1. Introductory Text

2. CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS

   1. Article 1. Subject matter and scope

   2. Article 2. General objective of the Fund

   3. Article 3. Specific objectives

   4. Article 4. Eligible actions in the Member States

   5. Article 5. Community actions

3. CHAPTER II PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTANCE

   1. Article 6. Complementarity, consistency and compliance

   2. Article 7. Programming

   3. Article 8. Subsidiary and proportional intervention

   4. Article 9. Implementation methods

   5. Article 10. Partnership

4. CHAPTER III FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK

   1. Article 11. Global resources

   2. Article 12. Annual distribution of resources for eligible actions in the Member States

   3. Article 13. Financing structure

   4. Article 14. Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission

   5. Article 15. Technical assistance at the initiative of Member States

5. CHAPTER IV PROGRAMMING

   1. Article 16. Adoption of strategic guidelines

   2. Article 17. Preparation and approval of national multiannual programmes

   3. Article 18. Revision of multiannual programmes

   4. Article 19. Annual programmes

   5. Article 20. Mid-term review of the multiannual programme

6. CHAPTER V MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

   1. Article 21. Implementation

   2. Article 22. General principles of management and control systems

   3. Article 23. Designation of authorities

   4. Article 24. Responsible authority

   5. Article 25. Tasks of the responsible authority

   6. Article 26. Delegation of tasks by the responsible authority

   7. Article 27. Certifying authority

   8. Article 28. Audit authority

7. CHAPTER VI RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTROLS

   1. Article 29. Responsibilities of the Member States

   2. Article 30. Management and control systems

   3. Article 31. Responsibilities of the Commission

   4. Article 32. Cooperation with the audit authorities of the Member States

8. CHAPTER VII FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

   1. Article 33. Eligibility — declarations of expenditure

   2. Article 34. Completeness of payment to final beneficiaries

   3. Article 35. Use of the euro

   4. Article 36. Commitments

   5. Article 37. Payments — Pre-financing

   6. Article 38. Payment of balance

   7. Article 39. Withholding of payments

   8. Article 40. Suspension of payments

   9. Article 41. Conservation of documents

9. CHAPTER VIII FINANCIAL CORRECTIONS

   1. Article 42. Financial corrections by Member States

   2. Article 43. Audit of accounts and financial corrections by the Commission

   3. Article 44. Criteria for the corrections

   4. Article 45. Repayment

   5. Article 46. Obligations of Member States

10. CHAPTER IX MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTS

    1. Article 47. Monitoring and evaluation

    2. Article 48. Reporting obligations

    3. Article 49. Final report on the implementation of the annual programme

11. CHAPTER X TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 50. Preparation of the multi-annual programme

    2. Article 51. Preparation of the 2007 and 2008 annual programmes

12. CHAPTER XI FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 52. Committee

    2. Article 53. Review

    3. Article 54. Entry into force and application

    4. Article 55. Addressees

13. Signature