Decision 2002/463/EC is amended as follows:

1. 1.

   In Article 10 the following paragraph is inserted:

   ‘1a.

   Actions referred to in Article 8 and proposed by a national agency of one Member State which implement one of the activities in the policy area referred to in Article 4, shall be eligible for co-financing under the ARGO programme, provided they:

   (a)

   pursue one of the general objectives referred to in Article 3; and

   (b)

   contribute to integrated border management by addressing specific structural weaknesses at strategic border points, identified on the basis of objective criteria.’.

2. 2.

   Article 11 is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      In paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 ‘Article 10(1)’ is replaced by ‘Article 10(1) and (1a)’.;

   2. (b)

      Paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

      ‘(5)

      The decisions to award community grants to the actions referred to in Article 10(1) and (1a) shall be subject to grant agreements between the Commission and the national agencies proposing the actions. The implementation of these award decisions and agreements shall be subject to financial control of the Commission and to audits by the Court of Auditors.’.

3. 3.

   Article 12 is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      Paragraph 3(a) is replaced by the following:

      1. ‘(a)

         prepare an annual work programme comprising specific objectives, thematic priorities, the objective criteria referred to in Article 10(1a)(b), definition of the indicative maximum share of the annual budget available for the actions referred to in Article 10(1a), a description of the actions referred to in Article 10(3) which the Commission intends to undertake and, if necessary, a list of other actions.’;

   2. (b)

      Paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

      ‘4.

      The annual work programme including the actions proposed by the Commission and the specific actions provided for in Article 9 shall be adopted according to the procedure referred to in Article 13(2).

      As regards the actions referred to in Article 10(1) and (1a), the list of selected actions shall be adopted according to the procedure referred to in Article 13(3).’.