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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-897/article-43",
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  "legislation": "eur/2014/897",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-897",
  "path": "article/43",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Content of projects",
  "text": "1. Project application documents shall contain at least:\n(a) an analysis of the problems and needs justifying the project, taking into account the programme strategy and its expected contribution to address the corresponding priority;\n(b) an assessment of its cross-border impact;\n(c) the logical framework;\n(d) an assessment of the sustainability of the project's expected results after project's completion;\n(e) objectively verifiable indicators;\n(f) information on the geographic coverage and target groups of the project;\n(g) the expected project implementation period and detailed work plan;\n(h) an analysis of the effects of the project on the cross-cutting issues referred to in point 3(d) of Article 4 where relevant;\n(i) the project implementation requirements, including the following:\n(i) identification of the beneficiaries and designation of the lead beneficiary, providing guarantees of its competence in the domain concerned as well as its administrative and financial management capacity;\n(ii) description of the project management and implementation structure;\n(iii) arrangements among beneficiaries in line with Article 46;\n(iv) monitoring and evaluation arrangements;\n(v) information and communication plans, in particular, measures to acknowledge the Union support to the project;\n(j) detailed financial plan and budget.\n2. Project applications for projects including an infrastructure component of at least EUR 1 million shall in addition contain:\n(a) a detailed description of the infrastructure investment and its location;\n(b) a detailed description of the capacity building component of the project, except in duly justified cases;\n(c) a full feasibility study or equivalent carried out, including the options analysis, the results, and independent quality review;\n(d) an assessment of its environmental impact in compliance with the Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and, for the participating countries which are parties to it, UN/ECE Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context of 25 February 1991;\n(e) evidence of ownership by the beneficiaries or access to the land;\n(f) building permit.\n3. Exceptionally and in duly justified cases, the Managing Authority may accept a later submission of the documents referred to in point (f).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/897/article/43",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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