Treba je zagotoviti, da je ta program odprt za sodelovanje držav prosilk iz Srednje in Vzhodne Evrope, v skladu s pogoji, ki jih predpisujejo evropski sporazumi, njihovi dodatni protokoli in sklepi ustreznih pridružitvenih svetov, pa tudi za Ciper, Malto in Turčijo, ki jih financirajo dodatna dodeljena proračunska sredstva v skladu s postopki, o katerih se je treba sporazumeti s temi državami.
Provision should be made for opening up this programme to participation by the applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Europe Agreements, in their additional protocols and in the decisions of the respective Association Councils, and by Cyprus, Malta and Turkey, funded by additional appropriations in accordance with the procedures to be agreed with those countries.