In the case of an EGTC with prospective members from one or more third countries the Member State where the proposed registered office of the EGTC is to be located shall, in consultation with the other Member States concerned, satisfy itself that the conditions laid down in Article 3a are fulfilled and that each third country has approved the prospective members' participation in accordance with either:
I gcás EGTC a bhfuil comhaltaí ionchasacha ó thríú tír amháin nó níos mó aige, déanfaidh an Ballstát ina bhfuil oifig chláraithe bheartaithe EGTC le lonnú, i gcomhairle leis na Ballstáit eile lena mbaineann, a dheimhniú dó féin go bhfuil na coinníollacha a leagtar síos in Airteagal 3a á gcomhlíonadh agus gur fhormheas gach tríú tír rannpháirtíocht an chomhalta ionchasaigh i gcomhréir: