Article 36

1. In the context of the association, cooperation in the field of cultural exchanges and dialogue may concern: the self-reliant development of the OCTs, this being a process centred on people themselves and rooted in each people’s culture; the support to the policies and measures adopted by the competent authorities of OCTs to enhance their human resources, increase their own creative capacities and promote their cultural identities; the participation by the population in the process of development; the development of a common understanding and enhanced exchange of information on cultural and audiovisual matters through dialogue. 2. Through their cooperation the Union and the OCTs shall seek to stimulate cultural exchanges between each other through: cooperation between the cultural and creative sectors of all partners; promotion of the circulation of cultural and creative works and operators between them; policy cooperation in order to foster policy development, innovation, audience building and new business models.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.