Tee ehitamise eesmärk on muuta liiklemine ohutumaks, suurendada tee läbilaskevõimet ja seega soodustada transiitliiklust, parandada keskkonnaseisundit või soodustada piirkonna arengut.
In order to prevent traffic being diverted because of different regimes between Member States and third countries, the Commission should try to ensure that, when negotiating international agreements, no measures are taken by third countries, such as a transit right trading system, that might have a discriminatory effect on transit traffic.