ERTMS – unit contribution
European Comission
Objective :
The general objective is to modernise transport infrastructure on the Core and Comprehensive Networks of the TEN-T.
Scope :
In accordance with the Article 9(2)(b)(ii) of the CEF Regulation, the following works will be supported:
- European Rail Traffic Management Systems (ERTMS) on-board and track-side deployment with a priority to rolling out ERTMS on the entire Core Network. projects shall be:
- compliant with Commission Regulation (EU) No 2016/919 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/919 of 27 May 2016 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘control-command and signalling’ subsystems of the rail system in the European Union (OJ L 158, 15.6.2016, p. 1)) as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/776 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/776 of 16 May 2019 amending Commission Regulations (EU) No 321/2013, (EU) No 1299/2014, (EU) No 1301/2014, (EU) No 1302/2014, (EU) No 1303/2014 and (EU) 2016/919 and Commission Implementing Decision 2011/665/EU as regards the alignment with Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the implementation of specific objectives set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/1474 (OJ L 139 I, 27.5.2019, p. 108)), or subsequent versions, and with Directive (EU) No 2016/797 (Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44)) and Directive (EU) No 2016/798 (Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 102)) or subsequent versions;
- baseline 3 (B3) compliant - the set of specifications #2 or #3 in table A2.2 or A2.3 of the Annex of Commission Regulation (EU) No 2016/919 as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/776 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/776 of 16 May 2019 amending Commission Regulations (EU) No 321/2013, (EU) No 1299/2014, (EU) No 1301/2014, (EU) No 1302/2014, (EU) No 1303/2014 and (EU) 2016/919 and Commission Implementing Decision 2011/665/EU as regards the alignment with Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the implementation of specific objectives set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/1474 (OJ L 139 I, 27.5.2019, p. 108)), or subsequent versions;
- supported in the form of unit contributions as defined in the Commission Decision authorising the use of unit costs to support the deployment of ERTMS under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) - Transport (https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/cef/guidance/unit-cost-decision-cef-ertms-afif-evri-rfn_en.pdf).
Where relevant, ERTMS projects will be coordinated with 5G corridors deployment.
Where relevant, the above mentioned projects shall take into account the innovative new technologies and solutions in the fields of smart applications for transport resulting from Horizon Europe activities.
Support for retrofitting will be limited to locomotives which have been put into operation before 31/12/2020.
Support will not be provided to fitment of new rolling stock.
Digital platforms supported under CEF must be accessible for use by all operators on a non-discriminatory basis.
Cross-cutting Priorities :
Digital Agenda
Conditions
- Admissibility conditions: described in section 5 of the call document
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System
Eligible countries: described in section 6 of of the call document
Other eligibility conditions: described in section 6 of the call document
Financial and operational capacity and exclusion: described in section 7 of the call document
Evaluation and award:
- Award criteria, scoring and thresholds: described in section 9 of the call document
- Submission and evaluation processes : described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual
- Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement: described in section 4 of the call document
6 . Legal and financial set-up of the grants: described in section 10 of the call document
Call documents:
Call document CEF-T-2022-SIMOBGEN
Application form and annexes:
Proposals (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System (NOT the documents available on the Topic page - these are only for information).
Application form (Part A and B)
Detailed budget table and calculator (CEF-T UN ERTMS)
Letter of support (MS agreement)
Additional Documents:
CEF Unit Model Grant Agreement
Decision on unit contributions for CEF ERTMS, AFIF-EVRI and RFN