# Council Regulation (EC) No 976/1999 of 29 April 1999 laying down the requirements for the implementation of Community operations, other than those of development cooperation, which, within the framework of Community cooperation policy, 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 in third countries, Article 1

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

The purpose of this Regulation is to lay down the procedures for the implementation of Community operations, other than those of development cooperation which, within the framework of Community cooperation policy in third countries, 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.
The operations referred to in this Regulation shall be implemented in the territory of third countries or shall be directly related to situations arising in third countries.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1999/976/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1999-976/article-1
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