Article 1
1. The European Union will provide support, in preparing for and observing the Palestinian elections provided for in Article III of the Declaration of Principles of 13 September 1993, of a maximum amount of ECU 10 million. That amount shall be charged to the general budget of the European Communities. 2. When circumstances permit, that contribution together with the practical arrangements for European Union support for preparing for and observing the elections in question, shall be the subject of a separate prior Council decision, in accordance with Article 5 of the joint action adopted on 19 April 1994. 3. The relevant preparatory provisions will be taken so that the decision referred to in paragraph 2 may, if appropriate, be implemented soon after it has been adopted.