CELEX: 51987PC0579
Language: en
Date: 1987-11-16
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the grant of financial support to transport infrastructure projects (submitted by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                          COM(87 ) 579 final
                                          Brussels , 16 November 1987
                              Proposai for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
      on the grant of financial support to transport infrastructure
                                 projects
                      ( submitted by the Commission )
  C0MC87 ) 579 final
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                                   Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                     ON THE GRANT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
                     TO TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Discusslons at Council have contlnued on thè Commisslon's proposals for a
Medium Term Programme for transport inf rastructure ( doc C0M(86)340 , 27 June
1986 ). The European Parliament has provided a favourable opinion on thè
overall proposai and thè Commi ssion has forwarded to thè Council a number of
modif ications as a consequence of Parliaments discussions .
Member States have forwarded to the Commission 92 projects which they
consider to be eligible for Community support under the objectives and the
criteria agreed by the Council in November 1986 . The Commission has been
able to examine these projects with the aid of the Committee for transport
infrastructure . In the light of this examination the Commission has
identified a number of projects which is considered to meet the objectives
set out for the Medium Term Programme and where in consequence Community
support appears to be amply justified . These projects have been examined and
are considered to be important in terms of such major objectives as the
improvements of links to new Member States in the Iberian Peninsula or to
complement the work that is under way in connection with the Channel
Tunnel . A further category concerns preparatory works and studies prior to
the inception of major projects such as the " Scandinavian link ". Here the
Commission considers that the injection of limited amounts of Community
support will be a valuable stimulus to the development of major projects
with potentially important effects on transport and economic activity in
general .
                                                             ./.
 ---pagebreak--- In the light of this situation the Commission has drawn up the attached
Regulation covering the provision of assistance to a limited number of well
justified projects that it considers to be eligible . The Regulation lays
down the form of the support to be granted as well as the administrative and
other conditions that are to be imposed .
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                                    Proposai for a
                                COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                         ON THE GRANT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
                     TO TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EÜROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
and in particular Article 75 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
Whereas the Council in its meeting of 11 November 1986 , reached
conclusions concerning the objectives , criteria and financial mechanism
of a medium term programme to improve infrastructure ?
Whereas a number of eligible projects have been submitted by Member
States to use the whole of the appropriations remaing for this purpose in
the 1986 and 1987 budgets ?
Whereas the ceilings for         Community financial support for each project
of this Regulation should be fixed by the Commission ,
Whereas the methods and procedures for implementing this Regulation should
be defined ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    Article 1
     Within the limits of the budget appropriations remaining from the - 1987 budget
    and under the conditions set out in articles 2,3 and 4 ; the Community
    shall provide financial support for transport infrastructure projects
    by contributing to the cost of the following projects :
2 . Studies Preparatory to Construction work
–   Scandinavian Link – to asslst the development of a number of fixed
    links
                                                                            /
 ---pagebreak---                                        -f-
      Trauscity - preparatory work on a project to provide new rail services
      between the Saar , Luxembourg and France
      Demonstration project to improve the utilisation and safety of
      motorways
      High speed rail links - impact analysis
 -    Study of a E ur opean combined transport network
2 . Projects on Major Transit Routes including those to assist transit
      through non-Member States :
 -    Road links to the Channel tunnel
 -    New railway tunnel on the Brenner rail route
 -    Strengthening of the rail link NL - Germany
 -    UK Ireland road link
      Works on combined transport routes Germany - Spain
 -    Combined transport center in Verona ( traffic through Austria )
 -    Works on the rail link from Thessaloniki to the Yugoslavian frontier
  3 . Links to the Iberian Peninsula :
 -    Modernisation of the rail line Lisbon / Oporto - Spain ( Beira Alta )
 -    Motorway construction Madrid - Burgos - France
 -    Railway construction Lisbon - Madrid - Barcelona ( Coslada-Ricla )
 4 . Integration of Peripheral Regions :
 -    North - South road in Greece
 -    North - South road in Ireland
                                                             /
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1 . The financial support granted under this Regulation to the projects
    choosen in accordance therewith shall not exceed 25% of the total cost
    of each project or of the particular stage of the projects to be
    supported . It may be increased to not more than 50% in case of studies
    carried out preparatory to construction work .
2 . In no case shall          contributions from ail Community budget sources
    exceed 50 % of the total cost of the project or that part of the
    project that is assisted .
3 . An advance payment of no more than 40 % of the Community contribution
    may be provided to accelerate the execution of projects .
4 . The                   Community financial contributions to the projects
    referred to in Article 1 shall be decided by the Commission in
    agreement with the Member States involved .
                                     Article 3
1 . Where a project which has received financial support has not been
    carried out as planned , or where the conditions imposed by the
    provisions governing the measure are not fulfilled , the financial
    support may be reduced or cancelled by a decision adopted by the
    Commission .
    Any sum paid incorrectly shall be repaid to the Community by the
    beneficiary within 12 months of the date of notification of such
    decision .
2 . Without prejudice to checks carried out by the Member States in
    accordance with national laws , regulations or administrative
    provisions , and without prejudice to Article 206 a      of the Treaty or
    to any inspection arranged on the basis of Article 209 ( c ) of the
    Treaty , on- the - spot checks or enquiries in respect of projects
    receiving financial support shall be carried out by the competent
    authorities of the Member State concerned and by representatives of
    the Commission , or other persons authorized for the purpose -, by the
    latter .   The Commission shall determine deadlines for the performance
    of checks and as a preliminary inform the Member State in order to
    receive all necessary assistance .
 ---pagebreak---     The purpose of these on - the - spot checks or enquiries relating to
     opérations receiving financial support is to ascertain :
    (a)   the conformity of administrative practices with Community rules ;
    ( b)  the existence of supporting documents and               whether they
          correspond to the projects receiving financial support ;
    (c)   the conditions under which operations are executed and checked ;
    (d )  the conformity of the projects carried out with the conditions
          subject to which financial support was granted .
4 . The Commission may suspend payment of the financial contribution in
    respect of an operation if a check reveals irregularities or a
    substantial change in the nature or conditions of the project for
    which the Commission 's approval has not been sought .
                                     Artic le 4
This Régulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Régulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in  ail Member  States .
Done at Brussels                                   For the Council
                                                    The President
 ---pagebreak---                           IMPACT STATEMENT ON S.M.E
No direct Impact on SME 's Is foreseen from this action which is essentially
designed to provide support for central government projects .
 ---pagebreak---                                  FINANCIAL RECORD
1,       dget Line
       Artide 580 : financial support for transporc inf rastructure projects .
                5811 & 5812 : financial support for projects aimed to
                    facilitate transit through Austria & Yugoslavia .
2.     Legal Basis
       To be created by the proposed régulation on the basis of article 75 of
       the Treaty .
3.     Classification of the Expenditure
       N.O.E. ( on the basis of the annex to the joint déclaration of
       30.6.1982 ).
4.     Description and Justification of the Action
       Financial assistance to projects which meet the objectives and criteria
       for eligibility agreed by the Council on 11 November 1986 .
5.     Nature and Method of Calculation
       Assistance to Member States or through the Member States to bodies
       undertaking the projects concerned . Assistance limited to a maximum of
       25 % ( 50% in the case for studies preparatory to construction works ) of
       the total cost of the project or that part submitted for Community aid .
6.     Financial conséquences of the action on intervention crédits .
                                 PAYMENTS
       Engagements   MIO ECU    1987    1988    1989    1990    1991 and after
       LINE 580       48 ( 1 )  14.4     –
                                                  12     12      9.6
       LINE 5811       5         1.5     –
                                                   1     –       2.5
            5812
( 1 ) Includes 10 MECUS written in Chapter 100