due and to conclude the toll transaction.
Application process for accreditation
For accreditation, you follow the steps below. The indicatieve lead time for those steps together is 3 months.