1.Community financing under this Regulation shall take the form of grants.
2.A financial contribution from the partners defined in Article 6 shall be sought for each cooperation operation. In specifying the amount of the contribution requested, account shall be taken of the capacity of the partners concerned and the nature of the operation in question. In certain circumstances, the contribution may be made in kind if the partner is either a non-governmental organisation (NGO) or a community-based organisation.
3.The provision of financial assistance under this Regulation may entail co-financing with other donors, in particular with Member States, the United Nations, and international or regional development banks or financial institutions. ►M1 Participation in contractual procedures implemented through an international organisation or co-financed with a third country is defined in Regulation (EC) No 2110/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2005 on access to Community external assistance ( 7 ). ◄
4.In the context of the operations referred to in Article 3(h), (i) and (j), financial assistance shall be granted in coordination with the new instruments for product research and development on poverty-related communicable diseases implemented under the Community Framework Programme of Research and Development 2002-2006.
5.The contribution to the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria shall be made by means of a financing agreement to be concluded between the Commission and the Trustee of the Global Fund. The contribution shall be administered following the rules and procedures established for the Global Fund, agreed with the Commission and to be annexed to the financing agreement.
6.In the context of the operations referred to in Article 3(h), (i) and (j), efforts shall be made to exploit the synergies with policies and programming in the area of sexual and reproductive health, in particular for HIV/AIDS interventions.