# Decision No 508/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 February 2000 establishing the Culture 2000 programme, Division V: Contact points

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Commission and the Member States will organise on a voluntary basis, and step up, the mutual exchange of information for use in the implementation of the Culture 2000 programme, by means of cultural contact points which will be responsible for:
promoting the programme,
facilitating access to the programme for, and encouraging participation in its activities by as many professionals and operators in the cultural field as possible, by means of an effective dissemination of information,
providing an efficient link with the various institutions providing aid to the cultural sector in the Member States, thus contributing to the complementarity between the measures taken under the Culture 2000 programme and national support measures,
providing information and contact at the appropriate level between operators participating in the Culture 2000 programme and those participating in other Community programmes open for cultural projects.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2000/508/annex/I/division/V (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2000-508/annex-I/division-V
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