Article 2 Financing
1 The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the implementation of the fact-finding mission shall be EUR 1 600 000 for the period from 2 December 2008 to 31 July 2009.
2 The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be eligible as from 2 December 2008.
3 The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the rules and procedures applicable to the general budget of the European Communities. The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the head of the fact-finding mission and the Commission.
4 The head of the fact-finding mission shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.