For the purposes of this Regulation, a third country or an OCT shall be considered to be neighbouring a Member State, including its outermost regions, where the third country or the OCT and that Member State share a common land border or where both the third country or OCT and the Member State are eligible under a joint maritime cross-border or transnational programme under the European territorial cooperation goal, or are eligible under another cross-border, sea-crossing or sea-basin cooperation programme, including where they are separated by international waters.
Chun críocha an Rialacháin seo, measfar tríú tír nó OCT a bheith i gcomharsanacht Ballstáit, lena n-áirítear a réigiúin is forimeallaí, sa chás ina bhfuil teorainn talún i bpáirt ag tríú tír nó ag OCT agus ag an mBallstát sin nó sa chás ina bhfuil an tríú tír nó OCT agus an Ballstát araon incháilithe faoi chlár comhpháirteach trasteorann mara nó faoi chlár comhpháirteach trasnáisiúnta mara faoi sprioc an chomhair chríochaigh Eorpaigh nó incháilithe faoi chlár eile comhair trasteorann, muirthrasnaithe nó imchuach farraige, lena n-áirítear sa chás ina bhfuil siad deighilte ó chéile ag uiscí idirnáisiúnta.