Division (b) The EU guarantee shall be granted to support, directly or indirectly, the financing of new operations. In the infrastructure field, greenfield investments (asset creation) should be encouraged. Brownfield investments (extension and modernisation of existing assets) may also be supported. As a rule, the EU guarantee shall not be granted for supporting refinancing operations (such as replacing existing loan agreements or other forms of financial support for projects which have already partially or fully materialised), except in exceptional and well-justified circumstances where it is demonstrated that such a transaction will enable a new investment of an amount at least equivalent to the amount of the transaction and that would fulfil the eligibility criteria and general objectives laid down in Article 6 and Article 9(2) respectively.
United Kingdom
F1EFSI support to motorways shall be limited to private and/or public investment as concerns:
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transport in cohesion countries, in less developed regions or in cross-border transport projects,
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upgrading, maintaining or improving road safety, development of intelligent transport systems’ (ITS) devices or guaranteeing the integrity and standards of existing motorways on the trans-European transport network, in particular safe parking areas, alternative clean fuels stations and electric charging systems,
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contributing to the completion of the trans-European transport network by 2030.
EFSI support shall also be explicitly possible for maintaining and upgrading existing transport infrastructure.