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of 23 July 1996
on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network
(OJ L 228, 9.9.1996, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Decision No 1346/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 22 May 2001L 185 1 6.7.2001
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 15, 17.1.1997, p. 1 (96/1692/EC)
►C2Corrigendum, OJ L 288, 1.11.2001, p. 53 (2001/1346/EC)
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DECISION No 1692/96/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 23 July 1996
on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-
European transport network
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular the first paragraph of Article 129d thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions(3),
Acting in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 189b of
the Treaty(4),
(1)Whereas the establishment and development of trans-European
networks contribute to the attainment of major Community
objectives, such as the smooth functioning of the internal marketand the strengthening of economic and social cohesion;
(2)Whereas the establishment and development of trans-Europeantransport networks throughout the territory of the Communityalso have the specific objectives of ensuring the sustainable
mobility of persons and goods under the best possible social,
environmental and safety conditions and integrating all modesof transport, taking account of their comparative advantages;whereas job creation is one of the possible spin-offs of thetrans-European network;
(3)Whereas the Commission's White Paper on the development of acommon transport policy calls for optimum use to be made of
existing capacities and for the integration of all networks relating
to the various modes of transport into a trans-European networkfor the road, rail, inland waterway, sea and air transport ofpassengers and goods and for combined transport;
(4)Whereas short distance shipping may, inter alia , help to relieve
congestion on inland transport routes;
(5)Whereas network integration at European level can only bedeveloped progressively by interlinking different modes of trans-port with a view to making better use of the inherent advantagesof each;
(6)Whereas, in order to achieve these objectives, action by theCommunity to establishguidelines is necessary in accordance
with the principle of subsidiarity; whereas it is necessary to
establish the broad lines and the priorities of the Communityaction proposed in the field of trans-European transportnetworks;
(7)Whereas it is necessary to identify projects of common interestwhich contribute to the achievement of these objectives andwhich correspond to the priorities of the action which have thus1996D1692 — EN — 09.07.2001 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 220, 8. 8. 1994, p. 1 and OJ No C 97, 20. 4. 1995, p. 1.
(2) OJ No C 397, 31. 12. 1994, p. 23.
(3) OJ No C 210, 14. 8. 1995, p. 34.
(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 18 May 1995 (OJ No C 151, 19. 6.
1995, p. 234). Council Common Position of 28 September 1995 (OJ No C
331, 8. 12. 1995, p. 1) and Decision of the European Parliament of 13
December 1995 (OJ No C 17, 22. 1. 1996, p. 58). Council Decision of 15
July 1996 and Decision of the European Parliament of 17 July 1996 (not yet
published in the Official Journal).
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been established; whereas only projects which are potentially
economically viable should be taken into account;
(8)Whereas Member States need to take account of environmentalprotection when implementing projects of common interest bycarrying out environmental impact studies pursuant to CouncilDirective 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of theeffects of certain public and private projects on the environ-ment(
1) and by applying Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21
May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild
fauna and flora(2);
(9)Whereas authorization for certain public and private projectslikely to have a significant environmental impact should begranted only after prior assessment of that potential impact, in
compliance withexisting Community rules;
(10)Whereas it is necessary to identify projects of common interest
concerning not only the various modes of transport in a multi-modal approachbut also traffic management and userinformation systems and positioning and navigation systems;
(11)Whereas one of the aims of this Decision is to identify suchprojects of common interest; whereas these projects are identi-fied in Annex I, Annex II and in the enacting terms of thisDecision; whereas the European Council in Essen attributedparticular importance to fourteen of these projects;
(12)Whereas the Commission should submit every two years a reporton the implementation of this Decision and every five years areport indicating whether the guidelines require revision;
(13)Whereas a Committee should be set up at the Commission withtasks which include assisting the Commission when it examines
the implementation and development of these guidelines,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
SECTION 1
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Article 1
Purpose
1. The purpose of this Decision shall be to establish the guidelines
covering the objectives, priorities and broad lines of measures envi-saged in the area of the trans-European transport network; these
guidelines identify projects of common interest, the implementation of
which should contribute to the development of the network throughoutthe Community.
2. The guidelines referred to in paragraph 1 shall constitute a
general reference framework intended to encourage the Member Statesand, where appropriate, the Community in carrying out projects ofcommon interest, the purpose of which is to ensure the cohesion, inter-connection and interoperability of the trans-European transport
network, as well as access to that network. These projects shall form
a common objective, the implementation of which depends on theirdegree of maturity and the availability of financial resources, withoutprejudging the financial commitment of a Member State or theCommunity. These guidelines are also intended to facilitate the invol-
vement of the private sector.
3. Essential requirements relating to:
— the interoperability of the trans-European transport network,
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(2) OJ No L 206, 22. 7. 1992, p. 7.
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shall be defined in accordance with the Treaty and separately from this
Decision.
Article 2
Objectives
1. The trans-European transport network shall be established gradu-
ally by 2010 by integrating land, sea and air transport infrastructurenetworks throughout the Community in accordance with the outlineplans indicated on the maps in Annex I and/or the specifications inAnnex II.
2. The network must:
(a) ensure the sustainable mobility of persons and goods within an area
without internal frontiers under the best possible social and safety
conditions, while helping to achieve the Community's objectives,
particularly in regard to the environment and competition, andcontribute to strengthening economic and social cohesion;
(b) offer users high-quality infrastructure on acceptable economic
terms;
(c) include all modes of transport, taking account of their comparative
advantages;
(d) allow the optimal use of existing capacities;
(e) be, insofar as possible, interoperable within modes of transport and
encourage intermodality between the different modes of transport;
(f) be, insofar as possible, economically viable;
(g) cover the whole territory of the Member States of the Community
so as to facilitate access in general, link island, landlocked andperipheral regions to the central regions and interlink without
bottlenecks the major conurbations and regions of the Community;
(h) be capable of being connected to the networks of the European
Free Trade Association (EFTA) States, the countries of Centraland Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean countries, while at thesame time promoting interoperability and access to these networks,
insofar as this proves to be in the Community's interest.
Article 3
Scope of the network
1. The trans-European network shall comprise transport infrastruc-
ture, traffic management systems and positioning and navigationsystems.
2. The transport infrastructure shall comprise road, rail and inland
waterway networks, the seaports, and inland waterway ports and other
interconnection points.
3. The traffic management systems and the positioning and naviga-
tion systems shall include the necessary technical installations and
information and telecommunications systems to ensure harmoniousoperation of the network and efficient traffic management.
Article 4
Broad lines of measures
The broad lines of Community measures shall cover:
(a) the drawing up and revision of the network outline plans;
(b) the identification of projects of common interest;
(c) the adaptation of the existing network;
(d) the promotion of network interoperability;
(e) the optimum combination of modes of transport, inter alia ,b y
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be located, insofar as possible, away from urban centres, in order to
render possible the effective operation of intermodality;
(f) the pursuit of consistency and complementarity of financial aid in
line withth e rules applicable to eachfinancial instrument;
(g) researchand development;(h) cooperation with third countries concerned by development of the
network and the conclusion of suitable agreements with them;
(i) incentives for Member States and international organizations to
further the objectives pursued by the Community;
(j) promotion of continuous cooperation between interested parties;
(k) any other measures which prove necessary for the achievement of
the objectives referred to in Article 2.
Article 5
Priorities
The priorities, taking account of the objectives set out in Article 2,
shall be:
(a) establishment and development of the connections, key links and
interconnections needed to eliminate bottlenecks, fill in missing
sections and complete major routes;
(b) establishment and development of infrastructure for access to the
network, making it possible to link island, landlocked and periph-
eral regions with the central regions of the Community;
(c) the optimum combination and integration of the various modes of
transport;
(d) integration of environmental concerns into the design and develop-
ment of the network;
(e) gradual achievement of interoperability of network components;
(f) optimization of the capacity and efficiency of existing infrastruc-
ture;
(g) establishment of and improvement in interconnection points and
intermodal platforms;
(h) improved safety and network reliability;
(i) the development and establishment of systems for the management
and control of network traffic and user information witha view tooptimizing use of the infrastructures;
(j) studies contributing to improved design and better implementation
of the trans-European transport network.
Article 6
Third-country networks
Promotion by the Community of projects of common interest and
network interconnection and interoperability in order to ensure thecompatibility of third-country networks with the trans-European trans-
port network shall be determined on a case-by-case basis in accordance
with the appropriate procedures in the Treaty.
Article 7
Projects of common interest
1. In compliance with the rules of the Treaty, particularly as regards
questions of competition, any project shall be considered to be ofcommon interest which:
— pursues the objectives set out in Article 2,
— concerns the network described in Article 3,— corresponds to one or more of the priorities set out in Article 5, and— is potentially economically viable on the basis of analysis of the
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2. Projects shall relate to an element of the network described in
Articles 9 to 17 and shall in particular:
— relate to the routes identified on the maps in Annex I, and/or
— correspond to the specifications or criteria in Annex II.
3. Member States shall take any measures which they consider
necessary within the framework of the principles laid down in Article
1 (2).
Article 8
Environmental protection
1. When projects are developed and carried out, environmental
protection must be taken into account by the Member States through
execution of environmental impact assessments of projects of common
interest which are to be implemented, pursuant to Directive 85/337/EEC and through the application of Directive 92/43/EEC.
2. The Commission:
(a) will develop appropriate methods of analysis for strategically eval-
uating the environmental impact of the whole network;
(b) will develop appropriate methods of corridor analysis covering all
relevant transport modes without prejudice to the definition of the
corridors themselves. In the development of the corridor conceptaccount should be taken of the need to link all Member States andregions into the trans-European transport network and in particularthe need to link island, landlocked and peripheral regions with thecentral regions of the Union.
The result of this work shall, as and where appropriate, be taken into
account by the Commission in its report on the guidelines providedfor in Article 21 with a view to achieving the objectives set out inArticle 2.
SECTION 2
ROAD NETWORK
Article 9
Characteristics
1. The trans-European road network shall comprise motorways and
high-quality roads, whether existing, new or to be adapted, which:
— play an important role in long-distance traffic, or
— bypass the main urban centres on the routes identified by the
network, or
— provide interconnection withoth er modes of transport, or— link landlocked and peripheral regions to central regions of the
Community.
2. The network shall guarantee users a high, uniform and continuous
level of services, comfort and safety.
3. The network shall include infrastructure for traffic management
and user information, based on active cooperation between trafficmanagement systems at European, national and regional levels.
SECTION 3
RAIL NETWORK
Article 10
Characteristics
1. The rail network shall comprise the high-speed rail network and
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2. The high-speed rail network shall comprise:
— specially built high-speed lines equipped for speeds generally equal
to or greater than 250 km/h using current or new technology,
— specially upgraded high-speed lines equipped for speeds of the
order of 200 km/h,
— specially upgraded high speed lines which have special features as a
result of topographical, relief or town planning constraints, onwhich the speed must be adapted to each case.
This network shall be defined by the lines indicated in Annex I as
high-speed lines or lines adapted for high speed.
3. The conventional rail network shall comprise lines for conven-
tional rail transport, including the rail segment of combined transport
referred to in Article 14.
4. The network shall:
— play an important role in long-distance goods and passenger traffic,
— play an important role in the operation of long-distance combined
transport,
— permit interconnection with the networks of other modes of trans-
port and access to regional and local rail networks.
5. The network shall offer users a high level of quality and safety,
owing to its continuity and to gradual implementation of its interoper-ability, brought about in particular by technical harmonization and aharmonized command and control system.
SECTION 4
INLAND WATERWAY NETWORK AND INLAND PORTS
Article 11
Characteristics
1. The trans-European inland waterway network shall comprise
rivers and canals and various branches and links which connect them.It shall, in particular, render possible the interconnection betweenindustrial regions and major conurbations and link them to ports.
2. The minimum technical characteristics for waterways forming
part of the network shall be those laid down for a class IV waterway,which allows the passage of a vessel or a pushed train of craft 80 to
85 m long and 9,50 m wide. Where a waterway forming part of the
network is modernized or constructed, the technical specificationsshould correspond at least to class IV, should enable class Va/Vb tobe achieved at a later date and should make satisfactory provision forthe passage of vessels used for combined transport. Class Va allows the
passage of a vessel or a pushed train of craft 110 m long and 11,40 m
wide and class Vb allows the passage of a pushed train of craft 172 to185 m long and 11,40 m wide.
3. Inland ports shall form part of the network, in particular as points
of interconnection between the waterways referred to in paragraph 2and Article 14 and other modes of transport.
3a. The network shall include inland ports
(a) open to commercial traffic,
(b) located on the network of inland waterways as shown in the outline
in Annex I, Section 4,
(c) interconnected with other trans-European transport routes as shown
in Annex I, and
(d) equipped withtransh ipment facilities for intermodal transport or
withan annual freigh t traffic volume of at least 500000 tonnes.
4. The network shall include the traffic management infrastructure.1996D1692 — EN — 09.07.2001 — 001.001 — 7
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SECTION 5
SEAPORTS
Article 12
Characteristics
1. Seaports shall permit the development of sea transport and shall
constitute shipping links for islands and the points of interconnectionbetween sea transport and other modes of transport. They shall provideequipment and services to transport operators. Their infrastructure shallprovide a range of services for passenger and goods transport,
including ferry services and short- and long-distance shipping services,
including coastal shipping, within the Community and between thelatter and non-member countries.
2. The seaports included in the network shall correspond to one of
the categories, A, B or C, defined below:
A. international seaports: ports witha total annual traffic volume of
not less than 1,5 million tonnes of freight or 200000 passengerswhich, unless it is an impossibility, are connected with the overlandelements of the trans-European transport network and therefore play
a major role in international maritime transport;
B. Community seaports, not included in category A: these ports have a
total annual traffic volume of not less than 0,5 million tonnes offreight or between 100000 and 199 999 passengers, are connected,
unless it is an impossibility, with the overland elements of the trans-
European transport network and are equipped withth e necessarytranshipment facilities for short-distance sea shipping;
C. regional ports: these ports do not meet the criteria of categories A
and B but are situated in island, peripheral or outermost regions,
interconnecting suchregions by sea and/or connecting th em with
the central regions of the Community.
The seaports in category A shall be shown on the indicative maps in
the outline plans in Section 5 of Annex I, on the basis of the mostrecent port data.
3. In addition to the criteria set out in Article 7, seaport projects of
common interest related to seaports included in the trans-Europeanseaport network shall comply with the criteria and specifications inAnnex II.
SECTION 6
AIRPORTS
Article 13
Characteristics
1. The trans-European airport network shall comprise airports situ-
ated within the territory of the Community which are open tocommercial air traffic and which comply with the criteria set out in
Annex II. These airports shall be classified differently according to
the volume and type of traffic they handle and according to their func-tion within the network. They shall permit the development of air linksand the interconnection of air transport and other modes of transport.
2. The international connecting points and the Community
connecting points shall constitute the core of the trans-European airportnetwork. Links between the Community and the rest of the world shall
be mainly via the international connecting points. The Community
connecting points shall essentially provide links within the Community,withextra-Community services still accounting for a small proportionof their business. Regional connecting points and accessibility pointsshall facilitate access to the core of the network or help to open upperipheral and isolated regions.1996D1692 — EN — 09.07.2001 — 001.001 — 8
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SECTION 7
COMBINED TRANSPORT NETWORK
Article 14
Characteristics
The trans-European combined transport network shall comprise:
— railways and inland waterways which are suitable for combined
transport and shipping which, combined where appropriate withthe shortest possible initial and/or terminal road haulage, permit
the long-distance transport of goods,
— intermodal terminals equipped withinstallations permitting trans-
hipment between railways, inland waterways, shipping routes and
roads,
— suitable rolling stock, on a provisional basis, where the characteris-
tics of the infrastructure, as yet unadapted, so require.
SECTION 8
SHIPPING MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK
Article 15
Characteristics
The trans-European shipping management and information network
shall concern:
— coastal and port shipping management systems,
— vessel positioning systems,— reporting systems for vessels transporting dangerous or polluting
goods,
— communications systems for distress and safety at sea,
so as to guarantee a high level of safety and efficiency of shipping and
environmental protection in shipping zones belonging to CommunityMember States.
SECTION 9
AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK
Article 16
Characteristics
The trans-European air traffic management network shall comprise the
airspace reserved for general aviation, airways, air navigation aids, the
traffic planning and management systems and the air traffic controlsystem (control centres, surveillance and communications facilities)that are necessary for safe and efficient aviation in European airspace.
SECTION 10
POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION NETWORK
Article 17
Characteristics
The trans-European positioning and navigation systems network shall
comprise the satellite positioning and navigation systems and thesystems to be defined in the future European Radio Navigation Plan.These systems shall provide a reliable and efficient positioning andnavigation service which can be used by all modes of transport.1996D1692 — EN — 09.07.2001 — 001.001 — 9
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SECTION 11
COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 18
Committee for the exchange of information and report
1. Member States shall regularly notify the Commission of the
national plans and programmes which they have drawn up for the
development of the trans-European transport network, in particular as
regards the projects of common interest identified by this Decision.
2. A Committee on the Trans-European Transport Network, herein-
after called ‘the Committee’, is hereby set up at the Commission; itshall be composed of representatives of the Member States and chairedby a representative of the Commission. The Committee shall exchange
information on the plans and programmes notified by Member States
and may consider any question relating to the development of thetrans-European transport network.
3. The Commission shall report every two years to the European
Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and theCommittee of the Regions on the implementation of the guidelines
described in this Decision.
The Committee referred to in paragraph 2 shall assist the Commission
in the preparation of its report.
Article 19
Specific projects
Annex III contains, by way of indication, the projects identified in
Annexes I and II and in the other provisions of this Decision, to whichthe European Councils held in Essen in 1994 and in Dublin in 1996attributed particular importance.
Article 20
Multimodal transport and traffic management
Among the other projects of common interest listed in Annexes I and
II, those concerning multimodal transport and new traffic-managementtechniques shall be given special attention with a view to completion ofthe network.
Article 21
Revision of the guidelines
1. Every five years after the entry into force of this Decision, and
for the first time before 1 July 1999, the Commission shall submit a
report to the European Parliament and the Council indicating whether
the guidelines should be adapted to take account of economic develop-ments and technological developments in the transport field, inparticular in rail transport.
In drawing up the report, the Commission shall be assisted by the
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2. Further to the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission
shall, if necessary, submit appropriate proposals.
Article 22
Repeal
Council Decision 78/174/EEC of 20 February 1978 instituting a consul-
tation procedure and setting up a committee in the field of transport
infrastructure(1) is hereby repealed.
Article 23
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 24
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1996D1692 — EN — 09.07.2001 — 001.001 — 11
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ANNEX I
NETWORK SCHEMES ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS (*)
Section 2: Road network
2.0. Europe
2.1. Belgium/Luxembourg2.2. Denmark
2.3. Germany
2.4. Greece2.5. Spain
2.6. France
2.7. Ireland
2.8. Italy
2.9. Netherlands2.10. Austria
2.11. Portugal
2.12. Finland2.13. Sweden
2.14. United Kingdom
Section 3: Rail network
3.0. Europe
3.1. Belgium
3.2. Denmark
3.3. Germany
3.4. Greece3.5. Spain
3.6. France
3.7. Ireland3.8. Italy
3.9. Luxembourg
3.10. Netherlands
3.11. Austria
3.12. Portugal3.13. Finland
3.14. Sweden
3.15. United Kingdom
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4. Europe
Section 5: Seaports — Category A
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5.2. NorthSea
5.3. Atlantic Ocean
5.4. Mediterranean Sea — western part5.5. Mediterranean Sea — eastern part
Section 6: Airports
6.0. Europe
6.1. Belgium/Denmark/Germany/Luxembourg/Netherlands/Austria
6.2. Greece6.3. Spain/Portugal
6.4. France
6.5. Ireland/United Kingdom6.6. Italy
6.7. Finland/Sweden
Section 7: Combined transport network
7.1. A. Rail
B. Rail, large-scale
NB:The term ‘planned’ in keys to the maps covers all stages of an infra-
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ANNEX II
CRITERIA AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROJECTS OF COMMON
INTEREST (*)
Section 2: Road network
Section 3: Rail networkSection 4: Inland waterway network and inland ports
Section 5: Seaports
Section 6: AirportsSection 7: Combined transport networkSection 8: Shipping information and management network
Section 9: Air traffic management network
Section 10: Positioning and navigation network
Section 2
Road network
In addition to projects relating to the links in Annex I, projects of common
interest will be deemed to include any infrastructure project relating to such
links which deals with:
A. Development of the network, and in particular:
— widening of motorways or upgrading of roads,
— construction or improvement of bypasses or ring roads,
— increasing the interoperability of national networks.
B. Development of traffic management and user information systems, and in
particular:
— establishment of telematic infrastructures for collecting traffic data,
— developing traffic information centres and traffic control centres, as well
as exchanges of data between traffic information centres in different
countries,
— establishing road information services, in particular the RDS-TMC
system(
1),
— technical interoperability of telematic infrastructures.
Section 3
Rail network
In addition to projects relating to the links in Annex I, projects of common
interest will be deemed to include any infrastructure project relating to such
links which deals with:
— interoperability between trans-European railway systems,
— interconnection withnetworks of oth er modes of transport.
Section 4
Inland waterway network and inland ports
Inland ports
Projects of common interest must relate solely to infrastructure open to any user
on a non-discriminatory basis.
In addition to projects relating to the connections and inland ports mentioned in
Annex I, projects of common interest will be deemed to include any infrastruc-
ture project corresponding to one or more of the following categories:
1. access to the port from waterways;
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enacting terms and/or Annex I.
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4. other transport infrastructures linking the port to other elements of the trans-
European network.
Any project which concerns the following work will be deemed to be of
common interest: construction and maintenance of all elements of the transport
system generally open to all transport users within the port and of links with the
national or international transport network; in particular, this includes the devel-
opment and maintenance of land for commercial and other port-related
purposes, the construction and maintenance of road and rail connections, the
construction and maintenance, including dredging, of access routes and of other
areas of water in the port, and the construction and maintenance of navigation
aids and traffic management, communication and information systems in the
port and on the access routes.
Traffic management
Projects of common interest will be deemed to include in particular:
— a signalling and guidance system for vessels, in particular those carrying
dangerous or polluting goods,
— communications systems for emergencies and inland waterway safety.
Section 5
Seaports
1.Common conditions for projects of common interest relating to seaports
in the network
Projects of common interest must relate solely to infrastructure open to any
user on a non-discriminatory basis.
Any project which concerns the following work will be deemed to be of
common interest: construction and maintenance of all elements of the trans-
port system generally open to all transport users within the port and of links
with the national or international transport network; in particular, this
includes the development and maintenance of land for commercial and other
port-related purposes, the construction and maintenance of road and rail
connections, the construction and maintenance, including dredging, of access
routes and of other areas of water in the port, and the construction and main-
tenance of navigation aids and traffic management, communication and
information systems in the port and on the access routes.
2.Specifications for projects of common interest relating to the seaport
network
Any project which meets the following specifications will be deemed to be of
common interest:
Project specifications Port category
I.Promotion of short-distance sea shipping
Infrastructure necessary for the development of
short-distance sea and sea-river shippingProjects relating to ports in category A
II.Access to ports
Access to ports from sea or inland waterway Projects relating to ports in categories A and B
Permanent accessibility of ports in the Baltic
Sea situated at approximately latitude 60º north
and beyond, including capital costs for ice-
breaking works during winterProjects relating to ports in categories A, B and
C
Creation or improvement of hinterland access
linking the port to other elements of the trans-
European transport network through rail, road
and inland-waterway connectionsProjects relating to ports in category A
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III.Port infrastructure within the port area
Development of port infrastructure in order to
increase intermodal efficiencyProjects relating to ports in categories A and B
Upgrading of the port infrastructure, in parti-
cular in ports on islands and in peripheral and
outermost regionsProjects relating to ports in category C
Development and installation of management
and information systems suchas EDI (elec-
tronic data interchange) or other systems of
intelligent management of goods and passenger
traffic using integrated technologiesProjects relating to ports in categories A, B and
C
Development of port installations to receive
wasteProjects relating to ports in categories A, B and
C
Section 6
Airports
I.Eligibility criteria for airports of common interest
Airports of common interest must meet the criteria of one of the following
connecting points:
1. International connecting points will include:
— all airports or airport systems(1) witha total annual traffic volume of
no less than:
— 5000 000 passenger movements minus 10 %, or
— 100000 commercial aircraft movements, or— 150000 tonnes freight throughput, or
— 1000 000 extra-Community passenger movements;
or
— any new airport constructed to replace an existing international
connecting point which cannot be developed further on its site.
2. Community connecting points will include:
— all airports or airport systems withan annual traffic volume of:
— between 1 000000 minus 10 % and 4 499999 passenger move-
ments, or
— between 50000 and 149999 tonnes freight throughput, or
— between 500000 and 899999 passenger movements, of which at
least 30 % are non-national, or
— between 300000 and 899999 passenger movements and located
off the European mainland at a distance of over 500 km from the
nearest international connecting point;
or
— any new airport constructed to replace an existing Community
connecting point which cannot be developed further on its site.
3. Regional connecting points and accessibility points will include all
airports
— withan annual traffic volume of between 500000 and 899999
passenger movements, of which less than 30 % are non-national, or
— withan annual traffic volume of between 250000 minus 10 % and
499999 passenger movements, or
— withan annual traffic volume of between 10000 and 49999 tonnes
freight throughput, or
— located on an island of a Member State, or
— located in a landlocked area of the Community with commercial
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An airport is located in a landlocked area if it is situated outside a radius
of over 100 km from the nearest international or Community connecting
point. This distance may, by way of exception, be reduced to 75 km in
order to take account of difficult access due to the geographical situation
or the poor quality of the inland transport infrastructure.
II.Specifications for projects of common interest related to the airport
network
All project will qualify as a project of common interest if it meets the
following specifications:
Project specificationsType of connecting point principally
concerned (*)
I.Optimization of existing airport capacity
Measure 1 — Optimization of the existing capacity in
terms of aircraft, passenger or freight movements,
including the airport's air avigation equipmentInternational
Community
Regional connecting point and acces-
sibility point
Measure 2 — Improvement of airport security and safety International
Community
Regional connecting point and acces-
sibility point
Measure 3 — Adaptation of existing infrastructures made
necessary by completion of the internal market and in
particular by the measures governing the free movement
of persons within the UnionInternational
Community
Regional connecting point and acces-
sibility point
II.Development of new airport capacities
Measure 4 — Development of the infrastructure and
equipment which determine airport capacity in terms of
aircraft, passenger or freight movements, including the
airport's air navigation equipmentInternational
Community
Measure 5 — Construction of new airport to replace an
existing airport or airport system which cannot be devel-
oped further on its siteInternational
Community
III.Improvement of protection against nuisances generated by airport activities
Measure 6 — Improvement of environmental compat-
ibility in terms of noise and the treatment of airport
effluentInternational
Community
IV.Improvement or development of airport access
Measure 7 — Improvement or development of interfaces
between the airport and access infrastructuresInternational
Community
Measure 8 — Improvement and development of inter-
connections withoth er transport networks, and more
specifically the rail networkInternational
Community
(*) This table does not exclude the measures concerned from being extended to other connecting points in
certain, duly justified, special cases.
Section 7
Combined transport network
In addition to the projects relating to links specified in Annex I, projects of
common interest will be deemed to include any project concerning:
— construction or upgrading of railway or inland waterway infrastructures in
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— construction or development of centres for transfers between inland types of
transport, including the setting up within the terminal of transhipment equip-
ment withth e corresponding infrastructure,
— adaptation of port areas, making it possible to develop or improve combined
transport between sea transport and rail, inland waterway or road transport,
— railway transport equipment specially adapted to combined transport where
so required by the nature of the infrastructure, particularly as regards the
cost of the possible adaptation of such infrastructure and subject to the use
of suchequipment being associated withth e infrastructure in question and
the operators concerned being able to avail themselves of it on a non-discri-
minatory basis.
Section 8
Shipping information and management network
Projects of common interest will be deemed to include any project:
— relating to the objectives of Community shipping safety policy, or
— designed to implement international conventions and resolutions of the Inter-
national Maritime Organization (IMO) in the area of shipping safety and
concerning:
— implementation of the Community system of notification of vessels
bound for or coming from Community ports or transiting off Comunity
coasts, with the aid of an electronic system of data exchanges also
including transmission of data between vessels and land installations via
transponders, particular attention will be given to EDI (electronic data
interchange) electronic systems of data exchange including compatible
interfaces,
— the development and improvement of the LORAN-C land-based radio-
navigation channels,
— the development or improvement of coastal and port shipping manage-
ment and information systems (VTS) and their interconnection, with a
view to safer and more effective surveillance and management of ship-
ping, in particular in converging, busy, or environmentally sensitive
areas,
— the development of tools to improve understanding of traffic: databases
on traffic flows and shipping accidents, development of the European
Permanent Traffic Observatory (EPTO) tool for analysing traffic flows,
— the development of infrastructure and equipment in order to further the
implementation of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
(GMDSS),
— the improvement of telematic data exchange systems in the context of
port state control of vessels.
Section 9
Air traffic management network
Projects of common interest are deemed to include any project leading to an
increase in the capacity of the system and optimizing its use which forms part
of a pattern of harmonization and integration of the facilities and procedures of
the various national connecting points and complies with the relevant interna-tional standards defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) and by the competent European bodies, all of the foregoing taking
account in particular of the European Organization for the Safety of Air Naviga-
tion (Eurocontrol).
Suchprojects relate to:
— studies on better utilization of airspace by the various users and the estab-
lishment of a consistent and efficient system of routes,
— air traffic planning and management which helps supply keep pace with
demand and makes optimal use of available control capacities,
— the studies and work necessary for the harmonization of facilities and proce-
dures so as to integrate the various service providers taking particular
account of the guidelines adopted by the European Civil Aviation Confer-
ence (ECAC),
— the improvement of system productivity, in particular by means of auto-
mated control assistance and potential conflict detection and resolution
systems,
— contributions to the installation of means of communication, navigation and
surveillance necessary for air traffic control, including the promotion of new
technologies, in particular satellites and digital data networks, where that
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Section 10
Positioning and navigation network
Projects of common interest are deemed to include any project relating to the
establishment of any component of the future European Radio Navigation Plan
or of a global satellite positioning and navigation system forming part of thefollowing structure:
— control centre comprising a processing and control system,
— network of earthnavigation stations,— space segment composed of satellites enabling navigation signals to be trans-
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ANNEX III
LIST OF THE 14 PROJECTS ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN COUN-
CILS HELD IN ESSEN IN 1994 AND IN DUBLIN IN 1996
1. High-speed train/combined transport north-south:
Nuremberg—Erfurt—Halle/Leipzig—Berlin
Brenner axis: Verona—Munich
2. High-speed train (Paris—Brussels—Cologne—Amsterdam—London):
Belgium: F/B border — Brussels — Liège — B/D border;
Brussels — B/NL border
United Kingdom: London — Channel Tunnel accessNetherlands: B/NL border — Rotterdam — Amsterdam
Germany: (Aachen) G27 Cologne — Rhine/Main
3. High-speed train south:
Madrid—Barcelona—Perpignan—Montpelier
Madrid—Vitoria—Dax
4. High-speed train east:
Paris—Metz—Strasbourg—Appenweier—(Karlsruhe) with junctions to
Metz—Saarbrücken— Mannheim and Metz—Luxembourg
5. Conventional rail/combined transport: Betuwe line
Rotterdam — NL/D border — (Rhine/Ruhr)
6. High-speed train/combined transport: France—Italy
Lyons—TurinTurin—Milan—Venice—Trieste
7. Greek motorways: Pathe: Rio Antirio, Patras—Athens—Thessaloniki—Pro-
mahon (Greek/Bulgarian border) and Via Egnatia: Igoumenitsa —
Thessaloniki — Alexandroupolis — Ormenio (Greek/Bulgarian border) —
Kipi (Greek/Turkishborder)
8. Portugal/Spain multimodal link with the rest of Europe through developing
rail, road, sea and air connections in the following three Iberian corridors:
— Galicia (A Coruña)/Portugal (Lisbon)
— Irún/Portugal (Valladolid-Lisbon)
— Southwest corridor (Lisbon-Seville).
9. Conventional rail link: Cork—Dublin—Belfast—Larne—Stranraer
10. Malpensa Airport (Milan)
11. Fixed rail/road link between Denmark and Sweden (Øresund fixed link)
including access routes for road, rail, air
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