This Regulation establishes rules for the participation of enterprises, research centres and universities in, and rules for the dissemination of results from research carried out under the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Community for, research, technological development and demonstration activities contributing to the creation of the European Research Area and to innovation (2002-2006) (hereinafter referred to as the 'Sixth Framework Programme'), with the exception of RTD activities executed by a joint undertaking or any other structure set up pursuant to Article 171 of the Treaty.
Ta uredba določa pravila za udeležbo podjetij, raziskovalnih središč in univerz za raziskave, tehnološki razvoj in predstavitvene dejavnosti ter pravila za razširjanje rezultatov raziskav, izpeljanih pod okriljem šestega okvirnega programa Evropske skupnosti pri navedenih dejavnostih, ki prispevajo k ustvarjanju evropskega raziskovalnega področja in inovativnosti (2002- 2006) (v nadaljnjem besedilu: "šesti okvirni program"), z izjemo RTR dejavnosti, ki jih izvajajo skupne ustanove ali kakršna koli druga struktura, ustanovljena skladno s členom 171 Pogodbe.