Article 1 
The supplementary research programme on the operation of the high flux reactor at Petten (HFR), (hereinafter the programme), the objectives of which are set out in Annex I, is adopted for a period of three years, starting on 1 January 2009.
Article 2 
The financial contribution estimated as necessary for the execution of the programme amounts to EUR 34,992 million. 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 ( 2 ) .
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 each year, before 15 September, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council, a 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 2009.
Article 6 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.