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In assessing the proposals received under the call for proposals referred to in Article 6(2), the Commission shall apply the following award criteria: maturity, defined as reaching the investment stage, and incurring substantial capital expenditure by the end of 2010; the extent to which lack of access to finance is delaying the implementation of the action; the extent to which EEPR assistance will stimulate public and private finance; socioeconomic impacts; environmental impacts; the contribution to the continuity and interoperability of the energy network, and to the optimisation of its capacity; the contribution to the improvement of service quality, safety and security; the contribution to the creation of a well-integrated energy market.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.