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(f) “core network” means the transport infrastructure identified in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013;

(g) “core network corridors” means instruments to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the core network as provided for in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and listed in Part III of the Annex to this Regulation;

(h) “cross border link” means, in the transport sector, a project of common interest which ensures the continuity of the TEN-T between Member States or between a Member State and a third country;

(i) “missing link” means an all modes of transport missing section of the TEN-T or a transport section that is providing the connection of core or comprehensive networks with the TEN-T corridors which hampers the continuity of the TEN-T or containing one or more bottlenecks affecting the continuity of the TEN-T;

(j) “dual-use infrastructure” means a transport network infrastructure that addresses both civilian and defence needs;

(k) “cross-border project in the field of renewable energy” means a project selected or eligible to be selected under a cooperation agreement or any other kind of arrangement between two or more Member States or arrangements between one or more Member States and one or more third countries as set out in Articles 8, 9, 11 and 13 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 in the planning or deployment of renewable energy, in accordance with the criteria set out in Part IV of the Annex to this Regulation;

(l) “energy efficiency first” means energy efficiency first as defined in Article 2, point (18), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999;

(m) “digital connectivity infrastructure” means very high capacity networks, 5G systems, very high-quality local wireless connectivity and backbone networks, as well as operational digital platforms directly associated with transport and energy infrastructure;

(n) “5G systems” means a set of digital infrastructure elements based on globally agreed standards for mobile and wireless communications technology used for connectivity and added-value services with advanced performance characteristics such as very high data rates and capacity, low latency communications, ultra-high reliability or support for a high number of connected devices;

(o) “5G corridor” means a transport path, road, railway or inland waterway, fully covered with digital connectivity infrastructure and in particular 5G systems, enabling the uninterrupted provision of synergy digital services such as connected and automated mobility, similar smart mobility services for railways or digital connectivity on inland waterways;

(p) “operational digital platforms directly associated with transport and energy infrastructure” means physical and virtual information communication technology resources, operating via the communication infrastructure, which support the flow, storage, processing and analysis of transport or energy infrastructure data, or both;

(q) “project of common interest” means a project identified in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 or Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 or in Article 8 of this Regulation;

(r) “studies” means activities needed to prepare project implementation, such as preparatory, mapping, feasibility, evaluation, testing and validation studies, including in the form of software, and any other technical support measure, including prior action to define and develop a project and decide on its financing, such as reconnaissance of the sites concerned and preparation of the financial package;

(s) “socioeconomic drivers” means entities which by their mission, nature or location can directly or indirectly generate important socioeconomic benefits for citizens, business and local communities located in their surrounding territory, or in their area of influence;

(t) “third country” means a country that is not a Member State of the Union;

(u) “very high capacity networks” means very high capacity networks as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Directive (EU) 2018/1972;

(v) “works” means the purchase, supply and deployment of components, systems and services including software, the carrying-out of development and construction and installation activities relating to a project, the acceptance of installations and the launching of a project.

Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

(a) “action” means any activity which has been identified as financially and technically independent, has a set time-frame and is necessary for the implementation of a project;

(b) “alternative fuels” means alternative fuels for all modes of transport as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Directive 2014/94/EU;

(c) “beneficiary” means an entity with legal personality with which a grant agreement has been signed;

(d) “blending operation” means actions supported by the Union budget, including within blending facilities pursuant to Article 2, point (6), of the Financial Regulation combining non-repayable forms of support and/or financial instruments and/or budgetary guarantees from the Union budget with repayable forms of support from development or other public finance institutions, as well as from commercial finance institutions and investors;

(e) “comprehensive network” means the transport infrastructure identified in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013;