The rules concern publicly accessible recharging points and entail that operators for charging at publicly accessible recharging points which are located on a public area or which have received public subsidies must accept electronic payments via terminals or other devices used for payment services, including at least payment card readers with or without contactless function, see section 7 of the draft bill.

Draft bill on infrastructure for alternative transport fuels

The draft bill on infrastructure for alternative transport fuels imposes, inter alia, requirements on operators of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles. The draft bill lays down requirements for the establishment and operation of recharging points for electric vehicles on public land, as well as the continuation f the existing provisions of the AFI Act on the implementation of international conventions and EU rules on matters relating to infrastructure for alternative fuels, including the AFI directive.