Article 1U.K.
1.An amount of EURÂ 17 410 000 covering operational running costs of EUPM in 2005 shall be financed in common from the general budget of the European Union.
2.The management of the expenditure financed by the general budget of the European Union specified in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the procedures and rules of the Community applying to budget matters with the exception that any pre-financing shall not remain the property of the Community.
Article 2U.K.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Article 3U.K.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 6 December 2004.
For the Council
The President
H. Hoogervorst