Pursuant to Council Decision 2001/822/EC [8] (the Overseas Association Decision), individuals from an overseas country or territory (OCT) and, where applicable, the relevant public and/or private bodies and institutions in an OCT are eligible to participate in Union programmes, subject to the rules and objectives of the programme in question, as well as to the arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the OCT is linked.
De bhun Chinneadh 2001/822/CE ón gComhairle [8] (an Cinneadh maidir le Comhlachú Thar Lear), tá daoine aonair ó thír nó ó chríoch thar lear (TCTL) agus, i gcás inarb infheidhme, na comhlachtaí ábhartha poiblí agus/nó príobháideacha agus institiúidí in TCTL incháilithe chun páirt a ghlacadh i gcláir an Aontais, faoi réir rialacha agus cuspóirí an chláir atá i gceist, chomh maith leis na socruithe is infheidhme maidir leis an mBallstát lena bhfuil TCTL nasctha.