Article 16
1. If persons established in a third country are entitled to take part in work under a programme, the shared-cost contracts will specify the terms of access to knowledge for such persons, on the basis of mutual advantage, taking account of the relevant provisions of any applicable agreements, the nature of project and the scale of their participation in the programme in question. 2. Specific contractual arrangements shall give effect to the principles applicable to the participation of States having concluded with the Community an agreement associating them with a programme or part of a programme, so as to ensure in particular compliance with the provisions of such agreement concerning dissemination, evaluation and exploitation of knowledge in the framework of the relevant programme or part of a programme. 3. In specific cases involving certain programmes centred on geographically-restricted areas of cooperation or economic development aid, provisions may be included in the programmes and contracts concerned, authorizing the dissemination of appropriate information or the communication of certain knowledge to recipients not covered by agreements with the Community on scientific and technological cooperation. The specific arrangements for such dissemination shall be laid down in agreement with those possessing the knowledge concerned.