Article 1 
1. The Community shall contribute to the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, EUR 60 million for 2001. 2. The contribution to the Global Fund will be made by means of a financing agreement to be concluded between the Commission and the Trustee of the Global Fund. 3. The contribution will be administered following the rules and procedures to be established for the Global Fund, agreed with the Commission and to be annexed to the financing agreement. Article 2 1. The Commission will forward all relevant information to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors and will request from the Global Fund all supplementary information that the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors may wish to receive as regards the financial operation of the Global Fund. The Commission and the Court of Auditors may carry out any necessary checks and inspections in order to protect the Community financial interest against fraud and irregularities. 2. In 2002 the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and Council a first report on the governance and working methods of the Global Fund. From 2003 onwards, reporting on the implementation of the Programme for Action including the Global Fund shall be part of the Community's annual report on external assistance. Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2001. For the European Parliament The President N. Fontaine For the Council A. Neyts-Uyttebroeck (1) Opinion of the European Parliament of 29 November 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Decision of the Council of 6 December 2001.
Article 2 
1. The Commission will forward all relevant information to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors and will request from the Global Fund all supplementary information that the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors may wish to receive as regards the financial operation of the Global Fund. The Commission and the Court of Auditors may carry out any necessary checks and inspections in order to protect the Community financial interest against fraud and irregularities. 2. In 2002 the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and Council a first report on the governance and working methods of the Global Fund. From 2003 onwards, reporting on the implementation of the Programme for Action including the Global Fund shall be part of the Community's annual report on external assistance. Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2001. For the European Parliament The President N. Fontaine For the Council A. Neyts-Uyttebroeck (1) Opinion of the European Parliament of 29 November 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Decision of the Council of 6 December 2001.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2001