1.The financial assistance referred to under Article 6 shall be granted to each Member State provided that the implementation of the study is in conformity with the relevant provisions of Community law, including rules on competition and on award of public contracts, and subject to the conditions provided for in points (a) to (d) being respected.
(a)Bringing into force by 1 October 2004, as appropriate the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the study.
(b)Forwarding a progress report covering the first 3 months of the study, at the latest four weeks after the end of the reporting period.
(c)Forwarding a final report by 15 October 2005 at the latest on the technical execution of the study accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred and the results attained during the period from 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005. The evidence as to costs incurred shall contain at least the information set out in the Annex II.