Article 46 Urban development fundsX1F1
United Kingdom
Where Structural Funds finance urban development funds, those funds shall invest in public-private partnerships or other projects included in an integrated plan for sustainable urban development. Such public-private partnerships or other projects shall not include the creation and development of financial engineering instruments such as venture capital, loan and guarantee funds for enterprises.
For the purposes of paragraph 1, urban development funds shall invest by means of loans and guarantees, or equivalent instruments and by means of equity.
Where Structural Funds finance urban development funds, the funds concerned shall not re-finance acquisitions or participations in projects already completed.