CHAPTER IIIFINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Article 13Budget

1.

Estimates of all the revenue and expenditure of EU-OSHA shall be prepared each financial year and shall be shown in EU-OSHA's budget. The financial year shall correspond to the calendar year.

2.

EU-OSHA's budget shall be balanced in terms of revenue and of expenditure.

3.

Without prejudice to other resources, EU-OSHA's revenue shall comprise:

(a)

a contribution from the Union entered in the general budget of the Union;

(b)

any voluntary financial contribution from the Member States;

(c)

charges for publications and any service provided by EU-OSHA;

(d)

any contribution from third countries participating in the work of EU-OSHA, as provided for in Article 30.

4.

The expenditure of EU-OSHA shall include staff remuneration, administrative and infrastructure expenses and operational expenditure.