1.The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 shall be EUR 2 000 000.
2.The expenditure financed by the amount set out in paragraph 1 shall be eligible as from 1 July 2012. The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
3.The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.