Decision 96/411/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 3, the terms "during the period 2000 to 2002" shall be replaced by the terms "during the period 2003 to 2007";
2. in Article 6, paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:
"4. The financial framework for the implementation of this programme for the period 2003 to 2007 is hereby set at EUR 5 million.
The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.";
3. in Article 11, the figure "2002" shall be replaced by the figure "2007";
4. in Article 11, the phrase "having consulted the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics" shall be deleted.