Article 9 Administrative and technical assistance

The financial allocation for the Programme may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the Programme and the achievement of its objectives, inter alia, corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union in so far as they are related to the general objective of this Regulation, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.

The total amount allocated to cover the expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities and for technical and administrative assistance referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed 12 % of the financial envelope allocated to the Programme.