Article 4

The financial contributions provided for in Articles 1, 2 and 3 shall be financed through the budget line 17 04 02 01 of the budget of the European Communities for 2008.

A grant agreement for the financial contributions provided for in Articles 1, 2 and 3 will be awarded to the OIE without a call for proposals as the OIE is the intergovernmental organisation for improving animal health worldwide and has a de facto monopoly.