<num>TITLE II</num><heading>PROGRAMMES</heading><article eId="article-6" uk:target="true"><num>Article 6</num><heading>Thematic programmes</heading><paragraph eId="article-6-1"><num>1.</num><content>Actions undertaken through thematic programmes shall add value to, and be complementary to and coherent with, actions funded under geographic programmes.</content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-6-2"><num>2.</num><intro>At least one of the following conditions shall apply to the programming of thematic actions:</intro><level class="para1"><num>(a)</num><content>Union policy objectives under this Regulation cannot be achieved in an appropriate or effective manner through geographic programmes, including, where appropriate, where there is no geographic programme or where it has been suspended or where there is no agreement on the action with the partner country concerned;</content></level><level class="para1"><num>(b)</num><content>the actions address global initiatives supporting internationally agreed development goals or global public goods and challenges;</content></level><level class="para1"><num>(c)</num><content>the actions have a multi-regional, multi-country and/or cross-cutting nature;</content></level><level class="para1"><num>(d)</num><content>the actions implement innovative policies or initiatives with the objective of informing future actions;</content></level><level class="para1"><num>(e)</num><content>the actions reflect a Union policy priority or an international obligation or commitment of the Union relevant to development cooperation.</content></level></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-6-3"><num>3.</num><content>Unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation, thematic actions shall directly benefit countries or territories specified in point (b) of Article 1(1) and shall be carried out in those countries or territories. Such actions may be carried out outside those countries or territories when it is the most effective way of achieving the objectives of the programme concerned.</content></paragraph></article>

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/233/article/6Regulation (EU) No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-2020Regulation (EU) No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-20202020-12-13King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014R0233texttext/xmlen2014-03-11<num>TITLE II</num><heading>PROGRAMMES</heading><article eId="article-6" uk:target="true"><num>Article 6</num><heading>Thematic programmes</heading><paragraph eId="article-6-1"><num>1.</num><content>Actions undertaken through thematic programmes shall add value to, and be complementary to and coherent with, actions funded under geographic programmes.</content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-6-2"><num>2.</num><intro>At least one of the following conditions shall apply to the programming of thematic actions:</intro><level class="para1"><num>(a)</num><content>Union policy objectives under this Regulation cannot be achieved in an appropriate or effective manner through geographic programmes, including, where appropriate, where there is no geographic programme or where it has been suspended or where there is no agreement on the action with the partner country concerned;</content></level><level class="para1"><num>(b)</num><content>the actions address global initiatives supporting internationally agreed development goals or global public goods and challenges;</content></level><level class="para1"><num>(c)</num><content>the actions have a multi-regional, multi-country and/or cross-cutting nature;</content></level><level class="para1"><num>(d)</num><content>the actions implement innovative policies or initiatives with the objective of informing future actions;</content></level><level class="para1"><num>(e)</num><content>the actions reflect a Union policy priority or an international obligation or commitment of the Union relevant to development cooperation.</content></level></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-6-3"><num>3.</num><content>Unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation, thematic actions shall directly benefit countries or territories specified in point (b) of Article 1(1) and shall be carried out in those countries or territories. Such actions may be carried out outside those countries or territories when it is the most effective way of achieving the objectives of the programme concerned.</content></paragraph></article>