CHAPTER VI RELATIONS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES
Article 24Participation of third countries in the work of the Network Manager
1.Third countries participate in the work of the Network Manager in accordance with Union law, subject to and in accordance with agreements with the Union.
2.Associated countries and their operational stakeholders may contribute to the work of the Network Manager.
3.The Network Manager may enter into cooperative arrangements with air navigation service providers established in countries other than the ones referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 within the ICAO EUR, NAT, AFI and MID regions, where these countries are participating in a functional airspace block or their participation has a direct impact on the performance of the network and to ensure appropriate regional interoperability and connectivity.
4.In order to improve the execution of network functions and the performance of the network, the Network Manager may also enter into cooperative arrangements with air navigation service providers established in countries within other ICAO regions than the ones referred to in paragraph 3 in order to exchange data concerning network functions.