# Decision No 1903/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013), Article 3: Objectives

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

1. The general objective of the Programme shall be to enhance the cultural area shared by Europeans and based on a common cultural heritage through the development of cultural cooperation between the creators, cultural players and cultural institutions of the countries taking part in the Programme, with a view to encouraging the emergence of European citizenship. The Programme shall be open to the participation of non-audiovisual cultural industries, in particular small cultural enterprises, where such industries are acting in a non-profit-making cultural capacity.
2. The specific objectives of the Programme are:
(a) to promote the transnational mobility of cultural players;
(b) to encourage the transnational circulation of works and cultural and artistic products;
(c) to encourage intercultural dialogue.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/1903/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-1903/article-3
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