8) Under the proposed regulation consultation with civil society on geographic and thematic programmes would only be envisaged by the Commission "when possible", calling into question the Commission's stated commitment to civil society participation in EC aid programming and undermining the basis for non-state actors’ participation under the Cotonou Agreement.
8) Under the proposed regulation consultation with civil society on geographic and thematic programmes would only be envisaged by the Commission "when possible", calling into question the Commission's stated commitment to civil society participation in EC aid programming and undermining the basis for non-state actors’ participation under the Cotonou Agreement.