annex k: list of eligible countries

ANNEX L
LIST OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS' AND CO-APPLICANTS'
NATIONALITIES
I. Member States of the European Union
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
II. Other EEA Member States
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norway
III. Official EU acceding countries
Croatia
IV. Official EU candidate countries
Iceland
Montenegro
Turkey
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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V. ACP countries
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo - Brazzaville
Cook Islands
Democratic Republic of Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Equatorial Guinea**
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji***
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guinea Conakry***
Guinea-Bissau***
Guyana
Haiti
Kenya
Kiribati
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar***
Malawi
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Micronesia, Fed. States
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan, Republic of*
Sudan**
St. Kitts-Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Suriname
Swaziland
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe***
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Further to Decision No 2/12 of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers of 15 June 2012 to approve the request of the Republic of South Sudan to
accede to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and to grant observer status valid until 20 November (http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:175:0001:0002:EN:PDF), proposals submitted by entities established in the Republic
of South Sudan or for actions involving South Sudan as action location are eligible under the present call for proposals. The signature of any
resulting grant contract will be subject to the completion of the accession procedure by the Republic of South Sudan.
**
At the time of publication of this call for proposals South Africa, Sudan and Equatorial Guinea have not ratified the revised Cotonou
Agreement and they are no longer considered as a signatory party to Cotonou 2005. However, they continue to be 'ACP States' and therefore,
operators from these three countries (natural or legal persons) remain eligible to participle in procedures for the awarding of procurement
contracts or grants under the 10th EDF.
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At the time of publication of this call for proposals, the following applies to South Africa, Sudan,and Equatorial Guinea:
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State actors (i.e. local authorities) are not eligible as applicants or partners in any proposal;
Non-state actors (NSAs) of these countries are eligible as applicants and partners under the condition that their proposed projects have as final
beneficiaries the population of one ACP State which has ratified the 2005 Revision of the Cotonou Agreement.
*** Guinea Conakry, Guinea-Bissau, Fiji, Madagascar and Zimbabwe are involved in the consultation procedure foreseen under Article 96 of the
Cotonou Agreement at the time of publication of this Call for Proposals and therefore, the following restrictions apply:
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State actors (i.e. local authorities) are not eligible as applicants or partners in any proposal.
1 State actors – Those actors in the development process who are part of the public administration and directly linked to it (regional,
national and local authorities).
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VI. List of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), as defined by the United Nations
Afghanistan
Angola
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Kiribati
Lao People’s Democratic Rep.
Lesotho
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Rep. of Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger
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Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan, Republic of
Sudan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia
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