Costs
Article 73
1. Costs incurred in connection with the establishment and operation of the router and EPRIS shall be borne by the general budget of the Union. 2. Costs incurred in connection with the integration of existing national infrastructure and its connection to the router and EPRIS and costs incurred in connection with the establishment of national facial image databases and national police record indexes for the prevention, detection and investigation of criminal offences shall be borne by the general budget of the Union. The following costs shall be excluded: (a) Member States’ project management office (meetings, missions, offices); (b) hosting of national IT systems (space, implementation, electricity, cooling); (c) operation of national IT systems (operators and support contracts); (d) design, development, implementation, operation and maintenance of national communication networks. 3. Each Member State shall bear the costs arising from the administration, use and maintenance of Eucaris. 4. Each Member State shall bear the costs arising from the administration, use and maintenance of their connections to the router and EPRIS.