Denne regionale politik har visse træk, der kan sammen­fattes på følgende måde: Aftalerne omfatter alle aktions­midler (kommercielle, tekniske, finansielle, kulturelle); de er nedfældet i de internationale traktater, der er ratificeret af de forskellige parlamenter; modtagerstaterne bestemmer selv den brug, som de vil gøre af de forskellige samarbejdsmldler, der stilles til deres rådighed; denne form for samar­bejde tilbydes u-lande i bestemte geografiske regioner.
This regional policy is characterized by certain specific features which may be summarized as follows: the agree ments cover action of all forms (commercial, technical, financial and cultural); they are enshrined in international treaties ratified by the various parliaments; the countries benefiting from them decide themselves what use they wish to make of the various cooperation instruments placed at their disposal and, finally, this type of cooperation is offered to the developing countries in specific geographical areas.