9.Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 13(2) for the programmes referred to under the current article:
(a)the Commission, upon the request of the concerned Member State, may pay an advance of up to 60 % of the specified maximum amount within the 3 months following the receipt of the request;
(b)eligible costs referred to in paragraph 7 shall be eligible if paid by the authorities of the third country in the territory of which the activities have been implemented and a final report and payment request has been submitted to the concerned Member State.