1.In the context of the operations referred to in Article 3, Community support may take the form of: (a) financial assistance; (b) technical assistance, training, including of doctors and paramedics, or other services; (c) supplies, such as medical supplies, commodities, and works; (d) audits, evaluation and monitoring missions; (e) transfer of technology and know-how, where possible, for the purpose of local pharmaceuticals production. Priority shall be given to enhancing national capacity 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.