Article 6 Regional programmesF1

Articles 3 to 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the financial support for regional cooperation and integration under Article 3(2) of Annex II Aa to the Overseas Association Decision.

In its assessment of the proposals, the Commission shall take particular account of the anticipated impact on the integration of the beneficiary OCTs within the region to which they belong.

As far as possible, coordination shall be ensured with programmes at territorial level and with actions involving ACP countries and/or the outermost regions referred to in Article 299(2) of the Treaty. This may involve the identification of the priorities and specific resources for the purpose of strengthening cooperation with ACP countries and/or outermost regions, and the modalities for identifying and coordinating the selection of common interest actions.

Commitment of expenditure shall be preceded by a Commission financing decision covering support for projects and programmes.

In order to achieve an adequate scale and to increase efficiency, regional and territorial funds may be mixed for financing regional programmes with a distinct territorial component.

Articles 8 and 16 to 30 apply to regional programmes mutatis mutandis .