Iris Oifigiúil Journal No. 28, 2026-04-07

• Published date: 07 April 2026

Number 28

489

S. I. No. 126 of 2026.

EUROPEAN UNION (CHARGING OF VEHICLES FOR THE

USE OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURES) (SUPPLEMENTAL

PROVISIONS) REGULATIONS 2026

The Minister for Transport, in exercise of powers conferred on him by

section 3 of t he European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), has

made the Regulations entitled as above.

The purpose of these Regulations is to specify that Ireland will avail of

optional exemptions from certain provisions of the Eurovignette Directive

for contracts and tolling arrangements in place p rior to the adoption of

amendments to the Directive made under Directive (EU) 2022/362 as

regards the charging of vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures.

Eurovignette is an EU framework for applying toll and user charges. The

current Regulations are the European Union (Charging of Vehicles for the

Use of Road Infrastructures) Regulations 2024 (SI 601 of 2024).

The Directive provides that Member States may choose not to apply

certain provisions of Eurovignette where toll contracts were put in place

before 24 March 2022. The provisions relate to the application of

external-cost charges relating to traffic-based air pollution, infrastructure

and user charges for heavy-duty vehicles, and to toll and user charges

based on the environmental performance of the vehicle for other

categories of vehicle.

The requirements under Regulations 12(1) and 12(2) that a re not being

applied relate to t he calculation of infrastructure charges for heavy-duty

vehicles on toll arrangements tha t were in place or in train on 10 June

2008.

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06. Phone: 046 942

3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €3.00

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S.I. No. 127 of 2026.

SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK (CHEMICAL

AGENTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026

Directive (EU) 2024/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council

introduces amendments to Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC

as regards the limit values for lead and inorganic c ompounds and for

diisocyanates.

Lead and its inorganic compounds are key occupational reprotoxic

substances that can cause adverse effects on both fertility and the

development of the foetus. Although Directive 2004/37/EC introduced

stricter requirements in regard to the regulation of reprotoxins to those

previously regulated under Directive 98/24/EC (the Chemical Agents

Directive), Directive (EU) 2024/869 reduced both the biological and

occupational exposure limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds

in order to improve the protection of workers exposed to a potential health

risk.

Diisocyanates are skin and respiratory sensitisers (asthmagens) that can

have harmful respiratory health ef fects such as occupational asthma,

isocyanate sensitisation and bronchial hyper-responsiveness, as well as

dermal occupational disease. A limit value for diisocyanates is established

by Directive (EU) 2024/869.

These Regulations, together with changes to the HSA’s 2026 Code of

Practice for the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents)

Regulations (2001 to 2026) and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work

(Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances) Regulations (2024

to 2026), are necessary to enable national effect to b e given to the

provisions of Directive (EU) 2024/869.

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06. Phone: 046 942

3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €3.00

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Published by Authority

Tuesday, 7th April, 2026