While thematic programmes should primarily support developing countries, some beneficiary countries as well as the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) the characteristics of which do not satisfy the requirements allowing them to be defined as Official Development Assistance (‘ODA’) recipients by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (‘OECD/DAC’) but which are covered by point (b) of Article 1(1) should also be eligible for thematic programmes subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation.
Cé go mba cheart tacú go háirithe le tíortha atá i mbéal forbartha le cláir théamacha, maidir le roinnt tíortha is tairbhithe mar aon leis na tíortha agus críocha thar lear (TCTL) nach gcomhlíonann a saintréithe na ceanglais lena bhféadfaí iad a shainiú mar fhaighteoirí Cúnaimh Forbartha Oifigiúil (“CFO”) ag Coiste Cúnaimh Forbartha na hEagraíochta um Chomhar agus Fhorbairt Eacnamaíochta (“OECD/DAC”) ach a chumhdaítear le pointe (b) d'Airteagal 1(1), ba cheart díobh bheith i dteideal clár téamach faoi réir coinníollacha a leagtar síos sa Rialachán seo.