Within the SEAPs, Member States should benefit from standardised procedures that might be provided by the Commission for initiating and managing cooperative armament programmes, including guidelines on project management, procurement, financial management and reporting. Cooperation under the framework of a SEAP should also allow, under the conditions set out in Council Directives 2006/112/EC and (EU) 2020/262, for a VAT or excise duty exemption, where the SEAP owns the procured equipment. Beyond contributions from the Programme and the Ukraine Support Instrument, SEAPs should also be able to receive contributions from other Union programmes, provided that the contributions do not cover the same cost. The rules of the relevant Union programme should apply to the corresponding contribution to the action concerned.
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