regul ec european parliament council juli grant commun financi assist improv environment perform freight transport system marco polo programm european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european econom social committe regard opinion committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati european council held göteborg june declar shift balanc mode transport heart sustain develop strategi decis action total road freight transport europ set grow effect growth intern road freight billion tonn kilometr year white paper quot european transport polici time decid quot commiss propos measur make market share mode transport return level prepar ground shift balanc onward establish programm hereinaft refer quot marco polo programm quot quot programm quot reduc road congest improv environment perform freight transport system commun enhanc intermod contribut effici sustain transport system achiev object programm support action freight transport logist relev market action contribut maintain distribut freight mode transport level help shift expect aggreg increas intern road freight traffic short sea ship rail inland waterwai combin mode transport road journei short marco polo programm featur type action firstli modal shift action focu shift cargo current market condit road short sea ship rail inland waterwai catalyst action chang road freight transport conduct commun thirdli common learn action enhanc knowledg freight logist sector foster advanc method procedur cooper freight market action involv territori countri countri member state countri particip marco polo programm condit laid regul programm imburs cost incur particip undertak limit laid regul order reflect european dimens action cooper encourag undertak establish countri form consortium submit action applic submit exist project match current market suitabl project discourag rigid definit allow action flexibl commiss assist committe set articl select project enabl project effici minimum indic subsidi threshold elig commun financi assist case benefit develop exist servic equal term addit modal shift qualiti environment viabil advantag start servic involv consider expens transpar object delimit aid launch modal shift action base cost save societi brought short sea ship rail inland waterwai combin mode transport place road transport reason commiss set indic amount financi assist eur shift tonn kilometr road freight hand import internalis extern environment cost acknowledg white paper quot european transport polici time decid quot conclus göteborg european council hand speed transport market chang account futur work develop method internalis extern cost regularli evalu develop extern cost differenti propos adjust indic amount financi assist result catalyst common learn action programm adequ dissemin order ascertain replic public transpar select procedur lifetim project ensur project chosen make real contribut common transport polici unaccept distort competit commiss evalu implement regul present decemb assess report result marco polo programm accompani propos amend regul object marco polo programm suffici achiev member state reason scope programm achiev commun level commun adopt measur accord principl subsidiar set articl treati accord principl proportion set articl regul order achiev object measur implement regul adopt accord council decis ec june lai procedur exercis implement power confer commiss financi refer amount mean point interinstitut agreement european parliament council commiss budgetari disciplin improv budgetari procedur insert regul entir durat programm power budgetari author defin treati affect order administ fund regul expedi speedi regul enter forc adopt adopt regul chapter object definit scope articl object regul establish financ instrument hereinaft refer quot marco polo programm quot quot programm quot object reduc congest improv environment perform transport system enhanc intermod transport contribut effici sustain transport system period januari decemb order achiev end programm traffic shift expect yearli aggreg increas intern road freight traffic measur tonn kilometr short sea ship rail inland waterwai combin mode transport road journei short articl definit purpos regul quot action quot project relat logist market execut undertak contribut reduc congest road freight transport system improv environment perform transport system optimis transport intermod transport chain territori member state quot modal shift action quot action directli immedi shift freight road short sea ship rail inland waterwai combin mode transport road journei short catalyst action quot catalyst action quot innov action aim overcom commun relev structur barrier market freight transport imped effici function market competit short sea ship rail inland waterwai effici transport chain make mode purpos definit quot structur market barrier quot regulatori factual temporari impedi proper function freight transport chain quot common learn action quot action aim improv cooper structur optimis work method procedur freight transport chain take account requir logist quot accompani measur quot measur seek prepar support current futur action inter alia dissemin activ project monitor evalu collect analysi statist data measur devot commercialis product process servic market activ sale promot quot accompani measur quot quot preparatori measur quot action prepar catalyst action technic oper financi feasibl studi equip test quot consortium quot arrang undertak execut share risk action quot undertak quot entiti engag econom activ legal statu entiti financ quot ancillari quot subordin achiev goal quot modal shift action quot quot catalyst action quot quot tonn kilometr quot transport tonn freight volumetr equival distanc kilometr quot close countri quot member state european union candid countri access european union common border european union coastlin close semi close sea neighbour european union articl scope marco polo programm cover modal shift action catalyst action common learn action involv territori member state involv territori member state territori close countri action involv territori countri cost aris territori countri cover programm circumst mention paragraph programm open particip countri candid access particip govern condit laid associ agreement countri basi rule laid decis associ council countri concern programm open particip efta eea member state basi supplementari appropri accord procedur agre countri chapter ii elig applic action articl elig applic gener rule project submit consortium undertak establish member state member state close countri undertak establish commun particip countri refer articl project circumst receiv commun fund programm articl modal shift action modal shift action includ addit modal shift brought develop exist servic elig fund programm provid condit satisfi modal shift action expect lead actual substanti measur sustain modal shift freight transport road short sea ship rail inland waterwai combin mode transport road journei short realist busi plan modal shift action viabl maximum month commun fund modal shift action lead distort competit relev market altern mode transport road transport mode extent damag common interest action requir relianc servic provid parti part consortium applic submit proof transpar object discriminatori procedur select relev servic commun financi assist modal shift action limit maximum total expenditur achiev object action incur result action expenditur elig commun financi assist extent relat directli implement action ancillari infrastructur expenditur elig commun financi assist long remain margin maximum expenditur incur date submiss applic select procedur elig commun financi assist provid final approv commun fund contribut cost movabl asset conting oblig asset durat assist princip action defin subsidi agreement commun financi assist paragraph determin commiss basi tonn kilometr shift road short sea ship rail inland waterwai combin mode transport road journei short initi set eur shift tonn kilometr road freight indic amount adjust accord qualiti project real environment benefit obtain accord procedur refer articl commiss examin time time develop item calcul base adapt amount commun financi assist commun financi assist modal shift action grant basi subsidi agreement rule maximum durat agreement month commun financi assist renew stipul maximum period month minimum indic subsidi threshold modal shift action million tonn kilometr modal shift proport indic amount euro subsidi eur articl catalyst action catalyst action elig fund programm provid condit satisfi catalyst action achiev object period maximum month stai viabl period forecast realist busi plan catalyst action innov european level term logist technolog method equip product servic render catalyst action expect lead actual measur sustain modal shift road short sea ship rail inland waterwai combin mode transport road journei short catalyst action expect lead reduct congest road transport shift short sea ship rail inland waterwai catalyst action propos realist plan set specif stage seek achiev object identifi commiss steer assist catalyst action lead distort competit relev market mode transport altern road transport mode extent damag common interest action requir relianc servic provid parti part consortium applic submit proof transpar object discriminatori procedur select relev servic framework object commiss white paper quot european transport polici time decid quot catalyst action implement concept quot motorwai sea quot deserv special attent catalyst action transport market prefer tran european network defin decis ec pan european transport corridor area result method catalyst action dissemin order achiev object regul commun financi assist catalyst action limit maximum total expenditur achiev object action incur result action includ preparatori measur expenditur elig commun financi assist extent relat directli implement action expenditur ancillari measur relat infrastructur work need achiev aim action elig commun financi assist long remain margin maximum expenditur incur date submiss applic select procedur elig commun financi assist provid final approv commun fund contribut cost movabl asset conting oblig asset durat assist princip action defin subsidi agreement commun financi assist catalyst action grant basi subsidi agreement provis steer monitor rule maximum durat agreement month commun financi assist renew stipul maximum period month polit prioriti target consider select procedur action establish accord procedur refer articl commiss assist committe set articl review polit prioriti target time time minimum indic subsidi threshold catalyst action eur million articl common learn action common learn action elig fund programm provid condit satisfi action lead improv commerci servic market last maximum month action innov european level action lead distort competit relev market mode transport altern road transport mode extent damag common interest common learn action propos realist plan set specif stage seek achiev object identifi commiss steer assist result method common learn action dissemin order achiev object regul commun financi assist common learn action limit maximum total expenditur achiev object action incur result action expenditur elig commun financi assist extent relat directli implement action expenditur incur date submiss applic select procedur elig commun financi assist provid final approv commun fund contribut cost movabl asset conting oblig asset durat assist princip action defin subsidi agreement commun financi assist common learn action grant basi subsidi agreement provis steer monitor rule maximum durat agreement month commun financi assist renew stipul maximum period month polit prioriti target consider select procedur action establish accord procedur refer articl commiss assist committe set articl review polit prioriti target time time minimum indic subsidi threshold common learn action eur articl detail rule commiss issu detail rule procedur submiss select execut dissemin individu report verif requir action programm accord procedur refer articl articl state aid commun financi assist action defin programm exclud action grant state aid nation region local level aid compat state aid arrang laid treati limit establish type action articl articl articl chapter iii submiss select action articl submiss action action submit commiss detail rule issu articl submiss element enabl commiss make select accord articl articl select action grant financi assist submit action evalu commiss commiss decid grant financi assist regul take account select action object refer articl condit refer articl select account rel environment merit propos action contribut reduc road congest decis accord procedur refer articl commiss inform beneficiari member state decis chapter iv final provis articl committe commiss assist committe refer made paragraph articl decis ec appli regard provis articl thereof period laid articl decis ec set month committe adopt rule procedur articl budget financi framework implement marco polo programm period januari decemb eur million annual appropri authoris budgetari author limit financi perspect articl reserv accompani measur programm evalu budget provid regul set accompani measur independ evalu implement articl articl evalu commiss inform committe year financi execut programm give updat statu action financ programm decemb latest commiss present european parliament council european econom social committe committe region evalu report result marco polo programm regard object accompani propos amend regul articl entri forc regul enter forc dai public offici journal european union regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel juli european parliament presid cox council presid alemanno oj oj oj opinion european parliament septemb publish offici journal council common posit april oj decis european parliament juli publish offici journal oj oj decis amend decis ec oj