Call: Adaptation of the TEN-T to civilian-defence dual use - studies

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport is the funding instrument to realise European transport infrastructure policy. It aims at supporting investments in building new transport infrastructure in Europe or rehabilitating and upgrading the existing one.

Trans-European Networks for Transport (TEN-T) policy objectives foresee:

• completion by 2030 of the Core Network, structured around nine multimodal Core Network Corridors.
• completion by 2050 of the Comprehensive Network in order to facilitate accessibility to all European regions

CEF Transport focuses on cross-border projects and projects aiming at removing bottlenecks or bridging missing links in various sections of the Core Network and on the Comprehensive Network (link), as well as for horizontal priorities such as traffic management systems.

CEF Transport also supports innovation in the transport system in order to improve the use of infrastructure, reduce the environmental impact of transport, enhance energy efficiency and increase safety.

Scope

In accordance with Article 9(2)(c) and Article 12 of the CEF Regulation, studies related to the following actions will be supported:

• All actions described in sections 6.1 or 6.2 of the multiannual work programme for CEF-Transport 2021-2023, if relevant for civilian-defence dual-use;
• Actions regarding the upgrade of sections and components of the Core and Comprehensive Network not covered in sections 6.1 or 6.2 of the multiannual work programme for CEF-Transport 2021-2023 if relevant for civilian-defence dual-use;
• Actions concerning air transport infrastructure components, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, if relevant for civilian-defence dual-use.

As provided in Article 12(1)(c) of the CEF Regulation, such actions are to take into account the infrastructure requirements applicable to certain categories of dual-use infrastructure actions, as set out in the implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 12 of the CEF Regulation (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2021.288.01.0037.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2021%3A288%3ATOC).

The foreseen duration of the action should be 2-3 years maximum.

• be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• be established in one of the EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))

Specific cases:

• Entities from other countries are exceptionally eligible for projects of common interest in the field of transport, energyand digital and for cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy, if the granting authority considers their participation essential for the implementation of the action.
• Natural persons are NOT eligible (with the exception of self-employed persons, i.e. sole traders, where the company does not have legalpersonality separate from that of the natural person).
• International organisations are eligible. The rules on eligible countries do not apply to them.
• Entities without legal personality under their national law may exceptionally participate, provided that their representatives have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf, and offer guaranteesfor the protection of the EU financial interests equivalent to that offered by legal persons.
• EU bodies (with the exception of the European Commission Joint Research Centre) can NOT be part of the consortium.

Proposal page limits and layout:

• Part A contains administrative information about the participants
• Part B contains the technical description of the project
• mandatory annexes and supporting documents:
  • detailed budget table per WP
  • activity reports of last year
  • list of previous projects (key projects for the last 4 years)
  • timetable/Gantt chart
  • agreement by the concerned Member States (letters of support)
  • environmental compliance file
  • military network map declaration

The indicative call budget for calls CEF-T-2022-MILMOB-STUDIE and CEF-T-2022-MILMOB-WORKS is EUR 330,000,000.

The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement (maximum 50%).