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| 9.5.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 136/10 |
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9.5.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 136/10

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 473/2014

of 17 January 2014

amending Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards supplementing Annex III thereto with new indicative maps

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and repealing Decision No 661/2010/EU (1), and in particular Article 49(6) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 provides for the possibility to add indicative maps of the trans-European transport network extended to specific neighbouring countries based on high-level agreements on transport infrastructure networks between the Union and the neighbouring countries concerned. |
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(1)

Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 provides for the possibility to add indicative maps of the trans-European transport network extended to specific neighbouring countries based on high-level agreements on transport infrastructure networks between the Union and the neighbouring countries concerned.

| (2) | A high-level agreement between the Union, Russia and Belarus has been reached in the framework of the Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics (NDPTL) on 21 November 2012. A high level agreement between the Union and Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan has been reached in the framework of the Eastern Partnership on 9 October 2013. |
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(2)

A high-level agreement between the Union, Russia and Belarus has been reached in the framework of the Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics (NDPTL) on 21 November 2012. A high level agreement between the Union and Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan has been reached in the framework of the Eastern Partnership on 9 October 2013.

| (3) | Adding indicative maps of the transport networks, connected to the networks defined in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, would allow to better target the Union cooperation with the third countries in question. |
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(3)

Adding indicative maps of the transport networks, connected to the networks defined in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, would allow to better target the Union cooperation with the third countries in question.

| (4) | The high-level agreements with the neighbouring countries concern the lines of the railway and road networks, as well as the ports, airports and rail-road terminals. The status of the railways and roads in terms of completion of the infrastructure was not part of the agreements. Therefore, the railways and roads were presented in the context of the high-level agreements as ‘completed’, |
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(4)

The high-level agreements with the neighbouring countries concern the lines of the railway and road networks, as well as the ports, airports and rail-road terminals. The status of the railways and roads in terms of completion of the infrastructure was not part of the agreements. Therefore, the railways and roads were presented in the context of the high-level agreements as ‘completed’,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Delegated Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2014.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 is amended as follows:

| (1) | The map under the heading ‘Map Finder Chart for Neighbouring Countries’ is replaced by the following:

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(1)

The map under the heading ‘Map Finder Chart for Neighbouring Countries’ is replaced by the following:

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  Image 1

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| (2) | The following maps 15.1 to 17.2 are added:




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  15.1. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries
  Comprehensive Network: Railways, ports, rail-road terminals and airports
  Eastern Partnership Transport Network: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  15






  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Conventional rail / Completed
  High speed rail / Completed
  Airports
  Conventional rail / To be upgraded
  To be upgraded to high speed rail
  Ports
  Conventional rail / Planned
  High speed rail / Planned
  RRT



  15.2. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries
  Comprehensive Network: Roads, ports, rail-road terminals and airports
  Eastern Partnership Transport Network: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  15






  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Road / Completed
  Ports
  Airports
  Road / To be upgrade
  RRT
  Road / Planned



  16.1. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries
  Comprehensive Network: Railways, ports, rail-road terminals and airports
  Eastern Partnership Transport Network: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
  16






  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Conventional rail / Completed
  High speed rail / Completed
  Airports
  Conventional rail / To be upgraded
  To be upgraded to high speed rail
  Ports
  Conventional rail / Planned
  High speed rail / Planned
  RRT



  16.2. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries
  Comprehensive Network: Roads, ports, rail-road terminals and airports
  Eastern Partnership Transport Network: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
  16






  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Road / Completed
  Ports
  Airports
  Road / To be upgraded
  RRT
  Road / Planned



  17.1. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries
  Comprehensive Network: Railways, ports, rail-road terminals and airports
  Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics: Belarus, Russian Federation
  17






  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Conventional rail / Completed
  High speed rail / Completed
  Airports
  Conventional rail / To be upgraded
  To be upgraded to high speed rail
  Ports
  Conventional rail / Planned
  High speed rail / Planned
  RRT



  17.2. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries
  Comprehensive Network: Roads, ports, rail-road terminals and airports
  Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics: Belarus, Russian Federation
  17






  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Comprehensive
  Core
  Road / Completed
  Ports
  Airports
  Road / To be upgraded
  RRT
  Road / Planned’ |
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(2)

The following maps 15.1 to 17.2 are added:

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15.1. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries

Comprehensive Network: Railways, ports, rail-road terminals and airports

Eastern Partnership Transport Network: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

15

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Conventional rail / Completed

High speed rail / Completed

Airports

Conventional rail / To be upgraded

To be upgraded to high speed rail

Ports

Conventional rail / Planned

High speed rail / Planned

RRT

15.2. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries

Comprehensive Network: Roads, ports, rail-road terminals and airports

Eastern Partnership Transport Network: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

15

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Road / Completed

Ports

Airports

Road / To be upgrade

RRT

Road / Planned

16.1. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries

Comprehensive Network: Railways, ports, rail-road terminals and airports

Eastern Partnership Transport Network: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine

16

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Conventional rail / Completed

High speed rail / Completed

Airports

Conventional rail / To be upgraded

To be upgraded to high speed rail

Ports

Conventional rail / Planned

High speed rail / Planned

RRT

16.2. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries

Comprehensive Network: Roads, ports, rail-road terminals and airports

Eastern Partnership Transport Network: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine

16

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Road / Completed

Ports

Airports

Road / To be upgraded

RRT

Road / Planned

17.1. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries

Comprehensive Network: Railways, ports, rail-road terminals and airports

Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics: Belarus, Russian Federation

17

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Conventional rail / Completed

High speed rail / Completed

Airports

Conventional rail / To be upgraded

To be upgraded to high speed rail

Ports

Conventional rail / Planned

High speed rail / Planned

RRT

17.2. Indicative Extension to Neighbouring Countries

Comprehensive Network: Roads, ports, rail-road terminals and airports

Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics: Belarus, Russian Federation

17

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Comprehensive

Core

Road / Completed

Ports

Airports

Road / To be upgraded

RRT

Road / Planned’

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