7.5.94 Official Journal of the European Communities 193 COMMISSION DECISION of 15 November 1993 concerning the grant of assistance from the cohesion financial instrument to a project concerning the Gilet to Soneja section of the N-234 in Spain No CF: 93/11/65/016 (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (93/244/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 of 30 March 1993 establishing a cohesion financial instrument (1), and in particular Article 8 (6) thereof, Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 establishes a cohesion financial instrument to provide Community support for projects in the fields of the environment and trans-European transport infrastructure networks; Whereas pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 certain provisions of Titles VI and VII of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 concerning the provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds. between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments {3}, amemded by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (%), are to apply mutatis mutandis; Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 defines the types of measure for which the cohesion financial instrument may provide assistance; Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 requires the Member States to ensure that adequate publicity is given to the operations of the financial instrument and that the measures which are described in Annex V to this Decision are undertaken; Whereas on 17 May 1993 the Spanish Government submitted an application for assistance from the cohesion financial instrument for the project concerning the Gilet to Soneja section of the N-234; Whereas that application concerns a project which is eligible under the terms of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93; ! No L 79, 1. 4. 1993, p. 74. (') O] () O] No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20. Whereas the application for assistance contains all the information required by Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 and satisfies the criteria set out in Article 8 (3) and (5) of the Regulation; Whereas the project is a transport infrastructure project of common interest; Whereas the project forms part of the master plan for a trans-European network concerning road transport; Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (*), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 610/90 (%), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year shall contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted; Whereas pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93, the Commission and the Member State will ensure that there is evaluation and systematic monitoring of the project; Whereas the financial implementation provisions, monitoring and assessment are specified in Annexes III and IV to this Decision; whereas failure to comply with those provisions may result in suspension or reduction of the assistance granted pursuant to Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 and the provisions contained in Annex VI; ‘ Whereas all the other conditions laid down have l;een complied with, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The project concerning the Gilet to Soneja section of the N-234 as described in Annex I hereto is hereby approved for the period 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1994. 0J No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1. OJ No L 70, 16. 3. 1990, p. 1. s * )