Article 1

Decision 2008/456/EC is amended as follows:

1. 1..

   The title of Article 24 is replaced by the following:

   ‘Progress and final reports on implementation of annual programmes and requests for payments’;

2. 2..

   In Article 24, the following paragraph 4 is added:

   ‘4.

   With reference to Article 41(3) and (4) of the basic act, the cumulative total of pre-financing payments made to a Member State shall not exceed 90 % of the total amount allocated to such Member State in the financing decision approving the annual programme.

   Where a Member State has nationally committed less than the total amount allocated by the financing decision approving the annual programme, the cumulative total of the pre-financing payments shall not exceed 90 % of the nationally committed amount.’.