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1. At the initiative of, or on behalf of the Commission, and subject to a ceiling of 0,35 % of its annual allocation, the Fund may finance preparation, monitoring, administrative and technical assistance, audit, information, control and evaluation measures necessary for implementing this Regulation as well as for activities pursuant to Article 10.

2. The Commission shall consult the Member States and the organisations which represent the partner organisations at Union level on the planned use of technical assistance.

3. The Commission shall set out each year its plans on the type of actions related to the measures listed in paragraph 1, when a contribution from the Fund is envisaged, by means of implementing acts.

4. At the initiative of Member States, and subject to a ceiling of 5 % of the Fund allocation at the time of the adoption of the operational programme and 5 % of the additional resources referred to in Article 6a(1), the operational programme may finance preparation, management, monitoring, administrative and technical assistance, audit, information, control and evaluation measures necessary for implementation of the Fund, including the preparation and operating costs of voucher schemes where those costs are borne by the managing authority or another public body that is not a partner organisation. The operational programme may also finance technical assistance and capacity building of partner organisations and any other actors involved in the implementation of the Fund, including for fostering crisis response capacity to address the outbreak of COVID-19. The actions referred to in this paragraph may concern the subsequent programming period, including to ensure the continuation of the support by the Fund through other Union funds.