
Article 1 

1. The European Union shall contribute to the ‘South East Europe Regional Clearinghouse for Small Arms Reduction’, located in Belgrade, which was established under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Stability Pact.
2. For this purpose, the European Union shall provide financial assistance to the UNDP aimed at contributing to the staff costs of the Belgrade clearing house.
3. The Commission shall be entrusted with the implementation of this Decision. To that end, the Commission shall conclude a financing agreement with the UNDP on the use of the European Union contribution, which will take the form of a grant, contributing to the salaries of the Team Leader (Senior Adviser) for 12 months and of an NGO Coordinator for 11 months.
4. The financing agreement to be concluded will stipulate that UNDP shall ensure visibility of the contribution of the European Union to the project, appropriate to its size.
Article 2 

1. The financial reference amount for the purposes referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 330 000.
2. The management of the expenditure financed by the amount specified in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the Community procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union.
Article 3 
The Commission shall submit any relevant information on the implementation of this Decision to the relevant Council bodies, in accordance with Article 9(1) of the Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP. This information may in particular be based on regular reports to be provided by the UNDP under its contractual relationship with the Commission.
Article 4 

1. This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.It shall expire on 31 December 2005.
2. This Decision shall be reviewed 10 months after the date of its adoption.
Article 5 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.