Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1649 of 8 July 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility (Text with EEA relevance)
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This Regulation establishes the funding priorities to be reflected in the multiannual and annual work programmes referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 for the duration of the Connecting Europe Facility for eligible actions under Article 7(2) of that Regulation, as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX TRANSPORT FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE MULTIANNUAL AND ANNUAL WORK PROGRAMMES 1. Funding priorities for the multiannual work programmes 1.1. Funding priorities for the objective of bridging missing links, removing bottlenecks, enhancing rail interoperability, and, in particular, improving cross-border sections: (i) pre-identified projects on the Corridors of the Core Network (railways, inland waterways, roads, maritime and inland ports). (ii) pre-identified projects on the other sections of the Core Network (railways, inland waterways, roads, maritime and inland ports). (iii) rail interoperability. (iv) deployment of ERTMS. 1.2. Funding priorities for the objective of ensuring sustainable and efficient transport systems in the long run, with a view to preparing for expected future transport flows, as well as enabling all modes of transport to be decarbonised through transition to innovative low-carbon and energy-efficient transport technologies, while optimising safety: (i) deployment of new technologies and innovation in all transport modes, with a focus on decarbonisation, safety and innovative technologies for the promotion of sustainability, operation, management, accessibility, multimodality and efficiency of the network; (ii) safe and secure infrastructure, including safe and secure parking on the road Core Network. 1.3. Funding priorities for the objective of optimising the integration and interconnection of transport modes and enhancing the interoperability of transport services, while ensuring the accessibility of transport infrastructures: (i) single European sky — SESAR; (ii) river information services; (iii) intelligent transport services for road; (iv) vessel traffic monitoring and information systems; (v) motorways of the sea; (vi) actions implementing transport infrastructure in nodes of the Core Network, including urban nodes; (vii) connections to and development of multimodal logistics platforms. 1.4. Programme support actions 2. Funding priorities for the annual work programmes 2.1. Funding priorities for the objective of removing bottlenecks, enhancing rail interoperability, bridging missing links and, in particular, improving cross-border sections: (i) railways, inland waterways and roads projects on the Core Network including connections to inland and maritime ports and airports, as well as development of ports; (ii) projects on the Comprehensive Network (railways, inland waterways, roads, maritime and inland ports); (iii) projects to connect the trans-European transport network with infrastructure networks of the neighbouring countries, in particular related to cross-border sections (railways, inland waterways, roads, maritime and inland ports). 2.2. Funding priorities for the objective of ensuring sustainable and efficient transport systems in the long run, with a view to preparing for expected future transport flows, as well as enabling all modes of transport to be decarbonised through transition to innovative low-carbon and energy-efficient transport technologies, while optimising safety: (i) Deployment of new technologies and innovation, other than those covered by the multiannual work programme; (ii) freight transport services; (iii) actions to reduce rail freight noise, including by retrofitting of existing rolling stock. 2.3. Funding priorities for the objective of optimising the integration and interconnection of transport modes and enhancing the interoperability of transport services, while ensuring the accessibility of transport infrastructures: (i) telematic applications systems other than those covered by the multiannual work programme; (ii) actions for better accessibility to transport infrastructure for disabled persons; (iii) actions implementing transport infrastructure in nodes of the Core Network, including urban nodes; (iv) connections to and development of multimodal logistics platforms. 2.4. CEF financial instruments: (i) contribution to the financial instruments, as defined in Article 14 and Part III of the CEF annex; (ii) programme support actions for innovative financial instruments.
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