Costs

1.   The general budget of the European Union shall cover the costs of:
(a)
development and maintenance of the ICT tools supporting the implementation of this Regulation at Union level;
(b)
promotion of the gateway at Union level;
(c)
translation of information, explanations and instructions in accordance with Article 12 within a maximum annual volume per Member State, without prejudice to possible reallocation where this is necessary in order to enable full use of the available budget.
2.   The costs related to national webportals, information platforms, assistance services and procedures established at Member State level shall be met from the respective budgets of the Member States, unless otherwise provided for in Union legislation.