council regul ec establish cohes fund council european union regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof regard propos commiss regard assent european parliament regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region articl treati includ task promot econom social cohes solidar member state object essenti commun develop success strengthen cohes refer point articl treati activ commun purpos set articl treati articl treati commun develop pursu action lead strengthen econom social cohes aim reduc dispar level develop region backward favour region commun action cohes fund support achiev object set articl conclus european council held lisbon june edinburgh decemb establish cohes fund set principl govern promot econom social cohes requir action cohes fund addit structur fund european invest bank financi instrument field environ transport infrastructur common interest protocol econom social cohes annex treati establish european commun reaffirm commun task promot econom social cohes solidar member state specifi cohes fund provid financi contribut project field environ tran european network member state subject condit firstli capita gross nation product gnp commun averag programm lead fulfil condit econom converg set articl treati rel prosper member state assess basi capita gnp measur purchas power pariti meet converg criteria precondit move stage econom monetari union call determin effort member state concern context beneficiari member state submit council converg programm design purpos avoid excess govern deficit subparagraph articl treati state council set cohes fund decemb provid financi contribut project field environ tran european network area transport infrastructur articl treati commun contribut cohes fund financ specif project member state area transport infrastructur whilst take account potenti econom viabil project project financ fund form part tran european network guidelin adopt council includ cover plan tran european network approv council propos commiss entri forc treati european union transport infrastructur project contribut attain object articl treati financ council adopt guidelin articl treati defin object principl commun field environ commun contribut cohes fund action design achiev object accord articl treati prejudic principl pollut pai council decid financi assist cohes fund measur base paragraph articl involv cost deem disproportion public author member state principl object sustain develop establish commun programm polici action relat environ sustain develop set council resolut februari suitabl balanc struck financ transport infrastructur project financ environment project commiss green paper impact transport environ reiter develop environ friendli transport system take account sustain develop member state calcul cost transport infrastructur project encompass environment cost light undertak member state concern decreas invest effort field environment protect transport infrastructur principl addition mean articl council regul eec decemb lai provis implement regul eec coordin activ structur fund oper european invest bank exist financi instrument appli cohes fund accord articl treati european invest bank eib facilit financ invest conjunct assist commun financi instrument coordin action field environ tran european transport infrastructur network cohes fund structur fund eib financi instrument order enhanc effect commun assist view help member state prepar project commiss posit ensur technic support order contribut prepar implement monitor evalu project order ensur monei apprais preced commit commun resourc order ensur yield socio econom benefit keep resourc deploi assist cohes fund consist commun polici includ environment protect transport tran european network competit award public contract environment protect includ assess environment impact provis indic alloc global resourc commit member state order facilit prepar project provis made conjunct articl treati form condition grant financi assist requir econom social cohes provid high rate assist order facilit manag assist fund provis identifi stage project consid technic financi separ group project opt assist fund annual instal project accord principl laid european council meet edinburgh decemb payment instal initi advanc close transpar link progress complet project respect power respons member state commiss financi control fund oper interest proper manag cohes fund provis made effect method evalu monitor check commun oper principl govern evalu defin natur rule govern monitor lai action respons irregular failur compli condit laid assist fund approv adequ inform provid inter alia form annual report provis made give adequ public commun assist cohes fund public offici journal european commun call public tender project receiv assist fund mention assist order facilit applic regul implement provis defin annex ii ensur flexibl applic council act qualifi major propos commiss light experi gain amend provis regul interrupt replac council regul eec march establish cohes financi instrument adopt regul articl definit object cohes fund hereinaft refer fund establish fund contribut strengthen econom social cohes commun oper provis set regul fund contribut financ project stage project technic financi independ group project link visibl strategi form coher articl scope fund provid financi contribut project contribut achiev object laid treati european union field environ tran european transport infrastructur network member state capita gross nation product gnp measur purchas power pariti commun averag programm lead fulfil condit econom converg refer articl treati end member state meet criterion capita gnp refer paragraph elig assist fund member state greec spain ireland portug regard gnp criterion refer paragraph member state refer paragraph continu elig assist fund provid mid term review gnp remain commun averag elig member state gnp exce threshold time lose entitl assist fund project case import project split technic financi separ stage stage project articl elig measur fund provid assist environment project contribut achiev object articl treati includ project result measur adopt pursuant articl treati project line prioriti confer commun environment polici programm polici action relat environ sustain develop transport infrastructur project common interest financ member state identifi framework guidelin refer articl treati transport infrastructur project contribut achiev object articl treati financ guidelin adopt council assist grant preliminari studi relat elig project includ implement technic support measur horizont measur compar studi assess impact commun assist measur studi contribut apprais monitor evalu project strengthen ensur coordin consist project consist commun polici measur studi help make adjust implement project articl financi resourc period total resourc commit fund regul regul eec set interinstitut agreement octob ecu million price financi perspect establish regard commit appropri year period regul refer paragraph ecu million ecu million ecu million ecu million ecu million ecu million ecu million articl indic alloc indic alloc total resourc fund made basi precis object criteria princip popul capita gnp surfac area account socio econom factor defici transport infrastructur indic alloc total resourc result applic criteria set annex articl condit assist event council decid accord articl treati excess govern deficit exist member state decis abrog accord articl treati year period correct deficit recommend articl project case larg multi stage project stage project financ fund member state exception case project directli affect member state council act qualifi major recommend commiss decid defer suspens financ suspens financ effect year entri forc treati european union suspens financ ceas council accord articl treati abrog decis adopt accord articl treati articl rate assist rate commun assist grant fund public equival expenditur includ expenditur bodi activ undertaken administr legal framework virtu deem equival public bodi actual rate assist fix type oper carri assist grant project gener revenu amount expenditur calcul assist fund base establish commiss take account revenu constitut substanti net revenu promot close collabor beneficiari member state project gener revenu mean infrastructur involv fee born directli user product invest environ sector beneficiari member state submit propos preparatori studi technic support measur preliminari studi technic support measur includ undertaken commiss initi financ exception total cost total expenditur carri pursuant paragraph exce total alloc fund articl coordin compat commun polici project financ fund keep provis treati instrument adopt pursuant thereto commun polici includ environment protect transport tran european network competit award public contract commiss ensur coordin consist project undertaken pursuant regul measur undertaken contribut commun budget european invest bank eib financi instrument commun articl cumul overlap item expenditur benefit fund european agricultur guidanc guarante fund european social fund european region develop fund financi instrument fisheri guidanc combin assist fund commun aid project exce total expenditur relat project articl approv project project financ fund adopt commiss agreement beneficiari member state suitabl balanc struck project field environ project relat transport infrastructur balanc account articl treati applic assist project articl submit beneficiari member state project includ group relat project suffici scale signific impact field environment protect improv tran european transport infrastructur network event total cost project group project principl ecu million project group project cost approv duli justifi case applic inform bodi respons implement natur invest descript thereof cost locat includ applic indic project common interest situat transport axi timet implement work cost benefit analysi includ direct indirect effect employ inform enabl impact environ assess inform public contract financ plan includ inform econom viabil project total financ member state seek fund commun sourc relev inform provid requir proof project compli regul criteria set paragraph medium term econom social benefit commensur resourc deploi criteria appli ensur high qualiti project medium term econom social benefit commensur resourc deploi assess made light cost benefit analysi prioriti establish beneficiari member state contribut project make implement commun polici environ tran european network compat project commun polici consist commun structur measur establish balanc field environ transport infrastructur subject articl avail commit appropri commiss decid grant assist fund provid requir articl fulfil gener rule month receipt applic commiss decis approv project stage project group relat project determin amount financi support lai financ plan provis condit implement project kei detail commiss decis publish offici journal european commun articl financi provis commit appropri enter budget grant basi decis approv measur concern accord articl assist relat project refer articl gener rule commit annual instal case commiss commit total amount assist grant adopt decis grant assist expenditur mean articl deem elig assist fund incur beneficiari member state date commiss receiv relev applic payment made initi advanc close transpar link progress made implement project payment made ecu subject specif provis set annex ii articl financi check order guarante success complet project financ fund member state measur verifi regular basi oper financ commun properli carri prevent irregular action recov amount lost result irregular neglig member state implement author provid proof respons irregular neglig member state liabl altern reimburs sum unduli paid member state inform commiss measur purpos notifi commiss descript manag control system establish ensur effici implement oper regularli inform commiss progress administr judici proceed context member state commiss step ensur inform exchang remain confidenti member state make commiss nation control report project concern prejudic check carri member state accord nation law regul administr provis prejudic articl treati inspect arrang basi articl treati commiss offici agent carri spot check includ sampl check respect project financ fund examin control arrang measur establish nation author inform commiss measur end regul enter forc commiss adopt detail rule applic articl inform european parliament thereof articl apprais monitor evalu member state commiss ensur implement project regul effect monitor evalu project adjust basi result monitor evalu order ensur effect commun assist commiss beneficiari member state cooper eib carri systemat apprais evalu project receipt request assist approv project commiss carri apprais order assess project consist criteria laid articl commiss invit eib contribut assess project implement project complet commiss beneficiari member state evalu manner carri potenti actual impact implement order assess origin object achiev evalu inter alia address environment impact project complianc exist commun rule vet individu applic assist commiss account find apprais evalu made accord articl detail rule monitor evalu provid paragraph laid decis approv project articl inform public commiss present annual report activ fund purpos examin opinion european parliament council econom social committe committe region european parliament deliv opinion report commiss report appli observ contain european parliament opinion commiss ensur member state inform activ fund member state respons implement measur receiv financi contribut fund ensur adequ public measur view make gener public awar role plai commun relat measur make potenti beneficiari profession organ awar possibl afford measur member state ensur directli visibl displai panel erect show percentag total cost project financ commun commun logo repres commun institut duli involv import public activ connect fund inform commiss initi paragraph regul enter forc commiss adopt detail rule inform public inform european parliament thereof publish offici journal european commun articl implement provis implement regul set annex ii hereto articl final transit provis council act propos commiss accord procedur laid articl treati examin regul end enter forc regul replac regul eec regul affect continu measur approv commiss basi provis regul eec applic entri forc regul appli measur applic present framework regul eec entri forc regul remain valid provid applic supplement compli requir regul month entri forc regul articl entri forc regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel council presid pangalo oj assent publish offici journal oj opinion deliv april publish offici journal oj oj regul amend regul eec oj oj annex indic alloc total resourc cohes fund beneficiari member state spain total greec total portug total ireland total annex ii implement provis articl design stage group project commiss agreement beneficiari member state group project design technic financi separ stage project purpos grant assist stage cover preliminari feasibl technic studi need carri project articl ant evalu commiss examin applic assist verifi administr financi mechan adequ effect implement project pursuant articl commiss apprais project determin anticip impact term object fund quantifi indic beneficiari member state provid inform set articl includ result feasibl studi ant apprais make apprais effect articl commit budgetari commit made basi commiss decis approv measur concern project stage project group project studi technic support measur commit valid period determin natur measur specif condit implement budgetari commit respect assist grant project stage project group project carri wai commit respect project refer articl carri period year gener rule subject provis subparagraph effect annual instal commit respect annual instal made decis grant commun assist adopt commiss commit respect subsequ annual instal base initi revis financ plan project progress made implement project carri period year commun assist ecu million total amount assist commit commiss adopt decis grant commun assist case studi technic support measur refer articl assist commit commiss approv measur concern arrang commit commiss decis approv measur concern articl payment payment financi assist made accord budget commit author bodi design purpos applic submit beneficiari member state concern payment form advanc intermedi payment payment balanc respect expenditur incur commun assist commit accord articl payment made advanc amount annual instal commit paid decis grant commun assist adopt intermedi payment paid provid project progress satisfactorili complet third expenditur relat previou payment made subject payment exce amount annual instal commit total amount payment made instal exce total assist grant percentag increas import project justifi case balanc commun assist paid provid project stage project group project carri object design author bodi refer paragraph submit applic payment commiss month physic complet project stage project group project final report refer articl submit commiss member state certifi commiss inform applic payment report correct commit made accord articl payment made advanc paid decis assist relat plan expenditur year shown financ plan approv commiss intermedi payment made provid project progress satisfactorili complet third expenditur relat previou payment expenditur relat earlier payment made subject subparagraph payment amount assist relat expenditur plan year question shown initi revis financ plan approv commiss total amount payment refer subparagraph exce total assist grant balanc commun assist paid provid project stage project group project carri object design author bodi refer paragraph submit applic payment commiss month complet project stage project group project final report refer articl submit commiss member state certifi commiss inform applic payment report correct member state design author empow issu certif refer paragraph payment made author bodi design member state gener rule month receipt admiss applic payment case studi measur refer articl commiss determin payment procedur articl ecu applic assist relev financ plan submit commiss ecu nation currenc amount assist financ plan approv commiss express ecu declar expenditur support payment applic express ecu nation currenc payment financi assist commiss made ecu author design member state receiv payment articl monitor commiss member state ensur effect monitor implement commun project part financ fund monitor carri jointli agre report procedur sampl check establish ad hoc committe monitor carri refer physic financi indic indic relat specif charact project object arrang show stage reach receipt relat plan object origin laid progress achiev manag side relat problem monitor committe set arrang member state concern commiss author bodi design member state commiss eib repres committe region local author compet execut project directli concern project repres committe project author bodi design purpos member state submit progress report commiss month end full year implement final report submit commiss month complet project stage project basi result monitor take account comment monitor committe commiss adjust amount condit grant assist initi approv financ plan envisag propos member state greater effect fund commiss ensur fund administ attent paid transpar manag monitor arrang laid commiss decis approv project articl check carri spot check commiss give notic member state concern view obtain assist spot check commiss notic subject agreement reach accord financi regul offici agent member state concern part check commiss requir member state concern carri spot check verifi correct payment applic offici agent commiss part check member state concern request commiss ensur check carri perform coordin manner avoid repeat check respect subject matter period member state concern commiss immedi exchang relev inform result check carri respons bodi author commiss support document expenditur project period year payment respect project articl reduct suspens cancel assist implement measur appear justifi part assist alloc commiss conduct examin case request member state author bodi design implement measur submit comment period time examin refer paragraph commiss reduc suspend cancel assist respect measur concern examin reveal irregular failur compli condit decis grant assist signific chang affect natur condit implement measur commiss approv sought undu cumul give rise recoveri sum unduli paid sum recov due entitl repaid commiss interest account late repay charg accord rule adopt commiss articl public contract context applic commun rule award public contract notic public offici journal european commun project commun assist appli grant articl inform inform annual report provid articl set annex annex commiss respons organ inform meet member state month articl review light experi gain council act qualifi major propos commiss consult european parliament amend provis annex annex annex ii annual report provid inform financi assist commit paid fund annual breakdown member state type project environ transport econom social impact fund member state econom social cohes union summari inform programm implement beneficiari member state fulfil condit econom converg refer articl treati applic articl regul inform conclus drawn commiss regard suspens financ decis commiss mention articl contribut fund made effort beneficiari member state implement commun environ polici strengthen tran european transport infrastructur network balanc project field environ project relat transport infrastructur assess compat oper fund commun polici includ environment protect transport competit award public contract measur ensur coordin consist project financ fund measur financ contribut commun budget european invest bank financi instrument commun invest effort beneficiari member state field environment protect transport infrastructur preparatori studi technic support measur financ includ specif type studi measur result apprais monitor evalu project includ inform adjust project accord result apprais monitor evalu contribut eib evalu project summari inform result check carri irregular found administr judici proceed progress