KUJAWSKO- POMORSKIE HEALTHCARE PROGRAM III

Replacement construction, rehabilitation and equipping of hospital facilities for the Rydygier Regional General Hospital in Torun, Poland. The project is a continuation of the ongoing EIB support to the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region's Development and Modernisation Investment Programme with the objective to attain the technical standards for hospital operation required by Polish and EU law.

Located within a convergence region in Poland, the project contributes to the Bank's Economic and Social Cohesion public policy objective. As a health sector investment, the project responds to the Bank's public policy objective for infrastructure in the area of integrated urban development.

Hospitals are not specifically mentioned in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 2011/92/EU (amended by Directive 2014/52/EU), though the project may be covered by Annex II of the directive in relation to urban development. The Bank's services will verify during appraisal the screening decision of the competent authority and whether an EIA is required. It is expected that the project will have positive social benefits as healthcare is an element of social cohesion.

The Bank will require the promoter to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project have been/shall be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation (Directives 2004/18/EC, or 2014/24/EU where applicable, and/or 2004/17/EC, or 2014/25/EU where applicable, and/or 2014/23/EU where applicable, as well as Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC) as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the EU, with publication of tender notices in the Official Journal of the EU, as and where required.