RIS IWW TENT Calls 2012 Open Annual and

RIS & IWW TEN-T Calls 2012 Open Annual and Multi-annual Calls for Proposals Nadia Chellafa – Project Manager – Ten-T Executive Agency

Content • General information • Multi-annual calls - River Information Services - Inland navigation • Annual call • Practical information

General information - Calls open since 28/11/2012 - Closing date 28/02/2013 (note: likely amendment of the MAP Call which may lead to an extension of the MAP Call end date, not AP Call) - Functional mailbox for questions - Check the FAQ page regularly (updated on a weekly basis)

Indicative timeline Deadline for submission : 28/02/2013 Eligibility check : March 2013 External evaluation : April/May 2013 Internal evaluation/selection : April/May 2013 Consultations of other DGs, FAC, European Parliament: : June 2013 Adoption of individual Financing Decisions : from September 2013

MAP CALL – RIS (1) - Closing date: 28/02/2013 – may be extended - Budget : 10 million € - Co-financing rate: 50% for studies and 20% for works - Total requested EU contribution: minimum € 500, 000 - Eligible costs: costs incurred between 1/1/2012 and end date (at the latest 31/12/2015) - This is the 4 th RIS Call, already a number of RIS projects either completed or on-going. Check the TEN-T website for list and presentation of all RIS projects.

MAP CALL - RIS (2) The specific objectives and priorities of the Call are: • Installation of on-board equipment and shore– based infrastructure • Testing and validation of the technical feasibility and interoperability of technologies, systems, services and applications • Fine-tuning and further enhancement of technologies, systems, services and applications

MAP CALL - RIS (3) • Implementation of (new) services, e. g. for transport management purposes • Facilitation of interfaces with other modes of transport • Further development and application of concepts such as for cross border data exchange • Provision of feedback and contribution to the maintenance and amendment of the technical specifications

MAP CALL – PRIORITY PROJECTS (1) - Budget of € 725 million – Additional budget may be injected into this enveloppe following an amendment of the MAP WP - No ear-marking per mode - Co-financing rate of 50% for studies, 20% for works (30% for cross-border sections) - Costs eligible if incurred between 01/01/2012 at end date (at the latest 31/12/2015)

MAP CALL – PRIORITY PROJECTS (2) • PP 18 and 30 • Studies that lead to implementation • Testing and deployment of new technologies • Works to be implemented by 2015 • Intermodal connections to IWT • Acceleration of on-going TEN-T projects (top-up)

Annual Call – Inland Waterways (1) Total budget : € 250 million Closing date : 28 February 2013 (no extension foreseen) Eligible costs: costs incurred between date of proposal submission and end date (at the latest 31/12/2015) Rate of co-financing: 10% for works, 50% for studies (including the deployment pilots)

Annual Call – Inland Waterways (2) All priorities are relevant for IWT: • Priority 1: acceleration/facilitation of TEN-T projects implementation (€ 150 M) • Priority 2: Innovation and new technologies for transport infrastructure and facilities (€ 40 M) • Priority 3: Support to Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and innovative financial instruments (€ 25 M) • Priority 4: Support to development of corridors (€ 35 M)

Annual Call – Inland Waterways (3) • Priority 1: acceleration/facilitation of TEN-T projects implementation • Stable fairway conditions (class IV and higher) • Upgrade locks • Increase under bridge-clearance to allow passage of containerships • LNG bunkering facilities • Port access and hinterland connections • Reception facilities for oil and other waste

Annual Call – Inland Waterways (4) • Connection of IWT to all other modes • Intermodal (transhipment) platforms and interconnection nodes

Annual Call – Inland Waterways (4) • IWT under priorities 2, 3 and 4 • Priority 2: studies and pilot deployment for IWTrelated innovation outside PP projects • Priority 3: PPP and innovative financing instrument for IWT investment • Priority 4: Future corridor implementation for IWTrelevant corridors

Practical information • http: //tentea. ec. europa. eu/en/ten-t_projects/ • http: //tentea. ec. europa. eu/en/apply_for_funding/f ollow_the_funding_process/calls_for_proposals_20 12. htm • tenea-helpdesk-call-AP-2012@ec. europa. eu • tenea-helpdesk-call-MAP-2012@ec. europa. eu

Thanks for your attention! nadia. chellafa@ec. europa. eu