Article 44U.K.LEADER co-operation activities
1.The support referred to in point (c) of Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be granted to
(a)co-operation projects within a Member State (inter-territorial co-operation) or co-operation projects between territories in several Member States or with territories in third countries (transnational co-operation).
(b)preparatory technical support for inter-territorial and transnational co-operation projects, on condition that local action groups are able to demonstrate that they are envisaging the implementation of a concrete project.
2.Apart from other local action groups, the partners of a local action group under the EAFRD may be:
(a)a group of local public and private partners in a rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy within or outside the Union;
(b)a group of local public and private partners in a non- rural territory that is implementing a local development strategy.
3.In cases where co-operation projects are not selected by the local action groups, Member States shall establish a system of ongoing application.
They shall make public the national or regional administrative procedures concerning the selection of transnational co-operation projects and a list of eligible costs at the latest two years after the date of approval of their rural development programmes.
Approval of co-operation projects by the competent authority shall take place no later than four months after the date of submission of the project application.
4.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the approved transnational co-operation projects.