(ii) the gauge side of the nearest rail of any adjacent track closer than the main track;

17. Recalls the position of the European Council, which has instructed the Commission to ensure that the particular situation of regions bordering convergence regions is accommodated for; highlights, therefore, the importance of a balanced approach to the designation of so-called ‘a’ and ‘c’ areas with a view to minimising the disparities in aid intensity between regions from different Member States sharing the same border; asks the Commission to ensure that regions ineligible for State aid that border on “a”‘’ areas of another country are granted a specific allocation in terms of ‘c’ coverage; considers that this allocation should, b ...[+++]y way of derogation from the overall coverage ceiling, be assigned to the Member States in addition to the allocation of predefined and non-predefined ‘c’ areas; insists that the difference in aid intensity between all categories of region and all sizes of company should be limited to a maximum of 15 %;

The track adjacent to the platforms shall preferably be straight, but shall nowhere have a radius of less than 500 m.

For platforms on upgraded lines in Great Britain where trains complying with the High Speed Rolling Stock TSI are intended to stop in normal commercial operation, the platform edge shall be the minimum distance from the adjacent track (within a tolerance of + 15, - 0 mm) consistent with the lower sector structure gauge set out in Appendix 1 to Railway Group Standard GC/RT5212 (Issue 1, February 2003).

For platforms on upgraded lines in Great Britain where trains complying with the High Speed Rolling Stock TSI are intended to stop in normal commercial operation, the height at the edge of the platform shall be 915 mm (within a tolerance of + 0, - 50 mm) measured at right angles to the plane of the rails of the track adjacent to the platform.

AC. whereas the CFP must respect both the need for conservation outside as well as within Community waters and the right of developing countries to safeguard and to benefit from the fisheries potential of the waters adjacent to them; whereas also those that profit from fisheries agreements with third countries should contribute to their costs,