# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 897/2014 of 18 August 2014 laying down specific provisions for the implementation of cross-border cooperation programmes financed under Regulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument, Article 41: Direct award

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Projects may be awarded without a call for proposals only in the following cases and provided this is duly substantiated in the award decision:
(a) the body to which a project is awarded enjoys a de jure or de facto monopoly;
(b) the project relates to actions with specific characteristics that require a particular type of body based on its technical competence, high degree of specialisation or administrative power;
(c) the project is implemented in order to foster crisis response capacities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. A final list of large infrastructure projects proposed for selection without a call for proposals shall be included in the programme. After adoption of the programme, but not later than 31 December 2017, the Managing Authority shall provide the Commission with the full project applications including the information referred to in Article 43 together with the justification for a direct award.
3. An indicative list of projects other than large infrastructure projects proposed for selection without a call for proposals shall be included in the programme. The Joint Monitoring Committee may decide to select additional projects without a call for proposal any time after the adoption of the programme. In both cases, the Commission's prior approval shall be sought. For this purpose, the Managing Authority shall provide the Commission with the information referred to in Article 43 together with the justification for a direct award.
4. The projects proposed for selection without a call for proposals shall be approved by the Commission based on a two-step procedure, consisting in the submission of a project summary followed by a full project application. For each step, the Commission shall notify its decision to the Managing Authority within two months of the document submission date. This deadline may be extended where necessary. Where the Commission rejects a proposed project, it shall notify the Managing Authority of its reasons.
4a. By way of derogation to the procedure set out in paragraph 4, projects proposed for selection without a call for proposals under point (c) of paragraph 1 shall be assessed by the Commission on the basis of a project summary. The Commission shall notify its assessment to the managing authority within two months of the document submission date. This deadline may be extended where necessary. In case of a negative assessment the Commission shall notify the managing authority of its reasons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/897/article/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-897/article-41
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