Division 2.1.3 Identification of the project

The identification of the major project shall take place taking into account the definition of a major project set out in Article 100 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and as well as the following principles:

1. (1)

   the project needs to be clearly identified as a self-sufficient unit of analysis, that is, technical lots, administrative or financial phases that cannot be regarded as being operational in themselves, shall be analysed within the CBA together with other phases comprising a major project.

2. (2)

   the impact area, final beneficiaries^f1 and relevant stakeholders whose welfare counts in the aggregation of net benefits shall be taken into account.

3. (3)

   the body responsible for implementation is identified and its technical, financial and institutional capacities analysed.