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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-232/article-16",
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  "legislation": "eur/2014/232",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-232",
  "path": "article/16",
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  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Participation by a third country not covered by Article 1",
  "text": "1. In duly justified circumstances and in order to ensure the coherence and effectiveness of Union financing or to foster regional or trans-regional cooperation, the Commission may decide, on a case-by-case basis, to extend the eligibility of specific actions in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 to countries, territories and areas which would not otherwise be eligible for financing.\nNotwithstanding Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2014, natural and legal persons from countries, territories and areas concerned may participate in the procedures implementing such actions.\n2. Provision may be made in the programming documents referred to in Article 7 for the possibilities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/232/article/16",
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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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