# 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 4

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

Community support for these aims may include the financing of:
1.. campaigns to increase awareness, inform and train the agencies involved and the general public;
2.. the measures needed for the identification and preparation of projects, namely:
(a) identification and feasibility studies;
(b) the exchange of technical know-how and experience between European organisations and bodies in third countries;
(c) the costs arising from tendering procedures, in particular the evaluation of tenders and the preparation of project documents;
(d) the financing of general studies concerning the Community's action within the scope of this Regulation;
3.. the implementation of projects:
(a) technical assistance and expatriate and local staff to help implement the projects;
(b) purchasing and/or delivering any product or equipment strictly necessary for the implementation of operations, including, in exceptional circumstances, and when duly justified, the purchasing or leasing of premises;
(c) where appropriate, actions for the purpose of highlighting the Community character of the operations;
4.. measures to monitor, audit and evaluate Community operations.
5.. activities to explain the objectives and results of these measures to the general public in the countries concerned and administrative and technical assistance for the mutual benefit of the Commission and the beneficiary.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1999/976/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1999-976/article-4
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