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Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2021/1153 |
| Original proposal | COM(2018)438  |
| CELEX number i | 32021R1153 |
| Document | 07-07-2021; Date of signature |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 14-07-2021; OJ L 249 p. 38-81 |
| Signature | 07-07-2021 |
| Effect | 01-01-2021; Application See Art 30 14-07-2021; Entry into force Date pub. See Art 30 |
| Deadline | 15-10-2021; See Art 20.2 31-12-2027; See Art 29.4 31-12-2028; See Art 26.2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
14.7.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 249/38 |
REGULATION (EU) 2021/1153 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 7 July 2021
establishing the Connecting Europe Facility and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 172 and 194 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (3),
Whereas:
(1) |
In order to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, to stimulate job creation and to respect long-term decarbonisation commitments, the Union needs up-to-date, multimodal, high-performance infrastructure in its transport, energy and digital sectors to help connect and integrate the Union and all its islands and regions, including its remote, outermost, peripheral, mountainous and sparsely populated ones. Those connections should help to improve the free movement of persons, goods, capital and services. The trans-European networks should facilitate cross-border connections, foster greater economic, social and territorial cohesion, and contribute to a more competitive and sustainable social market economy and to combating climate change. |
(2) |
The aim of the Connecting Europe Facility (the “CEF”) is to accelerate investment in the field of trans-European networks and to leverage funding from both the public and the private sectors, while increasing legal certainty and respecting the principle of technological neutrality. The CEF should enable synergies between the transport, energy and digital sectors to be harnessed to the full, thus enhancing the effectiveness of Union action and enabling the costs of implementation to be minimised. |
(3) |
The CEF should also contribute to Union action against climate change and support environmentally and socially sustainable projects, including, where appropriate, climate change mitigation and adaptation actions. In particular, the contribution of the CEF to achieving the goals and objectives of the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (4) (“Paris Agreement”), as well as the 2030 climate and energy targets and long-term decarbonisation objective, should be reinforced. |
(4) |
The CEF should guarantee a high level of transparency and ensure public consultation in compliance with applicable Union and national law. |
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Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation is intended to contribute to mainstreaming climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of at least 30 % of Union budget expenditure supporting climate objectives. In addition, this Regulation should contribute to the ambition of committing 7,5 % of annual spending under the Multiannual Financial Framework (the “MFF”) 2021-2027 to biodiversity objectives in the year 2024 and 10 % of annual spending under the MFF 2021-2027 to biodiversity objectives in 2026 and 2027 while taking into consideration the existing overlaps between climate and biodiversity objectives. Through its actions, the CEF should contribute 60 % of its overall financial envelope to climate objectives, based, inter alia, on the following coefficients: (i) 100 % for expenditure relating to railway infrastructure, charging infrastructure, alternative and sustainable fuels, clean urban... |
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