Translation of "user charges project " (English → French) :

5. Stresses that real and effective single market accessibility for all EU regions is a prerequisite for the free movement of people, goods, capital and services, and thus for a strong and dynamic single market; points out, in this connection, the essential role played by the Union’s regional policy in terms of developing infrastructure and with regard to economically and socially coherent and balanced development of regions; welcomes the Commission’s proposal to adopt in 2011 a revision of the Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, as well as a proposal on a global framework for the funding of transport infrastructure; advocates a regional approach making use of the Structural Funds to encourag ...[+++]e investment in cross-border energy, transport, communication, health and environmental, research and education infrastructure in order to provide access to essential services for all and to ensure the harmonious functioning of the internal market; calls for the development of innovative sources of funding (such as public-private partnerships, project bonds and user charges), while fully respecting the need for high level of quality and universal access to the services of general interest, as key instruments in favouring project execution; underlines in this context the need to support the development of a range of public-private partnerships, including at local and regional level; calls on the Commission and the Member States jointly to address the complexity of the rules governing revenue-generating projects;

(34b) In order to ensure equality between, on the one hand, transport projects that already apply the 'user pays' principle on a mandatory basis and, on the other hand, those that do not levy charges on users, the Union should also provide financing through grants for transport projects that generate income.

- Member States may apply tolls or user charges on part(s) of the network if necessary to realise specific TEN-road projects, i.e. public-private partnerships.

1. In order to ensure smooth and efficient operations at an airport, Member States shall ensure that the airport managing body and the association or associations representing airport users at the airport enter into negotiations with a view to concluding agreements on each service level, in accordance with the provisions on differentiation of charges provided for in Article 9, with regard to the quality of service provided at the airport terminal or terminals, and the exactitude and timeliness of information provided by airport users ...[+++] on their projected operations as referred to in Article 6(2) , so as to allow the airport managing body to fulfil its obligations.

1. In order to ensure smooth and efficient operations at an airport, Member States shall ensure that the airport managing body and the association or associations representing airport users at the airport enter into negotiations with a view to concluding agreements on each service level, in accordance with the provisions on differentiation of charges provided for in Article 8, with regard to the quality of service provided at the airport terminal or terminals, and the exactitude and timeliness of information provided by airport users ...[+++] on their projected operations referred to in Article 5(2), to allow the airport to fulfil its obligations.

3. Without prejudice to other sources of funding, and with a view to a high level of safety, cost efficiency and service provision, the charges may be used to provide funding for projects designed to assist specific categories of airspace users and/or air navigation service providers in order to improve collective air navigation infrastructures, the provision of air navigation services and the use of airspace in accordance with Community law.