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Annex F1

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Nomenclature for the categories of intervention of the European Regional Development Fund under the European territorial cooperation goal

TABLE 1:CODES FOR THE INTERVENTION FIELD DIMENSION

Restricted to investments related to environmental protection or accompanied by investments necessary to mitigate or reduce its negative environmental impact.

1. INTERVENTION FIELD
I. Productive investment:
001Generic productive investment in small and medium – sized enterprises (‘SMEs’)
002Research and innovation processes in large enterprises
003Productive investment in large enterprises linked to the low-carbon economy
004Productive investment linked to the cooperation between large enterprises and SMEs for developing information and communication technology (‘ICT’) products and services, e-commerce and enhancing demand for ICT
II. Infrastructure providing basic services and related investment:
Energy infrastructure
005Electricity (storage and transmission)
006Electricity (TEN-E storage and transmission)
007Natural gas
008Natural gas (TEN-E)
009Renewable energy: wind
010Renewable energy: solar
011Renewable energy: biomass
012Other renewable energy (including hydroelectric, geothermal and marine energy) and renewable energy integration (including storage, power to gas and renewable hydrogen infrastructure)
013Energy efficiency renovation of public infrastructure, demonstration projects and supporting measures
014Energy efficiency renovation of existing housing stock, demonstration projects and supporting measures
015Intelligent Energy Distribution Systems at medium and low voltage levels (including smart grids and ICT systems)
016High efficiency co-generation and district heating
Environmental infrastructure
017Household waste management, (including minimisation, sorting, recycling measures)
018Household waste management, (including mechanical biological treatment, thermal treatment, incineration and landfill measures)
019Commercial, industrial or hazardous waste management
020Provision of water for human consumption (extraction, treatment, storage and distribution infrastructure)
021Water management and drinking water conservation (including river basin management, water supply, specific climate change adaptation measures, district and consumer metering, charging systems and leak reduction)
022Waste water treatment
023Environmental measures aimed at reducing and/or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions (including treatment and storage of methane gas and composting)
Transport infrastructure
024Railways (TEN-T Core)
025Railways (TEN-T comprehensive)
026Other Railways
027Mobile rail assets
028TEN-T motorways and roads — core network (new build)
029TEN-T motorways and roads — comprehensive network (new build)
030Secondary road links to TEN-T road network and nodes (new build)
031Other national and regional roads (new build)
032Local access roads (new build)
033TEN-T reconstructed or improved road
034Other reconstructed or improved road (motorway, national, regional or local)
035Multimodal transport (TEN-T)
036Multimodal transport
037Airports (TEN-T)f1
038Other airports
039Seaports (TEN-T)
040Other seaports
041Inland waterways and ports (TEN-T)
042Inland waterways and ports (regional and local)
Sustainable transport
043Clean urban transport infrastructure and promotion (including equipment and rolling stock)
044Intelligent transport systems (including the introduction of demand management, tolling systems, IT monitoring, control and information systems)
Information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure
045ICT: Backbone/backhaul network
046ICT: High-speed broadband network (access/local loop; >/= 30 Mbps)
047ICT: Very high-speed broadband network (access/local loop; >/= 100 Mbps)
048ICT: Other types of ICT infrastructure/large-scale computer resources/equipment (including e-infrastructure, data centres and sensors; also where embedded in other infrastructure such as research facilities, environmental and social infrastructure)
III. Social, health and education infrastructure and related investment:
049Education infrastructure for tertiary education
050Education infrastructure for vocational education and training and adult learning
051Education infrastructure for school education (primary and general secondary education)
052Infrastructure for early childhood education and care
053Health infrastructure
054Housing infrastructure
055Other social infrastructure contributing to regional and local development
IV. Development of endogenous potential:
Research and development and innovation
056Investment in infrastructure, capacities and equipment in SMEs directly linked to research and innovation activities
057Investment in infrastructure, capacities and equipment in large companies directly linked to research and innovation activities
058Research and innovation infrastructure (public)
059Research and innovation infrastructure (private, including science parks)
060Research and innovation activities in public research centres and centres of competence including networking
061Research and innovation activities in private research centres including networking
062Technology transfer and university-enterprise cooperation primarily benefiting SMEs
063Cluster support and business networks primarily benefiting SMEs
064Research and innovation processes in SMEs (including voucher schemes, process, design, service and social innovation)
065Research and innovation infrastructure, processes, technology transfer and cooperation in enterprises focusing on the low carbon economy and on resilience to climate change
Business development
066Advanced support services for SMEs and groups of SMEs (including management, marketing and design services)
067SME business development, support to entrepreneurship and incubation (including support to spin offs and spin outs)
068Energy efficiency and demonstration projects in SMEs and supporting measures
069Support to environmentally-friendly production processes and resource efficiency in SMEs
070Promotion of energy efficiency in large enterprises
071Development and promotion of enterprises specialised in providing services contributing to the low carbon economy and to resilience to climate change (including support to such services)
072Business infrastructure for SMEs (including industrial parks and sites)
073Support to social enterprises (SMEs)
074Development and promotion of tourism assets in SMEs
075Development and promotion of tourism services in or for SMEs
076Development and promotion of cultural and creative assets in SMEs
077Development and promotion of cultural and creative services in or for SMEs
Information and communication technology (ICT) — demand stimulation, applications and services
078e-Government services and applications (including e-Procurement, ICT measures supporting the reform of public administration, cyber-security, trust and privacy measures, e-Justice and e-Democracy)
079Access to public sector information (including open data e-Culture, digital libraries, e-Content and e-Tourism)
080e-Inclusion, e-Accessibility, e-Learning and e-Education services and applications, digital literacy
081ICT solutions addressing the healthy active ageing challenge and e-Health services and applications (including e-Care and ambient assisted living)
082ICT Services and applications for SMEs (including e-Commerce, e-Business and networked business processes), living labs, web entrepreneurs and ICT start-ups)
Environment
083Air quality measures
084Integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC)
085Protection and enhancement of biodiversity, nature protection and green infrastructure
086Protection, restoration and sustainable use of Natura 2000 sites
087Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks e.g. erosion, fires, flooding, storms and drought, including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems and infrastructures
088Risk prevention and management of non-climate related natural risks (i.e. earthquakes) and risks linked to human activities (e.g. technological accidents), including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems and infrastructures
089Rehabilitation of industrial sites and contaminated land
090Cycle tracks and footpaths
091Development and promotion of the tourism potential of natural areas
092Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets
093Development and promotion of public tourism services
094Protection, development and promotion of public cultural and heritage assets
095Development and promotion of public cultural and heritage services
Other
096Institutional capacity of public administrations and public services related to implementation of the ERDF or actions supporting ESF institutional capacity initiatives
097Community-led local development initiatives in urban and rural areas
098Outermost regions: compensation of any additional costs due to accessibility deficit and territorial fragmentation
099Outermost regions: specific action to compensate additional costs due to size market factors
100Outermost regions: support to compensate additional costs due to climate conditions and relief difficulties
101Cross-financing under the ERDF (support to ESF-type actions necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the ERDF part of the operation and directly linked to it)
V. Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility:
102Access to employment for job-seekers and inactive people, including the long-term unemployed and people far from the labour market, also through local employment initiatives and support for labour mobility
103Sustainable integration into the labour market of young people, in particular those not in employment, education or training, including young people at risk of social exclusion and young people from marginalised communities, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee
104Self-employment, entrepreneurship and business creation including innovative micro, small and medium sized enterprises
105Equality between men and women in all areas, including in access to employment, career progression, reconciliation of work and private life and promotion of equal pay for equal work
106Adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change
107Active and healthy ageing
108Modernisation of labour market institutions, such as public and private employment services, and improving the matching of labour market needs, including throughactions that enhance transnational labour mobility as well as through mobility schemes and better cooperation between institutions and relevant stakeholders
VI. Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination:
109Active inclusion, including with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation, and improving employability
110Socio-economic integration of marginalised communities such as the Roma
111Combating all forms of discrimination and promoting equal opportunities
112Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, including health care and social services of general interest
113Promoting social entrepreneurship and vocational integration in social enterprises and the social and solidarity economy in order to facilitate access to employment
114Community-led local development strategies
VII. Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning:
115Reducing and preventing early school-leaving and promoting equal access to good quality early-childhood, primary and secondary education including formal, non-formal and informal learning pathways for reintegrating into education and training
116Improving the quality and efficiency of, and access to, tertiary and equivalent education with a view to increasing participation and attainment levels, especially for disadvantaged groups
117Enhancing equal access to lifelong learning for all age groups in formal, non-formal and informal settings, upgrading the knowledge, skills and competences of the workforce, and promoting flexible learning pathways including through career guidance and validation of acquired competences
118Improving the labour market relevance of education and training systems, facilitating the transition from education to work, and strengthening vocational education and training systems and their quality, including through mechanisms for skills anticipation, adaptation of curricula and the establishment and development of work-based learning systems, including dual learning systems and apprenticeship schemes
VIII. Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration:
119Investment in institutional capacity and in the efficiency of public administrations and public services at the national, regional and local levels with a view to reforms, better regulation and good governance
120Capacity building for all stakeholders delivering education, lifelong learning, training and employment and social policies, including through sectoral and territorial pacts to mobilise for reform at the national, regional and local levels
IX. Technical assistance:
121Preparation, implementation, monitoring and inspection
122Evaluation and studies
123Information and communication
TABLE 2:CODES FOR THE FORM OF FINANCE DIMENSION
2. FORM OF FINANCE
01Non-repayable grant
02Repayable grant
03Support through financial instruments: venture and equity capital or equivalent
04Support through financial instruments: loan or equivalent
05Support through financial instruments: guarantee or equivalent
06Support through financial instruments: interest rate subsidy, guarantee fee subsidy, technical support or equivalent
07Prize
TABLE 3:CODES FOR THE TERRITORIAL DIMENSION
3. TERRITORY TYPE
01Large Urban areas (densely populated > 50 000 population)
02Small Urban areas (intermediate density > 5 000 population)
03Rural areas (thinly populated)
04Macro regional cooperation area
05Cooperation across national or regional programme areas in national context
06ESF transnational cooperation
07Not applicable
TABLE 4:CODES FOR THE TERRITORIAL DELIVERY MECHANISMS DIMENSION
4. TERRITORIAL DELIVERY MECHANISMS
01Integrated Territorial Investment — Urban
02Other integrated approaches to sustainable urban development
03Integrated Territorial Investment — Other
04Other integrated approaches to sustainable rural development
05Other integrated approaches to sustainable urban/rural development
06Community-led local development initiatives
07Not applicable
TABLE 5:CODES FOR THEMATIC OBJECTIVE DIMENSION
5. THEMATIC OBJECTIVE (ERDF and the Cohesion Fund)
01Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
02Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies
03Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises,
04Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors
05Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management
06Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
07Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures
08Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility
09Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and any discrimination
10Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning
11Enhancing the institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and an efficient public administration
12Not applicable (Technical assistance only)
TABLE 6:CODES FOR THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DIMENSION
6. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
01Agriculture and forestry
02Fishing and aquaculture
03Manufacture of food products and beverages
04Manufacture of textiles and textile products
05Manufacture of transport equipment
06Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
07Other unspecified manufacturing industries
08Construction
09Mining and quarrying (including mining of energy producing materials)
10Electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning
11Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
12Transport and storage
13Information and communication activities, including telecommunication, information service activities, computer programming, consultancy and related activities
14Wholesale and retail trade
15Tourism, accommodation and food service activities
16Financial and insurance activities
17Real estate, renting and business activities
18Public administration
19Education
20Human health activities
21Social work activities, community, social and personal services
22Activities linked to the environment and to climate change
23Arts, entertainment, creative industries and recreation
24Other unspecified services
TABLE 7:CODES FOR THE LOCATION DIMENSION

Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).

7. LOCATION (2)
CodeLocation
Code of region or area where operation is located/carried out, as set out in the Classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf2

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulation revoked to the extent that it applies to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/783), regs. 1, 10(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

Restricted to investments related to environmental protection or accompanied by investments necessary to mitigate or reduce its negative environmental impact.

f2

Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).