# Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2007 of 9 August 2007 laying down implementing rules for cross-border cooperation programmes financed under Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument, Article 40: Bodies participating in projects under the joint operational programmes

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

1. Projects shall be submitted by applicants representing partnerships consisting of at least one partner from a Member State participating in the programme and at least one partner from a partner country participating in the programme.
2. The applicants and partners referred to in paragraph 1 shall be established in regions defined in Article 4(a) and (b) and comply with the eligibility criteria defined in Article 23(2) of this Regulation.
In cases where the projects’ objectives cannot be achieved without the participation of partners established in regions other than those defined in the first subparagraph, participation of these other partners can be accepted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/951/article/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-951/article-40
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