Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207 of 20 January 2015 laying down detailed rules implementing Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the models for the progress report, submission of the information on a major project, the joint action plan, the implementation reports for the Investment for growth and jobs goal, the management declaration, the audit strategy, the audit opinion and the annual control report and the methodology for carrying out the cost-benefit analysis and pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the model for the implementation reports for the European territorial cooperation goal

• F.5.2.2. If the reply is ‘No’, please attach a completed Appendix 2 declaration filled in by the competent authority. For a non-infrastructure major project (e.g. purchase of equipment), this should be duly explained below and, in that case, it is not obligatory to attach such a declaration.

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• F.5.3 Please explain how the project fits with the River Basin Management Plan's objectives which have been established for the relevant water bodies.

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F.6.   Where applicable, information on compliance with other environmental directives

F.6.1   Application of Council Directive 91/271/EEC ([^E0060])(the ‘UWWT Directive’) — projects in urban waste water sector

• (1) Please fill-in Appendix 3 to the Application Form (table concerning compliance with the UWWT Directive).

• (2) Please explain how the project is consistent with the plan or programme associated with the implementation of the UWWT Directive.

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F.6.2   Application of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0061])(the ‘Waste Framework Directive’) — projects in waste management sector

• F.6.2.1. In case of non-fulfilment of the corresponding ex-ante conditionality, as per Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, demonstrate link to the agreed action plan.

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• F.6.2.2. Please explain how the project meets the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the Waste Framework Directive. In particular, how the project is consistent with the relevant waste management plan (Article 28), the waste hierarchy (Article 4), and how the project contributes to the achievement of the 2020 recycling targets (Article 11 (2)).

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F.6.3   Application of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0062])(the ‘Industrial Emissions Directive’) — Projects requiring the granting of a permit under that Directive

Please explain how the project complies with the requirements of Directive 2010/75/EU, in particular with the obligation to operate in accordance with an integrated permit based on the Best Available Techniques (BAT) and, where applicable, with the emission limit values set out in that Directive.

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F.6.4   Any other relevant environmental directives (please explain below)

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F.7.   Cost of measures taken to mitigate and/or compensate negative environmental impacts, in particular resulting from the EIA procedure or other assessment procedures (such as the Habitats Directive, the Water Framework Directive, the Industrial Emissions Directive) or national/regional requirements

• F.7.1. In case of such costs, were these included in the Cost Benefit Analysis?

Yes	□	No	□

• F.7.2. If these costs are included in the total costs, please estimate the proportion of the cost of measures taken to reduce and/or to compensate for negative environmental impacts.

%

Please explain briefly the measures

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F.8.   Climate change adaptation and mitigation, and disaster resilience

• F.8.1. Explain how the project contributes to climate change targets in accordance with EU 2020 strategy, including information on climate change-related expenditure in line with Annex I to the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 215/2014

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• F.8.2. Explain how climate change related risks, adaptation and mitigation considerations, and disaster resilience have been taken into account.

(As a guidance, please consider the following questions: How were the volume of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) externality and the external cost of carbon assessed? What is the shadow cost of GHG and how has it been integrated into the economic analysis? Was a less carbon intense or based on renewable sources alternative been considered? Has a climate risk assessment or vulnerability screening been carried out during the preparation of the project? Have climate change issues been taken into account as part of SEA and EIA and have been checked by the relevant national authorities? How did the analysis and ranking of relevant options take into account climate issues? How does the project relate to the national and/or regional strategy for adaptation to climate change? Will the project in combination with climate change have any positive and/or negative impacts on the surroundings? Did climate change influence the location of the project?) ([^E0063])

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• F.8.3. Explain what measures have been adopted to ensure resilience to current climate variability and future climate change within the project

(As a guidance, please consider the following questions: how was climate change taken into consideration when designing the project and its components, for example with regard to external forces (e.g. wind load, snow load, temperature differences) and impacts (e.g. heat waves, drainage, risk of flooding as well as prolonged dry periods affecting e.g. soil characteristics))

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G. THE FINANCING PLAN SHOWING THE TOTAL PLANNED FINANCING RESOURCES AND THE PLANNED SUPPORT FROM THE FUNDS, THE EIB, AND ALL OTHER SOURCES OF FINAnCING, TOGETHER WITH PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL INDICATORS FOR MONITORING PROGRESS, TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE IDENTIFIED RISKS

G.1.   Total planned financial resources and planned support from the Funds, the EIB, and all other sources of financing

G.1.1.   Sources of co-financing

The total investment costs of the project shall be met from the following sources:

Source of financing total investment cost (€)	Source of financing total investment cost (€)	Source of financing total investment cost (€)	Source of financing total investment cost (€)	Source of financing total investment cost (€)		Of which (for Information)
Total cost [C.1.12.(A)]	Union support [^E0064]	National public (or equivalent)	National private	Other sources (specify)		EIB/EIF loans:
(a) = (b) + (c) + (d) + (e)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)		(f)

The Union support should correspond to the amount specified in the agreement mentioned in Article 125 paragraph 3 c).

G.1.2.   Annual plan of total eligible expenditure to be declared to the Commission (financial indicator for monitoring progress)

The total eligible expenditure to be declared to the Commission shall be presented below in terms of the annual share in EUR (indicative). In case of major project co-financed by more than one Operational Programme, the annual plan shall be presented separately for each Operational Programme. In case of major project co-financed by more than one priority axis, the annual plan should be presented separately for each priority axis.

(in EUR)	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Total eligible expenditure
Priority axis of OP1
Priority axis of OP1
Priority axis of OP2
Priority axis of OP2

G.1.3.   Other Union financing sources

• G.1.3.1 Has an application been made for assistance from any other Union source (TEN-T Budget, CEF, LIFE+, Horizon 2020, other sources of Union finance) for this project?

Yes	□	No	□

If yes, please give details (EU programme concerned, reference number, date, amount requested, amount granted, etc.):

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• G.1.3.2 Is this project complementary to any project already financed or to be financed by the ERDF, the ESF, the Cohesion Fund, the CEF, other source of Union finance?

Yes	□	No	□

If yes, please give details (source of the EU contribution, reference number, date, amount requested, amount granted, etc.):

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• G.1.3.3 Has an application been made for loan or equity support from the EIB or the EIF for this project?

Yes	□	No	□

If yes, please give details (financial instrument concerned, reference number, date, amount requested, amount granted, etc.):

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• G.1.3.4 Has an application been made for assistance from any other Union source (including the ERDF, the ESF, the Cohesion Fund, the EIB, the EIF, or other sources of Union finance) for an earlier phase of this project (including feasibility and preparatory phases)?

Yes	□	No	□

If yes, please give details (source of the EU contribution, reference number, date, amount requested, amount granted, etc.):

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• G.1.4. Will the construction of the infrastructure be delivered through a public-private partnership (PPP) ([^E0065]) ?

Yes	□	No	□

If yes, please describe the form of PPP (i.e. selection process for private partner, structure of PPP, infrastructure ownership arrangements including upon termination of the PPP arrangements at maturity or otherwise, risk allocation arrangements, etc.). In addition provide results of FRR(Kp) calculation and its comparison with national benchmarks on expected profitability in the given sector.

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• G.1.5. If financial instruments ([^E0066]) are to be used for financing the project, please describe the form of financial instruments (equity or debt instruments):

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• G.1.6 Impact of Union assistance on project implementation

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• (b) be essential to implementation of the project? Yes □ No □ If yes, please specify how much it will contribute to implementation. If no, please justify the need for Union support

G.2.   Output indicators ([^E0067])and physical indicators for monitoring progress

Please list in the table provided output indicators, including common indicators as specified in the operational programme(s) and other physical indicators for monitoring progress. Volume of information will depend on complexity of projects, but only main indicators should be presented.

OP (CCI)	Priority axis	Name of indicator	Measurement unit	Target value for the major project	Target year
		Common: Other:	Common: Other:

G.3.   Risk assessment

Please present a short summary of the main risks to the successful physical and financial implementation of the project and the proposed risk mitigation measures

H. THE TIMETABLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE MAJOR PROJECT

Where the implementation period is expected to be longer than the programming period, the timetable for the phases, for which support from the funds is requested during the 2014-2020 period, must be provided.

H.1.   Project timetable

Please give below the timetable for the development and implementation of the overall project and attach a summary schedule of the main categories of works (i.e. a Gantt chart, where available). Where the application concerns a project stage, clearly indicate in the table the elements of the overall project for which assistance is being sought by this application:

	Start date (A) [^E0068]	Completion date (B) [^E0068]
1. Feasibility studies (or business plan if productive investment):
2. Cost-benefit analysis:
3. Environmental impact assessment:
4. Design studies:
5. Preparation of tender documentation(s):
6. Tender procedure(s):
7. Land acquisition:
8. Development consent:
9. Construction phase/contract:
10. Operational phase:

If already complete — please give exact date, if only planned — please give at least month and year.

H.2.   Project maturity

Please describe the project timetable (J.1) in terms of the technical and financial progress and current maturity of the project under the following headings:

H.2.1.   Technical (feasibility studies, project design etc.):

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H.2.2.   Administrative with a minimum reference to necessary authorisations such as EIA, development consent, territorial/planning decisions, land purchase (if relevant), public procurement etc.:

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H.2.3   Public procurement:

Please fill in the information in the table below

Contract name	Contract type (works/supplies/services)	Value (actual or expected)	Body responsible for the contract	Date of publishing tender (actual or planned)	Date of completing evaluation of tenders (actual or planned)	Date of signature of contract (actual or planned)	Ref. (Official Journal of the EU etc.) if relevant
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H.2.4.   Financial (commitment decisions in respect of national public expenditure, loans requested or granted, etc. — give references):

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H.2.5.   If the project has already started, indicate the current state of implementation:

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I. IS THE PROJECT SUBJECT TO A LEGAL PROCEDURE FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UNION LAW?

Yes	□	No	□

If yes, please give details and justify the proposed contribution from the Union budget in this respect:

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J. HAS THE UNDERTAKING PREVIOUSLY BEEN, OR IS IT CURRENTLY, SUBJECT OF A PROCEDURE ([^E0069]) TO RECOVER UNION SUPPORT FOLLOWING THE RELOCATION OF A PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE PROGRAMME AREA?

Yes	□	No	□

If yes, please give details and justify the proposed contribution from the Union budget to the project in this respect:

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K. INVOLVEMENT OF JASPERS IN PROJECT PREPARATION

• K.1. Has Jaspers contributed to any part of the preparation of this project?

Yes	□	No	□

• K.2. Describe the elements of the project where Jaspers had an input (e.g. environmental compliance, procurement, review of technical description, cost-benefit analysis).

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L. STATUS OF THE PROJECT IN RELATION TO ARTICLE 102 OF REGULATION (EU) No 1303/2013

• L.1. In case the project is submitted in line with the procedure pursuant to article 102(2), has the project been subject to the quality review by independent experts?

Yes	□	No	□

If yes, please give details and justify the change of the procedure for submission of the project to the EC:

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M. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO THE APPLICATION FORM IN CASE THE MAJOR PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION

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N. ENDORSEMENT OF COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITY

I confirm that the information presented in this form is accurate and correct.

Name
Signature (Electronically signed via SFC2014)
Organisation (Managing Authority(-ies)
Date

Appendix 1 ([^E0070])

DECLARATION BY AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING OF NATURA 2000 SITES

Responsible Authority

Having examined the project application

For the project to be located at

Declares that the project is not likely to have significant effects on a NATURA 2000 site on the following grounds:

Therefore an appropriate assessment required by Article 6(3) of Council Directive 92/43/EEC ([^E0071]) was not deemed necessary.

A map at scale of 1:100 000 (or the nearest possible scale) is attached, indicating the location of the project as well as the NATURA 2000 sites concerned, if any.

Date (dd/mm/yyyy):

Signed:

Name:

Position:

Organisation:

(Authority responsible for monitoring NATURA 2000 sites)

Official Seal:

Appendix 2

DECLARATION BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR WATER MANAGEMENT

([^E0072])

Responsible Authority

Having examined the project application

For the project to be located at

Declares that the project does not deteriorate the status of the water body or cause failure to achieve good water status/potential on the following grounds:

Date (dd/mm/yyyy):

Signed:

Name:

Position:

Organisation:

(Competent Authority identified in accordance with Article 3(2) of the Water Framework Directive)

Official Seal:

Appendix 3

TABLE CONCERNING COMPLIANCE OF THE AGGLOMERATIONS SUBJECT TO THE APPLICATION FORM, WITH THE URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT DIRECTIVE

([^E0073])

Agglomeration name	Receiving waters	Deadlines and transitional periods in the Accession Treaty	Planned date of the project completion	Status before implementation (based on the application form)	Status before implementation (based on the application form)	Status before implementation (based on the application form)	Status before implementation (based on the application form)	Status before implementation (based on the application form)	Status before implementation (based on the application form)	Status before implementation (based on the application form)	Status after implementation (based on the application form)	Status after implementation (based on the application form)	Status after implementation (based on the application form)	Status after implementation (based on the application form)	Status after implementation (based on the application form)	Status after implementation (based on the application form)	Status after implementation (based on the application form)
Agglomeration name	Receiving waters	Deadlines and transitional periods in the Accession Treaty	Planned date of the project completion	Agglomeration load	Collection rate	Connection rate	IAS — individual appropriate systems	Capacity of UWWTP(s) serving the agglomeration	Treatment level in place	Treatment performances	Agglomeration load	Collection rate	Connection rate	IAS — individual appropriate systems	Capacity of UWWTP(s) serving the agglomeration	Treatment level in place	Treatment performances
	SA/NA/LSA/BW/	(mm/yyyy )	(mm/yyyy)	(in p.e.)	(in % of the load)	(in % of the load)	(in % of the load)	(in p.e.)			(in p.e.)	(in % of the load)	(in % of the load)	(in % of the load)	(in p.e.)
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

Explanatory notes (number corresponds to the number of the column):

• 1.Name of the agglomeration(s) included in the application for EU co-financing. Note that the indicators and calculations related to wastewater should refer to the agglomerations, not to municipalities, as an agglomeration may include several administrative municipalities or one municipality could be divided into several agglomerations. When an agglomeration is only partially covered by a project, i.e., there is still part of the load to be addressed, ask for information on the future plans to cover the remaining load of the agglomeration (which is necessary for the agglomeration as a whole to reach compliance with the Directive).

• 2.Information on the receiving waters and their catchments: ‘normal’ or ‘sensitive’ (Article 5 of the UWWT Directive), ‘drinking water abstraction’, ‘bathing waters’, ‘shellfish waters’. Please indicate the criterion, see Annex II to the Directive, use the following terms: SA Sensitive area NA Normal area, LSA Less Sensitive area, BW designated bathing waters, O other directives to be fulfilled (SA).

• 3.Only if applicable — the compliance deadlines under the Accession Treaty for each agglomeration covered by the project for wastewater collection and treatment (refer to both interim and final targets if applicable). Please indicate date and relevant Articles of the Directive.

• 4.Planned date by when the project included in the application for the EU co-financing will be implemented and completed.

Columns 5-11 refer to the description of the agglomeration at the stage when the application for the EU co-financing is submitted.

• 5.The load of the agglomeration expressed in p.e. (population-equivalent).

• 6.Collection rate — coverage of the collecting sewage systems (IAS not included) i.e. load collected by the collecting system in relation to the total load of agglomeration concerned in %.

• 7.Connection rate — the load collected by the collecting system which is connected to the WWTP serving the agglomeration in %.

• 8.IAS — the ratio of the load collected/treated by individual appropriate systems according to Article 3(1) of the Directive in % of the load (system which achieves the same level of environmental protection and is established in the case where the collecting system is not justified either because it would produce no environmental benefit or because it would involve excessive cost). If IAS is envisaged, a brief description of the type(s) of the IAS and the treatment level which is reached should be provided. NB: the objective of the Directive for the agglomerations above 2 000 p.e.: the collection rate plus IAS should cover 100 % of the load of the agglomeration.

• 9.Capacity of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant(s) in p.e.

• 10.Treatment level — the treatment provided by the Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant(s) for the discharges from the agglomeration(s) i.e. primary, secondary, more stringent (N, P removal, disinfection etc.).

• 11.Treatment performance — compliance with the treatment requirements laid down in the Annex to I table 1 and 2 (if applicable).

Columns 12-18 refer to the description of the agglomeration envisaged after the implementation of the project included in the application for the co-financing. Columns 13 and 14 — In addition to total rates, please indicate the rates which correspond to rehabilitation of the existing collecting system, and the rate which corresponds to newly constructed collecting system. In case the connection rate will be below collection rate after the implementation of the project, the reasons for such difference and investment plans for the future to reduce the difference should be provided (including the cases where users do not want to connect to the collector).

• 15.If relevant please indicate any improvements (rehabilitation, new, upgrade) to the IAS included in the project.

• 16.Please also indicate if the plant(s) are totally new, rehabilitated or upgraded. The capacity of the plants should be sufficient to treat the whole load generated by the agglomeration. In case total capacity of the UWWTP(s) is below the total load of the agglomeration, an explanation of the reasons should be provided (e.g.: forecasted increase, etc.). In addition, it should be explained how proper functioning of the plants will be ensured to overcome the plant overloading. In case the plant(s) are (largely) over-dimensioned, an explanation of the reasons should be provided (ex: forecasted increase of the incoming load, extension of the collecting systems, further connections of other agglomerations etc.).

Appendix 4

FEASIBILITY STUDIES (OR BUSINESS PLAN IF PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT) AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS (AS REQUIRED IN D AND E)

Appendix 5

MAP IDENTIFYING THE PROJECT AREA AND GEO-REFERENCED DATA (AS REQUIRED IN B.3.1)

Appendix 6

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED IN F.3.3

ANNEX III

Methodology for carrying out the cost-benefit analysis

1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

• 1.1. The objective of a cost benefit analysis (hereinafter referred to as ‘CBA’) in the context of Cohesion Policy is to support the major project assessment in order to:

• — assess whether the major project is worth co-financing (from an economic point of view);

• — assess whether the major project needs co-financing (from a financial point of view).

• 1.2. A CBA shall be:

• — carried out as soon as possible in the project preparation phase, usually at the end of the preliminary design stage of the project;

• — viewed as an element of a major project application to be taken into consideration in conjunction with other documents prepared for major projects including those containing other information referred to in Article 101 (1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.

• 1.3. A CBA shall comply with the following principles:

• — CBA must be performed against predetermined policy objectives;

• — CBA requires to define the relevant social context and perspective (local, regional, national, transboundary, global);

• — CBA requires a common measurement unit (usually monetary);

• — CBA requires a comparison of a scenario of the new investment with a scenario without the new investment (incremental analysis ([^E0074]));

• — CBA requires to state a reference period relevant for the project;

• — CBA requires consideration of residual values of investment;

• — CBA requires a risk assessment to deal with uncertainty.

• 1.4. A CBA for a major project shall include the elements set out below:

• (1) Presentation of the context;

• (2) Definition of objectives;

• (3) Identification of the project;

• (4) Results of feasibility studies with demand and option analysis;

• (5) Financial analysis;

• (6) Economic analysis;

• (7) Risk assessment.

2. ELEMENTS OF THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

2.1.   Presentation of the context and definition of objectives, identification of the project, feasibility of the project with demand and option analysis

2.1.1.   Presentation of the context

This assessment requires the definition of the social, economic, political and institutional context. The key features to be described relate to:

• (1) the socio-economic conditions of the country/region that are relevant for the project;

• (2) the policy and institutional aspects, including existing economic policies and development plans with their policy objectives;

• (3) the current infrastructure endowment and service provision;

• (4) the perception and expectations of the population with relation to the service to be provided.

2.1.2.   Definition of project's objectives

Clear objectives shall be defined for the project in order to verify that the investment responds to an existing need and to assess the results and the impact of the project. As far as possible the objectives should be quantified through indicators with baselines and target values.

The definition of the objectives shall be used to identify, where possible and appropriate, the project benefits in order to assess contribution of the project to welfare and to achieving the specific objectives of the priority axes of the operational programme(s).

2.1.3.   Identification of the project

The identification of the major project shall take place taking into account the definition of a major project set out in Article 100 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and as well as the following principles:

• (1) the project needs to be clearly identified as a self-sufficient unit of analysis, that is, technical lots, administrative or financial phases that cannot be regarded as being operational in themselves, shall be analysed within the CBA together with other phases comprising a major project.

• (2) the impact area, final beneficiaries ([^E0075]) and relevant stakeholders whose welfare counts in the aggregation of net benefits shall be taken into account.

• (3) the body responsible for implementation is identified and its technical, financial and institutional capacities analysed.

2.1.4.   Feasibility of the project with demand and option analysis

Feasibility studies, which normally cover the following aspects: demand analysis; option analysis; available technology; the production plan (including the utilisation rate of the infrastructure); personnel requirements; the scale of the project, location, physical inputs, timing and implementation, phases of expansion and financial planning; environmental aspects, climate change mitigation aspects (GHG emissions), resource efficiency and resilience to climate change impacts and natural disasters, shall be considered in the cost benefit analysis (where applicable).

It shall be taken into account that:

• (1) Feasibility analysis identifies the potential constraints and related solutions with respect to technical, economic, environmental and climate change mitigation and adaptation, regulatory and institutional aspects. A project is feasible when its design satisfies the technical, legal, financial and other constraints relevant to the nation, region or specific site. Several project options may be feasible. A summary of results of feasibility studies must be presented in the CBA. CBA must be consistent with the information presented in feasibility studies.

• (2) Demand analysis identifies and quantifies the social need for an investment and considers as a minimum:
• — the current demand, by the use of models and actual data;
• — the forecast demand, from macroeconomic and sector forecasts and elasticity estimates of demand to relevant prices, income, and other core determinants;
• — supply side aspects including the analysis of existing supply and expected (infrastructure) developments;
• — network effect (if any).

• (3) Option analysis is performed to assess and compare different alternative options which are found generally feasible to meet the existing and future demand for the project and to find the best solution. Options should be compared against different criteria, including for example technical, institutional, economic, environmental and climate change aspects. The option analysis should be carried out in two steps; the first step looks at basic strategic options (i.e. type of infrastructure and location for the project) and the second step at specific solutions at the technological level. If the project is implemented as a Public Private Partnership this second step of the analysis should focus on the range of output specifications that may or may not be included in the output specifications of the Public Private Partnership project. The first step is usually based on (mainly qualitative) multi-criteria analyses while the second step normally uses mainly quantitative methods. Key aspects of selecting the best option:
• — to properly justify the solution sought, evidence is provided that the selected option is the optimal one of the various options considered during the technical feasibility study;
• — if different alternatives have the same, unique objective and the same or very similar externalities, it is recommended that the selection should be based on the least cost solution per unit of output produced taking into account the long term operating and maintenance costs associated with the option;
• — if the output and externalities are different in different options (assuming all share the same objective), the Member State is encouraged to undertake a simplified CBA for all main options to select the best option by determining which option is more favourable from a socio-economic point of view and the selection should be based on economic parameters of a project, including its Economic Net Present Value (ENPV). The simplified CBA shall be carried out based on approximate estimates of key financial and economic data, including demand, investment cost and operating costs, revenues, direct benefits and externalities, where relevant.

2.2.   Financial analysis

As set out in Article 101(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, a financial analysis must be included in the CBA.

The financial analysis shall include:

• (a) assessment of the financial profitability of the investment and of national capital;

• (b) determining the appropriate (maximum) contribution from the Funds;

• (c) checking the financial viability (sustainability) of the project.

Financial analysis should, where possible and appropriate, be carried out from the point of view of the project owner and/or operator allowing to verify cash flows and guarantee positive cash balance in order to verify the financial sustainability and to calculate the indices of financial return on the investment project and on capital based on the discounted cash flows.

If the owner and the operator are not the same entity, a consolidated financial analysis, which excludes cash flows between the owner and the operator, should be undertaken.

Where possible and appropriate, the financial analysis should be carried out in constant prices (prices fixed at a base-year), but expected changes in relative prices should be considered as part of the risk assessment.

2.2.1.   Discounted cash flow methodology, incremental method and other principles of financial analysis

The financial analysis of major projects shall be carried out taking into account the rules set out in section III (Method for calculating the discounted net revenue of operations generating net revenue) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014, including: method for calculating discounted net revenue (including the reference period and the incremental method) and discounting of cash flow (including the financial discount rate in real terms).

The data required to perform a financial analysis are as follows:

• (1) investment costs, including fixed investments, non-fixed investments including start-up costs, and, where appropriate, changes in working capital;

• (2) replacement costs as defined in Article 17 (a) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014;

• (3) operating costs as defined in Article 17 (b) and (c) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014;

• (4) revenues as defined in Article 16 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014;

• (5) source of funding including equity capital of the investor (either public or private), capital from loans (in this case loan repayment and interests are a project outflow in sustainability analysis) and any additional financial resources such as grants.

In sectors where this is relevant, including the environmental sector, tariffs shall be fixed in compliance with the polluter-pays principle taking into account affordability, as set out in Section III (Method for calculating the discounted net revenue of operations generating net revenue) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014, and the full-cost recovery ([^E0076]).

Compliance with the full-cost recovery principle includes that:

• (1) tariffs should aim as far as possible to recover the capital cost, the operating and maintenance cost, including environmental and resource costs;

• (2) the tariff structure maximises the project's revenues before public subsidies, while taking affordability into account.

Limitations of the polluter-pays principle and full-cost recovery principle in user charges and fees should:

• (1) not jeopardize the financial sustainability of the project;

• (2) as a general rule, be seen as temporary restrictions and maintained only as long as the issue of affordability of users exists.

2.2.2.   Results of the financial analysis

(a) Evaluation of financial profitability of the investment and national capital

Financial Net Present Value (FNPV) is the sum that results when the expected investment and operating and replacement costs of the project (discounted) are deducted from the discounted value of the expected revenues.

Financial Rate of Return (FRR) is the discount rate that produces a zero FNPV.

The financial profitability of an investment is assessed by estimating the financial net present value and the financial rate of return of the investment (FNPV(C) and FRR(C)). These indicators compare investment costs to net revenues and measure the extent to which the project's net revenues are able to repay the investment, regardless of the sources of financing. In some cases (in the context of State Aid and private operators) the calculation of FRR(Kp) is required. Interest payments shall not be included in the calculation FNPV(C).

For a project to require the contribution of the Funds:

FNPV(C) before the EU contribution should be negative and FRR(C) should be lower than the discount rate used for the analysis (except for some projects falling under State aid rules for which this may not be relevant).

If a major project shows high financial profitability (i.e. FRR(C) is substantially higher than the financial discount rate) it will, as a general rule, be considered sufficient for an investor to implement the project without Union contribution. A Union contribution may be justified only if it is demonstrated that the investment is not bankable on its own considering that the risks for an investor to implement the project e.g. highly innovative project may be too high to carry out the investment without a public grant.

The financial profitability of national capital is assessed by estimating the financial net present value and the financial rate of return on capital (FNPV(K) and FRR(K)). These indicators measure the extent to which the project's net revenues are able to repay the financial resources provided by the national funds (both private and public sources).

Calculation of FNPV(K) and FRR(K) requires that:

• — the financial resources — net of EU support — invested in the project are treated as outflows disregarding investment costs;

• — capital contributions are considered at the moment they are actually paid out for the project or reimbursed (in the case of loans);

• — interest payments are included in the table for the analysis of the return on capital (FNPV(K));

• — operating subsidies are not included in the table for the analysis of the return on capital (FNPV(K)).

For a project to require the contribution of the Funds:

FNPV(K) with Union assistance should be negative or equal to zero, and FRR(K) should be lower or equal to the discount rate, otherwise appropriate justification has to be provided.

When relevant, the return on the project promoter's capital (FRR(Kp)) should also be calculated. This compares the net revenues of the investment with the resources provided by the promoter: i.e. the investment cost minus the non-reimbursable grants received from the EU and/or the national/regional authorities. This exercise can be particularly useful in the context of State aid in order to verify that the intensity of the aid (EU and national assistance) provides the best value-for-money with the objective of limiting public financial support to what is necessary for the project to be economically or financially viable. If the project expects a substantial positive return (i.e. significantly above the national benchmarks on expected profitability in the given sector) it shows that the grant received would bring supra-normal profits to the beneficiary and therefore the Union contribution may not be justified.

(b) Determination of the appropriate (maximum) contribution from the Funds

Determination of the appropriate (maximum) contribution from the Funds for revenue generating projects shall be done in accordance with one of the methods for determining the potential net revenue in accordance with Article 61 (Operations generating net revenue after completion) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Section III of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014 setting out rules for calculation of the discounted net revenue of operations generating net revenue.

(c) Ensuring financial viability (sustainability)

The financial sustainability analysis is based on undiscounted cash-flow projections. It is mainly used to show that the project will have year by year sufficient cash resources at its disposition enabling it to always cover expenditures for investment and operations throughout the entire reference period.

Key aspects of financial sustainability analysis are as follows:

• (1) financial sustainability of the project is verified by checking that the cumulated (undiscounted) net cash flow is positive (or zero) on an annual basis and over the entire reference period considered;

• (2) the net cash flows to be considered for this purpose should:
• — take into account investment costs, all (national and EU) financial resources and cash revenues and operating and replacement costs at the moment they are paid, repayments of entity's financial obligations as well as capital contributions, interests and direct taxes;
• — exclude VAT unless VAT is not recoverable;
• — not take into account the residual value unless the asset is actually liquidated in the last year of analysis considered;

• (3) in the case of an operation not subject to the requirements set out in Article 61 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, or whenever negative cash-flows are projected in the future, it must be indicated how costs will be covered with a clear long-term commitment of the beneficiary/operator to provide adequate funding from other sources to ensure the sustainability of the project;

• (4) if projects fall within a pre-existing infrastructure, such as capacity extension projects, the overall financial sustainability of the system operator in the ‘with-project scenario’ (more than the capacity of the single extended segment) must be checked and a sustainability analysis at a system operator level must be performed and results must be taken into account in the risk assessment.

2.2.3.   Financial analysis in Public Private Partnership (PPP)

The following aspects shall be taken into consideration when the financial analysis is carried out for major projects implemented as PPPs:

• (1) The financial discount rate may be increased above the standard rate set out in Section III (Method for calculation of the discounted net revenue of operations generating net revenue after completion) of the Commission Delegated Regulation to reflect a higher opportunity cost of capital to the private investor. This higher opportunity cost should be justified by the beneficiary on a case-by-case basis, providing evidence, where possible, of the private partner's past returns on similar projects, or other relevant factual evidence.

• (2) In case of PPP schemes where the owner of the infrastructure is different from the operator a consolidated financial analysis, covering both the owner and operator, must be carried out.

• (3) Unless private partner is chosen in a fair, transparent and open competitive procedure assuring the best ‘value for money’ for public partner ([^E0077]), in order to check the financial profitability of the private capital and avoid unduly high profit generated by EU support an indicator measuring the financial profitability of the invested capital to the private investor (FRR(Kp)) shall be calculated ([^E0078]), comparing the net revenues accrued by the private partner with the resources provided during investment (either through equity or loans). The resulting FRR(Kp) shall be compared with national or international benchmarks on expected profitability in the given sector.

2.3.   Economic analysis

As provided for by Article 101(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, an economic analysis must be included in the CBA.

Economic analysis is an analysis that is undertaken using economic values, reflecting the social opportunity cost of goods and services.

2.3.1.   Key steps of economic analysis

The economic analysis should be carried out in constant accounting (shadow) prices and shall be undertaken taking the financial analysis cash flows as a starting point.

Economic analysis includes the following steps:

• 1. Fiscal corrections to exclude indirect taxes (e.g. VAT, excise duties), subsidies and pure transfer payments granted by a public entity (e.g. payments from national healthcare systems) from the economic analysis. Where indirect taxes/subsidies are intended to correct for externalities, these shall be included in the economic analysis, if considered to adequately reflect the social marginal value of the related externalities and provided that there is no double-counting with other economic costs/benefits.

• 1. Conversion of market to accounting (shadow) prices by applying conversion factors to financial prices to correct for market distortions. If conversion factors are not available from a national planning office and in the absence of significant market distortion for simplification the conversion factor can be set at one (CF=1). Conversion factors may be higher (or lower) than unity when accounting prices are greater (or smaller) than market prices.

• 1. Monetisation of non-market impacts (corrections for externalities): externalities shall be estimated and valued, as appropriate, using stated or revealed preference method (e.g. hedonic pricing) or other methods. Economic analysis shall consider direct effects only in order to avoid double-counting while generally shadow pricing and monetisation of externalities account for indirect effects. Financial revenues in the form of user fees, charges and tariffs shall be excluded from the economic analysis, and replaced with estimation of the direct effects on users, either through ‘willingness to pay’ or accounting prices. User fees, charges and tariffs especially in sectors not exposed to market competition, in regulated sectors or strongly influenced by political considerations should not be used as a proxy for ‘willingness to pay’ of user.

• 1. Discounting of the estimated costs and benefits: once the stream of economic costs and benefits is estimated, the standard discounted cash flow methodology shall be applied using a social discount rate (SDR). On the basis of Social Rate of Time Preference (SRTP) the following benchmarks for social discount rate are estimated: 4,95 % for Cohesion Member States and 2,77 % for other Member States. For simplification as a general rule a social discount rate of 5 % shall be used as a benchmark in Cohesion Member States (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) and 3 % in other Member States (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom). Member States may establish a benchmark for the social discount rate which is different from 5 % or 3 %, on the condition that they:
• (1) provide justification for this reference on the basis of economic growth forecast and other parameters determining the SDR under the SRTP approach; and
• (2) ensure its consistent application across similar projects in the same country, region or sector. Information on the different benchmark shall be made available to beneficiaries and the Commission at the start of the operational programme.

2.3.2.   Calculation of the economic performance indicators

The following economic performance indicators (as defined below) are the key indicators of the economic analysis:

• (1) Economic Net Present Value (ENPV) is the main reference indicator for project appraisal. It is defined as the difference between the discounted total social benefits and costs.

• (2) For a major project to be acceptable from an economic standpoint the project's economic net present value should be positive (ENPV>0) demonstrating that the society in a given region or country gains from the project because the project's benefits exceed its costs and therefore, the project should be implemented.

• (3) Economic rate of return (ERR) is the internal rate of return calculated using the economic values and expressing the socio-economic profitability of a project.

• (4) Economic rate of return should be greater than the social discount rate (ERR>SDR) to justify EU support to a major project.

• (5) Benefit/Cost ratio (B/C) is defined as the net present value of project benefits divided by the net present value of project costs.

• (6) Benefit/Cost ratio should be greater than one (B/C>1) to justify EU support to a major project.

The main economic benefits per sector to be considered in the economic analysis are set out in table 1. Additional economic benefits can be added if needed and justified. In some specific cases those benefits may become economic costs e.g. increased vehicle operating costs in certain road projects.

Table 1

Sector/Subsector	Economic benefits
Water supply and sanitation	(i) improved access to drinking water and wastewater treatment services in terms of availability, reliability and quality of the service (ii) improved drinking water quality (iii) improved quality of surface waters and preservation of ecosystem services due to pollution abatement (iv) resource cost savings for both producers and customers (v) improved health (vi) reduction of GHG emissions
Waste management	(i) reduction of health and environmental hazards (reduced contamination of air, water, soils) (ii) reduction of landfill space/costs (for waste treatment facilities) (iii) recovery of materials, energy and production of compost (avoided cost of alternative production/generation, including externalities) (iv) reduction of GHG emissions (i.e. CO2, CH4) (v) reduction of visual disamenities, noise and odours
Energy	Energy Efficiency projects (i) energy savings (expressed by the economic value of energy including externalities) (ii) increase of comfort (iii) reduction of GHG and non-GHG emissions Renewable Energy Sources projects (i) reduction of energy costs for substitution of the energy source e.g. by displacement of fossil fuels alternatives (expressed by the economic value of energy generated by likely displaced alternative, including externalities) (ii) reduction of GHG emissions Electricity/gas grids and infrastructure (i) increase and diversification of energy supply (value of incremental gas/electricity supplied, including externalities) (ii) increase of security and reliability of energy supply (reduction in supply disruptions) (iii) reduction of energy costs for substitution of the energy source (iv) market integration: variation in surpluses stemming from price alignment effects across places (for transmission) or time (for storage) (v) improved energy efficiency (vi) reduction of GHG and non-GHG emissions
Roads, Railways, Public Transport	(i) reduction in generalised costs (for movement of goods/people): — time savings — vehicle operating costs savings (ii) accident savings (iii) reduction of GHG emissions (iv) reduction of non-GHG emissions (i.e. local air pollution impacts) (v) reduction of noise emissions (e.g. some urban projects)
Airports, Seaports, Intermodal	(i) reduction in generalised costs (for movement of goods/people) — time savings — vehicle operating costs savings (ii) quality of service improvements (e.g. provision of airport contact gates) (iii) reduction of GHG emissions (iv) reduction of non-GHG emissions (v) reduction of noise emissions
Research & Innovation	(i) benefits to businesses (establishment of spin-offs and start-ups, development of new/improved products and processes; knowledge spillovers) (ii) benefit to researchers and students (new research, human capital formation, social capital development) (iii) benefits to the general public (reduction of environmental risks, reduction of health risks, cultural effects for visitors)
Broadband	(i) Increased take-up and improved quality of digital services, including e-Commerce, for citizens and businesses (especially in rural areas); (ii) Increased take-up and improved quality of digital services, including e-Government and e-Health, for public administration.

2.3.3.   Climate change mitigation and adaptation in the economic analysis

The CBA must take into account costs and benefits of the project in the context of Greenhouse Gas emissions and climate change. The quantification of the project's Greenhouse Gas emissions and the estimate of economic cost of carbon (or CO2) emissions used to monetise the externalities of such emissions shall be based on a transparent methodology aligned with the EU 2050 decarbonisation objectives. As for climate adaptation, costs of measures aiming at enhancing the resilience of the project to climate change impacts that are duly justified in feasibility studies should be included in the economic analysis. The benefits of those measures, e.g. measures taken to limit the emissions of GHG or enhance the resilience to climate change and weather extremes and other natural disasters, should also be assessed and included in the economic analysis, if possible quantified, otherwise they should be properly described.

2.3.4.   Simplified economic analysis in special cases

In certain limited cases where the benefits of a major project are very difficult or impossible to quantify and monetise, but where costs can be predicted with reasonable confidence, notably for major projects driven by necessity to ensure compliance with EU legislation, a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) can be performed. In such cases the appraisal shall focus on verifying that the project is the most efficient solution for the society to supply a given, necessary service at the pre-defined conditions set out. In addition, qualitative description of main economic benefits should be provided.

CEA is carried out by calculating the cost per unit of ‘non monetised’ benefit and is required to quantify benefits but not to attach a monetary price or economic value to the benefits.

The conditions for applying CEA are as follows:

• — the project produces only one project output which is homogenous and easily measurable;

• — this output is a crucial supply, entailing that action to secure it is essential;

• — the aim of the major project is to achieve the output at minimum cost;

• — there are no significant externalities;

• — there is a wide evidence of appropriate benchmarks to verify that the chosen technology meets the minimum required cost performance criteria.

2.4.   Risk assessment

As set out in Article 101(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, a risk assessment must be included in the CBA. This is required to deal with the uncertainty that always permeates investment projects. Risk assessment enables the project promoter to better understand the way the estimated impacts are likely to change should some key project variables turn out to be different from those expected. A thorough risk analysis constitutes the basis for a sound risk-management strategy, which in turn feeds back into the project design. Particular attention should be paid to climate change and environmental aspects.

The risk assessment shall comprise two steps:

• (1) Sensitivity analysis, which determines the ‘critical’ variables or parameters of the model i.e. those whose variations, positive or negative, have the greatest impact on the project's performance indicators, shall take the following aspects into consideration:
• — the critical variables are the ones whose 1 % variation results in more than 1 % variation of the NPV;
• — the analysis is carried out by varying one element at a time and determining the effect of that change on the NPV;
• — the switching values are defined as the percentage change the critical variable should assume to make the NPV equal to zero;
• — scenario analysis allowing the study of the combined impact of determined sets of critical values and in particular, the combination of optimistic and pessimistic values of a group of variables to build different scenarios, which may hold under certain hypotheses.

• (2) Qualitative risk analysis including risk prevention and mitigation, which shall include the following elements:
• — a list of risks to which the project is exposed;
• — a risk matrix showing for each identified risk: — the possible causes of failure, — the link with the sensitivity analysis, where applicable, — the negative effects generated on the project, — the ranked (e.g. very unlikely, unlikely, about as likely as not, likely, very likely) levels of probability of occurrence and of the severity of impact, — the risk level (i.e. combination of probability and impact).
• — identification of prevention and mitigation measures, including the entity in charge of preventing and mitigating the main risks, standard procedures, where appropriate and taking into account best practices, where possible, to be applied to reduce risk exposure, where considered necessary.
• — interpretation of risk matrix including an assessment of the residual risks after the application of prevention and mitigation measures;
• — In addition the risk assessment may, where appropriate (depending on project size, data availability), and should, where the residual risk exposure is still significant, include the probabilistic risk analysis, which involves the following steps: (1) Probability distributions for critical variables informing about the likelihood of occurring a given percentage change in the critical variables. Computing the probability distribution of critical variables is necessary to carry out a quantitative risk analysis. (2) Quantitative risk analysis based on Montecarlo simulation, providing probability distributions and statistical indicators for expected result, STD, etc. of project financial and economic performance indicators. The main risks per sector to be taken into account in the risk assessment are set out in Table 2. In order to assist the project promoters in preparation of qualitative risk analysis in line with this Regulation, Member States are encouraged (if they consider this appropriate and/or feasible) to develop national guidelines on valuation of certain standard project risks, and list of mitigation and prevention measures across sectors. Table 2 Sector/Subsector Specific risks Water supply and sanitation Demand risks: (i) Water consumption lower than predicted (ii) Connection rate to public sewage system slower than predicted Design risks: (iii) Inadequate surveys and investigation e.g. inaccurate hydrological predictions (iv) Inadequate design cost estimates Land acquisition risks: (v) Procedural delays (vi) Land cost higher than predicted Administrative and procurement risks: (vii) Procedural delays (viii) building or other permits (ix) utility approval (x) Legal proceedings Construction risks: (xi) Project cost overruns and delays in construction (xii) Contractor related (bankruptcy, lack of resources) Operational risks: (xiii) Reliability of identified water sources (quantity/quality) (xiv) Maintenance and repair costs higher than predicted, accumulation of technical breakdowns Financial risks: (xv) Tariff increases slower than predicted (xvi) Tariff collection lower than predicted Regulatory risks (xvii) unexpected political or regulatory factors affecting the water price Other risks: (xviii) Public opposition Waste management Demand risks: (i) Waste generation lower than predicted (ii) Waste flow control/delivery insufficient Design risks: (iii) Inadequate surveys and investigation (iv) Choice of unsuitable technology (v) Inadequate design cost estimates Land acquisition risks: (vi) Procedural delays (vii) Land cost higher than predicted Administrative and procurement risks: (viii) Procedural delays (ix) Building or other permits (x) Utility approvals Construction risks: (xi) Project cost overruns and delays in construction (xii) Contractor related (bankruptcy, lack of resources) Operational risks: (xiii) Waste composition other than predicted or having unexpectedly large variations (xiv) Maintenance and repair costs higher than predicted, accumulation of technical breakdowns (xv) Process outputs fail to meet quality targets (xvi) Failure to meet limits of emissions produced by the facility (to air and/or water) Financial risks: (xvii) Tariff increases slower than predicted (xviii) Tariff collection lower than predicted Regulatory risks: (xix) Changes of environmental requirements, economic and regulatory instruments (i.e. introduction of landfill taxes, bans on landfilling) Other risks: (xx) Public opposition Energy Demand risks: (i) Demand shortfalls (ii) Evolution of prices of different competing fuels (iii) Inadequate analysis of climatic conditions affecting the energy demand for heating and/or cooling Design risks: (iv) Inadequate design cost estimates (v) Inadequate site surveys and investigation (vi) Innovation in energy production/transmission or energy storage technology making the one in the project obsolete Land acquisition risks (vii) Land costs higher than predicted (viii) Higher costs for the acquisition of rights of way (ix) Procedural delays Administrative and procurement risks: (x) Procedural delays Construction risks: (xi) Project cost overruns and delays in construction (xii) Flooding, landslides, etc. (xiii) Accidents Operational risks: (xiv) Maintenance and repair costs higher than predicted, accumulation of technical breakdowns, for example those caused by climate change impacts (xv) Long out-of-service time for accident or external causes Financial risks: (xvi) Changes in the tariff system and/or in the system of incentives (xvii) Inadequate estimate of energy price trends Regulatory risks: (xviii) Changes of environmental requirements, economic instruments (i.e. RES support schemes, EU ETS design) Other risks: (xix) Public opposition Roads, Railways, Public Transport, Airports, Seaports, Intermodal Demand risks: (i) Traffic forecasts different than predicted Design risks: (ii) Inadequate site surveys and investigation (iii) Inadequate design cost estimates Administrative and procurement risks: (iv) Procedural delays (v) Building permits (vi) Utility approvals Land acquisition risks: (vii) Land costs higher than predicted (viii) Procedural delays Construction risks: (ix) Project cost overruns (x) Flooding, landslides, etc. (xi) Archaeological findings (xii) Contractor related (bankruptcy, lack of resources) Operational risks: (xiii) Operation and maintenance costs higher than expected Financial risks: (xiv) Tolls collection lower than expected Regulatory risks: (xv) Changes in environmental requirements Other risks: (xvi) Public opposition RDI Demand risks: (i) Development of relevant industry (demand for research results and demand for private contracted research) (ii) Evolutions on labour market (demand for university graduates and impact on demand for education services in the area) (iii) Interest of the general public different than predicted Design risks: (iv) Inadequate design cost estimates (v) Inadequate site selection or delays in completing the project design (vi) Invention of a new RDI technology making the infrastructure's technology obsolete (vii) Lack of well-established technical engineering expertise Administrative and Procurement risks: (viii) Delays in obtaining building permits (ix) Unresolved property ownership rights (x) Delays in the acquisition of intellectual property rights or higher-than-expected costs for their acquisition (xi) Procedural delays to select the supplier and sign the procurement contract (xii) Supply bottlenecks Construction risks: (xiii) Project delays and cost overruns during installation of scientific equipment (xiv) Lack of ready-made solutions to meet the needs arisen during the construction or operation of the infrastructure (xv) Delays in complementary works outside the project promoter's control Operational risks: (xvi) Lack of academic staff/researchers (xvii) Unexpected complication connected with the installation of specialised equipment (xviii) Delays in making the equipment fully and reliably running (xix) Insufficient production of research results (xx) Unexpected environmental impacts/accidents Financial risks: (xxi) Insufficient committed funding on a national/regional level during the operational phase (xxii) Inadequate estimate of financial revenues (xxiii) Failure to meet the demand from users (xxiv) Inadequate system for protection and exploitation of intellectual property (xxv) Loss of existing clients/users due to competition from other R+D centres Broadband Context and regulatory risks: (i) Change of orientation of the strategic policy (ii) Change in excepted behaviour of future private investors (iii) Change in regulations in the retail market (iv) Unsuccessful State-aid application Demand risks: (v) Lower than estimated service take-up from retail- and/or wholesale providers (vi) Low investments in ‘last mile’ network by service providers Design risks: (vii) Inadequate design cost estimates Administrative and procurement risks: (viii) Delays in project procurement (ix) Risk of not obtaining required property rights Operational and financial risks: (x) Increase in operational cost (xi) Insufficient committed funding on a national/regional level during the operational phase (xii) Loss of key personnel during project operation

Formulas

Formulas for financial analysis:

—   Financial net present value (FNPV)

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—   Financial rate of return (FRR)

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Where St is the balance of cash flow at time t and at is the financial discount factor chosen for discounting at time t; i is the financial discount rate.

Formulas for economic analysis

—   Economic Net Present Value (ENPV)

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—   Economic rate of return (ERR)

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—   Benefit/Cost ratio (B/C)

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Where Vt is the balance of net benefits (B-C) at time t, B is total benefits flow at time t, C is total social costs flow at time t, ρt is the social discount factor chosen for discounting at time t; r is the social discount rate.

ANNEX IV

Format of the model for the joint action plan (JAP)

Proposal for a JAP under Articles 104 to 109 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013