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  "legislation": "eur/1999/975",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 975/1999 of 29 April 1999 laying down the requirements for the implementation of development cooperation operations which contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms",
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  "text": "Without prejudice to the institutional and political environment in which the partners referred to in Article 4(1) operate, the following factors shall in particular be considered when determining a body's suitability for Community funding:\n(a) its commitment to defending, respecting and promoting human rights and democratic principles in a non-discriminatory manner;\n(b) its experience in the field of promoting human rights and democratic principles;\n(c) its administrative and financial management capacities;\n(d) its technical and logistical capacity in relation to the planned operation;\n(e) the results, where relevant, of any previous operations carried out, in particular those financed by the Community;\n(f) its capacity to build up a working relationship with other elements of civil society in the third country concerned and to direct assistance to local organisations accountable to civil society.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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