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Pricing and fi nancing strategies...41As far as the right pricing does not cover the costs of new investment infrastructureprojects need financial aid and loans.II. The funding methods of infrastructure projects as the TEN-T are:a) Community financial aid, commitment of the budget;b) Co-financing with MS funding and community structural funds:– European Regional Development Fund,– European Investment Bank EIB,– and European Investment Fund EIF;c) and private financing means, private sector funding or public/private partnership(ppp).Eligibility criteria for Community financial aid are projects of commoninterest financed by MS and identified within the framework of the guidelinesrefereed to in article 155 of the Amsterdam Treaty projects financed by MS,by regional or local authorities or organisation working within an administrativeor legal framework that makes them similar to public organisations. 4Forms of aid are:– co-financing studies,– contributions towards fees guarantees for loans,– subsidies of the interest loans granted by the European Investment BankEIB or other public or private bodies,– direct grants to investments unduly justified cases,– where appropriate, a combination of the above-mentioned forms of Communityassistance. 5The community produced an indicative multiannual basis to serve as a referencefor the annual decisions allocating Community projects. Project selectioncriteria: (Art. 155 of the Treaty) Community aid is granted on a priority basis toprojects according to their contribution to the objectives set out in the guidelines.It is intended for projects that are potentially economically viable and for whichthe financial profitability at the time of application is deemed insufficient. Thedecision to grant Community assistance should also take account of– the maturity of the project– the stimulative effect on public and private finance– the soundness of the financial package4COM: Community financial aid to trans-European networks, Council Regulation 18.September1995.5For the implementation of the Regulation EC no 2236/95 were set fort he period 1995–99 €2 345 million.