Budget of the Programme
Article 4
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027 shall be EUR 466 000 000 in current prices. 2. The distribution of the amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be broken down in the following categories of expenditure: (a) EUR 63 000 000 for activities under the Kozloduy programme; (b) EUR 55 000 000 for activities under the Bohunice programme; (c) EUR 348 000 000 for activities under the JRC decommissioning and waste management programme, including activities for accomplishing the specific objective laid down in point (c) of Article 3(3). 3. Budgetary flexibility may be obtained by redistributing funds among the activities under the Programme, after the evaluations carried out in accordance with Article 11 and pursuant to the Financial Regulation, while giving priority to the activities contributing to addressing safety challenges in respect of decommissioning and radioactive waste management. 4. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 may cover expenses related to the activities included in the respective decommissioning plans for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, including corporate information technology systems. 5. Budgetary commitments for activities extending over more than one financial year may be broken down over several years into annual instalments.