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4. The Commission shall issue to Switzerland requests for funds corresponding to its

contribution to the budget for the programmes, in accordance with this Agreement.

This contribution shall be expressed in euro and shall be paid into a euro bank account held by the Commission.

5. The payment modalities shall be as follows:

(a) In 2013, following the provisional application of this Agreement, Switzerland shall pay

its contribution no later that 30 days after receipt of the request for funds.

(b) In 2014, Switzerland shall pay its contribution (both for the period 2008-2013

and 2014) not later than 30 days after receipt of the request for funds. This request for funds shall not be issued before 1 July.

(c) In 2015 and in the following years, Switzerland shall pay its contribution by 1 April, if

the request for funds is received by Switzerland by 1 March. A request for funds received by Switzerland after 1 March shall be paid not later than 30 days after receipt.

Any delay in the payment of the contribution will entail the payment of interest by

Switzerland on the outstanding amount from the due date. The interest rate shall be the rate applied by the European Central Bank to its principal refinancing operations as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union in force on the first calendar day of the month on which the deadline falls, increased by 3,5 percentage points.

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