Article 1 
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the implementation of Section II of Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP from 29 January until 28 July 2006 shall be EUR 2 200 000. 2. The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the European Community procedures and rules applicable to the budget, with the exception that any pre-financing shall not remain the property of the Community. Nationals of third states shall be allowed to tender for contracts.
Article 2 
The Council shall no later than 30 June 2006 evaluate whether the EU supporting action should be continued.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. The expenditure shall be eligible from 29 January 2006.
Article 4 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .