§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what conditions projects must satisfy in order to be eligible for funding from the EU trans-european transport network budget. [51199]
§ Mr. ByersGeneral rules for the granting of community financial aid in the field of trans-European networks are set out in Council Regulation (EC) 2236/95.
The Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (Decision No. 1692/96/EC) sets out the objectives projects must pursue. Annexes I and II to that Decision illustrate the network by way of maps and set out for each mode of transport the project eligibility criteria and specifications.