# Decision No 862/2010/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the participation of the Union in a Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme (BONUS) undertaken by several Member States (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2.1: Objective

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

The strategic phase shall prepare the implementation phase. It shall deal with the strategic development of BONUS to ensure that an optimal integration of Baltic Sea System research can be achieved. It shall seek to strengthen the involvement of stakeholders and user groups to ensure that the research is relevant to policy and management, and that the prioritisation of research themes is driven by policy needs and the full involvement of scientists and their respective research institutions, as well as the broad stakeholder communities shall be actively sought.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/862/annex/I/division/2/division/2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-862/annex-I/division-2/division-2.1
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