CHAPTER III

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS, MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING

Eligibility
Article 10
1
To be eligible for co-financing under the ARGO programme, actions referred to in Article 8 and proposed by a national agency of one Member State must:
a
involve:
- at least two other Member States, or
- another Member State and a candidate country, where the aim is to prepare for its accession, or
- another Member State and a third country, where this would be beneficial for the purpose of the action proposed;
b
pursue one of the general objectives referred to in Article 3;
c
implement one of the activities in the respective policy area referred to in Articles 4, 5, 6 or 7.
1a
Actions referred to in Article 8 and proposed by a national agency of one Member State which implement one of the activities in the policy area referred to in Article 4, shall be eligible for co-financing under the ARGO programme, provided they:
a
pursue one of the general objectives referred to in Article 3; and
b
contribute to integrated border management by addressing specific structural weaknesses at strategic border points, identified on the basis of objective criteria.
2
Actions referred to in Article 8 may associate participants of the national agencies of any Member State not bound by this decision.
3
Actions proposed by the Commission will promote and facilitate administrative cooperation pursuing the general objectives referred to in Article 3 and support activities in the respective policy areas referred to in Articles 4, 5, 6 or 7.
Inserted by Council Decision of 13 December 2004 amending Decision 2002/463/EC adopting an action programme for administrative cooperation in the fields of external borders, visas, asylum and immigration (ARGO programme) (2004/867/EC).