No L 177/4 Official Journal of the European Communities M~ 4. 7. 84 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1889/84 of 26 June 1984 introducing special measures of Community interest relating to transport infrastructure THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- ston ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3, Whereas the European Council held in Stuttgart from 17 to 19 June 1983 reached certain conclusions; Whereas it is necessary to introduce special measures of Community interest relating to transport infrastruc- ture and involving financial assistance from the Community to transport infrastructure projects or measures in the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom ; Whereas the Community’s financial assistance should concern projects of Community interest which have recently been started or are about to be started, or measures being carried out or about to be carried out in connection with the implementation of current projects of Community interest ; Whereas the total amount of the Community assis- tance necessary for the said special measures is esti- mated at 461 million ECU for projects or measures implemented in the United Kingdom and at 10 million ECU for projects or measures implemented in the Federal Republic of Germany; Whereas the projects or measures must be specified and supported by the information required in order to retain only those which are of Community interest in the field to which they relate; Whereas the implementation of the projects or measures referred to in this Regulation should be subject to the control of the Commission, without prejudice to the controls laid down by the Treaties and Financial Regulation ; Whereas the Treaty has not made provision for specific powers for this purpose, () OJ No C 340, 17. 12. 1983, p. 4. () O] No C 104, 16. 4. 1984, p. 22. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Special measures of Community interest relating to transport infrastructure are hereby introduced in 1984 for the Federal Republic of Germany and for the United Kingdom. The Community shall grant finan- cial assistance under this Regulation estimated at 461 million ECU in favour of the United Kingdom and at 10 million ECU in favour of the Federal Republic of Germany. Article 2 1. The special measures of Community interest shall be implemented by means of financial assistance for projects or measures which contribute to the reali- zation of the common transport policy, in particular to the harmonious development of a balanced infrastruc- ture network, and contribute to one or more of the following objectives : (a) elimination of notorious bottlenecks within the Community ; (b) improvement of transport routes that are important for developing the movement of persons and goods between the Member States within the Commu- nity. The projects or measures should be related as far as possible to the main trunk routes for each mode of transport. 2. The projects or measures shall be submitted to the Commission together with all the information necessary in order to assess : — their conformity with the objectives referred to in paragraph 1, — their conformity with the eligibility criteria laid down in Article 3, — their Community interest, taking account of the common transport policy, — the possibilities of verifying the implementation of each project or measure and of auditing expendi- ture. 3.  The Commission may request any additional information necessary for the examination of the said projects or measures.