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1. The Pericles IV programme shall provide, under the conditions set out in the annual work programmes referred to in Article 10, financial support for the following actions:

(a) exchange and dissemination of information, in particular through organising workshops, meetings and seminars, including training, targeted placements and exchanges of staff of competent national authorities and other similar actions. The exchange of information shall, among others, be targeted at:

— best practices in preventing counterfeiting and fraud relating to the euro,

— methodologies for monitoring and analysing the economic and financial impact of counterfeiting,

— operation of databases and early warning systems,

— use of detection tools, including with computer back-up,

— enquiry and investigation methods,

— scientific assistance, including monitoring of new developments,

— protection of the euro outside the Union,

— research actions,

— provision of specific operational expertise;

(b) technical, scientific and operational assistance, as appears necessary as part of the Pericles IV programme, including in particular:

— any appropriate measure which establishes teaching resources at Union level, such as a handbook of Union legislation, information bulletins, practical manuals, glossaries and lexicons, databases, especially in the area of scientific assistance or technology watch, or computer support applications, such as software,

— relevant studies with a multidisciplinary and transnational dimension, including research on innovative security features,

— development of technical support instruments and methods to facilitate detection actions at Union level,

— support for cooperation in operations involving at least two countries when such support cannot be made available from other programmes of Union institutions and bodies;

(c) the purchase of equipment to be used by specialised anti-counterfeiting authorities of third countries for protecting the euro against counterfeiting, in compliance with Article 7(2).

2. The Pericles IV programme shall take into account the transnational and multidisciplinary aspects of the fight against counterfeiting by targeting the participation of the following groups:

(a) staff of agencies engaged in detecting and combating counterfeiting, in particular police forces, customs and financial administrations, depending on their specific functions at national level;

(b) intelligence personnel;

(c) representatives of the national central banks, the mints, commercial banks and other financial intermediaries, in particular as regards the obligations of financial institutions;

(d) judicial officers, specialist lawyers and members of the judiciary in this field;

(e) any other group of specialists concerned, such as chambers of commerce and industry or comparable structures capable of providing access to small and medium-sized enterprises, retailers and cash-in-transit companies.

3. The groups referred to in paragraph 2 may include participants from third countries.