council regul ec novemb amend regul ec implement project promot cooper commerci relat european union industrialis countri north america east australasia council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regul ec legal framework enhanc cooper commerci relat industrialis countri north america east australasia decemb futur aspect legal framework commun intervent area extern relat includ promot cooper econom relat industrialis countri period financi perspect determin earliest legal framework appli januari crucial ensur continu cooper activ industrialis countri avoid potenti absenc legal basi activ current expiri date regul ec date legal framework appli extend valid regul ec period make bridg potenti gap legal framework govern cooper industrialis countri extens time regul ec justifi evalu carri project programm financ regul establish effect call continu due attent paid coordin support activ partner countri concern subparagraph articl council regul ec euratom june financi regul applic gener budget european commun possibl award grant natur person except provid basic act situat aris regularli connect implement execut train programm japan korea occasion aris case cooper activ industrialis countri framework educ cooper peopl peopl exchang regul ec amend adopt regul articl regul ec amend articl paragraph ad quot case educ train project similar project individu benefit commun support form grant natur person grant form scholarship quot articl paragraph ad quot effect commun support form grant natur person grant form scholarship quot articl paragraph replac quot expir decemb quot articl regul enter forc twentieth dai public offici journal european union regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel novemb council presid straw opinion publish offici journal oj oj