Article 3
1. Article 7(3) of the Financial Regulation annexed to the Council Decision of 27 January 2003 establishing an Operational Financing Mechanism for the financing of the common costs of a European Union military operation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall not apply. 2. Notwithstanding Article 9(2) of the above Financial Regulation, the budget for the following financial period shall be approved by the Presidency at the latest on 30 September 2003. 3. The administrator of the Operational Financing Mechanism for the financing of the common costs of a European Union military operation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is allowed to call contributions from the contributing member states up to EUR 800000.