
Article 1 

1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the implementation of Joint Action 2007/749/CFSP shall be EUR 14 800 000 for 2008.
2. The expenditure financed by the amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union, with the exception that any pre-financing shall not remain the property of the Community.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 2007.
For the Council
The President
F. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS