OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC71/720.3.92
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)introducingadeclarationofEuropeaninterestto
facilitatetheestablishmentoftrans-European networksinthetransportdomain
(92/C71/05)
COM(92)15final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon24February1992)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles75and
84thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ,Whereassuchacommitmentcouldbeexpressedinthe
formofadeclarationofEuropeaninterest;
WhereasthisdeclarationshouldallowtheMember
Statestotaketheappropriatemeasuresforthere­
alizationoftheguidelinesestablishedbytheCouncil;
Whereasbeforesuchadeclaration isissuedallinterested
partiesshouldhavetheopportunitytomakeknowntheir
views;
Whereassuchadeclarationshouldnotcreatearightto
anyfinancingatanystageoftheprojectorinanyform
whatsoever,onthepartoftheCommunityorthe
MemberStates;whereasfinancingwillbeallocated
accordingtotheproceduresestablishedforthispurpose;
Whereasadeclarationshouldpermittheopeningupto
competitionoftherealizationoftheprojectswhile
ensuringtransparency intheimplementation ofthe
guidelinesfortrans-European networksintransport;
Whereasadeclarationshouldbeattributedtoaproject
onthebasisofitsprofileandthereforeshouldnotsetits
sightsonaparticularpromoter;
WhereastheCommissionshould,forthegrantofthis
declaration,beassistedbytheTransportInfrastructure
Committee,established byCouncilDecision
78/174/EECO;
WhereastheCommissionshouldreportondeclarations
ofEuropeaninterestissuedandtheirpracticalconse­
quences,sothattheeffectivenessoftheprocedure
introducedmaybeassessed,WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3359/90(')
relatestoanactionprogrammeinthefieldoftransport
infrastructurewithaviewtothecompletionoftheinte­
gratedtransportmarketin1992;
Whereastherealizationofthefreemovementof
persons,goods,andservicesandthereinforcementof
theeconomicandsocialcohesionoftheCommunity
requirestrans-European networksfortransport;
Whereasthefinancingrequirementsforsuchtrans­
Europeannetworksmeanthatallavailableresources,
andinparticularprivatecapital,mustbemobilized;
Whereas,ifsuchtrans-European networkprojectsareto
attractthenecessaryfinancialresources,thetechnical,
legal,administrative andpoliticalconditionsconducive
totheirimplementation mustexist;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : Whereasadetermination bytheCommunityinstitutions
topromoteandfacilitatetheimplementation ofprojects,
recognizedasbeingofEuropeaninterestandasbeing
economicallysound,islikelytofacilitatetheirfinancing
privately;Article1
Inordertofacilitatetheemergenceandestablishmentof
thetrans-European networksnecessarytotheproper
(')OJNoL326,14.11.1990,p.1. (')OJNoL54,25.2.1978,p.16.

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ThegrantofthedeclarationofEuropeaninteresttoa
projectshallbedecidedbytheCommission in
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle6,
withinsixmonthsofthedateofinvitationtothe
MemberStatestomakeknowntheirviews.Induly
justifiedcircumstancestheCommissionmayextendthis
period.
Article6
TheCommissionshallbeassistedbytheTransportInfra­
structureCommittee .
TherepresentativeoftheCommissionshallsubmittothe
committeeadraftofthemeasurestobetaken.The
committeeshalldeliveritsopiniononthedraft,withina
timelimitwhichthechairmanmaylaydownaccording
totheurgencyofthematter,ifnecessarybytakinga
vote.
Theopinionshallberecordedintheminutes;in
addition,eachMemberStateshallhavetherighttoask
tohaveitspositionrecordedintheminutes.
TheCommission shalltaketheutmostaccountofthe
opiniondeliveredbythecommittee .Itshallinformthe
committeeofthemannerinwhichitsopinionhasbeen
takenintoaccount.functioningoftheareawithoutinternalfrontiers,and
thereinforcement oftheeconomicandsocialcohesion
oftheCommunity,adeclarationofEuropeaninterest
maybegrantedtoaparticularprojectinvolving
transport .
Article2
AdeclarationofEuropeaninterestisanacknowl­
edgementthatimplementation oftheprojectcomes
withintheseriesofguidelinesestablishedbytheCouncil
coveringtheobjectives,priorities,aswellasthebroad
linesofmeasuresinthesphereoftrans-European
transportnetworks .
Thegrantofthisdeclarationshallnot,however,create
anyrighttofinancingatwhateverstageoftheproject
andinanyformwhatsoever,fromtheCommunityorthe
MemberStates.
Article3
InordertobeeligibleforadeclarationofEuropean
interest,projectsshallsatisfytheconditionssetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article4
ProjectsshallbesubmittedtotheCommission .
TheCommissionshallcarryoutapreliminaryassessment
ofconformitywiththeconditionslaiddown.
If,followingthisevaluation,theCommissionconsiders
thattheconditionshavebeensatisfied,itshallinvitethe
MemberStatesconcernedtomakeknowntheirobser­
vationswithinaspecifiedperiod.
TheCommissionshallalsopublishadescriptionofthe
project,itsmainfeaturesandastatementastoitseligi­
bilityforadeclarationofEuropeaninterestinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities,withaview
toallowingotherinterestedpartiestoexpresstheirviews.
Interestedpartiesshallhavethreemonthsfromthedate
ofpublicationwithinwhichtomakeknowntheir
opinionstotheCommission .
Article5
TheCommissionshallcarryoutadetailedassessmentof
theconformitytotheconditionssetouttoensurethat
theprojectcorrespondswiththeobjectivesandthe
prioritiesoftheMemberStateorMemberStates
concerned,withintheframeworkoftheguidelines
referredtoinArticle2.Article7
TheCommission shallseetoitthattheinformation
obtainedintheframeworkofthisRegulationisused
withdueregardtotheprotectionoftheinterestsofall
thepartiesconcerned .
Article8
TheCommissionshall,by31December1996,transmit
totheEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncilareport
assessingtheeffectivenessoftheprocedureintroduced
andaccompanied ,wherenecessary,byappropriate
proposals.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1993.
Itshallexpireon31December1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.

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ANNEX
EligibilityconditionsreferredtoinArticle3
1.TheprojectpresentedmustgeneratedirecteconomiceffectsintheCommunity .Ajointproject
involvingoneormoreMemberStatesoftheCommunityandoneormorethirdcountriesmayalsobe
submittedforconsiderationforadeclarationofEuropeaninterest.
2.Theprojectmustbeclearlydescribedanddefinedinallitsaspects(natureandcontentoftheproject,
objectivesandexpectedbenefits,participants,futureusers,populationsandlocalcommunities
concerned,location,timetableforimplementation ,technicalspecificationsandotherrelevantinfor­
mation).
3.Theprojectmusthavebeenthesubjectoftechnicalandeconomicfeasibilitystudies,showingthatitis
economicallysoundandviable,indicatingtheforeseeableobstaclestoitscompletion .Theresultsofsuch
studiesmustbeattachedtotheapplication .
4.Thestudiespresentedmustdemonstratetheviabilityoftheprojectandtheprofitabilityforprivate
investmentsparticipatingsignificantlyinitsrealization.Thedescriptionofthemechanismswhichshould
beputinplacetoensurethefinancingoftheprojectwillbecommunicated totheCommissionin
confidence .
5.Whererelevant,theprojectmusthavebeenthesubjectofanenvironmentalimpactstudy.
6.Theprocedureforimplementation envisagedmustbeconsistentwithCommunitypoliciesandlegis­
lation,andparticularlywiththepoliciesoncompetition ,liberalizationofpublicprocurement ,and
environment .
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)introducingadeclarationofEuropeaninterestto
facilitatetheestablishmentoftrans-European networksintheelectricityandnaturalgasdomain
(92/C71/06)
COM(92)15final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon24February1992)
Whereastherealizationofthefreemovementof
persons,goods,andservices,andthereinforcement of
theeconomicandsocialcohesionoftheCommunity
requirestrans-European networksforelectricityand
naturalgas;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle235
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,Whereasthefinancingrequirementsforsuchtrans­
Europeannetworksmeanthatallavailableresources,
andinparticularprivatecapital,mustbemobilized;
Whereas,ifsuchtrans-European networkprojectsareto
attractthenecessaryfinancialresources,thetechnical,