Without prejudice to paragraph 4, the Programme shall be open to the participation of the following countries provided that they pay additional appropriations and that, for the MEDIA Sub-programme, they meet the conditions set out in Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council [20]:(a) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements, Association Council decisions or similar agreements;
Gan dochar do mhír 2a, beidh an Clár oscailte freisin do rannpháirtíocht na dtíortha seo a leanas, ar choinníoll go n-íocfaidh siad leithreasaí breise agus, i gcás Fhochláir MEDIA, go gcomhlíonann siad na coinníollacha a leagtar amach i dTreoir 2010/13/AE ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle [20]:(a) tíortha aontacha, tíortha is iarrthóirí mar aon le tíortha is iarrthóirí ionchasacha atá ag baint tairbhe as straitéis réamhaontachais, i gcomhréir leis na prionsabail ghinearálta agus leis na téarmaí agus na coinníollacha ginearálta maidir le rannpháirtíocht na dtíortha sin i gcláir an Aontais a bunaíodh leis na Comhaontuithe Réime, na Cinntí ó Chomhairle Comhlachaithe nó na comhaontuithe comhchosúla faoi seach;