Support for the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR)

PURPOSE : to enable the Community to contribute financially to the establishment and operation of support bodies set up by the international community following conflicts either to take charge of the interim civilian administration of certain regions or to implement peace agreements. CONTENT : this proposal for a Council Regulation establishes the legal framework for the Community's financial contribution to the operation of these such supporting bodies and any set up by the international community in future which the Community might support. It shall also ensure transparency in the financing. The financing will be in form of a grant. The Commission will adopt financing decisions on the basis of this Regulation in accordance with the management procedure laid down in Article 4 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 29 June 1999. The Commission will conclude financing agreements with these bodies on behalf of the Community. The financing agreements will relate to the amount of the grant, the eligible expenditure, the period covered, the implementing procedures for verifying the management and ultimate destination of the Community grant. Furthermore, the main objective of the Community's financial contribution will be to enable the bodies referred to in this Regulation to fulfil their mandate. That mandate consists of carrying out interim tasks relating to the establishment, strengthening and operation of administrative structures in the regions concerned. The activities of these bodies are of vital importance for the stability of the regions concerned.�