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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,22ndJuly1982
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC')OPTHECOUNCIL
onthegrantingoflimitedfinancialsupportinthefieldoftransportinfra­
structure
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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Proposal tor aCouncil Regulation onthe
granting oflimited financial ,support in
th© field oftransport infrastructure
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.On5thJuly ,1976 theCommission forwarded totheCouncil aproposal fora
Regulation onsupport forprojects ofCommunity interest intransport in–
*)A _ I I tfrastructure .
On15February 19°0 theCommission adopted anamendment tothis proposal
soastoextend thescope oftheRegulation toinclude infrastructure
projects inthird countries .
The European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee have de­
livered favourable opinions onboth the proposal andthe amendment .
2.Theproposal foraRegulation onsupport forprojects ofCommunity interest
hasbeen discussed atvarious Council meetings .InNovember 1978 the
Council asked theCommission toprovide further information ontheshort -
in
comings /transport infrastructures ,theCommunity 'sfinancing systems
andpossible methods ofevaluating "Community interest ".
TheCommission sent theCouncil tworeport s;oneonbottlenecks andpos­
sible modes offinance and the other oncriteria for the evaluation of
projects ofCommunity interest inresponse toitsrequest .The Council
took note ofthese reports on4December 19?0 and15December 1981
respectively .
3.Atitsmeeting on15December 1981 theCouncil expressed itsdesire for '
theadvancement ofpreparatory work leading totheintroduction ofa
system offinancial support .
*)OJNoC207 ,2.9.1976

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The Commission was asked asexperiment toapply toalimited
number ofspecific projects ,themethods ofassessing the Community interest
ofinfrastructure projects recommended inthe report onthe criteria
for the evaluation ofCommunity support .
The Council also gave guidance tothe Permanent Representatives
Committee for its further examination ofthe proposal for aRegulation
onfinancial support .
*f. TheCommunity 'sspecial interest inprojects relating to
routes carrying alarge volume ofinternational long-distance traffic ofvital
importance tothe Community 'seconomic development isborne out bythework
undertaken sofaroninfrastructure (theabovementioned reports ;the
disqussions within the Transport Infrastructure Committee ;and Commission
studies ontraffic andproject evaluation methods ).Themain interest of
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these projects lies inthe fact that they will considerably reduce
transport costs tousers .Some oftheprojects have not yet reached the
stage atwhich their execution could begin atonce .
5. Toensure that the first limited tranche offunds inthe 1982
•Budget has themaximum practical effect ,the Commission suggests that it
beput tothe following uses :
(a)Contributions tospecific essential improvements ortotheconstruction
ofmuch-needed new sections onmajor international routes ,chiefly
ontransalpine rail links tobegin with .These improvements must
becompatible with all the other -more substantial -long-term
improvements possible onthese links .
(b)Contributions towork required ahead ofactual execution ofprojects ,
asameans ofexpediting the decision-making process .
Alist ofprojects which meet these criteria isattached by
way ofillustration .
6. TheCommission hence considers itcanjustifiably propose that ,
asanexperiment ,afirst tranche offinancial support begranted
from the Budget toexpedite the implementation ofprojects which on
the above criteria can easily bechosen onageographical basis and do
not require any additional economic calculation todemonstrate their
genuine interest for the Community .
This experiment isinkeeping with theproposal for a
Regulation submitted bytheCommission in1976 .Anappropriate

decision-making process will berequired inview ofthe nature ofthe
experiment (limitod and fixed amount ofeid from theBudget ;protests
tobeselected according tovery definite -principally geographical -
criteria ).
The Council isasked toadopt the attached proposal for
aRegulation .But inview oftheagreement signed on30June 1982 by
thePresidents ofthe .European Parliament ,the Council and the Commission ,
andinparticular section IV(3 ),subparagraph cofthat agreement ,
and having regard tothe date ofsubmission ofthis proposal ,the
Commission would point out that itwill put upalternative
proposals (transfers )ifthis oneisnotadopted before 31October 1982 .

LIST OFPROJECTS
1.Construction work
Plan tomodernize themarshalling yard atDomodossola ,anodal point onnorth -
south rail links .The execution ofthis project ispart ofageneral
modernization scheme (principally inSwiss territory )andcanproceed without
anyprior decisions having tobetaken onthe implementation oflarge-scale
projects (such asmain tunnels ).Project cost :approximately 80million ECU.
2.Preparatory work following upon the decision inprinciple toexecute projects
Project for the construction ofafixed -cross-Channel link .The choice of
design depends onthe service which afixed link could offer tothe
entire Community .
3.Determination ofroutes and preparatory analysis work
(a)Technical surveys todetermine theroute oftheBelfast-Dublin road
link ,especially inthe border region ;
(b)Preparation ofimprovement schemes fortheroad axis originating at
Volos (Greece )with aview totheconstruction ofadequate road
connections between Greece and the rest ofthe Community ;
(c)Preparatory work fortheconstruction oftheplanned fixed link
across the Straits ofMessina .
4.Research directed towards the development ofnewmeans oftransport
Therecent progress inthe field ofconventional track-guided transport
systems ("TGV",Advanced Passenger Train )isillustrated bytheprojects
which have already been carried out orare inprogress .Inthe field
ofnon-conventional transport systems (e.g. ,magnetic levitation combined
with linear induction motor ),work hasnotprogressed beyond theconstruction
oftest tracks and isbeing hampered bybudgetary restrictions ;particularly
hard hit istheTRANSRAPID test track inEmsland (Federal Republic of
Germany )•

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION
onthegranting oflimited financial support
inthe field oftransport infrastructure
THECOUNCIL 0?THEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 75thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic and Social Committee ,
Whereas aproposal foraRegulation onsupport forprojects ofCommunity
interest intransport infrastructure has "been submitted totheCouncil ;
Whereas theCommission hasundertaken thepreparatory work called forby
theCouncil atitsmeeting on23November 1978 ;
Whereas alimited amount offinancial support should beprovided ,inorder
toassess howuseful this might beindeveloping atransport network of
interest totheCommunity and thewhole oftheoperational appropriation
included inthe1982 budget -should beused ;
Whereas inthis experimental phase eligible projects must concern routes
ofprime importance toCommunity traffic and'must beurgent .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Article 1
TheCommunity may grant financial support fortransport infrastructure
projects bycontributing towards the cost of:
-modernizing sections of,orstations on,transalpine rail links
provided that the work inquestion iscompatible with the long-term
development alternatives for these links' ; .
-preparatory work which will speed up-the transition tothe
construction phase ofprojects affecting traffic between Member States .
Article 2
TheCommission ,after consulting theTransport Infrastructure
Committee setupunder Decision of 78/174 (l)»shall
decide onthe granting and the form offinancial support in
accordance with the eligibility criteria laid down inArticle 1.
Theamount ofsupport shall notexceed 20%of .the cost oftheproject .
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Article 3 i
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing itspublication
inthe Official Journal ofthe European Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
For the Council
The President
(1)OJNoL54,25.2.1978 ,p.16.