1.Union financing may cover expenditure for the implementation of the Instruments and for the achievement of their objectives, including administrative support associated with the preparation, follow-up, monitoring, audit and evaluation activities directly necessary for such implementation, as well as expenditure at Union delegations on the administrative support needed to manage operations financed under the Instruments.
2.Provided that the activities listed in points (a), (b) and (c) are related to the general objectives of the applicable Instrument implemented through actions, Union financing may cover:
(a)studies, meetings, information, awareness-raising, training, preparation and exchange of lessons learnt and best practices, publication activities and any other administrative or technical assistance expenditure necessary for the management of actions;
(b)research activities and studies on relevant issues and the dissemination thereof;
(c)expenditure related to the provision of information and communication actions, including the development of communication strategies and corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union.
3.Support measures may be financed outside the scope of indicative programming documents. Where applicable, the Commission shall adopt support measures in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(3).
The examination procedure shall not apply to the adoption of support measures for which the Union's financial assistance does not exceed EUR 10 million.
Support measures for which the Union's financial assistance does not exceed EUR 10 million shall be communicated to the European Parliament and to the Member States through the relevant committee referred to in Article 16 within one month of their adoption.