Article 4

Such Community aid referred to in Articles 1 and 2 may also be used to finance:

• preparatory and feasibility studies for humanitarian operations and the assessment of humanitarian projects and plans,

• operations to monitor humanitarian projects and plans,

• small-scale training schemes and general studies in the field of humanitarian operations, to be phased out gradually where funding is over several years,

• the cost of highlighting the Community nature of the aid,

• public awareness and information campaigns aimed at increasing understanding of humanitarian issues, especially in Europe and in third countries where the Community is funding major humanitarian operations,

• measures to strengthen the Community's coordination with the Member States, other donor countries, international humanitarian organizations and institutions, non-governmental organizations and organizations representing them,

• the technical assistance necessary for the implementation of humanitarian projets, including the exchange of technical know-how and experience by European humanitarian organizations and agencies or between such bodies and those of third countries,

• humanitarian mine-clearance operations, including campaigns to increase awareness of anti-personnel mines on the part of the local population.