1.In the context of the operations referred to in Article 3, Community support may take the form of:
funding of research and programmes for action (which shall, as far as possible, be carried out by or in collaboration with experts or institutions of the partner country);
technical assistance, training, counselling or other services;
supplies, such as medical supplies, commodities and works;
audits, evaluation and monitoring missions.
Priority shall be given to enhancing national capacities with a view to long-term viability.
2.Community financing may cover both investment expenditure, excluding the purchase of real estate, and, in exceptional and duly substantiated cases, taking into account the fact that the operation must, as far as possible, aim at medium-term viability, recurring expenditure as well (including administrative expenditure, maintenance and running costs), which temporarily represents a burden for the partner, so that maximum use is made of the support referred to in paragraph 1.