1.Assistance under this component may, in particular, be provided through:
(a)administrative cooperation measures for the purpose of training and information exchange involving public-sector experts dispatched from Member States or international organisations, in particular through twinning, twinning light and TAIEX;
(b)technical assistance;
(c)investments in the regulatory infrastructure, including independent external multilateral institutions, in particular to support alignment with European Union norms and standards. This shall be aimed at key regulatory institutions and made on the basis of a clear strategy for public administrative reform and alignment with the acquis;
(d)grant schemes;
(e)project preparation facilities;
(f)implementation of finance facilities in cooperation with financial institutions;
(g)budgetary support, in accordance with the provisions of Article 15(1) of the IPA Regulation.
2.For beneficiary countries listed in Annex II to the IPA Regulation, assistance under this component may also be provided through measures and actions of a similar nature as those foreseen under the regional development, human resources development and rural development components, including investment type operations.
3.Assistance may also be used to cover the costs of the Community's contribution to international missions, initiatives or organisations active in the interest of the beneficiary country, including administrative costs.
[F14. Under this component assistance may also be implemented by a contribution to a Union trust fund for external action (trust fund contribution), created under Article 187 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) , in pursuing the objectives set out in the relevant programmes within the respective programme area.]
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[F1Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 ( OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1 ).]