Synergies and complementarity shall be sought with other Community instruments, in particular with the General Programme ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’, the 7th Research and Development Framework Programme and the Community Programme on Public Health. Complementarity with the methodology and best practices developed by the Centre shall be assured, in particular with regard to the statistical element of information on drugs.

The Programme may share resources with other Community instruments, in particular the General Programmes ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’, ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ and the 7th Research and Development Framework Programme in order to implement actions meeting the objectives of all the programmes.

Operations financed under this Decision shall not receive financial support for the same purpose from other Community financial instruments. The Commission shall require that the beneficiaries of the Programme provide the Commission with information about financing received from the general budget of the European Union and from other sources, as well as information about ongoing applications for financing.