Article 84

1. The competent Territorial or, in the case of regional programmes, Regional Authorising Officer shall prepare a proposal for a Programming Document following consultations with the widest possible range of stakeholders and shall draw on lessons learned and best practices. 2. Each proposal for a Programming Document shall be adapted to the needs and specific circumstances of each OCTs. It shall set out the focal sector(s) selected for Union financing, the specific objectives, the expected results, the performance indicators by which it shall be assessed and evaluated and the indicative financial allocation. It shall promote local ownership of cooperation programmes. 3. The proposal for the Programming Document shall be the subject of an exchange of views between the OCTs and Member State concerned and the Commission since the early stages of the programming process and with a view to promoting complementarity and consistency among their respective cooperation activities. 4. The Commission shall appraise the proposal for the Programming Document to determine whether it contains all the elements required and is consistent with the aims of this Decision and the relevant Union policies. The Commission shall consult with the European Investment Bank on the draft Programming Document. 5. The OCTs shall provide all the necessary information, including the results of any feasibility studies, to make the appraisal of the draft Programming Document by the Commission as effective as possible. 6. The OCTs authorities and the Commission shall be jointly responsible for approving the programming document. The Commission shall approve the programming document following the procedure provided for in Article 86.

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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.