# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 184/2014 of 25 February 2014 laying down pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the terms and conditions applicable to the electronic data exchange system between the Member States and the Commission and adopting pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal, the nomenclature of the categories of intervention for support from the European Regional Development Fund under the European territorial cooperation goal, Annex Extent: E+W+S+N.I. 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: 001 Generic productive investment in small and medium – sized enterprises (‘SMEs’) 002 Research and innovation processes in large enterprises 003 Productive investment in large enterprises linked to the low-carbon economy 004 Productive 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 005 Electricity (storage and transmission) 006 Electricity (TEN-E storage and transmission) 007 Natural gas 008 Natural gas (TEN-E) 009 Renewable energy: wind 010 Renewable energy: solar 011 Renewable energy: biomass 012 Other renewable energy (including hydroelectric, geothermal and marine energy) and renewable energy integration (including storage, power to gas and renewable hydrogen infrastructure) 013 Energy efficiency renovation of public infrastructure, demonstration projects and supporting measures 014 Energy efficiency renovation of existing housing stock, demonstration projects and supporting measures 015 Intelligent Energy Distribution Systems at medium and low voltage levels (including smart grids and ICT systems) 016 High efficiency co-generation and district heating Environmental infrastructure 017 Household waste management, (including minimisation, sorting, recycling measures) 018 Household waste management, (including mechanical biological treatment, thermal treatment, incineration and landfill measures) 019 Commercial, industrial or hazardous waste management 020 Provision of water for human consumption (extraction, treatment, storage and distribution infrastructure) 021 Water 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) 022 Waste water treatment 023 Environmental measures aimed at reducing and/or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions (including treatment and storage of methane gas and composting) Transport infrastructure 024 Railways (TEN-T Core) 025 Railways (TEN-T comprehensive) 026 Other Railways 027 Mobile rail assets 028 TEN-T motorways and roads — core network (new build) 029 TEN-T motorways and roads — comprehensive network (new build) 030 Secondary road links to TEN-T road network and nodes (new build) 031 Other national and regional roads (new build) 032 Local access roads (new build) 033 TEN-T reconstructed or improved road 034 Other reconstructed or improved road (motorway, national, regional or local) 035 Multimodal transport (TEN-T) 036 Multimodal transport 037 Airports (TEN-T) 038 Other airports 039 Seaports (TEN-T) 040 Other seaports 041 Inland waterways and ports (TEN-T) 042 Inland waterways and ports (regional and local) Sustainable transport 043 Clean urban transport infrastructure and promotion (including equipment and rolling stock) 044 Intelligent transport systems (including the introduction of demand management, tolling systems, IT monitoring, control and information systems) Information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure 045 ICT: Backbone/backhaul network 046 ICT: High-speed broadband network (access/local loop; >/= 30 Mbps) 047 ICT: Very high-speed broadband network (access/local loop; >/= 100 Mbps) 048 ICT: 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: 049 Education infrastructure for tertiary education 050 Education infrastructure for vocational education and training and adult learning 051 Education infrastructure for school education (primary and general secondary education) 052 Infrastructure for early childhood education and care 053 Health infrastructure 054 Housing infrastructure 055 Other social infrastructure contributing to regional and local development IV. Development of endogenous potential: Research and development and innovation 056 Investment in infrastructure, capacities and equipment in SMEs directly linked to research and innovation activities 057 Investment in infrastructure, capacities and equipment in large companies directly linked to research and innovation activities 058 Research and innovation infrastructure (public) 059 Research and innovation infrastructure (private, including science parks) 060 Research and innovation activities in public research centres and centres of competence including networking 061 Research and innovation activities in private research centres including networking 062 Technology transfer and university-enterprise cooperation primarily benefiting SMEs 063 Cluster support and business networks primarily benefiting SMEs 064 Research and innovation processes in SMEs (including voucher schemes, process, design, service and social innovation) 065 Research and innovation infrastructure, processes, technology transfer and cooperation in enterprises focusing on the low carbon economy and on resilience to climate change Business development 066 Advanced support services for SMEs and groups of SMEs (including management, marketing and design services) 067 SME business development, support to entrepreneurship and incubation (including support to spin offs and spin outs) 068 Energy efficiency and demonstration projects in SMEs and supporting measures 069 Support to environmentally-friendly production processes and resource efficiency in SMEs 070 Promotion of energy efficiency in large enterprises 071 Development 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) 072 Business infrastructure for SMEs (including industrial parks and sites) 073 Support to social enterprises (SMEs) 074 Development and promotion of tourism assets in SMEs 075 Development and promotion of tourism services in or for SMEs 076 Development and promotion of cultural and creative assets in SMEs 077 Development and promotion of cultural and creative services in or for SMEs Information and communication technology (ICT) — demand stimulation, applications and services 078 e-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) 079 Access to public sector information (including open data e-Culture, digital libraries, e-Content and e-Tourism) 080 e-Inclusion, e-Accessibility, e-Learning and e-Education services and applications, digital literacy 081 ICT solutions addressing the healthy active ageing challenge and e-Health services and applications (including e-Care and ambient assisted living) 082 ICT Services and applications for SMEs (including e-Commerce, e-Business and networked business processes), living labs, web entrepreneurs and ICT start-ups) Environment 083 Air quality measures 084 Integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) 085 Protection and enhancement of biodiversity, nature protection and green infrastructure 086 Protection, restoration and sustainable use of Natura 2000 sites 087 Adaptation 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 088 Risk 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 089 Rehabilitation of industrial sites and contaminated land 090 Cycle tracks and footpaths 091 Development and promotion of the tourism potential of natural areas 092 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets 093 Development and promotion of public tourism services 094 Protection, development and promotion of public cultural and heritage assets 095 Development and promotion of public cultural and heritage services Other 096 Institutional capacity of public administrations and public services related to implementation of the ERDF or actions supporting ESF institutional capacity initiatives 097 Community-led local development initiatives in urban and rural areas 098 Outermost regions: compensation of any additional costs due to accessibility deficit and territorial fragmentation 099 Outermost regions: specific action to compensate additional costs due to size market factors 100 Outermost regions: support to compensate additional costs due to climate conditions and relief difficulties 101 Cross-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: 102 Access 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 103 Sustainable 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 104 Self-employment, entrepreneurship and business creation including innovative micro, small and medium sized enterprises 105 Equality 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 106 Adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change 107 Active and healthy ageing 108 Modernisation 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: 109 Active inclusion, including with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation, and improving employability 110 Socio-economic integration of marginalised communities such as the Roma 111 Combating all forms of discrimination and promoting equal opportunities 112 Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, including health care and social services of general interest 113 Promoting social entrepreneurship and vocational integration in social enterprises and the social and solidarity economy in order to facilitate access to employment 114 Community-led local development strategies VII. Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning: 115 Reducing 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 116 Improving 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 117 Enhancing 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 118 Improving 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: 119 Investment 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 120 Capacity 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: 121 Preparation, implementation, monitoring and inspection 122 Evaluation and studies 123 Information and communication TABLE 2:CODES FOR THE FORM OF FINANCE DIMENSION 2. FORM OF FINANCE 01 Non-repayable grant 02 Repayable grant 03 Support through financial instruments: venture and equity capital or equivalent 04 Support through financial instruments: loan or equivalent 05 Support through financial instruments: guarantee or equivalent 06 Support through financial instruments: interest rate subsidy, guarantee fee subsidy, technical support or equivalent 07 Prize TABLE 3:CODES FOR THE TERRITORIAL DIMENSION 3. TERRITORY TYPE 01 Large Urban areas (densely populated > 50 000 population) 02 Small Urban areas (intermediate density > 5 000 population) 03 Rural areas (thinly populated) 04 Macro regional cooperation area 05 Cooperation across national or regional programme areas in national context 06 ESF transnational cooperation 07 Not applicable TABLE 4:CODES FOR THE TERRITORIAL DELIVERY MECHANISMS DIMENSION 4. TERRITORIAL DELIVERY MECHANISMS 01 Integrated Territorial Investment — Urban 02 Other integrated approaches to sustainable urban development 03 Integrated Territorial Investment — Other 04 Other integrated approaches to sustainable rural development 05 Other integrated approaches to sustainable urban/rural development 06 Community-led local development initiatives 07 Not applicable TABLE 5:CODES FOR THEMATIC OBJECTIVE DIMENSION 5. THEMATIC OBJECTIVE (ERDF and the Cohesion Fund) 01 Strengthening research, technological development and innovation 02 Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies 03 Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, 04 Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors 05 Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management 06 Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency 07 Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures 08 Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility 09 Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and any discrimination 10 Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning 11 Enhancing the institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and an efficient public administration 12 Not applicable (Technical assistance only) TABLE 6:CODES FOR THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DIMENSION 6. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 01 Agriculture and forestry 02 Fishing and aquaculture 03 Manufacture of food products and beverages 04 Manufacture of textiles and textile products 05 Manufacture of transport equipment 06 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 07 Other unspecified manufacturing industries 08 Construction 09 Mining and quarrying (including mining of energy producing materials) 10 Electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning 11 Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 12 Transport and storage 13 Information and communication activities, including telecommunication, information service activities, computer programming, consultancy and related activities 14 Wholesale and retail trade 15 Tourism, accommodation and food service activities 16 Financial and insurance activities 17 Real estate, renting and business activities 18 Public administration 19 Education 20 Human health activities 21 Social work activities, community, social and personal services 22 Activities linked to the environment and to climate change 23 Arts, entertainment, creative industries and recreation 24 Other 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) Code Location 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 Council --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/184/annex (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-184/annex Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.