Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 is hereby amended as follows:

1. 1..

   in Article 8, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

   ‘1.

   The Commission shall be responsible for evaluating, deciding and administering the operations covered by this Regulation in accordance with the budgetary and other procedures in force, in particular those laid down in Articles 27, 48(2) and 167 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities^f1.’;

2. 2..

   in Article 15, the following paragraph is inserted:

   ‘1a.

   The financial framework for the implementation of this Regulation for the period from 2005 to 2006 is hereby set at EUR 141 million.’;

3. 3..

   in Article 20, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:

   ‘It shall apply until 31 December 2006.’