COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES THE COMMUNITY SHALL GIVE SPECIAL PRIORITY TO TECHNICAL COOPERATION SCHEMES AIMED AT :
( A ) IDENTIFYING , PREPARING AND CARRYING OUT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES ;
( B ) FACILITATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE STABILIZATION OF EXPORT EARNINGS ;
( C ) PROMOTING TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ;
( D ) CARRYING OUT STUDIES AND RESEARCH WORK DIRECTED TOWARDS SOLVING SPECIFIC ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS , IN PARTICULAR AS REGARDS TECHNOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT TO THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND FEATURES OF THE LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES .
ARTICLE 120
1 . TECHNICAL COOPERATION SHALL BE PROVIDED UNDER SERVICE CONTRACTS CONCLUDED WITH CONSULTANCY FIRMS OR CONSULTING ENGINEERS OR EXPERTS RECRUITED WITH REFERENCE TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF PROBLEMS OF THE TYPE TO BE DEALT WITH . GIVEN EQUAL COMPETENCE , PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO EXPERTS OR CONSULTANCY FIRMS OF A COUNTRY OR TERRITORY . IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES TECHNICAL COOPERATION MAY ALSO BE UNDERTAKEN THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS .
2 . IN ORDER TO SPEED UP THE PROCEDURES , SERVICE CONTRACTS , INCLUDING THOSE COVERING THE RECRUITMENT OF CONSULTANTS AND OTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SPECIALISTS , MAY BE NEGOTIATED , DRAWN UP AND CONCLUDED BY THE COMMISSION IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE COUNTRY OR TERRITORY CONCERNED , WHERE THE SCHEME IS URGENT , OF MINOR IMPORTANCE OR SHORT DURATION , PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE OF APPRAISALS CONCERNED WITH THE PREPARATION OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES .
ARTICLE 121
1 . TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN TRAINING SHALL BE BASED ON MULTIANNUAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND SPECIFIC SCHEMES .
2 . THE AIM OF THE MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMMES SHALL BE :
( A ) TO TRAIN NATIONALS OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PRIORITIES EXPRESSED BY THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES ;
( B ) TO TRAIN STAFF , NOTABLY MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL STAFF , ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS BEING FINANCED BY THE COMMUNITY IN EACH COUNTRY OR TERRITORY SO AS TO PHASE OUT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TO STAFF CAPITAL PROJECTS ENTIRELY WITH NATIONALS OF THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ON A PERMANENT BASIS .
3 . THE SPECIFIC SCHEMES SHALL DEAL WITH VOCATIONAL TRAINING , TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AT COUNTRY OR TERRITORY OR REGIONAL ORGANIZATION LEVEL . THEIR AIM SHALL BE TO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL OR ADVANCED TRAINING FOR THE STAFF OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS AND OF AGRICULTURAL , INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL UNDERTAKINGS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS TRAINING FOR INSTRUCTORS IN THESE DIFFERENT FIELDS .
4 . TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TRAINING SHALL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH :
( A ) AWARDS TO NATIONALS OF THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FOR STUDIES AND TRAINING COURSES ;
( B ) THE PROVISION IN THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES OF EXPERTS AND INSTRUCTORS WHO ARE NATIONALS OF THE MEMBER STATES OR THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES , FOR SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS AND FOR LIMITED PERIODS ;
( C ) THE ORGANIZATION OF SEMINARS AND TRAINING AND ADVANCED TRAINING COURSES