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1. The Union shall participate in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA), an institutionalised European partnership as referred to in Article 10(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council () (Horizon Europe), jointly undertaken by Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey (Participating States), in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Decision and upon notification of their participation in the activities of PRIMA by signing a letter of commitment.

2. Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco shall continue to be Participating States for the purposes of the activities of PRIMA funded under Article 3(1), point (a) For the purpose of their participation in activities of PRIMA funded under Article 3(1), point (b), they shall be considered to be Participating States only upon the conclusion of an agreement, in the form of Exchange of Letters, amending and supplementing the existing international agreements for scientific and technological cooperation with the Union and setting out the new terms and conditions of their participation in PRIMA.

3. Any Member State and any third country associated to Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe, other than those listed in paragraph 1 of this Article, may participate in PRIMA, provided that they fulfil the condition laid down in Article 4(1), point (c) and comply, in particular, with Article 11(5). They shall sign a letter of commitment confirming the terms and conditions of their participation in PRIMA with regard to Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe as applicable.

Member States and third countries associated to Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe that fulfil the conditions set out in the first subparagraph shall be considered to be Participating States for the purposes of this Decision.

4. Any third country not associated to Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe, other than those listed in paragraph 2 of this Article, may participate in PRIMA provided that:

(a) it fulfils the condition laid down in Article 4(1), point (c) and complies, in particular, with Article 11(5);

(b) the implementation structure for PRIMA (PRIMA-IS) approves its participation in PRIMA after examining the relevance of its participation towards achieving the objectives of PRIMA; and (c) it concludes an international agreement for scientific and technological cooperation with the Union setting out the terms and conditions of its participation in PRIMA. Third countries that fulfil the conditions set out in the first subparagraph shall be considered to be Participating States for the purposes of this Decision.