Article 7

The Union may establish contacts, discuss and exchange information, and cooperate with public authorities or any other organisations in third countries to achieve any objective pursued by this Regulation. Among other objectives, this cooperation shall seek to promote interoperability between networks in the area of telecommunications infrastructure in the Union and similar networks in third countries. European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA) may participate in the sector of the CEF covering telecommunications infrastructure in accordance with the conditions laid down in the EEA Agreement. By way of derogation from Articles 8(3) and 9(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, acceding States and candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy may participate in the sector of the CEF covering telecommunications infrastructure in accordance with agreements signed with the Union. For the purposes of the participation of EFTA countries, the sector of the CEF covering telecommunications infrastructure shall be considered as a separate programme.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.