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Teema: [Re] FW: CEF Regulation requirements - Ares(2022)7041568
Kuupäev: 2022-10-12 06:48
To the attention of Ahti KUNINGAS
Dear Sir,
Please find attached document Ares(2022)7041568 from RUIJTERS Herald
(MOVE.DDG1.B) dated 12/10/2022.
Yours sincerely,
Ms. Vasiliki KONIDA
MOVE.B2
Ref. Ares(2022)7041568 - 12/10/2022
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT
Directorate B – Investment, Innovative & Sustainable Transport
The Director
Brussels, 11.10.2022
MOVE.DDG1.B.2/AK/VK/ARES(2022)
7702853
Ahti Kuningas
Deputy Secretary General for Transport
Republic of Estonia
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Email: www.mkm.ee
Dear Mr. Kuningas,
Thank you for your letter and questions concerning the provisions of the Connecting
Europe Facility (CEF) Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2021/1153).
Concerning the Article 4.10 of the CEF Regulation, indeed, it provides that until
31 December 2025, the total amount allocated to a Member State eligible for funding
from the Cohesion Fund shall not exceed 170% of the share of that Member State in the
total amount transferred from the Cohesion Fund. For calculating this share, every
allocation from the cohesion envelope awarded to the concerned Member State will be
taken into account, including the allocations under the 30% of the Cohesion envelope
which will be made available on a competitive basis. This also concerns the allocations
made available under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure facility. The Article 11.6 of the
CEF Regulation provides that the Member State has to approve the submission of a
proposal.
The recital 22, Article 15.2.d and Annex Part II of the CEF Regulation concern the
allocation of EUR 1 559 800 000 for the completion of missing major cross-border
railway links between Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund. Only
projects fulfilling this criterion will be eligible for financing under these stipulations. The
evaluation of the project proposals will be made based on the award criteria. The award
decision will be made based on the results of the evaluation and on the competitive basis.
Finally, as indicated at the CEF Committee meeting on 12 September, the Commission is
proposing to frontload the budget under the General envelope, including the indicative
amounts for the completion of missing major cross-border railway links between
Cohesion countries, indicatively and depending on the proposals received EUR 800
million in 2022 and EUR 800 million in 2023.
Yours faithfully,
Herald RUIJTERS
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Office: DM28 06/067 - Tel. direct line +32 229-81349
Electronically signed on 11/10/2022 18:15 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121