{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1717/article-10",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/1717",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1717",
  "path": "article/10",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Eligibility",
  "text": "1. The following shall be eligible for funding under this Regulation for the purposes of implementing the Exceptional Assistance Measures and Interim Response Programmes referred to in Article 6, the Annual Action Programmes referred to in Article 8 and the Special Measures referred to in Article 9:\n(a) partner countries and regions and their institutions;\n(b) decentralised bodies in the partner countries, such as regions, departments, provinces and municipalities;\n(c) joint bodies set up by the partner countries and regions and the Community;\n(d) international organisations, including regional organisations, UN bodies, departments and missions, international financial institutions and development banks, and institutions of international jurisdiction, in so far as they contribute to the objectives of this Regulation;\n(e) European agencies;\n(f) the following entities and bodies of the Member States, partner countries and regions and any other third country in so far as they contribute to the objectives of this Regulation:\n(i) public and para-statal bodies, local authorities or administrations and consortia thereof;\n(ii) companies, firms and other private organisations and businesses;\n(iii) financial institutions that grant, promote and finance private investment in partner countries and regions;\n(iv) non-state actors referred to in paragraph 2;\n(v) natural persons.\n2. Non-state actors eligible for financial support under this Regulation shall include: non-governmental organisations, organisations representing indigenous peoples, local citizens' groups and traders' associations, cooperatives, trade unions, organisations representing economic and social interests, local organisations (including networks) involved in decentralised regional cooperation and integration, consumer organisations, women's and youth organisations, teaching, cultural, research and scientific organisations, universities, churches and religious associations and communities, the media and any non-governmental associations and private and public foundations likely to contribute to development or the external dimension of internal policies.\n3. Other bodies or actors not listed in paragraphs 1 and 2 may be financed when this is necessary to achieve the objectives of this Regulation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1717/article/10",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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