# 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 5

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

1. The partners eligible for financing under this Regulation are regional and international organisations, non-governmental organisations, national, regional and local authorities and official agencies, Community-based organisations and public or private-sector institutes and operators.In the case of EU Election Observation Missions and ‘amicus curiae’ proceedings, natural persons shall be eligible for financing under this Regulation. Eligibility for grant contracts shall be further determined in accordance with the rules of eligibility, and the derogations therefrom, set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 2112/2005 0f 21 November 2005 on access to Community external assistance .
2. Operations financed by the Community under this Regulation shall be implemented by the Commission either at the request of a partner referred to in paragraph 1 or on its own initiative.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1999/976/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1999-976/article-5
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