No C 323/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 16.12. 86

Proposal for a Council Regulation on the granting of financial support to transport infrastructure projects COM(86) 674 final

(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 25 November 1986) (86/C 323/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Improvement to the Toulouse-Barcelona road in the region of Pensaguel-Le Vernet (France), Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular articles 75 and 84 thereof, Increasing capacity and safety on the rail line Bayonne-Hendaye (France). Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­ Works in major corridors: liament, Between the Netherlands and Belgium — works to Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and complete the Bergen-op-Zoom-Antwerpen motorway Social Committee, (Netherlands and Belgium),

Whereas the Council in its meeting of 11 November 1986 has reached conclusions concerning the objectives, On the approaches to the Channel ports and the criteria and financial mechanism of a medium-term planned Channel tunnel — completion of the M20 programme; motorway between Ashford and Maidstone (United Kingdom), Whereas the first phase of such a programme should be undertaken in order to use the whole of the appro­ On the transit route through Seeland to/from priations included this purpose in the 1985 budget; Sweden electrification and improvements to the rail line Rinsted-Rungsted (Denmark). Whereas the ceilings for the Community financial support for each project of this Regulation should be fixed by the Commission; 4. Works to better integrate areas situated geographically on the periphery of the Community: Whereas the methods and procedures of carrying out this Regulation should be defined, — On the main road between the Peloponese and the Yugoslavian frontier: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: — Inofita-Schimatari (), Article 1 — Ritsona-Thivai (Greece), — Solomos-Nemea (Greece); 1. In the limits of the budget credits remaining from the budget of 1985 and under the conditions set out in Articles 2, 3 and 4 the Community shall provide financial — On the principal Athens-Thessaloniki-Idomeni support for transport infrastructure projects by con­ (frontier) rail line: tributing to the cost of the following projects: — Sfingas- (Greece), 2. Transit routes: — Tithoria-- (Greece), — Thessaloniki-Idomeni (Greece); — Brenner-Bolzano, improvement of the railway line (), — On the main north-south road in Ireland: — Construction of the tunnel of Chavants on the road — The Dunleer bypass (Ireland). access to the Mont Blanc (France),

— Increasing capacity on the Aachen-Koln motorway in — On principal transit axis in the Iberian peninsula: the region of Koln (Federal Republic of Germany), — Irun-Portugal road N620 (E82) — bypass of — Construction of a bypass at Braintree on the A120 Tordesillas (Spain), road towards the East Coast ports (United — Porto-Spanish frontier road IP4 (E801)-Paredes- Kingdom), Penafiel (Portugal). 16.12.86 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 323/5

5. Other projects: 2. Without prejudice to checks carried out by the Member States in accordance with national laws, regu­ — Works in association with the construction of a new lations or administrative provisions, and without loading ramp for vehicles in the port of Ostend prejudice to the provisions of Article 206 bis of the (Belgium), Treaty, as well as all checks organized pursuant to Article 209 (c) of the Treaty, on-the-spot checks or — Preparatory studies and works on the project for the enquiries in respect of projects receiving financial improvement of the Brenner Route between the support shall be carried out by the competent authorities Federal Republic of Germany and Italy through of the Member State concerned and by representatives of Austria (Italy). the Commission, or other persons authorized to this effect by the latter. The Commission shall determine deadlines for the performance of checks and as a pre­ Article 2 liminary inform the Member State in order to receive all 1. The Community's financial contribution under the necessary assistance. present Regulation may not exceed 25 % of the total cost of the project as a whole or that part of the project 3. The purpose of these on-the-spot checks or that is assisted. enquiries relating to operations receiving financial support is to ascertain:

2. In no case should the contributions from all (a) the conformity of administrative practices with Community budget sources exceed 70 % of the total cost Community rules; of the project or that part of the project that is assisted. (b) the existence of supporting documents and the fact 3. An advance payment of no more than 40 % of the that they correspond; Community contribution may be provided to accelerate the execution of projects. (c) the conditions under which operations are executed and checked;

4. The amount of the Community financial con­ (d) the conformity of the projects carried out with the tributions to the projects referred to in Article 1 shall be conditions subject to which financial support was decided by the Commission. granted.

Article 3 4. The Commission may suspend payment of the financial contribution in respect of an operation if a 1. Where a project which has received financial check reveals irregularities or a substantial change in the support has not been carried out as planned, or where nature or conditions of the project for which the the conditions imposed by the provisions governing the Commission's approval has not been sought. measure are not fulfilled, the financial support may be reduced or cancelled if the Commission so decides. Article 4 Any sum paid incorrectly shall be repaid to the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its Community by the beneficiary within 12 months of the publication in the Official Journal of the European date of notification of such decision. Communities.