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1. Estimates of all revenue and expenditure for the Agency shall be prepared each financial year, corresponding to the calendar year, and shall be shown in the Agency’s budget.

2. The Agency’s budget shall be balanced in terms of revenue and of expenditure.

3. Without prejudice to other resources, the Agency’s revenue shall comprise:

(a) a contribution from the Union entered in the general budget of the Union;

(b) any voluntary financial contribution from the Member States;

(c) the fees paid for services rendered in accordance with Article 38;

(d) any financial contributions from the organisations and bodies and third countries referred to in Articles 53 and 54, respectively; and (e) Union funding under indirect management or in the form of ad hoc grants in accordance with the financial rules applicable to the Agency and with the provisions of the relevant instruments supporting the policies of the Union.

4. The amount and origin of any revenue as referred to in paragraph 3, points (b) to (e), shall be included in the annual accounts of the Agency and clearly detailed in the annual report on the Agency’s budgetary and financial management referred to in Article 41(3).

5. The expenditure of the Agency shall include staff remuneration, administrative and infrastructure expenses, and operating costs. The operating costs may include expenditure in support of the national focal points, as referred to in Article 33(5).