The general objective is to modernise transport infrastructure on the Core and Comprehensive Networks of the TEN-T.

In accordance with the Article 9(2)(b)(vii) of the CEF Regulation, the following works will be supported:

• works aiming at the development of new safe and secure parking areas to be certified in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1012^[1] (including safety and security Information and Communication Technologies) on the road TEN-T network and its nodes for trucks and commercial vehicles;
• works aiming at upgrading the safety and security of existing parking areas certified or to be certified in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1012 (including safety and security Information and Communication Technologies) on the road TEN-T network for trucks and commercial vehicles;
• works optimising the use of existing safe and secure parking areas for trucks and commercial vehicles through static and dynamic information including the collection, processing and dissemination of parking information. These interventions must comply with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 885/2013^[2] and apply Union standards (e.g. DATEX2) and Guidelines, set up methods for measuring accurate and reliable data from sensors, cameras or other monitoring devices and analyse priority zones needed, as defined in Delegated Regulation (EU) No 885/2013, taking into account traffic conditions, infrastructure shortages or weaknesses and driving regulations.

If the project is not located directly on the road TEN-T network or on one of its nodes, the application has to justify its utility for the functioning of the Network.

Only elements of the safe and secure parking area laid down in the service and security levels of the standards set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1012 can be part of the application. Accessory elements not covered by the standards will not be funded.

[1] Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1012 of 7 April 2022 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the establishment of standards detailing the level of service and security of safe and secure parking areas and to the procedures for their certification (OJ L 170, 28.6.2022, p. 27–37).

[2] Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 885/2013 of 15 May 2013 supplementing ITS Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and the Council with regard to the provision of information services for safe and secure parking places for trucks and commercial vehicles (OJ L 247, 18.9.2013, p. 1).