Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Connecting Europe Facility
Date: 2011-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU investment, competitiveness, financing method, investment promotion, project of common interest, single market, trans-European network, transport planning

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 14.11.2011 
COM(2011) 665 final/2 

2011/0302 (COD) 

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Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

establishing the Connecting Europe Facility 

{SEC(2011) 1262 final} 
{SEC(2011) 1263 final} 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

On  29  June  2011,  the  Commission  adopted  a  proposal  for  the  next  Multi-Annual  financial 
framework  for  the  period  2014-20201:  ''A  Budget  for  Europe  2020''.  In  its  proposal,  the 
Commission decided to propose the creation of a new integrated instrument for investing in 
EU  infrastructure  priorities  in  Transport,  Energy  and  Telecommunications:  the  "Connecting 
Europe Facility" (hereafter CEF). 

Smart,  sustainable  and  fully  interconnected  transport,  energy  and  digital  networks  are  a 
necessary condition for the completion of the European single market. Moreover, investments 
in  key  infrastructures  with  strong  EU  added  value  can  boost  Europe’s  competitiveness  in  a 
difficult  economic  context,  marked  by  slow  growth  and  tight  public  budgets.  Finally,  such 
investments in infrastructure are also instrumental in allowing the EU to meet its sustainable 
growth objectives outlined in the Europe 2020 Strategy and the EU's "20-20-20" objectives in 
the area of energy and climate policy2. 

This Regulation sets out the provisions governing the CEF. It draws on the work undertaken 
to  prepare  the  revision  of  the  policy  framework  in  all  three  sectors  (Transport,  Energy,  and 
Telecommunications)  for  the  next  Multi-Annual  financial  framework  (2014-2020).  In  line 
with Article 170 of TFEU, new guidelines are proposed in each sector in line with the CEF. 
Therefore, the revised Guidelines for Transport, Energy and Telecommunications on the one 
hand and the CEF on the other hand constitute one coherent regulatory package. 

In  the  past  decade,  infrastructure  spending  in  Europe  has  been,  on  average,  on  a  declining 
path. The economic and financial crisis has, however, brought renewed interest in the need for 
infrastructure  investment.  During  the  economic  crisis,  targeted  investments  in  infrastructure 
renewal or construction have been an important part of stimulus and recovery plans at EU and 
Member  State  levels,  as  a  way  of  supporting  aggregate  demand  while  ensuring  a  long  term 
return  from  money  spent.  Most  importantly,  the  crisis  has  shown  that  infrastructures  are 
crucial for Europe's economic future.  

A  truly  integrated  Single  Market,  as  the  Monti  Report  indicated3,  would  not  be  possible 
without  a  seamless  connection  between  all  its  component  parts.  Transport  connections, 
electricity grids and broadband networks are vital for a functioning, integrated economic area 
and  for  its  social  and  territorial  cohesion.  Yet,  while  regulatory  integration  advances  within 
the  EU  and  markets  become  more  integrated,  most  recently  in  the  energy  sector  with  the 
adoption  and  entry  into  force  of  the  third  liberalisation  package,  cross-border  physical 
interconnection  is  lagging.  Missing  links  exist,  notably  in  the  new  Member  States,  creating 
dividing lines between the centre and peripheries of the European Union and hampering the 

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Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European 
Economic  and  Social  Committee  and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions  “A  Budget  for  Europe  2020”, 
29.6.2011, COM(2011)500 Final. 
20%  reduction  in  greenhouse  gas  emissions,  20%  share  of  renewable  energy  in  EU  final  energy 
consumption and 20% improvement in energy efficiency by 2020. 
"A new Strategy for the Single Market at the service of Europe's economy and society". Report by Mario Monti to 
the President of the European Commission, 9 May 2010, page 64-65. 

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further development of intra-Union exchanges or the growth of new economic sectors, such as 
e-commerce.  

for 

implementation  of  European 

Considerable  investment  needs  have  been  identified.  In  the  energy  sector,  the  proposed 
energy 
the 
concerning  guidelines 
regulation 
infrastructurepriorities  (hereafter  Guidelines  for 
infrastructure) 
identifies  twelve  infrastructure  priority  corridors  and  areas,  four  for  each  sector,  electricity, 
and  gas  transportation,  as  well  as  smart  grids  deployment,  electricity  highways  and  cross-
border carbon dioxide networks. Whilst Europe's energy system would require investments of 
ca. one trillion by 2020, out of which it is estimated that about €200 billion of investment is 
needed  for  electricity  and  gas  networks  of  European  importance  alone.  €100  billion  of  this 
total  investment  should  be  delivered  by  the  market  unaided,  whereas  the  other  €100  billion 
will require public action to leverage the necessary investments. 

trans-European  energy 

In  the  transport  sector,  a  Europe-wide  ‘core  network’  has  been  identified  using  a  pan-
European  planning  methodology.  This  core  network  with  corridors,  carrying  freight  and 
passenger  traffic  with  high  efficiency  and  low  emissions,  makes  extensive  use  of  existing 
infrastructure.  By  completing  missing  links  and  alleviating  bottlenecks  and  with  the  use  of 
more efficient services in multimodal combinations, it will handle the bulk of transport flows 
in  the  single  market.  The  cost  of  EU  infrastructure  development  to  match  the  demand  for 
transport  has  been  estimated  at  over  €1.5  trillion  for  2010-2030  for  the  entire  transport 
networks of the EU Member States. The completion of the trans-European transport networks 
requires  about  €500  billion  by  2020,  of  which  €250  billion  would  be  needed  to  complete 
missing links and remove bottlenecks on the core network. 

For  the  telecommunication  networks,  the  removal  of  (digital)  bottlenecks  which  hinder  the 
completion of the Digital Single Market is a key objective. This implies a need for an overall 
improvement  of  the  whole  broadband  network  and  the  establishment  of  digital  service 
infrastructure  platforms  that  permit  a  coherent  digital  deployment  of  European  public 
services. Indeed, these networks, both physical and service-based, are key enablers for smart 
growth. As part of the Digital Agenda, every European should have access to basic broadband 
by  2013  and  fast  and  ultra  fast  broadband  by  2020.  In  September  2010,  the  Commission 
outlined the steps needed to trigger up to €270 billion of investment required to bring ultra-
fast  broadband  to  all  European  households  and  businesses  by  2020.  In  the  current 
circumstances  a  part  of  these  investment  needs  will  be  covered  by  the  private  sector.  The 
investment needs for achieving these objectives are estimated at up to €270 billion. However, 
in  the  absence  of  Union  intervention,  private  sector  investment  is  expected  to  be  not  more 
than EUR 50 billion for the period until 2020. This results in an investment gap of up to €220 
billion.  As  the  social  benefits  from  investment  in  digital  infrastructures  by  far  exceeds  the 
private  incentive  for  investment,  focused  public  intervention  is  necessary  to  stimulate  the 
market.  

the  required 

The  analysis  carried  out  by  the  Commission  services  in  preparation  of  this  Regulation  have 
shown  that  while  the  market  and  national  budgets  are  expected  to  play  a  major  role  in 
investment  and  pricing 
delivering 
mechanisms,  some  investments  in  infrastructure  will  not  take  place  or  will  be  delayed  far 
beyond  2020,  if  the  EU  does  not  take  action.  Therefore,  there  is  a  need  for  a  significant 
contribution from the EU budget in the next Multi-Annual financial framework to ensure that 
EU infrastructure priorities are actually delivered. 

through  appropriate 

infrastructures 

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In order to increase the impact of EU budgetary resources, the Commission proposes to tap 
more systematically into the use of innovative financial instruments to offer an alternative to 
the traditional grant funding and plug financing gaps for strategic investments. An important 
feature of innovative financial instruments is that they create a stronger multiplier effect for 
the  EU  budget  than  traditional  instruments,  by  facilitating  and  attracting  other  public  and 
private  financing to projects of  EU interest.  They  leverage the investment and consequently 
magnify the impact of the EU budget. 

Building on the experience of financial instruments under the current financial framework put 
in  place  in  cooperation  with  the  European  Investment  Bank  (EIB),  such  as  the  Loan 
Guarantee  Instrument  for  trans-European  transport  networks  projects  (hereafter  LGTT),  the 
Commission  proposes  to  implement  a  significant  part  of  its  interventions  within  the  CEF 
through financial instruments. In particular, the Europe 2020 Project Bond Initiative4 will be 
used as a means of securing investment resources for infrastructure projects of key strategic 
European interest.  

2. 

RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND 
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

2.1 

Consultation and expert advice 

This  Regulation  draws  on  extensive  consultation  with  stakeholders,  EU  institutions  and 
bodies, Member States, regional or local authorities, social and economic partners, academic 
experts and international institutions. The results of mid-term evaluations carried out on the 
2007-13 programmes as well as a broad range of studies and expert advice were used as input. 

For the three sectors, the stakeholder contributions raised inter alia the following issues: 

There is a broad consensus emerging from the consultations on the fact that accelerating the 
development of infrastructure with European added value requires increased EU support. 

Stakeholders  called  for  a  higher  leverage  of  EU  funding  towards  trans-European  networks 
policy  objectives  through  for  instance  a  greater  coordination  between  different  financial 
instruments, namely the Cohesion Fund and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), 
the trans-European networks programmes and the EIB's interventions. 

Widening the portfolio of available financial instruments is seen by stakeholders as a means 
to  better  adjust  support  to  the  particular  needs  of  a  project,  to  enable  effective  project 
structuring  and  to  attract  new  investors.  The  planned  Project  Bonds  Initiative  is particularly 
suitable for larger investments under the CEF. 

2.2 

Impact Assessment  

The  proposed  Regulation  has  been  the  subject of  an  impact  assessment  concerning  possible 
implementation options of the CEF as a policy initiative, i.e. options concerning the definition 
of the CEF operational rules. The impact assessment started from the overarching objective of 
the CEF as proposed in the Multiannal Financial Framework Communication "A Budget for 

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Europe 2020"5 – to accelerate the infrastructure development that the EU needs to reach the 
Europe 2020 Strategy's objectives as well as the ''20-20-20'' energy and climate change targets 
– and drew on the input of stakeholder consultations, and of evaluation studies of current EU 
programmes providing financial support to TEN development.  

The  main  focus  of  the  assessment  of  impacts  of  the  possible  policy  options  has  been  the 
achievement,  in  a  most  effective,  efficient  and  coherent  manner  of  two  main  specific 
objectives: 

1) Increase the leverage of EU funds – by defining forms, methods and rules of financing that 
can  ensure  maximal  leverage  in  attracting  public  and  private  investment  for  projects  with  a 
European  and  Single  Market  dimension,  in  particular  priority  networks  that  must  be 
implemented  by  2020  and  where  European  added  value  is  most  warranted  including,  where 
appropriate, those that may take place in third countries; 

2)  Facilitate  the  timely  delivery  of  EU  co-funded  projects  –  by  defining  monitoring  and 
evaluation mechanisms that reward performance and penalise non-effective use of EU funds. 

At the same time, the assessment of the policy options had to take into account two associated 
overarching policy goals of the Union: on the one hand, the achievement of the sector specific 
policy  objectives  in  the  field  of  infrastructures  as  defined  in  Articles  170  and  171  of  the 
TFEU,  and  on  the  other  hand,  the  simplification  of  the  EU  funding  rules  by  exploiting 
synergies within and between sectors, to which the Commission has firmly committed itself6. 
As these two policy goals are not however fully compatible, finding the appropriate balance 
between  coherence  with  sector  policy  objectives  and  maximisation  of  synergies  was  a  key 
principle pursued in assessing the options defining the CEF operating rules. 

Nine  main  policy  options  alternatives  were  initially  considered,  starting  from  the  central 
rationale  underlying  the  Commission's  decision  to  propose  the  establishment  of  the 
Connecting  Europe  Facility,  namely  simplifying  the  existing  EU  funding  framework  by 
drawing on sectoral synergies. The policy alternatives were built on combinations of scenarios 
corresponding to three basic options for financial rules simplification – minimal, maximal and 
variable  (or  "à  la  carte")  harmonisation  of  sectoral  rules  –  in  the  two  areas  of  policy 
intervention corresponding to the two main specific objectives identified earlier – investment 
leverage and programme implementation.  

The  range  of  options  was  thus  situated  between  two  extremes.  At  one  extreme,  minimum 
harmonisation  of  both  investment  leverage  and  programme  implementation  referred  to  a 
situation  where  completely  distinct,  specific  rules  and  set-ups  for  providing  EU  funding 
support  under  the  CEF  in  each  sector  would  be  established.  At  the  other  extreme  was  the 
policy  option  characterised  by  maximum  harmonisation  of  both  investment  leverage  and 
programme implementation rules, referring to a situation where the three sectors would have 
thoroughly common financial rules and programme management set-ups for the use of funds 
under  the  CEF.  In  between  these  extremes,  the  remaining  options  envisaged  situations 
whereby sectors shared certain rules and set-ups whereas other  remained distinct and  sector 

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specific, i.e. combinations of maximal or variable harmonisation of rules in one area of policy 
intervention with variable or minimal harmonisation of the sectoral rules in the other area. 

The assessment of the impacts of these policy options, with respect to the achievement of the 
objectives  highlighted  earlier,  has  lead  to  the  conclusion  that  two  of  the  considered  options 
could  best  ensure  that  the  CEF,  by  means  of  its  operational  rules,  would  support  an 
accelerated development of infrastructure of EU interest: 

- The policy option where the harmonisation of rules would be variable – i.e. with a number 
of  rules  common  and  a  number  remaining  sector  specific  –  in  both  the  area  of  investment 
leverage  and  that  of  programme  implementation  –  would  be  the  best  option  from  the 
perspective of coherence with all the relevant EU policy goals;  

-  Whereas  the  policy  option  where  a  variable  harmonisation  at  the  level  of  rules  for 
investment  leverage  was  chosen  with  a  maximal  harmonisation  of  rules  at  the  level  of 
programme implementation might prove more efficient from a cost-related perspective. 

Nevertheless, the second option might have a longer term negative impact with regard to the 
capacity  to  respond  to  sector-specific  situations,  particularly  as  regards  the  programming  of 
funds and which might, in the long run, offset initial cost-savings. It was therefore eventually 
concluded that a certain degree of sectoral flexibility also in defining the CEF rules in the area 
of programme implementation would be the best option for ensuring the CEF objectives.  

The  provisions  concerning  the  use  of  funds  under  the  CEF  put  forward  in  the  present 
Regulations have been drafted based on the considerations and conclusions highlighted in the 
above mentioned impact assessment. 

2.3 

EU Added Value of the CEF 

The  process  of  consultation  with  interested  parties  as  well  as  the  analysis  carried  out  in  the 
impact  assessment  has  highlighted  that  the  added  value  of  the  CEF  as  a  common  funding 
framework would be four fold:  

(1)  A  common  framework  would  lead  to  the  simplification  of  the  EU  legal 
framework  concerning  TEN  infrastructures  funding.  It  would  also  ensure  a 
coherent approach to EU project financing across the three sectors.  

(2)  At  the  same  time,  a  single  EU  infrastructure  fund  and  financial  framework 
would provide a coherent and transparent approach to EU funding that would 
offer  certainty  and  would  thus  have  a  huge  potential  to  attract  more  private 
sector financing. Financial instruments would be available in a centralised and 
coordinated  manner,  attracting  and  improving  the  effectiveness  of  the 
relationship with the private investors and the partner financial institutions.  

(3) 

In  addition,  the  progressively  increasing  interdependency  between  economic 
infrastructure  projects,  networks  and  sectors  would  enable  the  realisation  of 
economies of scale. An integrated EU infrastructure funding framework could 
allow  exploiting  cross-sector  synergies  at  project  development  and 
implementation level, enabling cost savings and/or more efficient exploitation 
and higher returns.  

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(4)  Last  but  not  least,  a  common  framework  draws  on  lessons  learned  and  best 
practice  sharing  across  sectors,  enabling  thus  an  enhanced  effectiveness  and 
efficiency of EU financing in all sectors. 

3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

Trans-European networks are covered under Article 170 TFEU, which specifies: “The Union 
shall contribute to the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the areas 
of  transport,  telecommunications  and  energy  infrastructures”.  The  right  for  the  EU  to  act  in 
the  field  of  infrastructure  financing  is  set  out  in  Article  171  which  provides  that  the  Union 
"may  support  projects  of  common  interest  supported  by  Member  States,  (…)  particularly 
through  feasibility  studies,  loan  guarantees  or  interest-rate  subsidies".  Article  172  TFEU 
specficies  that  ''the  guidelines  and  other  measures  referred  to  in  Article  171  (1)  shall  be 
adopted by the European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary 
legislative  procedure  and  after  consulting  the  Economic  and  Social  Committee  and  the 
Committee of the Regions.''  

In  the  Budget  Review  Communication,  the  Commission  underscored  the  importance  of 
employing  the  EU  budget  in  order  to  "plug  gaps  left  by  the  dynamics  of  national  policy-
making,  most  obviously  addressing  cross-border  challenges  in  areas  like  infrastructure, 
mobility, territorial cohesion… - gaps which would otherwise damage the interest of the EU 
as  a  whole."7  Member  States  tend  to  prioritise  projects  of  primary  national  relevance  when 
planning  and  funding  infrastructure,  and  these  may  not  always  be  the  same  as  cross-border 
projects that carry higher added value for the citizens on an overall EU level.8 The aggregate 
expenditure of the EU and the Member States should be efficient, ensure an adequate scale of 
the investment and promote synergies. 

The  legislative  instrument,  and  the  type  of  measure  (i.e.  funding)  are  both  defined  in  the 
TFEU, which provides the legal basis for the CEF, and states that the tasks, priority objectives 
and the organisation of the trans-European networks may be defined in regulations. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The  Commission’s  proposal  for  the  next  Multi-Annual  financial  framework  includes  a 
proposal  for  €50  billion9  for  the  period  2014-2020,  of  which  €10  billion  earmarked  in  the 
Cohesion Fund for transport infrastructure.  

CEF 

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Energy 

€40 billion 

€9.1 billion 

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See  Impact  Assessment  Reports  of  revised  TEN-T  Guidelines,  SEC(2011)xxx,  of  revised  TEN-E 
Guidelines, SEC(2011)xxx and of e-TEN Guidelines, SEC(20111)xxx. 
All  figures  in  constant  2011  prices.  The  corresponding  amounts  expressed  in  current  prices  can  be 
found in the Legislative Financial Statement. 

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Transport  

Telecommunications/Digital 

Amounts  ring  fenced  in  the  Cohesion  Fund  for  transport 
infrastructures 

Total 

€21.7 billion 

€9.2 billion 

€10 billion 

€50 billion 

Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are 
eligible to the Cohesion Fund, have difficulties designing and implementing complex cross-
border  transport  infrastructure  projects.  Therefore,  for  the  next  Multi-Annual  Financial 
Framework,  the  Commission  proposes  that  while  the  Cohesion  Fund  continues  to  support 
Member  States  whose  Gross  National  Income  (GNI)  per  inhabitant  is  less  than  90%  of  the 
EU27  average  in  making  investments  in  trans-European  Transport  networks  and  the 
environment,  part  of  the  Cohesion  Fund  allocation  (€10  billion)  will  be  used  to  finance 
transport projects on the transport core network in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States 
under the Connecting Europe Facility. 

5. 

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS OF REGULATION 

5.1 

A single framework for investing into EU infrastructure priorities 

Past  experience  in  infrastructure  financing  through  TEN  frameworks,  the  EERP  and  the 
Cohesion and Structural funds shows that the EU can bring a value added to infrastructures. A 
consensus exists among stakeholders that in a "business as usual" scenario, Europe might not 
be  able  to  mobilise  in  time  the  investments  needed  to  modernise  its  infrastructure  networks 
and plug missing links. 

In  the  wake  of  the  financial  crisis,  Member  States'  public  budgets  are  struggling  with  the 
necessary  fiscal  consolidation.  Capital  expenditure  has  often  suffered  substantial  cuts,  with 
spending for infrastructure  investment projects suspended  or  delayed. At the same time, the 
prospects  for  stepping  up  investments  from  private  sources  are  uncertain.  In  addition  to 
financing constraints, regulatory obstacles also delay or impede the implementation of needed 
infrastructure projects. Against this background, the current EU framework for infrastructure 
funding  does  not  seem  adequate  to  provide  an  effective  response.  Funding  is  fragmented 
among  too  many  programmes  and  prevents  the  full  exploitation  of  synergies  between 
programmes and sectors.  

In  re-designing  its  funding  strategy  for  infrastructure,  the  Commission  has  pursued  the 
following objectives: 

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Ensure  cost-effective  and  timely  implementation  of  key  priority  network 
infrastructure  in  the  energy,  transport  and  ICT  sectors,  as  identified  in  the 
Energy  Infrastructure  Package, 
the  White  Paper  for  Competitive  and 
Sustainable Transport10 and the Digital Agenda for Europe. 

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•  Maximise  synergies  between  the  energy,  transport  and  ICT  programmes,  so 
that  funding  responds  to  a  coherent  policy  strategy  and  projects  are  selected 
according to clear harmonised criteria. 

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Enhance the EU funds' ability to leverage other public or private funds so that 
the aggregate volume of resources mobilised is adequate to meet the projected 
investment needs to 2020; 

Ensure optimal project selection, follow up and monitoring so that EU funding 
is well targeted, delivers the highest impact and is spent in the most effective 
way. 

The rationale for a common legislative basis for providing financial support in three distinct 
sectors  with  different  policy  framework  lies  in  the  opportunity  to  exploit  synergies  across 
sectors, stemming from common issues with regard to the financing of the implementation of 
otherwise  importantly  varying  policy  objectives.  The  added  value  of  a  common  framework 
would be three fold. 

A common framework would result in a simplification of the EU legal framework concerning 
TEN  infrastructures  funding.  It  would  also  ensure  a  coherent  approach  to  EU  project 
financing  across  the  three  sectors.  As  highlighted  earlier,  the  EU  infrastructure  financial 
framework  is  currently  fairly  complex,  due  mainly  to  the  number  and  heterogeneity  of  the 
existing  EU  legal  texts.  Simplification  of  rules is one of the keywords of  the new approach 
proposed by the Commission with regard to EU budgetary spending.  

At the same time, a single EU infrastructure financial framework and fund would provide a 
coherent and transparent  approach to EU funding  that would offer certainty and would thus 
have a huge potential to attract more private sector financing. Financial instruments would be 
available in a centralised and coordinated manner, attracting and improving the effectiveness 
of the relationship with the private investors and the partner financial institutions.  

In  addition,  the  progressively  increasing  interdependency  between  economic  infrastructure 
projects,  networks  and  sectors  would  enable  the  realisation  of  economies  of  scale.  An 
integrated EU infrastructure funding framework would allow exploiting cross-sector synergies 
at project development and implementation level, enabling cost savings and/or more efficient 
exploitation and higher returns.  

Last  but  not  least,  a  common  framework  would  allow  lessons  learned  and  best  practice 
sharing across sectors, enabling an enhanced effectiveness and efficiency of EU financing in 
all sectors. 

5.2 

Simplification measures and coherence with existing rules 

Simplification  of  rules  is  one  of  the  keywords  of  the  new  approach  proposed  by  the 
Commission with regard to EU budgetary spending. The common CEF framework results in a 
simplification of the EU legal framework concerning TEN infrastructures funding. A unique 
legal text covers EU project funding across Transport, Energy and Digital networks.  

Though the sectors are technologically/financially/regulatory different – there is  a  sufficient 
number of commonalities to propose a real improvement with regard to the existing different 
instruments.  At  the  same  time,  the  proposal  spells  out  specific  rules  which  are  necessary  to 

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maintain  for  the  overall  aim  of  the  CEF:  accelerate  and  better  target  the  flow  of  public  EU 
money to important infrastructure projects of EU interest. 

The current text introduces simplification, in particular addressing the following issues: 

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Alignment of indicators on the Europe 2020 Strategy's objectives  

Flexibility on budget allocations  

Centralised  management  for  the  three  sectors,  possibly  through  implementation  via 
an executive agency.  

Common funding instruments  

Common award criteria  

Common conditions for financial assistance  

One stop visibility through common annual work programmes - important for sector 
- and common committee - important for Member States  

Furthermore, full coherence with current and future Financial Regulation has been ensured. 
The exceptions foreseen, are either duly allowed for in related legal texts or precedents exist.  

5.3 

Stronger emphasis on financial instruments 

The CEF will complement EU direct support with financial instruments in order to optimise 
the impact of funding. Through the high multiplier effects of financial instruments (e.g. which 
could be as high as up to 1:15 to 1:20), access to capital for the substantial investment needs 
will  be  facilitated.  Together  with  the  successful  absorption  of  direct  EU  support  (as 
experienced in the European Energy Recovery Plan (EERP) and in the TEN-T programme), 
the increased reliance on financial instruments will contribute significantly to mitigating risks 
to project promoters and therefire ensure implementation of projects of common interest. 

Furthermore, the task is to build an environment conducive to private investment and develop 
instruments that will be attractive vehicles for specialised infrastructure investors. To be most 
effective, such vehicles need to aim at reducing risk by diversifying the portfolio of potential 
projects. The maximum diversification can be achieved by targeting multiple sectors across a 
wide range of countries. This can be achieved most successfully at the European level and on 
the basis of well-defined corridors and targeted areas of investment. Therefore, most financial 
instruments should be common for all sectors. However, it is not excluded that some financial 
instruments may be developed to cover the specific needs of an individual sector.  

On  the  basis  of  analysis  conducted  in  the  preparatory  phase  of  this  Regulation,  the 
Commission services estimate that while the financial support for broadband would primarily 
rely on financial instruments, for transport and energy the volume of EU budgetary resources 
required  for  financial  instruments  should  not  exceed  more  than  €2  billion  and  €1  billion 
respectively. These estimates are not to be understood as binding ceilings, since the volume of 
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assessment of the project pipeline conducted by financial intermediaries (e.g. the EIB in the 
case of project bonds). 

The  Connecting  Europe  Facility  in  the  context  of  the  next  Multi-Annual  Financial 

5.4 
Framework  

The  Connecting  Europe  Facility  will  be  an  essential  element  of  an  EU  growth  agenda 
focussed on increasing the EU's long-term growth potential. The Facility will be coordinated 
with  the  other  interventions  coming  from  the  EU  budget  such  as  ''Horizon  2020''  and  the 
Cohesion and Structural Funds.  

As  regards  the  coordination  with  Horizon  2020,  it  is  necessary  to  ensure  complementarities 
while avoiding potential overlaps. It is also important that the coordination between the CEF 
and  Horizon  2020  ensures  that  the  research  and  innovation  chain  leading  to  deployment  in 
infrastructure  is  not  interrupted.  It  is  particularly  critical  at  a  time  when  significant 
technological advances in transport, energy and ICT will be needed to help the EU meet its 
ambitious  Europe  2020  Strategy's  objectives.  Any  support  to  research  and  innovation 
activities  through  financial  instruments  will  be  implemented  through  Horizon  2020-related 
financial instruments. 

As  regards  the  relation  with  the  Cohesion  and  Structural  Funds,  the  cohesion  policy's 
Common Strategic Framework as well as Partnership Contracts with Member States will be 
transport,  energy  and 
closely  coordinated  with 
telecommunication sectors. The respective guidelines will rely on the Cohesion and Structural 
Funds  to  deliver  the  local  and  regional  infrastructures  and  their  linkages  to  the  priority  EU 
infrastructures, connecting all citizens throughout the EU.  

frameworks 

the  policy 

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Moreover,  the  Connecting  Europe  Facility  will  be  a  centrally  managed  facility,  benefiting 
from ring fenced amounts for transport in the Cohesion Fund (€10 billion in 2011 prices). In 
the  allocation  of  the  €10  billion,  the  greatest  possible  priority  will  be  given  to  projects 
respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. Moreover, these €10 billion will 
be reserved for Member states eligible for the Cohesion Fund, and co-financing rates from the 
Union budget will be set at the same level as the Cohesion Fund. 

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2011/0302 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

establishing the Connecting Europe Facility 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 172 
thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission11, 

After transmission of the proposal to the national Parliaments, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee12, 

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions13, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas:  

(1) 

(2) 

The  creation  of  the  Connecting  Europe  Facility  should  maximise  the  potential  for  growth 
through the realisation of synergies between transport, energy and telecommunications policies 
and their implementation, thus enhancing the efficiency of the Union's intervention. 

A  fully  functioning  single  market  depends  on  modern,  highly  performing  infrastructure 
connecting Europe particularly in the areas of transport, energy and telecommunications. These 
growth  enhancing  connections  would  provide  better  access  to  the  internal  market  and 
consequently  contribute  to  a  more  competitive  market  economy  in  line  with  Europe  2020 
Strategy's objectives and targets14. 

(3) 

The creation of a Connecting Europe Facility aims at accelerating the investments in the field of 
trans-European networks and leverage funding from both the public and private sectors. 

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Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European  Economic  and 
Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “A Digital Agenda for Europe”, 26.8.2010, COM(2010) 245 
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(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

The  creation  of  efficient  transport  and  energy  infrastructure  networks  is  one  of  the  12  key 
actions identified by the Commission in its Communication on a Single Market Act15. 

The  Commission  has  committed  to  mainstream  climate  change  into  Union  spending 
programmes and to direct at least 20% of the Union budget to climate-related objectives. It is 
important to ensure that climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as risk prevention and 
management  are  promoted  in  the  preparation,  design  and  implementation  of  projects  of 
common  interest.  Infrastructure  investments  covered  by  this  Regulation  should  contribute  to 
promoting  the  transition  to  a  low-carbon  and  climate-  and  disaster-resilient  economy  and 
society.  

The  European  Parliament  in  its  8  June  2011  Resolution  on  "Investing  in  the  future:  a  new 
Multiannual Financial Framework (''MFF'') for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe" 
stressed  the  importance  of  ensuring  the  rapid  execution  of  the  Union's  Digital  Agenda  and  of 
continuing  efforts  towards  reaching  by  2020  the  targets  of  making  the  access  to  high-speed 
internet  available  to  all  Union  citizens,  also  in  less  developed  regions.16  The  Parliament  also 
underlined  that  investing  in  effective  transport  infrastructure  had  a  key  role  for  Europe  to 
defend its competitiveness and pave the way for post crisis, long term economic growth and that 
the  Trans-European  Transport  Network  (''TEN-T'')  was  vital  in  order  to  guarantee  the  proper 
functioning  of  the  internal  market  and  provide  important  Union  added  value.  The  Parliament 
expressed that it strongly believed that TEN-T should, accordingly, be a key priority in the next 
MFF  and  that  an  increase  in  TEN-T  funds  is  necessary  in  the  next  MFF.  In  addition,  the 
Parliament emphasised the need to maximise the impact of Union funding and the opportunity 
offered by the Cohesion and Structural Funds and financial instruments to fund key national and 
cross-border  European  priority  energy  infrastructure  projects  and  stressed  the  need  for  a 
substantial allocation from the Union budget for financial instruments in this field. 

On  28  March  2011,  the  Commission  adopted  the  White  Paper  ''A  Roadmap  to  a  Single 
Transport Area ― Towards a competitive and resource-efficient transport system''17. The White 
Paper aims at reducting by at least 60% the greeenhouse gas emissions (''GHG'') of the transport 
sector by 2050 with respect to 1990. As far as infrastructure is concerned, the White Paper aims 
at establishing a fully functional and Union-wide multimodal TEN-T ‘core network’ by 2030. 
The  White  Paper  also  aims  at  optimising  the  performance  of  multimodal  logistic  chains, 
including  by  making  greater  use  of  more  energy-efficient  modes.  Therefore,  it  sets  the 
following relevant targets for TEN-T policy: 30% of road freight over 300 km should shift to 
other  modes  by  2030,  and  more  than  50%  by  2050;  the  length  of  the  existing  high-speed  rail 
network should triple by 2030 and by 2050 the majority of medium-distance passenger transport 
should go by rail; by 2050, all core network airports should be connected to the rail network; all 
seaports to the rail freight and, where possible, to the inland waterway system. 

(8) 

The European Parliament in its Resolution of 6 July 2010 on a sustainable future for transport18 
emphasised  that  an  efficient  transport  policy  required  a  financial  framework  that  was 

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Committee and the Committee of the Regions “Single Market Act Twelve levers to boost growth and strengthen 
confidence "Working together to create new growth"”, 13.4.2011, COM(2011) 206 final. 
European Parliament resolution 2010/2211(INI) 
A Roadmap to a Single Transport Area (COM(2011) 144). 
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appropriate to the challenges arising and that, to that end, the current resources for transport and 
mobility  should  be  increased;  it  further  considered  necessary  the  creation  of  a  facility  to 
coordinate  the  use  of  different  sources  of  transport  funding,  funds  available  under  cohesion 
policy, public-private partnerships (''PPPs'') or other financial instruments such as guarantees. 

(9) 

The  Transport,  Telecommunication  and  Energy  (TTE)  Council,  in  its  conclusions  of  11  June 
2009  on  the  TEN-T  policy  review19  reaffirmed  the  need  to  continue  investing  in  transport 
infrastructure to ensure proper development of the TEN-T in all transport modes, as a basis for 
the internal market and competitiveness, economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union 
and  its  connection  to  neighbouring  countries,  focusing  on  the  European  added  value.  The 
Council  underlined  the  need  for  the  Community  to  make  available  the  financial  resources 
necessary  to  stimulate  investment  in  TEN-T  projects  and,  in  particular,  the  need  to  reconcile 
adequate  financing  support  from  the  TEN-T  budget  to  the  priority  projects  which  involve 
relevant  cross-border  sections  and  the  implementation  of  which  would  extend  beyond  2013 
within the institutional constraints of the financial programming framework. In the view of the 
Council,  public-private  partnership  approaches  should  be  further  developed  and  supported  in 
this context where appropriate. 

(10)  On  the  basis  of  the  objectives  set  by  the  White  Paper,  the  TEN-T  guidelines  as  laid  down  in 
Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of …20 identify 
the  infrastructure  of  the  trans-European  transport  network,  specify  the  requirements  to  be 
fulfilled  by  it  and  provide  for  measures  for  their  implementation.  The  Guidelines  envisage  in 
particular the completion of the core network by 2030. 

(11)  Based  on  an  analysis  of  the  transport  infrastructure  plans  of  Member  States,  the  Commission 
estimates  that  investment  needs  in  transport  amount  to  EUR  500  billion  in  the  entirety  of  the 
TEN-T network for the period 2014-2020, of which an estimated EUR 250 billion will need to 
be  invested  in  the  core  network  of  the  TEN-T.  Given  the  resources  available  at  Union  level, 
concentration on the projects with the highest European added value is necessary to achieve the 
desired  impact.  Support  should  therefore  be  focussed  on  the  core  network  (in  particular,  the 
core  network  corridors)  and  on  the  projects  of  common  interest  in  the  field  of  traffic 
management systems (notably the air traffic management systems resulting from SESAR which 
require Union budgetary resources of about EUR 3 billion).  

(12)  Within  the  framework  of  the  TEN-T  policy  review  launched  in  February  2009,  a  dedicated 
expert  group  was  created  to  support  the  Commission  and  look  into  the  issue  of  the  funding 
strategy  and  financing  perspectives  for  the  TEN-T.  Expert  Group  No  5  drew  from  the 
experience  of  external  experts  from  various  fields:  infrastructure  managers,  infrastructure 
planners,  national,  regional  and  local  representatives,  environmental  experts,  academia,  and 
private  sector  representatives.  The  final  report  of  Expert  Group  No  521  adopted  in  July  2010 
contains 40 recommendations, some of which have been taken into account in this proposal.  

(13)  Experience  with  the  current  financial  framework  shows  that  many  Member  States,  which  are 
eligible  to  the  Cohesion  Fund,  are  facing  significant  obstacles  in  delivering  on  time  complex 
cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order 

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to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union 
added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion22) should be transferred to 
finance  transport  projects  on  the  transport  core  network  in  the  Member  States  eligible  to  the 
Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Commission should support Member 
States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give 
greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. 

(14) 

In the Communication on "Energy infrastructure  priorities for  2020  and beyond – a Blueprint 
for an integrated energy network" adopted in November 201023, the Commission identified the 
priority  corridors,  which  are  necessary  to  allow  the  Union  to  meet  its  ambitious  energy  and 
climate targets by 2020 for completing the internal energy market, ensuring security of supply, 
enabling the integration of renewable sources of energy and to prepare the networks for further 
decarbonisation of the energy system beyond 2020. 

(15)  Major  investments  are  needed  to  modernise  and expand  Europe's  energy  infrastructure  and  to 
interconnect networks across borders to meet the Union's energy and climate policy objectives 
of competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply in a cost-effective way. The estimated 
investment  needs  in  energy  infrastructure  up  to  2020  amount  to  EUR  1  trillion,  of  which  ca. 
EUR  200  billion  in  electricity  and  gas  transmission  and  storage  infrastructures  considered  of 
European relevance. Among projects of European relevance, approximately EUR 100 billion of 
investments  is  at  risk  of  not  being  delivered  due  to  obstacles  related  to  permit  granting, 
regulation and financing. 

(16)  The  urgency  to  build  the  energy  infrastructure  of  the  future  and  the  significant  increase  in 
investment  volumes  compared  to  past  trends  requires  a  step  change  in  the  way  energy 
infrastructure  is supported at EU level. In its conclusions24 the Transport, Telecommunication 
and Energy (TTE) Council of 28 February 2011 endorsed the energy corridors as priorities for 
Europe. 

(17)  The  4  February  2011  European  Council25  called  upon  the  Commission  to  streamline  and 
improve  authorisation  procedures  and  to  promote  a  regulatory  framework  attractive  to 
investment. The European Council underlined that the bulk of the investment would have to be 
delivered by the market with costs recovered through tariffs. The European Council recognised 
that  public  finance  was  needed  for  projects  required  from  a  security  of  supply  or  solidarity 
perspective, which were unable to attract market based financing.  

(18)  Regulation  (EU)  No  XXX/2012  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  … 
trans-European  energy 
[Guidelines  for 
infrastructure priorities, which should be implemented by 2020 to meet the Union's energy and 
climate  policy  objectives;  sets  rules  to  identify  projects  of  common  interest  necessary  to 
implement  these  priorities,  introduces  measures  in  the  field  of  permit  granting,  public 

infrastructure]26  defines 

trans-European  energy 

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Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European  Economic  and 
Social  Committee  and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions  "Energy  infrastructure  priorities  for  2020  and  beyond  –  a 
Blueprint for an integrated energy network", 17.11.2010, COM(2010) 677 final. 
Council document 6950/11 
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involvement and regulation to  speed up  and/or  facilitate the implementation of these projects, 
including criteria for general eligibility of such projects for Union financial aid. 

(19)  Telecommunications  are  increasingly  becoming  internet-based  infrastructures,  with  broadband 
networks  and  digital  services  closely  interrelated.  The  internet  is  becoming  the  dominant 
platform  for  communication,  offering  services,  and  doing  business.  Therefore  the  trans-
European  availability  of  fast  Internet  access  and  digital  services  is  essential  for  economic 
growth and the Single Market. 

(20)  Modern,  fibre-based  internet  networks  are  a  crucial  infrastructure  for  the  future  in  terms  of 
connectivity for European companies, in particular SMEs that want to use cloud computing in 
order to improve cost-efficiency. 

(21)  The  Europe  2020  Strategy27  calls  for  the  implementation  of  the  Digital  Agenda  for  Europe28 
that  establishes  a  stable  legal  framework  to  stimulate  investments  in  an  open  and  competitive 
high  speed  internet  infrastructure  and  in  related  services.  The  June  2010  European  Council 
endorsed  the  Digital  Agenda  for  Europe  and  called  upon  all  institutions  to  engage  in  its  full 
implementation.29 

(22)  On 31 May 2010, the Council concluded that Europe should put the necessary resources into the 
development  of  a  digital  single  market  based  on  fast  and  ultra  fast  internet  and  interoperable 
applications  and  acknowledged  that  efficient  and  competitive  investment  in  next  generation 
broadband  networks  would  be  important  for  innovation,  consumer  choice  and  for  the 
competitiveness of the Union and could provide better quality of life through better health care, 
safer  transport,  new  media  opportunities  and  easier  access  to  goods  and  services  in  particular 
across borders.30 

(23)  The  private  incentives  to  invest  in  very  fast  broadband  networks  appear  to  be  lower  than 
benefits  for  the  society  as  a  whole.  The  investment  needs  for  achieving  the  Digital  Agenda 
objective of providing fast Internet access for all European citizens and businesses are estimated 
to reach up to EUR 270 billion. However, in the absence of Union intervention, private sector 
investment  is  expected  to  be  not  more  than  EUR  50  billion  for  the  period  until  2020.  The 
resulting investment gap represents a major bottleneck to infrastructure provision, while at the 
same time the Digital Single Market relies on all citizens to be connected via the infrastructure 
of the future. 

(24) 

It  is  necessary  to  develop  strong  and  coherent  EU-wide  networks  for  the  digital  delivery  of 
public-good actions, involving both public and civil society actors at national and regional level, 
and to this end it is essential to ensure the structured EU financing of the costs of the system and 

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Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European  Economic  and 
Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “A Digital Agenda for Europe”, 26.8.2010, COM(2010) 245 
final/2. 
European Council conclusions on a new European strategy for growth and jobs – Finalising and implementing the 
Europe 2020 strategy, 17 June 2010 
Council conclusions on Digital Agenda for Europe - 3017th Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council 
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software design, as well as maintenance of a resilient hub for such networks, leaving only in-
country costs for national operator budgets. 

(25)  Several methods of implementation are necessary and require different funding rates to increase 
the  efficiency  and  impact  of  the  Union  financial  aid,  to  encourage  private  investment,  and  to 
respond to the specific requirements of individual projects.  

(26) 

In the area of telecommunications certain core service platforms which ensure trans-European 
interoperability  will  need  a  higher  funding  rate  from  the  Union,  in  particular  in  the  start-up 
phase, while respecting the co-financing principle. 

(27)  Ensuring cross-border interoperability in the deployment of large scale infrastructure projects, 
in particular at the level of core services, may require simultaneous procurement and installation 
of equipment by the Commission, Member State and/or their beneficiaries. In such cases, Union 
financial aid may need to be allocated to procurements executed by infrastructure providers in 
Member States, either on their own behalf or in cooperation with the Commission. Provisions 
also enable multiple sourcing, which may be needed, inter alia, to provide for multi-language 
arrangements,  to  ensure  security  of  supply  and/or  to  implement  network  reduncuncy  that  is 
required to eliminate infrastructure network downtime that could be caused by a single point of 
failure. 

(28)  Generic  services  in  areas  of  public  interest  (as  core  services)  are  often  affected  by  a  strong 
degree  of  market  failures.  Indeed,  the  areas  to  be  funded  relate  to  public  service  delivery 
(eHealth,  eIdentity,  eProcurement  large  scale  deployment  and  interoperability)  hence  not 
commercial  by  definition  at  a  starting  level.  In  addition,  if  only  core  services  are  funded,  the 
challenge would be to create the right incentives at Member State and regional level to actually 
deploy services of public interest: this is due particularly to lack of incentive at national level to 
link  national  systems  to  the  core  systems  (hence  develop  conditions  for  interoperability  and 
cross-border services) as well as to the fact that private investors would not alone ensure service 
deployment within interoperable frameworks.  

(29)  The  digital  guidelines  as  laid  down  in  Regulation  (EU)  No  XXX/2012  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council of …31 [INFSO guidelines] identify the process and criteria for 
financing and also the various categories for investments.  

(30)  Horizon  2020  –  the  future  Framework  Programme  for  Research  and  Innovation  will  focus 
among  others  on  tackling  societal  challenges  (e.g.  smart,  green  and  integrated  transport,  and 
secure,  clean  and  efficient  energy,  and  information  and  communication  technology-enabled 
health, government and sustainable development) in order to respond directly to the challenges 
identified  in  the  Europe  2020  Strategy  by  supporting  activities  covering  the  entire  spectrum 
from research to market. Horizon 2020 will support all stages in the innovation chain, especially 
activities  closer  to  the  market  including  innovative  financial  instruments.  With  the  aim  to 
achieve a greater impact of the Union funding and in order to ensure coherence, the Connecting 
Europe Facility will develop close synergies with Horizon 2020.  

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(31)  The European Union and most Member States are party to the United Nations Convention on 
the Rigths of Persons with Disabilities while the remaining Member States are in the process of 
ratifying it. It is important in the implementation of the relevant projects that accessibility for 
persons  with  disabilities  as  mentioned  in  article  9  of  the  Convention.is  considered  in  the 
specification of the projects. 

(32)  The  financial  instruments  to  be  implemented  under  this  Regulation  should  reflect  the  rules 
provided  in  Title  VIII  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  XXX/2012  [New  financial  regulation]  and  the 
Delegated Act and in line with best practice rules applicable to financial instruments.32 

(33)  Fiscal measures in many Member States will drive or have already driven public authorities to 
reassess their infrastructure investment programmes. In this context, PPPs have been viewed as 
an  effective  means  of  delivering  infrastructure  projects  ensuring  the  achievement  of  policy 
objectives such as combating climate change; promoting alternative energy sources as well as 
energy  and  resource  efficiency,  supporting  sustainable  transport  and  the  deployment  of 
broadband networks. The Commission committed in its PPP Communication of 19 November 
200933  to  improving  access  to  finance  for  PPPs  by  broadening  the  scope  of  existing  financial 
instruments. 

(34)  Even  though  the  bulk  of  the  investment  under  Europe  2020  Strategy  can  be  delivered  by 
markets  and  regulatory  measures,  the  financing  challenge  require  public  interventions  and 
Union support by grants and innovative financial instruments. Financial instruments should be 
used  to  address  specific  market  needs,  in  line  with  the  objectives  of  the  CEF,  and  should  not 
crowd  out  private  financing.  Before  deciding  to  use  financial  instruments,  the  Commission 
should carry out ex-ante assessments of these instruments. 

(35)  The  EU  Budget  Review34  emphasised  that  the  norm  for  projects  with  long-term  commercial 
potential should be the use of Union funds in partnership with the financial and banking sectors, 
particularly  the  European  Investment  Bank  (''EIB'')  and  Member  States’  public  financial 
institutions,  but  also  with  other  international  financial  institutions  and  the  private  financial 
sector. 

(36) 

In the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Commission pledged to mobilise Union financial instruments 
as part of a consistent funding strategy, that pulls together Union and national public and private 
funding  for  infrastructures.  This  is  based  on  the  rationale  that  in  many  cases  sub-optimal 
investment  situations  and  market  imperfections  may  be  more  efficiently  tackled  by  financial 
instruments than by grants.  

(37)  The  Connecting  Europe  Facility  should  propose  financial  instruments  to  promote  substantial 
participation  by  the  private  sector  investors  and  financial  institutions  in  infrastructure 
investment.  To  be  sufficiently  attractive  to  the  private  sector,  financial  instruments  should  be 

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Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European  Economic  and 
Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “Mobilising private and public investment for recovery and 
long term structural change: developing Public Private Partnerships”, COM(2009) 615 final. 
Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European  Economic  and 
Social  Committee,  the  Committee  of  the  Regions  and  the  National  Parliaments  “The  EU  Budget  Review”, 
19.10.2010, COM(2010) 700 final. 

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designed  and  implemented  with  due  regard  to  simplification  and  reduction  of  administrative 
burden,  while  with  a  level  of  flexibility  in  mind  to  be  able  to  respond  to  identified  financing 
needs  in a flexible manner.  The  design of these instruments  should draw  from the experience 
gained in the implementation of financial instruments in the 2007-2013 Multi-Annual Financial 
Framework,  such  as  the  Loan  Guarantee  instrument  for  TEN-T  projects  (LGTT),  the  Risk 
Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) and the 2020 European Fund for Energy, Climate Change, and 
Infrastructure (the ''Marguerite Fund'').  

(38)  While most financial instruments should be common for all sectors, some may be specific for 
individual sectors. Commission services estimate that while the financial support for broadband 
would  primarily  rely  on  financial  instruments,  for  transport  and  energy  the  volume  of  Union 
budgetary  resources  required  for  financial  instruments  should  not  exceed  EUR  2  billion  and 
EUR 1 billion respectively.  

(39) 

In  order  to  ensure  sectorial  diversification  of  beneficiaries  of  financial  instruments  as  well  as 
encourage  gradual  geographical  diversification  across  the  Member  States,  the  Commission  in 
partnership with the EIB, through joint initiatives such  as the European PPP  Expertise Centre 
(EPEC) and Jaspers, should provide support to the Member States in developing an appropriate 
pipeline of projects that could be considered for project financing. 

(40)  With  respect  to  the  conditions  for  the  financial  instruments,  it  might  be  necessary  to  add 
additional requirements in the Work Programmes, for example to ensure competitive markets in 
view of the development of the Union's policies, technological developments and other factors 
that may become relevant. 

(41)  Multi-annual programming for support from the Facility should be directed towards supporting 
the  Union's  priorities  by  ensuring  the  availability  of  the  necessary  financial  resources  and  the 
consistency and continuity of joint action by the Union and the Member States. For proposals 
submitted following the implementation of the first multiannual work programme in the sector 
of  transport,  eligibility  of  cost  should  start  on  1  January  2014  to  ensure  the  continuity  of 
projects already covered by Regulation (EC) No 680/2007 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 20 June 2007 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial 
aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks35. 

(42)  Due  to  the  high  budget  needed  for  the  implementation  of  some  infrastructure  projects,  there 
should be a possibility to divide budgetary commitments relative to the financial assistance for 
some actions into annual instalments. 

(43)  Mid-term and ex-post evaluations should be carried out by the Commission in order to assess 
the effectiveness and efficiency of the funding and its impact on the overall goals of the Facility 
and the Europe 2020 Strategy's priorities. 

(44)  On the basis of the sector specific guidelines laid down in separate Regulations, a list of priority 
areas for which this Regulation should apply has been drawn up and should be included in the 
Annex.  In  order  to  take  into  account  possible  changes  in  political  priorities  and  technological 
capabilities, as well as traffic flows, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of 

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the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in 
respect  of  adopting  amendments  to  the  Annex.  It  is  of  particular  importance  that  the 
Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert 
level.  The  Commission,  when  preparing  and  drawing-up  delegated  acts,  should  ensure  a 
simultaneous,  timely  and  appropriate  transmission  of  relevant  documents  to  the  European 
Parliament and to the Council. 

(45) 

In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing 
powers  should  be  conferred  on  the  Commission  as  regards  multi-annual  and  annual  work 
programmes.  Those  powers  should  be  exercised  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU)  No 
182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the 
rules  and  general  principles  concerning  mechanisms  for  control  by  the  Member  States  of  the 
Commission's exercise of implementing powers36. 

(46)  Council  Regulation  (EC)  2236/95  of  18  September  199537  laying  down  general  rules  for  the 
granting  of  Community  financial  aid  in  the  field  of  trans-European  networks  and  Regulation 
(EC)  No  680/2007  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  should  accordingly  be 
repealed. 

(47)  The  financial  interests  of  the  Union  should  be  protected  through  proportionate  measures 
throughout  the  expenditure  cycle,  including  the  prevention,  detection  and  investigation  of 
irregularities,  the  recovery  of  funds  lost,  wrongly  paid  or  incorrectly  used  and,  where 
appropriate, penalties. 

(48)  Some of the infrastructure projects of Union interest might need to link with and pass through 
neighbourhood, pre-accession and other third countries. The Connecting Europe Facility should 
offer  simplified  means  of  linking  and  financing  these  infrastructures,  in  order  to  ensure 
coherence between internal and external instruments of the Union budget. 

(49)  Since  the  objectives  of  the  action  to  be  taken,  and  in  particular  the  coordinated,  development 
and financing of the trans-European networks, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member 
States  and  can  therefore,  by  reason  of  the  need  for  coordination  of  these  objectives,  be  better 
achieved  at  Union  level,  the  Union  may  adopt  measures  in  accordance  with  the  principle  of 
subsidiarity  as  set  out  in  Article  5  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union.  In  accordance  with  the 
principle of proportionality, as also set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond 
what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

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TITLE I 
COMMON PROVISIONS 

CHAPTER I 
THE CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY 

Article 1 
Subject matter 

This  Regulation  establishes  the  Connecting  Europe  Facility  and  determines  the  conditions,  methods 
and  procedures  for  providing  Union  financial  aid  to  trans-European  networks  in  order  to  support 
projects in the field of transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructures.  

Article 2 
Definitions 

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

"project of common interest" means a project identified in Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 
of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  [to  be  completed  when  adopted  including 
date of adoption and full names] [TEN-T Guidelines]38, Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council of [to be completed when adopted including date 
of  adoption  and  full  names]  [Guidelines  for  trans-European  energy  infrastructure]39  or 
Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [INFSO Guidelines] of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of [to be completed when adopted including date of adoption and full names]40; 

"cross-border section" means the section, which ensures the continuity of a project of common 
interest between at least two Member States or between a Member State and a neighbouring 
country; 

"works"  means,  as  the  case  may  be,  the  purchase,  supply  and  deployment  of  components, 
systems and services including software, the carrying out of development and construction and 
installation activities relating to a project, the acceptance of installations and the launching of 
a project; 

"studies"  means  activities  needed  to  prepare  project  implementation,  such  as  preparatory, 
feasibility,  evaluation,  testing  and  validation  studies,  including  in  the  form  of  software,  and 
any other technical support measure, including prior action to define and develop a project and 
decide on its financing, such as reconnaissance of the sites concerned and preparation of the 
financial package; 

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(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

(10) 

(11) 

(12) 

(13) 

(14) 

(15) 

support  actions"  means  accompanying  measures  necessary 

"programme 
the 
implementation  of  the  Connecting  Europe  Facility  and  individual  sector  specific  guidelines, 
such as services (notably technical assistance), as well as preparatory, feasibility, coordination, 
monitoring,  control,  audit  and  evaluation  activities  which  are  required  directly  for  the 
management  of  this  Facility  and  the  achievement  of  its  objectives,  and  in  particular  studies, 
meetings, information, infrastructure mapping, twinning, dissemination, awareness raising and 
communication  actions,  expenses  linked  to  IT  networks  focusing  on  information  exchange, 
together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses that may be required 
for  the  management  of  this  facility  or  implementation  of  the  individual  sector  specific 
guidelines; 

for 

"action" means any activity that is necessary to implement a project of common interest and is 
independent financially, technically or over time; 

"eligible costs" have the same meaning as in Commission Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 
[New Financial Regulation]; 

“beneficiary”  means  a  Member  State,  an  international  organisation,  a  public  or  private 
undertaking or body that has been selected to receive financial aid under this Regulation and 
according to the modalities specified in each Work Programme. 

"implementing  body"  means  a  public  or  private  undertaking  or  body  designated  by  a 
beneficiary, where the latter is a Member State or an international organisation, to implement 
the action. Such designation shall be decided by the beneficiary under its own responsibility 
and,  if  it  requires  the  award  of  a  procurement  contract,  in  compliance  with  the  applicable 
public procurement rules; 

"core  network'"  means  the  transport  infrastructure  identified  according  to  Chapter  III  of 
Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TENT-T Guidelines]; 

"core network corridors" means an instrument to facilitate the coordinated implementation of 
the core network as provided for in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TENT-T 
Guidelines] and listed in Annex I to this Regulation; 

"bottleneck" means a physical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of 
long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges or 
tunnels  that  address  problems  as  for  example  gradients,  curve  radii,  gauge.  The  need  to 
upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck; 

“priority” means any of the energy infrastructure priorities 1 to 8 and 10 to 12 as designated in 
Annex  I  to  Regulation  (EU)  No  XXXX/2012  [Guidelines  for  trans-European  energy 
infrastructure]; 

“energy infrastructure” means the infrastructure as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 
(EU) No XXX/2012 [Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure]; 

"broadband  networks"  means  wired  and  wireless  (including  satellite)  access  networks, 
ancillary infrastructure and core networks capable of delivering very high speed connectivity 
as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [INFSO Guidelines]. 

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(17) 

(18) 

(19) 

(20) 

"digital  service  infrastructures"  means  networked  services  delivered  electronically,  typically 
over  the  internet,  providing  trans-European  interoperable  services  in  the  public  interest  and 
having an enabling character for citizens, businesses, and/or governments as defined in Article 
3 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [INFSO Guidelines]; 

"core  service  platforms"  means  services  identified  in  the  Annex  to  Regulation  (EU)  No 
XXXX/2012 [INFSO Guidelines]; 

"generic services" means services identified in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 
[INFSO Guidelines]; 

"operation  and  maintenance  of  services"  means  ensuring  continuous  operation  of  certain 
digital  service  infrastructures,  as  further  defined  in  the  Annex  to  Regulation  (EU)  No 
XXXX/2012 [INFSO guidelines]; 

"national  regulatory  authorities"  means  bodies  defined  in  Article  3  of  the  Directive 
2002/21/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  7  March  2002  on  a  common 
regulatory  framework  for  electronic  communications  networks  and  services  (Framework 
Directive)41.  

Article 3 
General Objectives 

The  Connecting  Europe  Facility  shall  enable  the  preparation  and  implementation  of  projects  of 
common interest within the framework of the trans-European networks policy in the sectors of energy, 
transport  and  telecommunications.  In  particular  the  Connecting  Europe  Facility  shall  support  the 
implementation of projects aiming at the development and construction of new or upgrading of existing 
infrastructure  in  the  field  of  transport,  energy  and  telecommunications.  To  this  end,  the  Connecting 
Europe Facility shall pursue the following objectives: 

(a) 

contribute  to  smart,  sustainable  and  inclusive  growth  by  developing  modern  and  high 
performing  trans-European  networks,  thus  bringing  forward  benefits  for  the  entire  European 
Union  in  terms  of  competitiveness  and  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion  within  the 
Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment 
through  a  combination  of  financial  instruments  and  Union  direct  support  and  by  exploiting 
synergies  across  the  sectors.  The  achievement  of  this  objective  will  be  measured  by  the 
volume of public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the 
volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the 
financial instruments under this Regulation. 

(b) 

enable  the  Union  to  achieve  its  targets of  a  20%  reduction  of  greenhouse  gas  emissions42,  a 
20%  increase  in  energy  efficiency  and  raising  the  share  of  renewable  energy  to  20%  up  to 
2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States.  

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Article 4 
Specific Sectoral Objectives 

1. 

(a) 

Further  to  the  general  objectives  set  out  under  Article  3,  the  Connecting  Europe  Facility 
should contribute to achieving the following sector specific objectives: 

In  the  field  of  transport,  the  Connecting  Europe  Facility  shall  support  projects  of  common 
interest  pursuing  the  objectives  set  out  below,  as  further  specified  under  Article  4  of 
Regulation (EU) No xxxx/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines]: 

(i) 

(ii) 

removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links, to be measured by the number of 
new and improved cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on transport 
routes which have benefited from CEF; 

ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by the 
length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-
speed railway network in the EU-27; 

(iii)  optimise  the  integration  and  interconnection  of  transport  modes  and  enhancing 
interoperability  of  transport  services.  The  achievement  of  this  objective  will  be 
measured by the number of ports and airports connected to the railway network.  

(b) 

In  the  field  of  energy,  the  Connecting  Europe  Facility  shall  support  projects  of  common 
interest  pursuing  the  following  objectives,  as  further  specified  in  Regulation  (EU)  No 
xxxx/2012: 

(i) 

promoting  the  further  integration  of  the  internal  energy  market  and  the 
interoperability  of  electricity  and  gas  networks  across  borders,  including  by 
ensuring  that  no  Member  State  is  isolated  from  the  European  network,  to  be 
measured  by  the  number  of  projects  effectively  interconnecting  Member  states' 
networks and removing internal bottlenecks; 

(ii) 

enhancing  Union  security  of  supply,  to  be  measured  by  the  evolution  of  system 
resiliance and security of system operations as well as number of projects allowing 
diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes; 

(iii)  contributing  to  sustainable  development  and  protection  of  the  environment, 
notably  by  fostering  the  integration  of  energy  from  renewable  sources  into  the 
transmission network and developing carbon dioxide networks, to be measured by 
the  transmission  of  renewable  energy  from  generation  to  major  consumption 
centers  and  storage  sites,  and  the  sum  of  CO2  emissions  prevented  by  the 
construction of the projects which benefited from CEF. 

(c) 

In the field of telecommunications networks the Connecting Europe Facility shall provide for 
action  to  support  projects  of  common  interest  pursuing  the  following  objectives,  as  further 
specified in Regulation (EU) No xxxx/2012 [INFSO Guidelines]: 

(i) 

accelerating the deployment of fast and ultrafast broadband networks networks and 
their  uptake,  including  by  small  and  medium  sized  enterprises  (SMEs),  to  be 
measured  by  the  level  of  broadband  and  ultrafast  broadband  coverage  and  the 

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number of households having subscribed for broadband connections for above 100 
Mbps; 

(ii)  promoting the interconnection and interoperability of national public services on-
line  as  well  as  access  to  such  networks,  to  be  measured  by  the  percentage  of 
citizens  and  businesses  using  public  services  on-line  and  the  availability  of  such 
services across borders. 

Article 5 
Budget 

1. 

The  financial  envelope  for  the  implementation  of  the  Connecting  Europe  Facility  for  the 
period 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR 50 000 000 00043. That amount shall be distributed among 
the sectors referred to in Article 3 as follows: 

(a) 

transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred 
from  the  Cohesion  Fund  to  be  spent  in  line  with  this  Regulation  in  Member  States 
eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund; 

(b) 

energy: EUR 9 121 000 000; 

(c) 

telecommunications: EUR 9 185 000 000. 

The financial envelope of the Connecting Europe Facility may cover expenses pertaining to, 
preparatory,  monitoring,  control,  audit  and  evaluation  activities  which  are  required  for  the 
management  of  the  Programme  and  the  achievement  of  its  objectives,  in  particular  studies, 
meetings  of  experts,  as  far  as  they  are  related  to  the  general  objectives  of  this  Regulation, 
expenses  linked  to  IT  networks  focusing  on  information  processing  and  exchange,  together 
with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for 
the management of the Programme. 

The financial  allocation may also cover the technical and administrative assistance expenses 
necessary  to  ensure  the  transition  between  the  Programme  and  the  measures  adopted  under 
Regulation  (EC)  No  680/200744.  If  necessary,  appropriations  could  be  entered  in  the  budget 
beyond 2020 to cover similar expenses, in order to enable the management of actions not yet 
completed by 31 December 2020. 

Following  the  mid-term  evaluation  according  to  Article  26.1,  the  Commission  may  transfer 
appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1, with the exception 
of  the  EUR  10  000  000  000  transferred  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  to  finance  transport  sector 
projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States. 

All figures in constant 2011 prices. The corresponding amounts, expressed in current prices, can be found in the 
Legislative Financial Statement. 
Regulation (EC) No 680/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 laying down general 
rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy network, 
OJ L 162, 22.6.2007, p. 1 

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CHAPTER II 
FORMS OF FINANCING AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 

Article 6 
Forms of financial aid 

The  Connecting  Europe  Facility  shall  be  implemented  by  one  or  several  of  the  forms  of 
financial aid, provided for by Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation], in 
particular, grants, procurements and financial instruments. 

The Commission may entrust part of the implementation of the Connecting Europe Facility to 
the  bodies  set  out  in  Article  55(1)(c)  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  XXXX/2012  [New  Financial 
Regulation]. 

Article 7  
Eligibility and conditions for financial assistance 

Only  actions  contributing  to  projects  of  common  interest  according  to  Regulations  (EU)  No 
XXX/2012  [TEN-T  Guidelines],  (EU)  No  XXX/2012  [TEN-E  Guidelines,  (EU)  No 
XXX/2012 [Guidelines for energy infrastructure] and XXX/2012 [INFSO Guidelines] as well 
as  programme  support  actions  shall  be  eligible  for  support  through  EU  financial  aid  in  the 
form of grants, financial instruments and procurement.  

In the field of transport, only actions contributing to projects of common interest according to 
Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] and programme support actions, shall be 
eligible  for  support  through  Union  financial  aid  in  the  form  of  procurement  and  financial 
instruments under  this  Regulation.  In the form of grants, only the following  actions shall be 
eligible to receive Union financial aid under this Regulation: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

actions implementing the core network according to Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 
XXXX/2012  [TEN-T  Guidelines],  including  the  deployment  of  new  technologies  and 
innovation  according  to  Article  39  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  XXXX/2012  [TEN-T 
Guidelines];  

studies  for  projects  of  common  interest  as  defined  in  Article  8(1)(b)  and  (c)  of 
Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines]; 

actions supporting projects of common interest as defined in Article 8(1)(a) and (d) of 
Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines]; 

actions  supporting  traffic  management  systems  in  accordance  with  Article  37  of 
Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines];  

actions supporting freight transport services in accordance with Article 38 of Regulation 
XXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines]; 

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Transport-related actions involving a cross-border section or a part of such a section shall be 
eligible  to  receive  Union  financial  aid  if  there  is  a  written  agreement  between  the  Member 
States concerned or between the Member States and third countries concerned relating to the 
completion of the cross-border section. Exceptionally,  when  a project is necessary to link to 
the network of a neighbouring Member State or a third country but does not actually cross the 
border, the written agreement referred to above shall not be required.  

Grant  funding  for  projects  with  significant  user-based  revenue  sources  shall  be  primarily 
available for purposes of project preparation, in particular PPP assessment. 

In  the  field  of  energy,  the  specific  eligibility  conditions  of  actions  implementing  projects  of 
common interest for Union financial aid in the form of financial instruments and grants under 
this Regulation are set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [Guidelines for 
energy infrastructure].  

In the field of telecommuniation, all actions implementing the projects of common interest and 
programme  support  actions  set  out  in  the  Annex  of  the  Regulation  (EU)  No  XXXX/2012 
[INFSO  Guidelines]  shall  be  eligible  to  receive  Union  financial  aid  in  the  form  of  a  grant, 
procurement and financial instruments under this Regulation. 

CHAPTER III 
GRANTS 

Article 8 
Forms of grants and eligible costs 

Grants  under  this  Regulation  may  take  any  of  the  forms  provided  for  by  Article  XXX  of 
Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation].  

The Work Programmes shall establish the forms of grants that may be used to fund the actions 
concerned. 

Expenditure  may  be  eligible  from  the  date  on  which  an  application  for  aid  is  submitted. 
[Expenditure for actions resulting from projects included in the first multiannual programme 
may be eligible as from 1 January 2014].  

Only  expenditure  incurred  in  Member  States  may  be  eligible,  except  where  the  project  of 
common interest involves the territory of third countries and where the action is indispensable 
to achieve the objectives of the given project. 

The  cost  of  equipment  and  infrastructure  which  is  treated  as  capital  expenditure  by  the 
beneficiary may be eligible up to its entirety. 

Expenditure  related  to  environmental  studies  on  the  protection  of  the  environment  and  on 
compliance with the Union acquis may be eligible. 

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8. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

1. 

Expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost. 

VAT shall not be an eligible cost. 

Rules on the eligibility of costs incurred by beneficiaries shall apply mutatis mutandis to costs 
incurred by implementing bodies. 

Article 9 
Conditions for participation 

Proposals  may  be  submitted  by  one  or  several  Member  States,  international  organisations, 
joint undertakings, or public or private undertakings or bodies established in Member States. 

For that purpose, proposals may be submitted by entities which do not have legal personality 
under  the  applicable  national  law,  provided  that  their  representatives  have  the  capacity  to 
undertake legal obligations on their behalf and offer guarantee for the protection of the Union's 
financial interests equivalent to that offered by legal persons. 

Proposals submitted by natural persons shall not be eligible.  

Where  it  is  needed  to  achieve  the  objectives  of  a  given  project  of  common  interest,  third 
countries and entities established in third countries may participate in actions contributing to 
the projects of common interest.  

They  may  not  receive  funding  under  this  Regulation,  except  where  it  is  indispensable  to 
achieve the objectives of a given project of common interest. 

When this is necessary to implement more effectively relevant actions contributing to projects 
of common interest in third countries according to Regulations (EU) No XXX/2012 [TEN-T 
Guidelines],  (EU)  No  XXX/2012  [TEN-E  Guidelines,  (EU)  No  XXX/2012  [Guidelines  for 
energy infrastructure] and XXX/2012 [INFSO Guidelines], funding under this Regulation may 
be pooled together with funding covered by other relevant Union regulations. In such a case 
the Commission may decide, through an implementing act, on a single set of rules that should 
apply for implementation. 

The agreement of Member States concerned by the action shall accompany all proposals for 
grants  except  in  the  field  of  telecommunications  and  in  the  field  of  transport  for  air  traffic 
management.  

Multiannual and annual Work Programmes may provide additional provide specific rules on 
submissions of proposals. 

Article 10 
Funding rates 

Except  in  cases  referred  to  in  Article  XXX  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  XXXX/2012  [New 
Financial  Regulation],  proposals  shall  be  selected  through  calls  for  proposals  based  on  the 
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In the field of transport: 

(a)  with regard to grants for studies, the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% 

of the eligible costs; 

(b) 

 with regard to grants for works:  

(i) 

(ii) 

rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% 
of  the  eligible  cost;  the  funding  rate  may  be  increased  to  30%  for  actions 
addressing  bottlenecks;  the  funding  rate  may  be  increased  to  40%  for  actions 
concerning cross-border sections;  

inland  transport  connections  to  ports  and  airports,  actions  to  reduce  rail  freight 
noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, as well as development of ports and 
multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of 
the eligible cost. 

(c) 

 with regard to grants for traffic management systems and services: 

(i) 

(ii) 

the  European  Rail  Traffic  Management  System  (ERTMS):  the  amount  of  Union 
financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost; 

traffic management systems, freight transport services, secure parkings on the road 
core network, as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the 
Seas: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost. 

3. 

In the field of energy: 

(a) 

(b) 

the  amount  of  Union  financial  aid  shall  not  exceed  50%  of  the  eligible  cost  of  studies 
and/or works; 

co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 80% for actions which based on 
the  evidence  referred  to  in  Article  15(2)  (a)  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  XXXX/2012 
[Guidelines for energy infrastructure], provide a high degree of regional or Union-wide 
security of supply, or strengthen solidarity of the Union or comprise highly innovative 
solutions. 

4. 

In the field of telecommunications: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

actions in the field of broadband networks: the amount of Union financial aid shall not 
exceed 50% of the eligible cost; 

actions  in  the  field  of  generic  services:  the  amount  of  Union  financial  aid  shall  not 
exceed 75% of the eligible costs; 

core  service  platforms  shall  be  typically  funded  by  procurement.  In  exceptional  cases, 
they may be funded by a grant covering up to 100% of eligible costs, without prejudice 
to the co-financing principle;  

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6. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

(d)  programme  support  actions  including  infrastructure  mapping,  twinning  and  technical 
assistance: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 75% of the eligible costs. 

Co-financing  rates  mentioned  above  may  be  increased  by  up  to  10  percentage  points  for 
actions  having  cross-sector  synergies,  reaching  climate  mitigation  objectives,  enhancing 
climate resilience or reducing the greenhouse gas emissions. This increase should not apply to 
co-financing rates referred to in Article 11. 

The amount of financial aid to be granted to the actions selected will be modulated based on a 
cost-benefit  analysis  of  each  project,  availability  of  budget  resources,  and  the  need  to 
maximise the leverage of EU funding. 

Article 11 
Specific calls for funds transferred from the Cohesion Fund in the field of transport  

As  regards  the  EUR  10  000  000  000  transferred  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  [Regulation  XXX 
Article  XX]  to  be  spent  in  Member  States  eligible  for  funding  from  the  Cohesion  Fund, 
specific  calls  shall  be  launched  for  projects  implementing  the  core  network  exclusively  in 
Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund. 

Applicable  rules  for  the  transport  sector  under  this  Regulation  shall  apply  to  these  specific 
calls.  When  implementing  these  calls,  greatest  possible  priority  shall  be  given  to  projects 
respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. 

By the way of derogation from Article 10, and as regards the EUR 10 000 000 000 transferred 
from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent in Member States eligible 
for funding from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum funding rates shall be those applicable to 
the  Cohesion  Fund  referred  to  in  Article  22  and  Article  110.3  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
XXX2012  [Regulation  laying  down  common  provisions  on  the  European  Regional 
Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural 
Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the 
Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional 
Development  Fund,  the  European  Social  Fund  and  the  Cohesion  Fund  and  repealing 
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006]45 for the following actions:  

(a)  with regard to grants for studies; 

(b)  with regard to grants for works: 

(i) 

rail and inland waterways;  

(ii) 

actions to support cross-border road sections; 

(iii) 

inland  transport  connections  to  ports  and  airports,  development  of  multi-modal 
platforms and of ports; 

(c)  with regard to grants for traffic management systems and services: 

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the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS); 

(ii) 

traffic management systems. 

Article 12 
Cancellation, reduction, suspension and termination of the grant 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

The Commission shall cancel, except in duly justified cases, financial aid granted for actions 
which have not been started within one year following the start date of the action established 
in the conditions governing the granting of aid.  

The Commission may suspend, reduce, recover or terminate the financial aid according to the 
conditions set out in Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation] notably: 

(a) 

(b) 

in the event of an irregularity committed in the implementation of the action with 
regard to the provisions of Union law; 

in  the  event  of  failure  to  comply  with  the  conditions  governing  the  grant,  in 
particular  if  a  major  change  affecting  the  nature  of  a  project  or  action  has  been 
made without the approval of the Commission; 

(c) 

following an evaluation of the progress of the project, in particular in the event of 
major delays in the implementation of the action. 

The  Commission  may  request  the  reimbursement  of  the  financial  aid  granted  if,  within  two 
years  of  the  finishing  date  established  in  the  conditions  governing  the  granting  of  aid,  the 
implementation of the action receiving the financial aid has not been completed. 

Before  the  Commission  takes  any  of  the  decisions  provided  for  in  paragraphs  1,  2  and  3,  it 
shall examine the case at hand and inform the beneficiaries concerned so that they may present 
their observations within a given timeframe. 

CHAPTER IV  
PROCUREMENT 

Article 13 
Procurement  

1. 

Public procurement procedures carried out by the Commission or one of the bodies referred to 
in Article 6(2) on its own behalf or jointly with Member States:  

(a)  may  provide  for  specific  conditions  such  as  the  place  of  performance  of  the  procured 
activities,  where  duly  justified  by  the  objectives  of  the  actions  and  provided  such 
conditions do not infringe public procurement principles; 

(b)  may  authorise  multiple  award  of  contracts  within  the  same  procedure  ("multiple 

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2. 

Where duly justified and required by the implementation of the actions, paragraph 1 may also 
apply to procurement procedures carried out by beneficiaries of grants. 

CHAPTER V 
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 

Article 14 
Type of financial instruments 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Financial instruments set up in accordance with Title VIII of Regulation (EC) No XXXX/2012 
[New  Financial  Regulation  2012],  may  be  used  to  facilitate  access  to  finance  by  entities 
implementing  actions  contributing  to  projects  of  common  interest  as  defined  in  Regulations 
(EU) No XXXX/2012, (EU) No XXX 2012, and (EU) No XXX/2012, and to the achievement 
of their objectives. The financial instruments shall be based on ex-ante assessments of market 
imperfections or sub-optimal investment situations and investment needs. 

Financial  instruments  established  under  Regulation  (EC)  No  680/2007  may  be  merged,  if 
applicable, to those created under Connecting Europe Facility. 

The following financial instruments may be used: 

(a) 

(b) 

equity instruments, such as investment funds with a focus on providing risk capital for 
actions contributing to projects of common interest; 

loans  and/or  guarantees  facilitated  by  risk-sharing  instruments,  including  enhancement 
mechanism to project bonds, issued by a financial institution on its own resources with a 
Union contribution to the provisioning and/or capital allocation; 

(c) 

any other financial instruments.  

Article 15 
Conditions for granting financial aid through financial instruments 

Actions supported by means of financial instruments s shall be selected on a first come first 
served basis and shall seek sectoral diversification in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well 
as gradual geographical diversification across the Member States. 

The  Union,  any  Member  State  and  other  investors  may  provide  financial  aid  in  addition  to 
contributions  received  by  the  use  of  financial  instruments,  provided  that  the  Commission 
agrees  to  any  changes  to  eligibility  criteria  of  actions  and/or  the  investment  strategy  of  the 
instrument which may be necessary due to the additional contribution. 

The  financial  instruments  shall  aim  to  preserve  the  value  of  assets  provided  by  the  Union 
budget.  The  may  generate  acceptable  returns  to  meet  the  objectives  of  other  partners  or 
investors. 

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5. 

6. 

Financial instruments may be combined with grants funded from the Union budget, including 
under this Regulation. 

The Work Programmes may establish additional conditions according to the specific needs of 
the sectors.  

In  accordance  with  Article  18(2)  of  the  Regulation  (EU)  No  XXXX/2012  [New  Financial 
Regulation], revenues and repayments generated by one financial instrument shall be assigned 
to  that  financial  instrument.  For  financial  instruments  already  set  up  in  the  multiannual 
financial  framework  for  the  2007-2013  period,  revenues  and  repayments  generated  by 
operations  started  in  that  period  shall  be  assigned  to  the  financial  instrument  in  the  period 
2014-2020. 

Article 16 
Actions in third countries  

Actions  in  third  countries  may  be  supported  by  the  financial  instruments  if  it  is  necessary  for  the 
implementation of a project of common interest.  

CHAPTER VI 
PROGRAMMING, IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTROL 

Article 17 
Multiannual and/or annual work programmes 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

The Commission shall adopt multiannual and annual work programmes for each sector. The 
Commission may also adopt multiannual and annual work programmes that cover more than 
one  sector.  Those  implementing  acts  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  examination 
procedure referred to in Article 24.2. 

The  multiannual  work  programme  shall  be  reviewed  at  least  at  mid-term.  If  necessary,  the 
Commission  shall  revise  the  multiannual  work  programme  by  means  of  implementing  act. 
Those  implementing  acts  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  examination  procedure 
referred to in Article 24.2. 

A  multiannual  work  programme  in  the  field  of  transport  shall  be  adopted  for  projects  of 
common interest as listed in Part I of the Annex to this Regulation.  

The amount of the financial envelope shall lie within a range of 80 to 85 % of the budgetary 
resources referred to in Article 5(1)(a).  

The  multiannual  work  programmes  in  the  field  of  energy  and  telecommunications  shall 
provide  strategic  orientation  in  the  field  of  projects  of  common  interest  and  may  include 
specific projects of common interest.  

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5. 

6. 

7. 

The  sectoral  annual  work  programmes, 
transport,  energy  and 
telecommunications,  shall  be  adopted  for  projects  of  common  interest  not  included  in  the 
multiannual programme.  

field  of 

the 

in 

Acting  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  referred  in  paragraph  1,  the  Commission,  when 
establishing  multiannual  and  sectoral  annual  work  programmes,  shall  establish  the  selection 
and award criteria in line with the objectives and priorities laid down: 

(a) 

for transport in Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines]; 

(b) 

for  energy  in  Regulation  (EU)  No  XXXX/2012  [Guidelines  for  trans-European  energy 
infrastructure]; 

(c) 

for telecommunications in Regulation No (EU) XXXX/2012 [INFSO Guidelines]. 

Work  programmes  shall  be  coordinated  in  order  to  exploit  the  synergies  between  transport, 
energy and telecommunications, notably in such areas as smart energy grids, electric mobility, 
intelligent  and  sustainable  transport  systems,  or  joint  rights  of  way.  Multi-sectoral  call  for 
proposals can be adopted. 

Article 18 
Annual instalments 

Budgetary commitments may be divided into annual instalments. If so, each year the Commission shall 
commit the annual instalments taking into account the progress of the actions receiving financial aid, 
the estimated needs and the budget available. 

The  indicative  timetable  covering  the  commitment  of  the  individual  annual  instalments  shall  be 
communicated to the beneficiaries of grants and, if applicable for financial instruments, to the financial 
institutions concerned. 

Article 19 
Carry-over of annual appropriations 

Appropriations which have not been used at the end of the financial year for which they were entered 
shall be carried-over automatically by one year. 

[Article 20 
Delegated acts 

The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 concerning 
the addition or modification of the lists provided in the Annex.] 

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Article 21 
Responsibility of beneficiaries and Member States  

Within  the  sphere  of  their  responsibility  and  without  prejudice  to  the  obligations  incumbent  on 
beneficiaries  under  the  conditions  governing  the  grants,  beneficiaries  and  Member  States  shall  make 
every effort to implement the projects of common interest which receive Union financial aid granted 
under this Regulation. 

Member  States  shall  for  projects  related  to  transports  and  energy  sectors,  undertake  the  technical 
monitoring and financial control of actions in close cooperation with the Commission and shall certify 
the reality and the conformity of the expenditure incurred in respect of projects or parts of projects. The 
Member States may request the participation of the Commission during on-the-spot checks. 

In  the  field  of  telecommunications  in  particular,  the  national  regulatory  authorities  shall  make  every 
effort to ensure the required legal certainty and investment conditions facilitating the implementation of 
the projects receiving Union financial aid under this Regulation. 

Member  States  shall  inform  the  Commission  continuously,  if  relevant  through  the  interactive 
geographical  and  technical  information  systems,  which  in  case  of  the  trans-European  Transport 
networks  is  TENtec,  about  the  progress  made  in  implementing  projects  of  common  interest  and  the 
investments made for this purpose including the amount of support used for climate change objectives. 

Article 22 
Compliance with Union policies and Union Law 

Only actions in conformity with Union law and which are in line with relevant Union policies shall be 
financed under this Regulation. 

Article 23 
Protection of the Union's financial interests 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under 
this  Regulation  are  implemented,  the  financial  interests  of  the  Union  are  protected  by  the 
application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by 
effective  checks  and,  if  irregularities  are  detected,  by  the  recovery  of  the  amounts  wrongly 
paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportional and deterrent penalties. 

The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, 
on the basis of documents and on-the-spot, over all grant beneficiaries, implementing bodies, 
contractors and subcontractors who have received Union funds. 

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) shall be authorised to carry out on-the-spot checks 
and  inspections  on  economic  operators  concerned  directly  or  indirectly  by  such  funding  in 
accordance with the procedures laid down in Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 
of  11  November  1996  concerning  on-the-spot  checks  and  inspections  carried  out  by  the 
Commission  in  order  to  protect  the  European  Communities'  financial  interests  against  fraud 

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any  other  illegal  activity  affecting  the  financial  interests  of  the  Union  in  connection  with  a 
grant agreement or decision or a contract concerning Union funding. 

Without prejudice to the previous paragraphs, cooperation agreements with third countries and 
international  organisations  and  grant  agreements  and  decisions  and  contracts  resulting  from 
the  implementation  of  this  Regulation  shall  expressly  entitle  the  Commission,  the  Court  of 
Auditors and OLAF to conduct such audits, on-the-spot checks and inspections. 

TITLE II 
GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 

Article 24 
Committees 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  a  Coordination  Committee  of  the  Facility.  That 
committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Article  5  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  182/2011  shall 
apply.  

The committee shall ensure a horizontal overview of the work programmes referred in article 
18 to ensure consistency and that synergies are identified and exploited between sectors.  

Article 25 
Exercise of delegation 

The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions 
laid down in this Article. 

The  power  to  adopt  delegated  acts  referred  to  in  Article  20  shall  be  conferred  on  the 
Commission for an indeterminate period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. 

The delegation of power referred to in Article 20 may be revoked at any time by the European 
Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the 
power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the  day following the publication of the 
decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It 
shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.  

As  soon  as  it  adopts  a  delegated  act,  the  Commission  shall  notify  it  simultaneously  to  the 
European Parliament and to the Council.  

A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 20 shall enter into force only if no objection has 
been  expressed  either  by  the  European  Parliament  or  by  the  Council  within  a  period  of  two 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

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months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the 
expiry  of  that  period,  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  have  both  informed  the 
Commission  that  they  will  not  object.  That  period  shall  be  extended  by  two  months  at  the 
initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. 

Article 26 
Evaluation 

No later than mid-2018, an evaluation report shall be established  by the Commission on the 
achievement  of  the  objectives  of  all  the  measures  (at  the  level  of  results  and  impacts),  the 
efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value, in view of a decision on the 
renewal, modification or suspension of the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address 
the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all 
objectives,  as  well  as  the  contribution  of  the  measures  to  the  Union  priorities  of  smart, 
sustainable and inclusive growth. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term 
impact of the predecessor measures. 

The  Commission  shall  carry  out  ex-post  evaluation  in  close  cooperation  with  the  Member 
States and beneficiaries. The ex-post evaluation shall examine the effectiveness and efficiency 
of the Connecting Europe Facility and its impact on economic, social and territorial cohesion 
as well as contribution to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and 
the  scale  and  results  of  support  used  for  climate  change  objectives.  The  ex  post  evaluation 
shall feed  into  a  decision on a possible renewal, modification or suspension of a subsequent 
measure.  

Evaluations  shall  take  account  of  progress  against  performance  indicators  as  referred  to  in 
Article 3 and 4.  

The  Commission  shall  communicate  the  conclusions  of  these  evaluations  to  the  European 
Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of 
the Regions. 

The  Commission  and  the  Member  States,  assisted  by  the  other  possible  beneficiaries,  may 
undertake an evaluation of the methods of carrying out projects as well as the impact of their 
implementation,  in  order  to  assess  whether  the  objectives,  including  those  relating  to 
environmental protection, have been attained. 

The Commission may request a beneficiary Member State concerned by a project of common 
interest to provide a specific evaluation of the actions and the linked projects financed under 
this Regulation or, where appropriate, to supply it with the information and assistance required 
to undertake an evaluation of such projects. 

Article 27 
Information, communication and publicity 

Beneficiaries  and,  where  appropriate,  Member  States  concerned  shall  ensure  that  suitable 
publicity is given to aid granted under this Regulation in order to inform the public of the role 
of the Union in the implementation of the projects. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

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The Commission shall implement information and communication actions on the Connecting 
Europe Facility projects and results. Moreover, budget allocated to communication under this 
Regulation shall also cover corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union47. 

Article 28 
Transitional provisions 

This  Regulation  shall  not  affect  the  continuation  or  modification,  including  the  total  or  partial 
cancellation,  of  the  projects  concerned,  until  their  closure,  or  of  financial  aid  awarded  by  the 
Commission on the basis of Regulations (EC) 2236/95 and (EC) No 680/2007, or any other legislation 
applying  to  that  assistance  on  31  December  2013,  which  shall  continue  to  apply  to  the  actions 
concerned until their closure.  

Article 29 
Repeal 

Without  prejudice  to  the  provisions  laid  down  in  Article  28  of  this  Regulation,  Regulation  (EC)  No 
680/2007 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2014. 

Article 30 
Entry into force 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following the publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Union. 

It shall apply from 1 January 2014. 

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

Done at Brussels, […] 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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Social  Committee  and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions  -  A  Budget  for  Europe  2020  Part  II  (Policy  fiches), 
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PART I: LIST OF PRE-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS ON THE CORE NETWORK IN THE FIELD OF 
TRANSPORT 

ANNEX  

a) Horizontal Priorities 

Innovative Management & Services 

Single European Sky - SESAR 

Innovative Management & Services 

Traffic  Management  Systems  for  Road,  Rail  and  Inland  Waterways
(ITS, ERTMS and RIS)  

Innovative Management & Services 

Core Network Ports and Airports 

Core Network Corridors 

1. Baltic – Adriatic Corridor 

Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Warszawa – Katowice 
Gdynia – Katowice 
Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – Wien 
Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – Wien 
Wien – Graz – Klagenfurt – Villach – Udine – Venezia – Bologna – Ravenna 

Pre-identified sections 

Mode 

Description/dates 

Helsinki - Tallinn 

Ports, MoS 

interconnections, 

port 
of 
multimodal  platforms  and  their  interconnections,  MoS 
(including icebreaking capacity) 

development 

(further) 

Tallinn - Riga - Kaunas - Warszawa 

Rail 

(detailed) studies for new UIC gauge fully interoperable 
line;  works  for  new  line  to  start  before  2020;  rail  – 
airports/ports interconnections 

Gdynia - Katowice 

Rail 

upgrading 

Gdynia, Gdansk 

Ports 

interconnections, 

port 
multimodal platforms 

(further) 

development 

of 

Warszawa - Katowice 

Rail 

upgrading 

Katowice  -  Ostrava  -  Brno  -  Wien  & 
Katowice - Žilina - Bratislava - Wien 

Rail 

upgrading,  in  particular  cross-border  sections  PL-CZ, 
PL-SK 
(further)  development  of 
multimodal platforms 

and  SK-AT; 

Wien  -  Graz  -  Klagenfurt  -  Udine  -  Rail 

upgrading and works ongoing; (further) development of 

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multimodal platforms 

Trieste, Venice, Ravenna 

Ports 

interconnections, 

port 
multimodal platforms 

(further) 

development 

of 

2. Warszawa – Berlin – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Midlands  

BY border – Warzsawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück – Enschede – Utrecht – 
Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool  

Pre-identified sections 

Mode 

Description/dates 

BY  border  -  Warszawa  -  Poznań  -  DE 
border 

Rail 

upgrading existing line, studies for high speed rail 

PL  Border 
-  Berlin 
Amsterdam/Rotterdam 

-  Hannover 

- 

Rail 

upgrading  of  several  sections  (Amsterdam  –  Utrecht  – 
Arnhem; Hannover – Berlin) 

West-German  Canals,  Mittellandkanal, 
Hannover – Magdeburg - Berlin 

IWW 

upgrading 

Amsterdam locks 

IWW 

studies ongoing 

Felixstowe – Midlands 

port, 

Rail, 
multimodal 
platforms 

interconnections port and multimodal platforms 

3. Mediterranean Corridor 

Algeciras – Madrid – Tarragona 
Sevilla – Valencia – Tarragona 
Tarragona – Barcelona – Perpignan – Lyon – Torino – Milano – Venezia – Ljubljana – Budapest – UA border 

Pre-identified sections 

Mode 

Description/dates 

Algeciras - Madrid 

Rail 

studies ongoing, works to be launched before 2015, to be 
completed 2020 

Sevilla - Antequera - Granada - Almería - 
Cartagena - Murcia - Alicante - Valencia 

Rail 

studies and works 

Valencia - Tarragona - Barcelona 

Barcelona 

Rail 

Port 

construction between 2014 - 2020 

interconnections rail with port and airport 

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Perpignan - Montpellier 

Lyon - Torino 

Milano - Brescia 

Brescia - Venezia - Trieste 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

cross-border section, works ongoing, new line completed 
by 2015, upgrading existing line 

bypass  Nîmes  -  Montpellier  to  be  operational  in  2017, 
Montpellier - Perpignan for 2020 

cross-border  section,  works  base  tunnel  to  be  launched 
before 2020; studies access routes 

partially upgrading, partially new high-speed line 

works to start before 2014 on several sections 

Milano - Mantova - Venezia - Trieste 

IWW 

studies, upgrading, works 

Trieste - Divača 

Rail 

studies  and  partial  upgrading  ongoing;  cross-border 
section to be realised until after 2020 

Koper - Divača - Ljubljana - Maribor 

Rail 

studies and upgrading/partially new line 

Ljubljana node 

Rail 

rail node Ljubljana, including multi-modal platform; rail 
airport interconnection 

Maribor - Zalalövö 

Rail 

cross-border section: studies, works to start before 2020 

Boba- Szekesferhervar 

Rail 

upgrading 

Budapest-Miskolc-UA border 

Rail 

upgrading 

4. Hamburg – Rostock – Burgas/TR border – Piraeus – Lefkosia 

Hamburg / Rostock – Berlin – Praha – Brno – Bratislava – Budapest – Arad – Timişoara – Sofia 
 Sofia – Burgas/TR border 
Sofia – Thessaloniki – Piraeus – Limassol – Lefkosia 

Pre-identified sections 

Mode 

Description/dates 

Dresden - Praha 

Prague  

 Rail 

Rail  

studies for high-speed rail 

Upgrading, freight bypass; rail connection airport 

Hamburg - Dresden - Praha - Pardubice 

IWW 

Elbe upgrading 

Děčín locks 

IWW 

studies 

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Breclav - Bratislava 

Bratislava - Hegyeshalom 

Rail 

Rail 

cross-border, upgrading 

cross-border, upgrading 

Budapest - Arad - Timişoara - Calafat 

Rail 

upgrading in HU nearly completed, ongoing in RO 

Vidin - Sofia - Burgas/TR border 
Sofia - Thessaloniki - Athens/Piraeus 

Rail 

studies  and  works  Vidin  –  Sofia  –  Thessaloniki; 
upgrading Sofia – Burgas/TR border 

Athens/Piraeus - Limassol 

MoS 

port capacity and hinterland connections 

Limassol - Lefkosia 

Ports, 
multimodal 
platforms 

upgrading of modal interconnection 

5. Helsinki – Valletta 

Helsinki – Turku – Stockholm – Malmö – København – Fehmarn – Hamburg – Hannover 
Bremen – Hannover – Nürnberg – München – Brenner – Verona – Bologna – Roma – Napoli – Bari 
Napoli – Palermo – Valletta 

Pre-identified sections 

Mode 

Description/dates 

Kotka/Hamina - Helsinki 

Port, rail 

port hinterland connections, rail upgrading 

Helsinki 

RU border - Helsinki 

Rail 

Rail 

airport-rail connection 

works ongoing 

Turku - Stockholm 

Ports, MoS 

port hinterland connections, icebraking capacity 

Stockholm - Malmö (Nordic Triangle) 

Rail 

works ongoing on specific sections 

Fehmarn 

Rail 

studies ongoing, construction works Fehmarn Belt fixed 
link between 2014 and 2020 

København  -  Hamburg  via  Fehmarn: 
access routes 

Rail  

access routes DK to be completed by 2020, access routes 
Germany to be completed in 2 steps (2020 - 2027) 

Hamburg/Bremen - Hannover 

München - Wörgl 

Rail 

Rail 

works to be started before 2020 

access to Brenner Base Tunnel and cross-border section: 
studies 

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Brenner Base Tunnel 

Fortezza - Verona 

Napoli - Bari 

Napoli – Reggio Calabria 

Messina - Palermo 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

studies and works 

studies and works 

studies and works 

Upgrading 

upgrading (remaining sections) 

Palermo - Valletta 

Ports, MoS 

port hinterland connections 

Valletta - Marsaxlokk  

Port, airport 

traffic  management  systems  to  be  deployed,  upgrading 
of modal interconnection 

6. Genova – Rotterdam 

Genova – Milano/Novara – Simplon/Lötschberg/Gotthard – Basel – Mannheim – Köln 
Köln– Düsseldorf – Rotterdam/Amsterdam 
Köln– Liège – Bruxelles/Brussel– Zeebrugge 

Pre-identified sections 

Mode 

Description/dates 

Genova - Milano/Novara - CH border 

Rail 

studies; works starting before 2020 

Basel - Rotterdam/Amsterdam/Antwerpen 

IWW 

upgrading 

Karlsruhe - Basel 

Frankfurt - Mannheim 

Zevenaar - Emmerich - Oberhausen 

Zeebrugge 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

Port 

works to be completed by the end of 2020 

studies ongoing 

works to be completed until 2017 

locks: studies ongoing 

7. Lisboa - Strasbourg  

Sines / Lisboa – Madrid – Valladolid 
Lisboa – Aveiro – Oporto 
Aveiro – Valladolid – Vitoria – Bordeaux – Paris – Mannheim/Strasbourg 

Pre-identified sections 

Mode 

Description/dates 

High Speed rail Sines/Lisboa - Madrid 

Rail, ports 

studies  and  works  ongoing,  upgrading  of  modal 
interconnection ports of Sines/Lisboa 

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High speed rail Porto - Lisboa 

Rail connection Aveiro - ES 

Rail Connection Bergara - San Sebastián - 
Bayonne 

Bayonne - Bordeaux 

Tours - Bordeaux 

Paris 

Baudrecourt - Mannheim 

Baudrecourt - Strasbourg 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

studies ongoing 

cross-border: works ongoing 

completion expected in ES by 2016, in FR by 2020 

ongoing public consultation 

works ongoing 

southern high-speed bypass 

upgrading 

works ongoing, to be completed 2016 

8. Dublin – London – Paris – Brussel/Bruxelles 

Belfast – Dublin – Holyhead – Birmingham 
Glasgow/Edinburgh – Birmingham  
Birmingham – London – Lille – Brussel/Bruxelles 
Dublin/Cork/Southampton – Le Havre – Paris 
London – Dover – Calais – Paris 

Pre-identified sections 

Mode 

Description/dates 

Dublin - Belfast 

Glasgow - Edinburgh  

Rail 

Rail 

Upgrading; Dublin Interconectors (DART) 

upgrading 

High Speed 2 

Rail  

studies 

Swansea - Cardiff - Bristol - London 

Rail 

upgrading 

Dublin, Cork, Southampton, Le Havre 

Ports 

hinterland connections 

Le Havre - Paris 

IWW 

upgrading 

Le Havre - Paris 

Calais - Paris 

Rail 

Rail 

studies 

preliminary studies 

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9. Amsterdam – Basel/Lyon – Marseille  

Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Brussel/Bruxelles – Luxembourg 
Luxembourg – Dijon – Lyon 
Luxembourg – Strasbourg – Basel 

Pre-identified sections 

Mode 

Description/dates 

Maas 

Albertkanaal 

Terneuzen 

IWW 

IWW 

upgrading 

upgrading 

Maritime 

locks: studies ongoing 

Terneuzen - Gent 

IWW 

studies, upgrading 

Antwerp 

Maritime, 
port 

locks: studies ongoing, port: hinterland connections 

Canal Seine - Escaut 

IWW 

design  completed,  competitive  dialogue 
overall completion by 2018 

launched, 

Waterways upgrade in Wallonia 

IWW 

studies, upgrading 

Brussel/Bruxelles 
Strasbourg  

-  Luxembourg 

- 

Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Basel 

Rail 

Rail 

works ongoing 

upgrading 

Rail  Connections  Luxembourg  -  Dijon  - 
Lyon (TGV Rhin - Rhône) 

Rail 

studies and works 

Lyon 

Canal Saône - Moselle/Rhin 

Rail 

IWW 

eastern bypass: studies and works 

preliminary studies ongoing 

Rhône 

IWW 

upgrading 

10. Strasbourg – Danube Corridor 

Strasbourg – Stuttgart – München – Wels/Linz 
Strasbourg – Mannheim – Frankfurt – Würzburg – Nürnberg – Regensburg – Passau – Wels/Linz 
Wels/Linz – Wien – Budapest – Arad – Brašov – Bucurešti – Constanta - Sulina 

Pre-identified sections 

Mode 

Description/dates 

Rail  connection  Strasbourg 
Appenweier 

-  Kehl 

Rail 

works interconnection Appenweier 

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Karlsruhe - Stuttgart - München 

Rail 

studies and works ongoing 

München  -  Mühldorf  -  Freilassing  - 
Salzburg 

Salzburg - Wels 

Rail 

Rail 

studies and works ongoing 

studies 

Nürnberg - Regensburg - Passau - Wels  

Rail 

studies; works partly ongoing 

Rail connection Wels - Wien 

Wien - Budapest 

Rail 

Rail 

completion expected by 2017 

studies high speed HU 

Arad - Brašov - Bucurešti - Constanta 

Rail 

upgrading of specific sections; studies high-speed 

Main – Main-Donau-Canal – Danube 

IWW 

studies  and  works  on  several  sections  and  bottlenecks; 
inland waterway ports: hinterland connections 

Constanta 

Port 

hinterland connections 

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b) Other Sections on the Core Network 

Sofia to FYROM border 

Cross-Border 

Rail 

studies ongoing 

Sofia to Serbian border 

Cross-Border 

Rail 

studies ongoing 

Timişoara – Serbia border 

Cross-Border 

Rail 

studies ongoing 

München – Praha 

Nürnberg – Praha 

Cross-Border 

Rail 

studies 

Cross-Border 

Rail 

studies 

Wrocław – Dresden 

Cross-Border 

Rail 

upgrading 

Wroclaw – Praha 

Cross-Border 

Rail 

studies 

Graz – Maribor – Pragersko 

Cross-Border 

Rail 

studies 

Bothnian Corridor: Lulea – Oulu 

Cross-Border 

Rail 

studies and works 

North-West Spain and Portugal 

Bottleneck 

Rail 

works ongoing 

Frankfurt – Fulda – Erfurt – Berlin 

Bottleneck 

Rail 

studies 

Halle – Leipzig – Nürnberg 

Bottleneck 

Rail 

works ongoing, to be 
completed by 2017 

Rail Egnathia 

Bottleneck 

Rail 

studies ongoing 

Inland waterways Dunkerque – Lille 

Bottleneck 

IWW 

studies ongoing 

Parallel HSR line Paris- Lyon 

Sundsvall – Umea – Lulea 

Malmö - Göteborg 

Bothnian – Kiruna – NO border 

Rail connection Shannon – Cork – Dublin 

Rail connection to Wilhelmshaven and 
Bremerhaven 

Zilina – UA border 

Bottleneck 

Bottleneck 

Other 
Network 

Core 

Other 
Network 

Core 

Other 
Network 

Core 

Other 
Network 

Core 

Other 
Network 

Core 

Rail 

Rail 

Rail 

preliminary studies ongoing 

studies and works 

works 

Rail 

studies and works 

Rail 

studies ongoing 

Rail 

studies ongoing 

Rail 

upgrading 

Ventspils – Riga – RU border 

Other 

Core  Rail 

upgrading 

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Network 

Klaipeda – Kaunas – Vilnius – BY border 

Other 
Network 

Core 

Rail 

Upgrading, airport 
interconnection 

Katowice – Wroclaw – DE border 

Marseille – Toulon – Nice – IT border 

Bordeaux – Toulouse 

Tampere – Oulu 

Pamplona – Zaragoza - Sagunto 

Other 
Network 

Core 

Other 
Network 

Core 

Other 
Network 

Core 

Other 
Network 

Core 

Other Core 
Network 

Rail 

upgrading 

Rail 

studies high-speed 

Rail 

studies high-speed 

Rail 

Rail 

upgrading of sections 

studies and works 

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PART II: LIST OF INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITY CORRIDORS AND AREAS IN THE FIELD 
OF ENERGY  

a) Priority Corridors 

Objective 

Member States concerned 

1. Northern Seas offshore grid 

Developing an 

Belgium, Denmark, France, 

(“NSOG”) 

integrated offshore 

Germany, Ireland, Luxemburg, the 

electricity grid in the 

Netherlands, Sweden, the United 

North Sea, the Irish 

Kingdom 

Sea, the English 

Channel, the Baltic Sea 

and neighbouring 

waters to transport 

electricity from 

renewable offshore 

energy sources to 

centres of consumption 

and storage and to 

increase cross-border 

electricity exchange 

2. North-South electricity 

Developing 

Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, 

interconnections in South-Western 

interconnections 

Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, 

Europe (“NSI West Electricity”) 

between Member 

Malta, Portugal, Spain, the United 

States of the region and 

Kingdom 

with Mediterranean 

third countries, notably 

to integrate electricity 

from renewable energy 

sources 

3. North-South gas interconnections in 

Increasing 

Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, 

Western Europe ("NSI West Gas"):  

interconnection 

France, Germany, Italy, Malta, the 

capacities for North-

Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the 

South gas flows in 

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Western Europe to 

United Kingdom 

further diversify routes 

of supply and increase 

short-term gas 

deliverability 

4. North-South electricity 

Strengthening 

Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, 

interconnections in Central Eastern 

interconnections and 

Cyprus, Germany, Greece, 

and South Eastern Europe ("NSI East 

internal lines in North-

Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, 

Electricity"):  

South and East-West 

Slovakia, Slovenia 

directions to complete 

the internal market and 

integrate generation 

from renewable energy 

sources 

5. North-South gas interconnections in 

Strengthening regional 

Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, 

Central Eastern and South Eastern 

gas connections 

Cyprus, Germany, Greece, 

Europe ("NSI East Gas"):  

between the Baltic Sea 

Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, 

region, the Adriatic 

Slovakia, Slovenia 

and Aegean Seas and 

the Black Sea, notably 

to enhance 

diversification and 

security of gas supply 

6. Baltic Energy Market 

Developing 

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, 

Interconnection Plan in electricity 

interconnections 

Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, 

("BEMIP Electricity"):  

between Member 

Poland, Sweden 

States in the Baltic 

region and reinforcing 

internal grid 

infrastructures 

accordingly, to end 

isolation of the Baltic 

States and to foster 

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market integration in 

the region 

7. Baltic Energy Market 

Ending the isolation of 

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, 

Interconnection Plan in gas ("BEMIP 

the three Baltic States 

Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, 

Gas"):  

and Finland by ending 

Poland, Sweden 

single supplier 

dependency and 

increasing 

diversification of 

supplies in the Baltic 

Sea region 

8. Southern Gas Corridor ("SGC"):  

Transmission of gas 

Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, 

from the Caspian 

Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, 

Basin, Central Asia, 

Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, 

the Middle East and 

Slovakia, Slovenia 

the East Mediterranean 

Basin to the Union to 

enhance diversification 

of gas supply 

b) Priority Areas 

Objective 

Member States concerned 

Smart grids deployment:  

across 

Accelerating  the  adoption  of  smart  grid 
technologies 
to 
efficiently  integrate  the  behaviour  and 
actions  of  all  users  connected  to  the 
electricity network 

the  Union 

Electricity highways 

Developing  the  first  electricity  highways 
up  to  2020,  in  view  of  building  an 
electricity  highways  system  across  the 
Union 

Cross-border carbon 

Preparing 
the  construction  of  carbon 
dioxide  transport  infrastructure  between 

all 

all 

all 

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dioxide network 

Member States in view of the deployment 
of carbon dioxide capture and storage 

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PART III: LIST OF PRE-IDENTIFIED PRIORITITES AND AREAS OF INTERVENTION  

IN THE FIELD OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS 

a) Horizontal priorities 

Innovative  Management,  Mapping  & 
Services  

Technical  assistance  and  project  replication 
measures,  where  necessary  for  deployment 
and  governance, 
including  project  and 
investment planning and feasibility studies.  

of 

pan-European 

Mapping 
broadband 
infrastructure to develop an on-going detailed 
physical  surveying  and  documentation  of 
relevant  sites,  analysis  of  rights  of  way, 
assessments  of  potential 
for  upgrading 
existing facilities, etc. 

Support  actions  and  other 
support measures 

technical 

Analysis of the environmental impact, taking 
into  account  climate  change  adaptation  and 
mitigation needs, and disaster resilience 

Actions needed to prepare implementation of 
interest  or  actions 
projects  of  common 
including 
contributing 
and 
preparatory, 
validation  studies,  and  any  other  technical 
support  measure,  including  prior  action  to 
define and develop an action fully. 

to 
feasibility, 

that  purpose, 

evaluation 

b) Broadband networks 

Intervention in the field of broadband shall contribute to smart and inclusive growth through 
building a balanced and geographically diversified portfolio of broadband projects, including 
both 30Mbps and 100Mbps plus projects; with urbansuburban and rural projects, in order to 
reach a satisfactory level of connectivity in all the Member States. 

Characteristics of the intervention  

Description 

The  intervention  in  the  field  of  broadband 
networks shall include: 

Investments  in  broadband  networks  capable 
of achieving the Digital Agenda 2020 target 
of universal coverage at 30Mbps; or 

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Investments  in  broadband  networks  capable 
of achieving the Digital Agenda 2020 target 
and  having  at  least  50%  of  households 
subscribing to speeds above 100Mbps; 

The  intervention  in  the  field  of  broadband 
networks  shall  consist  in  particular  of  one  or 
more of the following elements: 

or 

The  deployment  of  passive  physical 
infrastructure 
of 
the 
combined  passive  and  active  physical 
infrastructure  and  ancillary  infrastructure 
elements,  complete  with  services  necessary 
to operate such infrastructure; 

deployment 

Associated facilities and associated services, 
such  as  building  wiring,  antennae,  towers 
and  other  supporting  constructions,  ducts, 
conduits, masts, manholes, and cabinets; 

Exploitation  of  potential  synergies  between 
the roll-out of broadband networks and other 
utilities  networks  (energy,  transport,  water, 
sewage,  etc),  in  particular  those  related  to 
smart electricity distribution. 

c) Digital service infrastructures 

The following areas of intervention in the field of Digital service infrastructures shall be supported. 

Digital Service 

Description 

Trans-European 
connections for public administrations  

high-speed 

backbone 

Cross-border  delivery  of 
services 

eGovernment 

Public 
service 
trans-European  backbone 
infrastructure  that  shall  provide  high  speed 
connectivity  between  public  institutions  in 
areas  such  as  public  administration,  culture, 
education and health.  

Standardised,  cross-border,  and  user-friendly 
interaction  platforms,  which  shall  generate 
efficiency gains both throughout the economy 
and  in  the  public  sector,  and  shall  contribute 
to the Single Market.  

online 

enable 

platforms 

electronic 
Such 
procurement, 
services, 
standardised  business  reporting,  electronic 
exchange  of 
trans-
European  online  company  registration,  e-

information, 

judicial 

health 

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services 

Government 
businesses, 
including  trans-European  online  company 
registration.  

for 

Enabling access to public sector information 
and multilingual services 

Safety and security  

Digitalization  of 
collections  of 
European  cultural  resources  and  fostering 
their re-use by third parties.  

large 

Achieving  full  access  for  re-use 
to  all 
disclosable  information  held  by  the  public 
sector in the EU by 2020. 

Enabling  any  business  in  the  EU  to  offer 
online services in its own language that shall 
be  seamlessly  accessible  and  usable  in  any 
EU language 

Shared  computing  facilities,  databases  and 
software  tools  for  the  Safer  Internet  Centres 
(SICs) in the Member States, as well as back-
office  operations  to  handle  the  reporting  on 
sex abuse content 

Critical  service 
infrastructures, 
including 
and  platforms 
channels 
communication 
developed  and  deployed  in  order  to  enhance 
the  EU-wide  capability  for  preparedness, 
and 
information 
response. 

coordination 

sharing, 

and 
for 
the 

Modern 
information  and  communication 
technologies  in  the  field  of  smart  energy 
services  to  meet  the  needs  of  citizens  (who 
can  be  producers  as  well  as  consumers  of 
energy), 
and  public 
authorities. 

energy  providers 

information 

Deployment 
communication 
intelligent  energy  networks  and 
provision of Smart Energy Services 

of 
technology 

solutions 
for 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe 
Facility 

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure48  

06  Mobility and Transport 

32  Energy 

09 

Information Society and Media 

13  Regional Policy 

1.3. 

Nature of the proposal/initiative  

X The proposal/initiative relates to a new action  

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action49  

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to the extension of an existing action  

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to an action redirected towards a new action  

1.4. 

Objectives 

1.4.1.  The Commission's multiannual strategic objective(s) targeted by the proposal/initiative  

Heading 1  Smart and Inclusive Growth 

The CEF will address the following general objectives in the sectors of energy, transport and 
telecommunication:  

a)contribute  to  smart,  sustainable  and  inclusive  growth  by  developing  modern  and  high 
performing  trans-European  networks,  thus  bringing  forward  benefits  for  the  entire  European 
Union  in  terms  of  competitiveness  and  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion  within  the 
Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment 
through  a  combination  of  financial  instruments  and  Union  direct  support  and  by  exploiting 
synergies across the sectors.  

48 
49 

ABM: Activity-Based Management – ABB: Activity-Based Budgeting. 
As referred to in Article 49(6)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation. 

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b)  enable  the  European  Union  to  achieve  its  targets  of  a  20%  reduction  of  greenhouse  gas 
emissions, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 
20% up to 2020 while ensuring solidarity among Member States. 

1.4.2. 

Specific objective(s) and ABM/ABB activities concerned  

In the field of transport,: 
removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links; 
ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run; 
optimising  the  integration  and  interconnection  of  transport  modes  and  enhancing 

The  CEF  pursues  the  following  specific  objectives  in  the  sectors  of  transport,  energy  and 
telecommunications: 
1. 
a) 
b) 
c) 
interoperability, safety and security of transport services.  
In the field of energy: 
2. 
a) 
promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability 
of  the  electricity  and  gas  networks  across  borders,  including  by  ensuring  that  no  Member 
States is isolated from the European network;  
enhancing Union security of supply;  
b) 
c) 
contributing to sustainable development and protection of the environment, notably by 
fostering the integration of energy from renewable sources into the transmission network and 
developing carbon dioxide networks.  
3. 
a) 
including by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); 
b) 
well as access to such networks. 
ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned 
06 03 
32 03 
09 03 
13 14 

In the field of telecommunications networks: 
accelerating the deployment of fast and ultra-fast broadband networks and their uptake, 

promoting the interconnection and interoperability of national public services on-line as 

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1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

Specify the effects which the proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups targeted. 

Overall socio-economic and environmental impacts: 

A successful  implementation of CEF will accelerate the  development  of high  performing 
infrastructure  in  the  EU  in  the  areas  of  transport,  energy  and  information  and 
communication  technologies,  and  thus  contribute  to  reaching  the  EU  2020  Strategy 
associated energy and climate change targets and to achieving sustainable competitiveness 
of  the  EU.  Operating  rules  under  CEF  will  promote  implementation  of  actions  and 
encourage  maximal  leverage  of  EU  budget  contributions  in  attracting  public  and  private 
investments for projects. Furthermore, with the assistance of the financial instruments set 
up  with  the  EU’s  contribution,  the  infrastructures  of  European  relevance  will  become  an 
attractive investment asset for institutional investors from and outside Europe. 

Sector specific impacts: 

Transport: 

The  accelerated  implementation  of  the  trans-European  transport  Core  Network  corridors 
will favour more adequate transport infrastructure coverage of the Union, modal-shift and 
co-modality.  Innovative  information  and  management  systems,  that  will  form  part  of  the 
network, will provide support for logistic functions, inter-modal integration and sustainable 
operation in order to establish competitive transport chains, according to the needs of the 
users. The efficiency of the transport system will be improved, with an important reduction 
of congestion and travel times. 

Energy: 

Development  and  construction  of  energy  infrastructure  priority  corridors  and  areas 
fostering i.a.: 

- 

- 

- 

large-scale deployment of renewable energies,  

optimisation of transmission at EU level 

security of supply 

Telecommunications: 

- 

more citizens having access to broadband internet 

availability of interoperable digital service infrastructures, in particular availability of 

- 
smart electricity distribution services 

- 

mobilisation of private and further public investment in digital infrastructures 

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For ICT an OECD study suggests that a ten per cent higher broadband penetration rate in 
any year is correlated with a 1.5 per cent increase in labour productivity over the following 
five years50. 

A  meta-study  for  the  European  Commission  estimates  that  connecting  all  of  Europe  to 
modern  high-speed  broadband  would  create  about  3.99  million  jobs  in  EU27  Member 
States.  This  analysis  also  shows  that  the  average  level  of  GDP  growth  arising  from 
broadband investment is 7.03 per cent. This would equate to an increase in EU27 GDP of 
EUR 862.47 billion. In addition, an OECD study51 suggest that governments can achieve a 
ten year return on fully funding a national, point to point, open access FTTH network. 

1.4.4. 

Overview on milestones and targets: 

Transport: 

General objective 1 

Contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth 

Indicator 

Current situation 

Milestone 

Volume  of  public  and 
private  investment  in 
projects  of  common 
interest  

Volume  of  public  and 
private  investment  in 
projects  of  common 
realised 
interest 
through  the  Financial 
Instruments  under  this 
Regulation 

2017 

on 

EUR 280 billion of 
investments 
the 
realised 
entire 
TEN-T 
network,  of  which 
EUR  140  billion 
on 
core 
the 
network 

EUR  15  billion  of 
private investments 
the 
realised 
TEN-T 
entire 
network 

on 

term 

target 

Long 
2020 

EUR  500  billion  of 
investments  realised 
on  the  entire  TEN-T 
network,  of  which 
EUR  250  billion  on 
the core network 

EUR  40  billion  of 
private 
investments 
realised  on  the  entire 
TEN-T network. 

General objective 2 

Enable EU to reach 20-20-20 targets 

50 

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Roman Friedrich, Karim Sabbagh, Bahjat El-Darwiche, and Milind Singh (2009): Digital Highways. The Role 
of Government in 21st Century Infrastructure. Booz & Company. 
OECD 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/it_outlook-2010-en Accessed 17th May 2011 

Information  Technology  Outlook  2010,  OECD  Publishing.  Available  at 

(2010),  OECD 

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Indicator 

Current situation 

Reduction of green 
house gas emissions 

Increase in energy 
efficiency 

Share of renewable 
energy 

(*) 

(*) 

(*) 

Milestone 
2017 
(*) 

(*) 

(*) 

Long term target 

(*) 

(*) 

(*) 

(*) Data not yet available as methodology still has to be developed. 

Specific  objective  1  -
transport 

Removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links 

Indicator 

Latest known result  Milestone 

Target 

2017 

Number  of  new  and 
improved  cross-border 
connections 

Railways:  36  (to  be 
improved) 

6 

Removed  bottlenecks 
on transport routes 

Railways:  30  (to  be 
removed) 

4 

IWW: 14 

1 

14 

10 

3 

Specific  objective  2  -
transport 

Ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run 

Indicator 

Latest known result  Milestone 

Target 

81230 (2005) 

2017 

74071 

2020 

71490 

of 

Length 
conventional 
TEN-T  network 
EU-27 (in km) 

the 
railway 
in 

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10733 (2010) 

20022 

23198 

length  of  high-speed 
TEN-T 
railway 
network  in  the  EU-27 
(in km) 

Reduction  of  green 
house gas emmissions  

(*) 

Increase 
efficiency 

in 

energy 

(*) 

(*) 

(*) 

(*) 

(*) 

(*) Data not yet available as methodology still has to be developed. 

Specific  objective  3  -
transport 

Optimising  integration  and  interconnection  of  transport  modes  and 
enhancing interoperability of transport services 

Indicator 

Latest known result 

Milestone 

Target 

(already 
connections) 

existing 

2017 

27 

12 

41 

18 

54 

24 

of 

Number 
ports 
the 
connected 
railway  network  (out 
of a total of 82 ports) 

to 

to 

Number  of  airports 
connected 
the 
railway  network  (out 
total  of  37 
of  a 
airports) 

Energy: 

General objective 1 

Contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth 

Indicator 

Current situation 

0 

Volume of public and 
private investment in 
projects of common 
interest  

Volume of public and 
private investment in 

0 

Milestone 
2017 
200 bn 

Long term target 

200 bn 

30-60 bn 

30-60 bn 

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projects of common 
interest funded by 
CEF 

General objective 2 

Enable EU to reach 20-20-20 targets 

Indicator 

Current situation 

Reduction of green 
house gas emissions 

(*) 

Milestone 
2017 
(*) 

Long term target 

(*) 

Increase in energy 
efficiency 

Share of renewable 
energy 

Saving of energy of 
around 6% compared 
to BAU  
Share of RES in final 
energy consumption 
at 10% 

Saving of energy 
by 14% compared 
to BAU  
Share of RES in 
final energy 
consumption at 
15% 

Saving of energy by 
20%  

Share of RES in final 
energy consumption at 
20% 

Specific objective 1 - 
energy 

(*) Data will be available following implementation of methodology set out in the guidelines on energy infrastructure. 
promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and 
the interoperability of the electricity and gas networks across 
borders 
Latest known result  Milestone 

Indicator 

Target 

(*) 

(*) 

(*) 

 number of projects 
effectively 
interconnecting 
Member states' 
networks and 
removing internal 
bottlenecks  

(*) Data will be available following implementation of methodology set out in the guidelines on energy infrastructure. 
enhancing Union security of supply 

Specific objective 2 -
energy 

Indicator 

Latest known result  Milestone 

Target 

evolution of system 
resilience  

Gas: N-1 (9 MS do 
not meet N-1) 

2017 
Gas: N-1 is met by 
all EU-27  

Gas: N-1 is met by all 
EU-27 at 100% 

security of system 
operations 

(*) 

(*) 

(*) 

number of projects 
allowing 
diversification of 
supply sources, 
supplying counterparts 

3 major supply 
sources of gas for the 
EU in addition to 
liquefied natural gas 
(LNG) 

Min 5 important 
sources of gas for the 
EU in addition to 
liquefied natural gas 
(LNG) 

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and route 

(*) Data will be available following implementation of the methodology set out in the guidelines on energy 
infrastructure. 

Specific objective 3 –
energy 

contributing to sustainable development and protection of the 
environment 

Indicator 

Latest known result  Milestone 

Target 

(*) 

(*) 

transmission of 
renewable energy from 
generation to major 
consumption centres 
and storage sites 
the sum of CO2 
emissions prevented 
by the construction of 
the projects which 
benefited from CEF. 

2017 
(*) 

(*) 

(*) 

(*) 

(*) Data will be available following implementation of methodology set out in the guidelines on energy infrastructure. 

Telecommunications: 

General objective 1 

Contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth 

Indicator 

Current 
situation 

Milestone 

Long term target 

2017 

Projection of private 
investment between 2011 
and 2020: up to EUR 
50bn 

(Investment need until 
2020: EUR 270bn) 

0 

EUR 16.4bn 

2020: EUR 45.5bn54  

Volume of private 
investment in fast and 
ultra-fast broadband 
internet52  

Volume of public and 
private investment in 
projects of common 
interest for fast and 
ultra-fast broadband 

52 

This is the forecast of investments made independent of and without CEF intervention. 

EN 

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internet funded by 
CEF53 

Specific  objective  1  -
ICT 

Accelerating  the  deployment  of  fast  and  ultra-fast  broadband 
networks and their uptake 

Indicator 

Latest known 
result 

Milestone 

Target 

2017 

Level of fast 
broadband coverage 
(≥30 Mbs) 

December 2010: 
28.7% of 
households  

2017: 60% 

2020: 100% 

Level of subscription 
to broadband 
connections above 100 
Mbs 

December 2010: 
<1% 

2017: 20% 

2020: 50% 

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54 

This is the forecast for what can be achieved with CEF. 
This assumes EUR 6.5bn CEF funds leveraging private and (other) public investment by a factor of 7. 

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Specific  objective  2  - 
ICT 

Interconnection  and  interoperability  of  national  public  services 
online as well as access to such networks 

Indicator 

Latest  known 
result 

Milestone 

Target 

2017 

Citizens 
businesses 
public 
line55 

and 
using 
services  on-

2010:  41.2%  of 
and 
citizens 
75.7% 
of 
businesses 

2017:  50%  of 
citizens  and  85% 
of businesses 

2020: 60% of citizens and 
100% of businesses 

Availability  of  cross-
border 
public 
services56 

n/a 

80% 

2020: 100% 

1.4.5. 

Indicators of results and impact  

Specify the indicators for monitoring implementation of the proposal/initiative. 

The performance of the CEF shall be assessed against the following general performance 
indicators: 

(a)  The  achievement  of  the  general  objective  (a)  will  be  measured  by  the  volume  of 
public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume 
of  public  and  private  investments  in  projects  of  common  interest  realised  thanks  to  the 
financial instruments under the CEF Regulation. 

(b)  The  achievement  of  the  general  objective  (b)  will  be  measured  by  the  reduction  of 
greenhouse  gas  emissions,  the  increase  in  energy  efficiency  and  the  share  of  renewable 
energy by 2020. The performance of the CEF shall also be assessed against the following 
sector specific performance indicators: 

1. 

In the field of transport: 

55 
56 

As measured: citizens and businesses using eGovernment services 
Cross-border  public  services:  this  can  not  yet  be  measured,  as  the  list  of  services  is  still  under  definition  by 
Member States (Digital Agenda Action No. 91, to be completed by end-2011) 

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a) 
The  achievement  of  specific  objective  (a)  will  be  measured  by  the  number  of  new 
and improved cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on TEN-T railways and 
inland waterways which have benefited from CEF. 

The  achievement  of  specific  objective  (b)  will  be  measured  by  the  length  of  the 

b) 
railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27; 

The achievement of specific objective (c) will be measured by the number of ports 

c) 
and airports connected to the railway. 

2. 

In the field of energy: 

The achievement of specific objective (a) will be measured by the number of projects 

a) 
effectively interconnecting Member states' networks and removing internal bottlenecks. 

b) 
The  achievement  of  specific  objective  (b)  will  be  measured  by  the  evolution  of 
system  resilience  and  security  of  system  operations  as  well  as  diversification  of  supply 
sources, supplying counterparts and routes; 

c) 
The  achievement  of  specific  objective  (c)  will  be  measured  by  the  transmission  of 
renewable energy from generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and the 
sum of CO2 emissions prevented by the construction of the projects which benefited from 
CEF. 

3. 

In the field of telecommunications: 

a) 
The achievement of specific objective (a) will be measured by the level of broadband 
and  ultra-fast  broadband  coverage  and  the  number  of  households  having  subscribed  for 
broadband connections for above 100 Mbs;  

(ii)  The  achievement  of  specific  objective  (b)  will  be  measured  by  the  percentage  of 
citizens and businesses using public services on-line and the availability of such services 
across borders. 

1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.5.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term  

see Explanatory Memorandum on needs 

Target population: whole of EU 

1.5.2.  Added value of EU involvement (see also point 2.3 of Explanatory Memorandum) 

On 29th June 2011, the Commission adopted a Communication on 'A Budget for Europe 
2020' ('the MFF Communication') which is its principal position to the Union's finances for 
the years 2014-2020. It focuses on priority funding at the EU level that provides true added 
value  for  EU  citizens.  Programmes  and  instruments  included  in  the  MFF  have  been 
redesigned  to  ensure  that  their  outputs  and  impacts  push  forward  key  policy  priorities  of 

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the  EU.  In  particular,  the  MFF  has  been  modernised  by reallocating  resources to priority 
areas, one of them being pan-European infrastructure. 

The MFF Communication has highlighted that a fully functioning Single  Market needs a 
modern,  high  performing  infrastructure  connecting  Europe,  particularly  in  the  areas  of 
transport,  energy  and  ICT.  This  requires  considerable  investments,  from  both  the  public 
and the private sectors. It is estimated that about EUR 200 billion is needed to complete the 
trans-European  energy  networks  at  transmission  level  only,  EUR  500  billion  needs  to  be 
invested in the trans-European transport network, and over EUR 250 billion in ICT for the 
period 2014-2020. 

While  recognising  that  the  market  can  and  should  deliver  the  bulk  of  the  necessary 
investments,  the  MFF  Communication  stressed  the  added  value  of  the  Union  of  securing 
funding  for  the  pan-European  cross-border  projects  that  connect  the  centre  and  the 
periphery to the benefit of all. Experience has shown that national focus of planning does 
not  give  sufficiently high  priority  to multi-country,  cross-border  investments to equip the 
Single Market with the infrastructure it needs. In addition in the aftermath of the economic 
and financial crisis, the constraints on private and public sources of funding have cast an 
important degree of uncertainty on the extent to which required investments would be met. 
Most  affected  are  likely  to  be,  in  particular,  the  projects  with  trans-European  relevance, 
which  require  particularly  high  and  long  term  investments,  due  to  their  inherent  higher 
technical  complexity  as  well  as  cross-border  coordination  needs.  To  fill  the  gap, 
complementary  solutions  have  to  be  found  to  unlock  private  capital  and  restore  stable 
funding  streams  through  the  capital  and  banking  market.  EU  funds  should  accompany 
market  dynamics,  providing  incentives  rather  than  replacing  market  participation  in 
infrastructure  funding.  In  particular,  as  the  Budget  Review  Communication  has  also 
highlighted, the EU budget would be best placed to plug in gaps left by Member States. 

To this end, the Connecting Europe Facility will provide EU funds for projects with a true 
EU added value, namely cross-border projects, projects addressing bottlenecks or projects 
that bring EU wide benefits. 

In  view  of  the  size  of  the  investments  needed,  EU  funding  instruments,  in  particular 
innovative financial instruments, will contribute to mustering the necessary involvement of 
the private sector to accelerate the development of pan-European infrastructure. 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

Under the 2007-2013 multi-annual financial framework a number of programmes provided 
for financing infrastructure in the field of transport, energy and telecommunications, inter 
alia the TEN-T programme, the TEN-E programme, CIP ICT PSP, Cohesion Fund, ERDF, 
European Energy Programme for Recovery, and Marco Polo.  

Ex post evaluations of these programmes have shown that, in all three sectors, EU financial 
support provided has played an important support role by stimulating the development of 
infrastructure.  However,  they  also  highlighted  that  past  policies  for  TEN  financing  have 
not  been  sufficient  in  correcting  the  market/regulatory  failures  that  determine  the  present 
situation and in triggering a greater value for money. 

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Infrastructure development has suffered from a fragmentation of programmes and funding 
instruments as well as a considerable heterogeneity of the current funding conditions, both 
across and within each of the three infrastructure sectors, which leads to overlaps, gaps in 
funding  and  insufficient  exploitation  of  synergies.  Different  eligibility  and  management 
rules,  and  overlapping  objectives  but  loosely,  if  at  all  coordinated  priorities  complicate 
implementation  and  reduce  efficiency  of  the  financial  assistance.  The  availability  of 
different sources of funding within the same sectors also leads to "fund shopping", where 
the  same  project  proposal  is  sought  to  be  resubmitted  if  not  accepted  within  one  of  the 
programmes.  

Moreover, support for EU wide infrastructure in the sectors concerned could be improved 
by: 

-  concentrating  on  projects  with  a  real  EU  added  value,  namely  cross-border  projects, 
projects addressing bottlenecks or projects that bring EU wide benefits using synergies of 
two or three sectors. 

-  enhancing  the  leverage  of  EU  funding:  Effective  co-funding  rates  are  often  too  low  to 
trigger project development. 

-  encouraging  further  involvement  of  the  private  sector  through  the  use  of  financial 
instruments  in  addition  to  grants  which  for  example  has  proven  highly  efficient  and 
effective for RSFF.  

- simplifying funding rules and procedures. 

The CEF bundles financing instruments for the three sectors which allows to better address 
the  above  mentioned  shortcomings  of  fragmentation,  clearly  defines  funding  priorities, 
proposes  better  targeted  funding  rates  and  broadens  the  set  of  funding  instruments  by 
introducing  new  financial  instruments  to  encourage  an  increase  funding  from  the  private 
sector. 

1.5.4.  Coherence and possible synergy with other relevant instruments 

Internal coherence of the CEF: 

The CEF Regulation has to strike a balance between the need to simplify and align funding 
rules and conditions on the one hand, and respecting sector specific policy objectives.  

The CEF Regulation defines the conditions, methods and procedures for providing Union 
financial aid to trans-European networks for which three individual sectoral guidelines will 
be adopted in a form of Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.  

Full coherence with the current and future FR has been respected. Any exceptions are duly 
allowed for in legal texts. 

Synergy with other relevant instruments: 

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The  proposed  initiative  is  fully  consistent  with  the  2011  MFF  Communication  and  its 
accompanying  document.  The  EU  2020  strategy,  the  EU  Budget  Review,  the  Single 
Market  Act  and  the  MFF  Communication  provide  the  context  for  the  proposed  initiative 
the  objectives  of  which  reflect  the  objectives  of  the  above-mentioned  horizontal  policies. 
The  Cohesion  Fund  and  the  ERDF  will  continue  to  be  available  for  funding  core  and 
comprehensive  transport  infrastructure,  ICT  and  energy  distribution  networks  under 
decentralised management. 

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1.6. 

Duration and financial impact  

X Proposal/initiative of limited duration  

•  X  Proposal/initiative in effect from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2020  

•  X  Financial impact from 2014 to 2030  

(cid:133) Proposal/initiative of unlimited duration 

•  Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, 

•  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.7.  Management mode(s) envisaged57  

X Centralised direct management by the Commission  

X Centralised indirect management with the delegation of implementation tasks to: 

•  X  executive agencies  

•  X  bodies set up by the Communities58  

•  X  national public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission  

•  (cid:133)  persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions pursuant to Title V of the 
Treaty  on  European  Union  and  identified  in  the  relevant  basic  act  within  the  meaning  of 
Article 49 of the Financial Regulation  

(cid:133) Shared management with the Member States  

(cid:133) Decentralised management with third countries  

X Joint management with international organisations (as specified below) 

If more than one management mode is indicated, please provide details in the "Comments" section. 

Comments  

Grants (for all or some sectors, subject to further decisions) will be implemented by existing or future 
executive agency(ies). 

Further  tasks  may  be  entrusted  to  the  EIB,  the  EIF,  or  other  financial  institutions,  international 
organisations  (e.g.  Eurocontrol),  bodies  with  public-service  mission,  or  bodies  referred  to  in  Article 
FR). 
185 

(Articles 

ACER) 

revised 

(e.g. 

200 

201 

and 

FR 

57 

58 

Details  of  management  modes  and  references  to  the  Financial  Regulation  may  be  found  on  the  BudgWeb  site: 
http://www.cc.cec/budg/man/budgmanag/budgmanag_en.html 
As referred to in Article 185 of the Financial Regulation. 

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2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

Specify frequency and conditions. 

The  on-going  programme  will  be  monitored  via  an  interim  evaluation  of  CEF  Regulation 
including  a  performance  review.  In  addition,  mid-term  reviews  of  multi-annual  work 
programmes will be carried out. 

An  ex  post  evaluation  carried  out  in  close  cooperation  with  the  Member  States  and 
beneficiaries  will  examine  the  effectiveness  and  efficiency  of  the  CEF  and  the  impact  on 
economic, social and territorial cohesion and its contribution to the Union priorities of smart, 
sustainable and inclusive growth.  

The CEF proposal also provides for the possibility to undertake an evaluation of the methods 
of  carrying  out  projects  as  well  as  the  impact  of  their  implementation,  in  order  to  assess 
whether  the  objectives,  including  those  relating  to  environmental  protection,  have  been 
attained. 

On the level of the actions, beneficiaries will provide on a regular basis and on the terms of the 
agreements/decisions reports on the actions to be implemented. The CEF regulation provides 
furthermore  for  the  possibility  to  request  Member  States  specific  evaluations  of  actions  and 
linked projects 

2.2.  Management and control system  

2.2.1.  Risk(s) identified  

- project implementation delays  

- possible mismanagement of EU financial assistance by beneficiaries 

- insufficient market-uptake of financial instruments … 

- changing market conditions over time 

2.2.2.  Control method(s) envisaged  

The CEF will mainly be implemented through centralized direct and indirect management by 
the Commission. Cases of joint management might be envisaged. As regards grants the main 
elements of the internal control system are the procedures for selection and evaluation of grant 
proposals  (ex-ante  controls),  technical  and  financial  transaction  controls  during  the 
management of the projects based on reporting and ex-pot audits of beneficiaries 

As regards the control methods for grants no major changes are envisaged. Our estimation is 
that  the  CEF  will  share  similar risk  characteristics  and  a  similar  control  strategy  will  be 
applied.  We  therefore  estimate  the  expected  level  of  non-compliance  to  be  similar to  the 
experience of TEN-TEA on the management of TEN-T projects as follows: 

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The sampling methodology for audits is based on a partly random, partly risk based approach. 
The  detected  error  rates  (financial  adjustments  recommended  as  %  of  the  payments  made) 
were  below  1%  in  2009  and  2010  This  can  to  some  extent  be  attributed  to  the  sharing  of 
expertise with the ex-ante financial circuit (via the session on lessons learned from 2008 and 
2009  audits  and  fraud  prevention  techniques). Due  to  the  limited  size  and  the  combined 
random/risk-based audit sample, the error rates can however not be extrapolated to all projects 
managed by TEN-TEA. 

The  agreements  and  decisions  for  implementing  the  actions  under  CEF  will  provide  for 
supervision and financial control by the Commission, or any representative authorised by the 
Commission, as well as audits by the Court of Auditors and on-the-spot checks carried out by 
the  European  Anti-Fraud  Office  (OLAF),  in  accordance  with  the  procedures  laid  down  in 
Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot 
checks  and  inspections  carried  out  by  the  Commission  in  order  to  protect  the  European 
Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities and Regulation (EC) No 
1073/1999  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  25  May  1999  concerning 
investigations conducted by OLAF.  

As  far  as  the  implementation  of  financial  instruments  is  concerned  any  agreement  with  an 
entity  to  which  tasks  have  been  entrusted  or  with  other  financial  institutions  involved  will 
provide expressly for the Commission and the Court of Auditors to exercise their powers of 
control,  on  documents  and  on  the  premises  and  on  information,  even  stored  on  electronic 
media, over all third parties who have received Union funds. 

2.2.3. 

2.2.3  Nature and intensity of controls 

Summary 
controls 

of 

Amount in MEUR  Number 

of 

beneficiaries: 
transactions 
total) 

(% 

of 

Management of 
actions from 
evaluation to ex-post 
audits 

371** 

1) global monitoring of 
all projects: 100% 

2) audit of selected 
projects: 5% 

(**) approximation based on the following 9,9 MEUR x 7 x 6 where: 

of 
* 

Depth 
control 
(assessment 
1-4) 

Coverage 
of 
(% 
value) 

1 

4 

100% 

10% 

• 

• 

• 

9,  9  MEUR  corresponds  to  annual  administrative  costs  of  TEN-TEA  for  8  000  MEUR  of 
operational appropriations 

7 corresponds to number of years of MFF 

6 corresponds to the multiplier to reach CEF envelope of 50 000 MEUR 

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

Specify existing or envisaged prevention and protection measures. 

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The  Commission  will  ensure  that,  when  actions  financed  under  this  Regulation  are 
implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the application of preventive 
measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and by 
the  recovery  of  amounts  unduly  paid  and,  if  irregularities  are  detected,  by  effective, 
proportional and dissuasive penalties, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) 
No  2988/95  ,  Council  Regulation  (Euratom,  EC)  No  2185/96  and  with  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council. 

The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors will have the power of audit, 
on  the  basis  of  documents  and  on-the-spot,  over  all  grant  beneficiaries,  contractors  and 
subcontractors who have received Union funds 

The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) shall be authorised to carry out on-the-spot checks 
and  inspections  on  economic  operators  concerned  directly  or  indirectly  by  such  funding  in 
accordance  with  the  procedures  laid  down  in  Regulation  (Euratom,  EC)  No  2185/96  with  a 
view to establishing that there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting 
the financial interests of the European Union in connection with a grant agreement or decision 
or a contract concerning Union funding. 

DG INFSO, MOVE and ENER have adopted or will adopt by 2013 anti-fraud strategies and 
related action plans at DG level that cover the entire expenditure cycle, taking into account the 
proportionality  and  the  cost-benefit  of  the  measures  to  be  implemented,  allowing  for  a  risk 
assessment of the programme. 

The  three  DGs  will  ensure  that  their  fraud  risk  management  approach  is  geared  to 
identifying fraud risk areas, taking into account a sector specific cost-benefit analysis by DG 
and with the help of the fraud prevention and risk analysis work of OLAF. 

Contracts for grants and procurement will be based on standard models, which will set out the 
generally applicable anti-fraud measures. 

Trainings on the management of grants will be organised for staff handling projects.  

As  regards  financial  instruments  financial  institutions  involved  in  the  execution  of  financial 
operations  under  a  financial  instrument  will  have  to  comply  with  relevant  standards  on  the 
prevention of money laundering and fight against terrorism. They shall not be established in 
territories whose jurisdictions do not co-operate with the Union in relation to the application of 
internationally agreed tax standards. 

3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

(in current prices) 

3.1. 

Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget  line(s) 
affected  

•  Existing expenditure budget lines  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

EN 

72 

   EN 

 
Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

1 

1 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

1 

1 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure

Contribution  

Trans-European 

Transport 

Diff./non-
diff 
(59) 

from 
EFTA60 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries61 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

Number  
Description: 
Networks 

06 03 03  

Diff./. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

06 01 04 31 

non-diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure

Contribution  

NO 

NO 

Number  
Description Trans-European Energy Networks 

Diff./non-
diff 
(62) 

from 
EFTA63 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries64 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

32 03 02 (TEN-E) 

Diff./. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

32 01 04 XX 

non-diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure

Contribution  

NO 

NO 

Number  
Description  Competitiveness  and  Innovation 
Framework Programme – ICT-PSP 

Diff./non-
diff 
(65) 

from 
EFTA66 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries67 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

1 

1 

09 03 XX 

09 01 04 XX 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Budget line 

Number  
Description: Cohesion Fund 

Diff./. 

Non-diff. 

Type of  
expenditure

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Contribution  

Diff./non-
diff 
(68) 

from 
EFTA69 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries70 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

59 
60 
61 
62 
63 
64 
65 
66 
67 
68 
69 
70 

Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-Diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidate countries from the Western Balkans. 
Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-Diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidate countries from the Western Balkans. 
Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-Diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidate countries from the Western Balkans. 
Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-Diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidate countries from the Western Balkans. 

EN 

73 

   EN 

 
 
 
                                                 
1 

1 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

13 04 02 

Diff./. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

13 01 04 XX 

Non-diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

•  New budget lines requested  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of 
expenditure

Contribution  

Number  
[Heading……………………………………..] 

Diff./non-
diff. 

[XX.YY.YY.YY] 

from 
EFTA 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

YES/N
O 

YES/N
O 

YES/N
O 

YES/NO 

A single budget line for the Connecting Europe Facility is aimed at, however to be decided at a later stage. 

EN 

74 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
3.2. 

Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

Heading of multiannual financial 
framework:  

Number 
1 

Heading: Smart and Inclusive Growth 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

DG: MOVE 

(cid:121) Operational appropriations  

Number of budget line 06 03 03 

of 

Appropriations 
administrative 
from the envelope for specific programmes72  
Number of budget line 06.01.04.31(*) 

an 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG MOVE 

Year 
N71 

2014 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

Year 
N+4 

Year 
N+5 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

> 2020 

Year 
N+6 

2020 

TOTAL 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

2427,3 
0 

2687,5 
2099,7 

3183,2 
2299,7 

3471,8 
2449,7 

4000,5 
2599,7 

4315,2 
2799,7 

4401,9 
2999,7 

9239,2 

24487,4 
24487,4 

nature 

financed 

Commitments 

Payments 

(3) 

=1+1a 
+3 

=2+2a 

+3 

12,7 

17,5 

17,8 

18,2 

18,5 

18,8 

19,1 

122,6 

2440,0 

2705,0 

3201,0 

3490,0 

4019,0 

4334,0 

4421,0 

0,0 

24610,0 

12,7 

2117,2 

2317,5 

2467,9 

2618,2 

2818,5 

3018,8 

9239,2 

24610,0 

71 
72 

EN 

Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. 
Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct 
research. 

75 

E

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
(*)  These  figures  refer  to  the  subvention  to  the  TEN-T  executive  agency  and  cover  the  management  of  the  transport  part  of  the  CEF  and  the 
completion of financial support for projects of common interest in the trans-European transport network from previous programmes. They ensue from 
the assumption of a portfolio of 500 projects. 

EN 

76 

E

 
  
DG: REGIO 

(cid:121) Operational appropriations  

Number of budget line 13 04 02 

Year 
N73 

2014 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

Year 
N+4 

Year 
N+5 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

> 2020 

TO

Year 
N+6 

2020 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

1477,9 
0,0 

1511,9 
972,9 

1544,3 
1102,6 

1587,4 
1236,5 

1648,9 
1291,7 

1693,9 
1373,2 

1774 
1551,3 

3710,1 

1123
1123

Appropriations 
of 
from the envelope for specific programmes74  
Number of budget line 13 01 04 XX (**) 

an 

administrative 

nature 

financed 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG REGIO  

Commitments 

Payments 

(3) 

=1+1a 
+3 

=2+2a 

+3 

5,1 

5,4 

5,6 

5,9 

6,2 

6,6 

6,6 

1483,0 

1517,4 

1549,9 

1593,3 

1655,1 

1700,4 

1780,6 

5,1 

978,3 

1108,3 

1242,4 

1297,9 

1379,7 

1557,9 

3710,1 

4

11

11

 (**)  Additional amount to support the subvention to the TEN-T executive agency (new budget line to be created) with the assumption that these 
amounts  will  be  delegated  to  the  TEN-T  executive  agency.  Applicable  rules  under  this  Regulation  for  tran-European  transport  networks 
should apply. Specific calls shall be launched for projects implementing the core network exclusively in Member States eligible for funding 
from the Cohesion Fund. They ensue from the assumption of a portfolio of around 160 projects. 

73 
74 

EN 

Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. 
Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct 
research. 

77 

E

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
DG: ENER 

(cid:121) Operational appropriations  

Number of budget line 32 03 02 

Appropriations 
of 
from the envelope for specific programmes76  

administrative 

an 

Year 
N75 

2014 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

Year 
N+4 

Year 
N+5 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

> 2020 

TOTA

Year 
N+6 

2020 

Commitments 

(1) 

1029,52
2 

1333,02
2 

1139,02
2 

1319,02
2 

1495,02
2 

1759,02
2 

2271,02
2 

0 

10345

Payments 

(2) 

452,542 

915,785 

1174,82
2 

1264,78
2 

1353,26
2 

1568,94
2 

1921,38
2 

1694,13
7 

10345

nature 

financed 

Number of budget line 3201XX (***) 

(3) 

3,478 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG ENER 

Commitments 

Payments 

=1+1a 
+3 

=2+2a 

+3 

1033 

1335 

1141 

1321 

1497 

1761 

2273 

456,02 

917,763 

1176,8 

1266,76 

1355,24 

1570,92 

1923,36 

0 

0 

1694,13
7 

15

1

1

(***)  These appropriations include expenditures for EU coordinators. Furthermore, ACER might be referred to in order to execute tasks defined in 
the provisions of the Regulation on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure subject to further decision.

75 
76 

EN 

Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. 
Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct 
research. 

78 

E

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
DG: INFSO 

(cid:121) Operational appropriations  

Number of budget line 0903XX 

Year 
N77 

2014 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

Year 
N+4 

Year 
N+5 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

> 2020 

TO

Year 
N+6 

2020 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

679,000 

843,800 

1302,600 

1621,400 

1734,200 

2003,000 

2284,000 

0 

454,000 

683,800 

1262,600 

1581,400 

1719,200 

2003,000 

2258,000 

506,000 

of 
Appropriations 
from the envelope for specific programmes78  
Number of budget line 090104XX 

an 

administrative 

nature 

financed 

(3) 

2,000 

2,200 

2,400 

2,600 

2,800 

3,000 

3,000 

681,000 

846,000 

1305,000 

1624,000 

1737,000 

2006,000 

2287,000 

0 

0 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG INFSO  

Commitments 

Payments 

=1+1a 
+3 

=2+2a 

+3 

456,000 

686,000 

1265,000 

1584,000 

1722,000 

2006,000 

2261,000 

506,000 

(cid:121) TOTAL operational appropriations(*) 

Commitments 

Payments 

(cid:121)  TOTAL  appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature 
financed from the envelope for specific programmes(*)  

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

4135,82
2 

906,542 

4864,32
2 
3699,28
5 

5624,82
2 
4737,12
2 

6412,22
2 
5295,88
2 

7229,72
2 
5672,16
2 

8077,22
2 
6371,64
2 

8956,92
2 
7179,08
2 

0,000 

11439,
34 

45301,0
54 
45301,0
54 

18,178 

21,678 

22,178 

22,778 

23,278 

23,778 

24,078 

0 

155,946 

TOTAL appropriations  

Commitments 

=4+ 6 

4154,00
0 

4886,00
0 

5647,00
0 

6435,00
0 

7253,00
0 

8101,00
0 

8981,00
0 

0,000 

45457,0
00 

77 
78 

EN 

Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. 
Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct 
research. 

79 

E

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
under HEADING 1(*) 
of the multiannual financial framework 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

924,720 

3720,96
3 

4759,30
0 

5318,66
0 

5695,44
0 

6395,42
0 

7203,16
0 

11439,
337 

45457,0
00 

(*) 

excluding amounts from DG REGIO (cohesion fund) 

EN 

80 

E

 
  
(cid:121) TOTAL operational appropriations(**) 

Commitments 

Payments 

(cid:121)  TOTAL  appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature 
financed from the envelope for specific programmes (**) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADING 1 (**) 
of the multiannual financial framework 

Commitments 

=4+ 6 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

5613,72
2 

906,542 

6376,22
2 
4672,18
5 

7169,12
2 
5839,72
2 

7999,62
2 
6532,38
2 

8878,62
2 
6963,86
2 

9771,12
2 
7744,84
2 

10730,9
22 
8730,38
2 

0,000 
15149,
44 

56539,3
54 
56539,3
54 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

23,278 
5637,00
0 

27,078 
6403,30
0 

27,778 
7196,90
0 

28,678 
8028,30
0 

29,478 
8908,10
0 

30,378 
9801,50
0 

30,678 
10761,6
00 

0 

0,000 

197,346 
56736,7
00 

929,820 

4699,26
3 

5867,50
0 

6561,06
0 

6993,34
0 

7775,22
0 

8761,06
0 

15149,
437 

56736,7
00 

(**) 

including amounts from DG REGIO (cohesion fund) 

If more than one heading is affected by the proposal / initiative: (not applicable) 

(cid:121) TOTAL operational appropriations  

Commitments 

Payments 

(cid:121)  TOTAL  appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature 
financed from the envelope for specific programmes  

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 4 
of the multiannual financial framework 
(Reference amount) 

Commitments 

=4+ 6 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

EN 

81 

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Heading of multiannual financial 
framework:  

5 

" Administrative expenditure " 

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

DG: MOVE 

(cid:121) Human resources  

(cid:121) Other administrative expenditure  

4,198 

4,516 

4,771 

5,089 

5,280 

5,280 

5,280 

1,100 

1,110 

1,120 

1,230 

1,240 

1,250 

1,260 

TOTAL DG MOVE 

Appropriations  

5,298 

5,626 

5,891 

6,319 

6,520 

6,530 

42,724 

DG: ENER (*) 

(cid:121) Human resources  

5,406 

6,233 

7,123 

7,315 

7,315 

7,506 

7,506 

(cid:121) Other administrative expenditure  

0,171 

0,171 

0,171 

0,471 

0,171 

0,171 

0,471 

TOTAL DG ENER 

5,577 

6,404 

7,294 

7,786 

7,486 

7,677 

7,977 

DG: INFSO (*) 

(cid:121) Human resources  
(cid:121) Other administrative expenditure  

11,117 

12,451 

14,484 

15,310 

 16,263 

 17,025 

 17,279 

0,200 

0,210 

0,220 

0,230 

0,240 

0,250 

0,260 

TOTAL DG INFSO 

Appropriations  

11,317 

12,661 

14,704 

15,540 

 16,503 

 17,275 

 17,539 

34,414 

8,310 

42,724

48,404 

1,797

50,201

 103,929 

1,610 

 105,539 

(*)  DG  ENER  and  DG  INFSO  also  envisage  (partially)  externalising  the  implementation  of  CEF  to  agencies.  Amounts  and  imputations  will  be 
adjusted if necessary according to the results of the externalisation process. 

EN 

82 

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TOTAL appropriations 
under HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework  

(Total 
= Total payments) 

commitments 

22,192 

24,691 

27,889 

29,645 

30,509 

31,482 

32,056 

198,464

EN 

83 

E

 
  
 
TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 5(*) 
of the multiannual financial framework  

Commitments 

Payments 

(*) excluding amounts from DG REGIO (Cohesion Fund)  

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 5(**) 
of the multiannual financial framework  

Commitments 

Payments 

(**) including amounts from DG REGIO (Cohesion Fund) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
201479 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

> 2020  TOTAL 

4176,19
2 

4910,69
1 

5674,88
9 

6464,64
5 

7283,50
9 

8132,48
2 

9013,05
6 

0,000 

946,912 

3745,65
4 

4787,18
9 

5348,30
5 

5725,94
9 

6426,90
2 

7235,21
6 

11439,
337 

45655,4
64 

45655,4
64 

Year 
201480 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

> 2020  TOTAL 

5659,19
2 

6427,99
1 

2327,88
9 

8057,94
5 

8057,94
5 

9832,98
2 

10793,6
56 

0,000 

952,012 

4723,95
4 

5895,38
9 

6590,70
5 

7023,84
9 

7806,70
2 

8793,11
6 

15149,
437 

56935,1
64 

56935,1
64 

79 
80 

Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. 
Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. 

EN 

84 

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3.2.2.  Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

•  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations  

•  X  The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below: 

Indicate 
objectives 
and 
outputs  

Type of 
output81 

Averag
e cost  
of the 
output 

(cid:216) 

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

… enter as many years as necessary to show the 
duration of the impact (see point 1.6) 

TOTAL 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

OUTPUTS 

Cost 

Cost 

Cost 

Cost 

Cost 

Cost 

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

f

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

r
e
b
m
u
N

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Total  
cost 

Tot
al 
nu
mb
er 
of 
out
puts 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 82 transport networks… 

- Output 

It is expected to contribute to the financing of a total of EUR 150 bn of investments out of the estimated investments of EUR 237.618,21 million set out in the 
list of pre-identified transport infrastructure projects in Part 1 of the Annex to the CEF Regulation. 

- EUR 2 256,9 million of EU funding in financial instruments will leverage EUR 40 bn of investments, 
- EUR 11 238,3 million of EU funding from the Cohesion Fund will leverage €11.5 bn of investments 
- the remaining EUR 22 230,5 million of EU funding will leverage €98.5 bn of investments (based on an average co-funding rate of 20%). 

in € million 

Investment estimates for 
the listed pre-identified 
projects in Part 1 of the 

81 
82 

Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g.: number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.). 
As described in Section 1.4.2. "Specific objective(s)…" 

EN 

85 

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Horizontal Priorities 

of which SESAR

1. Baltic – Adriatic Corridor 
2. Warszawa – Berlin – 
Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – 
Midlands 

Annex to the CEF 
Regulation 

47.500,00 
30.000,00 
13.353,20 
5.673,00 

37.690,00 
8.037,60 

3. Mediterranean Corridor 
4. Hamburg – Rostock – Burgas/TR 
border – Piraeus – Lefkosia 
5. Helsinki – Valletta 
6. Genova – Rotterdam 
7. Lisboa - Strasbourg 
8. Dublin – London – Paris – 
Brussel/Bruxelles 
9. Amsterdam – Basel/Lyon – Marseille 
10. Strasbourg – Danube Corridor 
Other Sections on the Core Network 
Total 
Detailed figures per corridor will be available during the planning and the implementation of the programme. 

12.551,30 
15.939,40 
27.563,21 
237.618,21 

31.936,00 
15.622,50 
17.170,00 
4.582,00 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES energy networks 

- Output 

implementation of the 11 priority corridors and areas at EUR 
940,514 million per corridor on average 

EN 

86 

E

 
  
 
 
 
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Telecommunications networks

83

: 

- Output 

Digital 
service 
infrastructure
s developed 
and deployed 
across Europe 

- Output 

Thousand 
households 
connected to 
Broadband 
internet  

The following digital service infrastructures are expected to be supported under CEF: 

2446,000 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

Interoperable electronic identification and authentication across Europe;  

European Central Platform for the interconnection of European business registers 

Electronic procedures for setting up and running a business in another European country 

Interoperable cross-border electronic procurement services 

Interoperable cross-border e-Justice services 

Interoperable cross border eHealth services 

0.18 

182
7 

321,00
0 

357
3 

627,800 

554
7 

974,60
0 

6269 

1101,400 

80
31 

1411,20
0 

927
6 

1630
,000 

111
26 

1955,000 

8021,000 

456
49 

Sub-total for specific 
objective 
Telecommunications 

679,0
00 

TOTAL COST 

 843,800 

 1 302,600 

 1 621,400  

 1 
734,20
0 

 2 
003,00
0 

 2 284,000 

 10 468,000  

56 539,354 

83 

EN 

The ultimate split between budget spent through financial instruments vs. grants will depend on market take-up of the financial instruments. 

87 

E

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
EN 

88 

E

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.2.3.  Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.3.1.  Summary  

•  (cid:133)  The  proposal/initiative  does  not 

require 

the  use  of  administrative 

appropriations  

•  X  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  administrative  appropriations,  as 

explained below: 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

TOTAL 

DG MOVE 

HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Human resources  

4,198 

4,516 

4,771 

5,089 

5,280 

5,280 

5,280 

34,414 

Other  administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside HEADING 584 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 
(*)  

Human resources  

expenditure  
Other 
of  an  administrative 
nature 06 01 04 31 

Other 
expenditure  
of  an  administrative 
nature 13 01 04 XX 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 5 
(**)  
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 5  
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

1,100 

1,110 

1,120 

1,230 

1,240 

1,250 

1,260 

8,310 

5,298 

5,626 

5,891 

6,319 

6,520 

6,530 

6.54 

42,724 

12,7 

17,5 

17,8 

18,2 

18,5 

18,8 

19,1 

122,6

5,1 

5,4 

5,6 

5,9 

6,2 

6,6 

6,6 

41,4 

12,7 

17,5 

17,8 

18,2 

18,5 

18,8 

19,1 

122,6

17,8 

22,9 

23,4 

24,1 

24,7 

25,4 

25,7 

164,0 

TOTAL MOVE(**) 

17,998 

23,126 

23,691 

24,519 

25,02 

25,33 

25,64 

165,324

84 

Technical  and/or  administrative  assistance  and  expenditure  in  support  of  the  implementation  of  EU 
programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct research. 

EN 

89 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
TOTAL MOVE 

23,098 

28,526 

29,291 

30,419 

31,22 

31,93 

32,24 

206,724

(*)  With  the  assumption  that  the  transport  and  the  cohesion  fund  parts  of  the  CEF  will  be 
delegated to the TEN-T executive agency. 

(**) excluding 13 01 04 XX cohesion fund 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

DG ENER 

HEADING 5 (*) 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Human resources  

Other  administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside HEADING 585 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Human resources  

Other 
expenditure  
of  an  administrative 
nature (**) 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

TOTAL ENER 

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

TOTAL 

5,406 

6,233 

7,123 

7,315 

7,315 

7,506 

7,506 

48,404 

0,171 

0,171 

0,171 

0,471 

0,171 

0,171 

0,471 

1,797

5,577 

6,404 

7,294 

7,786 

7,486 

7,677 

7,977 

50,201 

3,478 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

3,478 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

1,978 

9,055 

8,382 

9,272 

9,764 

9,464 

9,655 

9,955 

15,346 

15,346 

65,547

DG ENER envisages (partially) externalising the implementation of CEF to agencies. 

(*) 
Amounts and imputations will be adjusted if necessary according to the results of the 
externalisation process. 

(**)  These appropriations include expenditures for EU coordinators. Furthermore, ACER 
might be referred to in order to execute tasks defined in the provisions of the Regulation on 
guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure subject to further decision.

85 

Technical  and/or  administrative  assistance  and  expenditure  in  support  of  the  implementation  of  EU 
programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct research. 

EN 

90 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

TOTAL 

DG INFSO 

HEADING 5 (*) 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Human resources  

11,117 

12,451 

14,484 

15,310 

 16,263 

 17,025  

 17,279 

 103,929 

Other  administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside HEADING 586 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Human resources  

expenditure  
Other 
of  an  administrative 
nature 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

0,2 

0,21 

0,22 

0,23 

0,24 

0,25 

0,26 

1,61 

11,317 

12,661 

14,704 

15,540 

 16,503 

 17,275  

 17,539 

 105,539 

2 

2 

2,2 

2,4 

2,6 

2,8 

2,2 

2,4 

2,6 

2,8 

3 

3 

3 

3 

18 

18 

TOTAL INFSO 

13,317 

14,861 

17,104 

18,140 

 19,303 

 20,275  

 20,539 

 123,539 

DG INFSO envisages (partially) externalising the implementation of CEF to agencies. 
(*) 
Amounts  and  imputations  will  be  adjusted  if  necessary  according  to  the  results  of  the 
externalisation process. 

TOTAL 
appropriations of 
admin. nature of 
Heading 5 of MFF 

TOTAL 
appropriations of 
admin. nature 
outside Heading 5 of 
MFF(*) 

TOTAL 
appropriations of 
admin. nature 
outside Heading 5 of 
MFF 

TOTAL 
appropriations of 

22,192 

24,691 

27,889 

29,645 

30,509 

31,482 

32,056 

198,464

18,178 

21,678 

22,178 

22,778 

23,278 

23,778 

24,078 

155,946

23,278 

27,078 

27,778 

28,678 

29,478 

30,378 

30,678 

197,346 

40,37 

46,369 

50,067 

52,423 

53,787 

55,26 

56,134 

354,410

86 

Technical  and/or  administrative  assistance  and  expenditure  in  support  of  the  implementation  of  EU 
programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct research. 

EN 

91 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
administrative 
nature(*) 

TOTAL 
appropriations of 
administrative 
nature( 

45,47 

51,769 

55,667 

58,323

59,987 

61,86 

62,734 

395,810

(*) excluding 13 01 04 XX Cohesion Fund  

3.2.3.2.  Estimated requirements of human resources  

•  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources  

•  X  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  human  resources,  as  explained 

below: 

Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units 

DG MOVE 

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

lishment plan posts (officials and temporary agents) 

06 01 01 01 (Headquarters and 
Commission’s Representation 
Offices) 

XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) 

06 01 05 01 (Indirect research) 

10 01 05 01 (Direct research) 

(cid:121) External personnel (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)87 

06 01 02 01 (CA, INT, SNE from the 
"global envelope") 

XX 01 02 02 (CA, INT, JED, LA and 
SNE in the delegations) 

XX 01 04 
yy 88 

06 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Indirect 
research) 

10 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Direct 
research) 

Other budget lines (specify)  

26 

28 

29 

31 

32 

32 

14 

15 

17 

18 

19 

19 

TOTAL MOVE 

40 

43 

46 

49 

51 

51 

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned. 

The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to 
management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary 
with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual 

87 

88 

CA= Contract Agent; INT= agency staff ("Intérimaire"); JED= "Jeune Expert en Délégation" (Young 
Experts in Delegations); LA= Local Agent; SNE= Seconded National Expert;  
Under the ceiling for external personnel from operational appropriations (former "BA" lines). 

EN 

92 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints. Amounts and imputations will 
be adjusted depending on the results of the envisaged externalisation process. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

Officials and temporary agents 

External personnel 

Policy  and  strategy  making,  programme  management  and  control,  project  selection, 
coordination  and  liaison  with  all  stakeholders  on  programme  level  (ministries,  other 
DGs,  European  Institutions,  international  banks  (eg  EIB),  supervision  and  control  of 
associated agencies (external personnel). 

Managing  the  TENtec  information  system:  collection  of  technical,  financial  and 
geographical  data  for  the  analysis,  management  and  political  decision  making  of  the 
programme. 

Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units 

DG ENER 

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

lishment plan posts (officials and temporary agents) 

32 01 01 01 (Headquarters and 
Commission’s Representation 
Offices) 

XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) 

XX 01 05 01 (Indirect research) 

10 01 05 01 (Direct research) 

(cid:121) External personnel (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)89 

32 01 02 01 (CA, INT, SNE from the 
"global envelope") 

XX 01 02 02 (CA, INT, JED, LA and 
SNE in the delegations) 

XX 01 04 
yy 90 

- at Headquarters91 

- in delegations  

XX 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - 
Indirect research) 

10 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Direct 
research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

34 

39 

45 

45 

45 

46 

17 

20 

22 

25 

25 

26 

TOTAL ENER 

51 

59 

67 

70 

70 

72 

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned. 

The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to 
management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary 

89 

90 
91 

CA= Contract Agent; INT= agency staff ("Intérimaire"); JED= "Jeune Expert en Délégation" (Young 
Experts in Delegations); LA= Local Agent; SNE= Seconded National Expert;  
Under the ceiling for external personnel from operational appropriations (former "BA" lines). 
Essentially  for  Structural  Funds,  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD)  and 
European Fisheries Fund (EFF). 

EN 

93 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual 
allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints. Amounts and imputations will 
be adjusted depending on the results of the envisaged externalisation process. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

Officials and temporary agents 

- Support to regional and thematic fora in the identification of projects of common interest 

- selection process 

-  management  of  annual  calls  for  proposals  and  selection  of  projects  for  EU  financial 
support 

- financial and project management  

- evaluations 

External personnel 

Support to regional and thematic fora in the identification of projects of common  

- selection process 

- management of annual calls for proposals and selection of projects for financing  

- financial and project management  

- evaluations 

EN 

94 

   EN 

 
DG INFSO 

Estimate to be expressed in fulltime equivalent units 

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

(cid:121) Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary agents) 

09 01 01 01 (Headquarters and 
Commission’s Representation Offices) 

XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) 

XX 01 05 01 (Indirect research) 

10 01 05 01 (Direct research) 

83  

93  

108  

114  

121  

127  

129  

(cid:121) External personnel (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)92 

09 01 02 01 (CA, INT, SNE from the 
"global envelope") 

XX 01 02 02 (CA, INT, JED, LA and SNE 
in the delegations) 

9  

10  

12  

13  

14  

14  

14  

XX 01 04 yy 93 

- at 
Headquarters
94 

- in 
delegations  

XX 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Indirect 
research) 

10 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Direct 
research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

TOTAL 

92 

103 

120 

127 

135 

141 

143 

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned. 

The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to 
management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary 
with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual 
allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints. Amounts and imputations will 
be adjusted depending on the results of the envisaged externalisation process. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

Officials and temporary agents 

Policy  and  strategy  coordination,  programme  management,  project  and  grant 
management  

External personnel 

Project and grant management  

Total of estimated requirements 

183 

205 

233 

246 

256 

264 

266 

92 

93 
94 

CA= Contract Agent; INT= agency staff ("Intérimaire"); JED= "Jeune Expert en Délégation" (Young 
Experts in Delegations); LA= Local Agent; SNE= Seconded National Expert;  
Under the ceiling for external personnel from operational appropriations (former "BA" lines). 
Essentially  for  Structural  Funds,  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD)  and 
European Fisheries Fund (EFF). 

EN 

95 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
of Human Resources 

EN 

96 

   EN 

 
3.2.4.  Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 

•  X  Proposal/initiative 

is  compatible 

the  2014-2020  multiannual  financial 

framework. 

•  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the 

multiannual financial framework. 

Explain what reprogramming is required, specifying the budget lines concerned and the corresponding 
amounts. 

n.a. 

•  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative  requires  application  of  the  flexibility  instrument  or 

revision of the multiannual financial framework95. 

Explain what is required, specifying the headings and budget lines concerned and the corresponding 
amounts. 

n.a. 

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions  

•  X  The proposal/initiative does not provide for co-financing by third parties  

•  The proposal/initiative provides for the co-financing estimated below: 

Appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

… enter as many years as 
necessary to show the duration 
of the impact (see point 1.6) 

Total 

Specify  the  co-financing 
body  

TOTAL 
cofinanced  

appropriations 

95 

See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement. 

EN 

97 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

•  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. 

•  X  Proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

– 

– 

(cid:133) 

X 

on own resources  

on miscellaneous revenue  

Appropriations 
available for the 
ongoing budget 
year 

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative96 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

… insert as many columns as necessary 
in order to reflect the duration of the 
impact (see point 1.6) 

For miscellaneous assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected. 

to  be  determined  (The  revenue  generated  by  the  financial  instruments  shall  be  re-
used during the lifetime of the programme, and ultimately cashed as revenue together 
with the principal amount at the end of the programme.) 

Specify the method for calculating the impact on revenue.  

96 

As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net 
amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 25% for collection costs. 

EN 

98 

   EN