Article 4
The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Asia-Oceania Working Party as regards matters related to the general conditions for the participation of the Republic of India in any Union programmes and with the Working Party on Research as regards matters related to the specific conditions for the participation of the Republic of India to Pillar II of Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027), which are hereby designated as the special committee provided for in Article 218(4) of the Treaty.