1.The Commission shall implement the Community financial support in accordance with the Financial Regulation.
2.To implement the Programme, the Commission shall, within the limits of the general objectives set out in Article 2, adopt annual work programmes specifying specific objectives, thematic priorities, the accompanying measures referred to in Article 8(3) and, if necessary, a list of other actions.
3.The annual work programmes shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2).
4.The evaluation and award procedures relating to grants to actions shall take into account, inter alia, the following criteria:
(a)conformity of the proposed action with the annual work programme, the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and the types of action set out in Article 4;
(b)quality of the proposed action in terms of its design, organisation, presentation and expected results;
(c)amount requested for Community financing and its appropriateness in relation to expected results;
(d)impact of the expected results on the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and on the actions referred to in Article 4.
5.Applications for operating grants referred to in Article 4(d) shall be assessed in the light of:
(a)consistency with the objectives of the Programme;
(b)quality of the planned activities;
(c)likely multiplier effect on the public of these activities;
(d)geographical impact of the activities carried out;
(e)citizens’ involvement in the organisation of the bodies concerned;
(f)cost/benefit ratio of the activity proposed.
6.The Commission shall examine each of the proposed actions submitted to it under Article 4(b) and (c). Decisions relating to these actions shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(2).