Article 5 Financing

The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the EUSR's mandate for the period until 29 February 2020 shall be EUR 1 730 000.

F1The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the EUSR's mandate for the period from 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021 shall be EUR 1 182 524,33 .

The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.

The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract signed between the EUSR and the Commission.

The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure until the approval by the Commission of the final report formalising the financial closure of the mandate.