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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 types of income, the revenue of the Agency shall consist of:

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

(b) a contribution from the countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis and with Dublin- and Eurodac-related measures that participate in the work of the Agency, as established in the respective association agreements and in the arrangements referred to in Article 42 that specify their financial contribution;

(c) Union funding in the form of delegation agreements in accordance with the Agency’s financial rules adopted pursuant to Article 49 and with the provisions of the relevant instruments supporting the policies of the Union;

(d) contributions paid by Member States for the services provided to them in accordance with the delegation agreement referred to in Article 16;

(e) cost recovery paid by Union bodies, offices and agencies for services provided to them in accordance with the working arrangements referred to in Article 41; and (f) any voluntary financial contribution from the Member States.

4. The expenditure of the Agency shall include staff remuneration, administrative and infrastructure expenses and operational expenditure.