Article 1 
The supplementary research programme on the operation of the HFR, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the programme’), the objectives of which are set out in Annex I, is adopted for a period of four years, starting on 1 January 2012.
Article 2 
The costs for the execution of the programme, estimated at EUR 31 400 000, shall be financed entirely out of contributions from the Netherlands, France and Belgium. The breakdown of this amount is set out in Annex II. This contribution shall be considered as assigned revenue in accordance with Article 18(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 ( 3 ) .
Article 3 
1. The Commission shall be in charge of the management of the programme. To this end, it shall call upon the services of the Joint Research Centre. 2. The Board of Governors of the Joint Research Centre shall be kept informed of the implementation of the programme.
Article 4 
The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council, a mid-term report and a final report on the implementation of this Decision.
Article 5 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
Article 6 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.