Decision No 661/2010/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

A. Inland ports

Projects of common interest must relate solely to infrastructure open to any user on a non-discriminatory basis.

In addition to projects relating to the connections and inland ports mentioned in Annex I, projects of common interest will be deemed to include any infrastructure project corresponding to one or more of the following categories:

1.

access to the port from waterways;

2.

port infrastructure inside the port area;

3.

other transport infrastructures inside the port area;

4.

other transport infrastructures linking the port to other elements of the trans-European transport network.

Any project which concerns the following work will be deemed to be of common interest: construction and maintenance of all elements of the transport system generally open to all transport users within the port and of links with the national or international transport network. In particular, this includes the development and maintenance of land for commercial and other port-related purposes, the construction and maintenance of road and rail connections, the construction and maintenance, including dredging, of access routes and of other areas of water in the port, and the construction and maintenance of navigation aids and traffic management, communication and information systems in the port and on the access routes.

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These criteria and specifications refer to the corresponding sections referred to in the enacting terms and/or Annex I.