1. Unless otherwise specified in this Chapter, inducement or recognition prizes under the Programme shall be awarded and managed in accordance with Title IX of the Financial Regulation.
2. Unless otherwise provided in the work programme or the contest rules, any legal entity, regardless of its place of establishment, may participate in a contest.
3. The Commission or the relevant funding body may, where appropriate, organise prize contests with:
(a)
other Union bodies;
(b)
third countries, including their scientific and technological organisations or agencies;
(c)
international organisations; or
(d)
non-profit legal entities.
4. Work programmes or contest rules shall include obligations regarding communication and, where appropriate, exploitation and dissemination, ownership and access rights including licensing provisions.